Patents by Inventor Kamel Benakli
Kamel Benakli has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10258602Abstract: The present invention provides novel conformationally-defined macrocyclic compounds that can function as selective modulators of the ghrelin receptor (growth hormone secretagogue receptor, GHS-R1a and subtypes, isoforms and variants thereof). Methods of synthesizing the novel compounds are also described herein. These compounds are useful as agonists of the ghrelin receptor and as medicaments for treatment and prevention of a range of medical conditions including, but not limited to, metabolic and/or endocrine disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, cardiovascular disorders, obesity and obesity-associated disorders, central nervous system disorders, bone disorders, genetic disorders, hyperproliferative disorders and inflammatory disorders.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Ocera Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Hamid Hoveyda, Graeme Fraser, Kamel Benakli, Eric Marsault, Mark L. Peterson
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Publication number: 20180228768Abstract: The present invention provides novel conformationally-defined macrocyclic compounds that can function as selective modulators of the ghrelin receptor (growth hormone secretagogue receptor, GHS-R1a and subtypes, isoforms and variants thereof). Methods of synthesizing the novel compounds are also described herein. These compounds are useful as agonists of the ghrelin receptor and as medicaments for treatment and prevention of a range of medical conditions including, but not limited to, metabolic and/or endocrine disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, cardiovascular disorders, obesity and obesity-associated disorders, central nervous system disorders, bone disorders, genetic disorders, hyperproliferative disorders and inflammatory disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Hamid Hoveyda, Graeme Fraser, Kamel Benakli, Eric Marsault, Mark L. Peterson
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Patent number: 10040751Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel macrocyclic compounds of formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates or solvates: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, n1, m, p Z1, Z2, and Z3 are as described in the specification. The invention also relates to compounds of formula (I) which are antagonists of the motilin receptor and are useful in the treatment of disorders associated with this receptor and with or with motility dysfunction.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2015Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Ocera Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Eric Marsault, Kamel Benakli, Hamid Hoveyda, Mark L. Peterson, Sylvie Beaubien, Luc Ouellet, Carl St-Louis, Sophie Beauchemin
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Patent number: 9949949Abstract: The present invention provides novel conformationally-defined macrocyclic compounds that can function as selective modulators of the ghrelin receptor (growth hormone sceretagogue receptor, GHS-R1a and subtypes, isoforms and variants thereof). Methods of synthesizing the novel compounds are also described herein. These compounds are useful as agonists of the ghrelin receptor and as medicaments for treatment and prevention of a range of medical conditions including, but not limited to, metabolic and/or endocrine disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, cardiovascular disorders, obesity and obesity-associated disorders, central nervous system disorders, bone disorders, genetic disorders, hyperproliferative disorders and inflammatory disorders.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Ocera Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Hamid Hoveyda, Graeme Fraser, Kamel Benakli, Eric Marsault, Mark L. Peterson
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Publication number: 20170042858Abstract: The present invention provides novel conformationally-defined macrocyclic compounds that can function as selective modulators of the ghrelin receptor (growth hormone sceretagogue receptor, GHS-R1a and subtypes, isoforms and variants thereof). Methods of synthesizing the novel compounds are also described herein. These compounds are useful as agonists of the ghrelin receptor and as medicaments for treatment and prevention of a range of medical conditions including, but not limited to, metabolic and/or endocrine disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, cardiovascular disorders, obesity and obesity-associated disorders, central nervous system disorders, bone disorders, genetic disorders, hyperproliferative disorders and inflammatory disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2016Publication date: February 16, 2017Inventors: Hamid Hoveyda, Graeme Fraser, Kamel Benakli, Eric Marsault, Mark L. Peterson
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Publication number: 20160221927Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel macrocyclic compounds of formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates or solvates: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, n1, m, p Z1, Z2, and Z3 are as described in the specification. The invention also relates to compounds of formula (I) which are antagonists of the motilin receptor and are useful in the treatment of disorders associated with this receptor and with or with motility dysfunction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2015Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Eric Marsault, Kamel Benakli, Hamid Hoveyda, Mark L. Peterson, Sylvie Beaubien, Luc Oullet, Carl St-Louis, Sophie Beauchemin
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Patent number: 9371297Abstract: The present invention provides novel conformationally-defined macrocyclic compounds that can function as selective modulators of the ghrelin receptor (growth hormone secretagogue receptor, GHS-R1a and subtypes, isoforms and variants thereof). Methods of synthesizing the novel compounds are also described herein. These compounds are useful as agonists of the ghrelin receptor and as medicaments for treatment and prevention of a range of medical conditions including, but not limited to, metabolic and/or endocrine disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, cardiovascular disorders, obesity and obesity-associated disorders, central nervous system disorders, bone disorders, genetic disorders, hyperproliferative disorders and inflammatory disorders.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2008Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: Ocera Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Hamid Hoveyda, Graeme L. Fraser, Kamel Benakli, Sophie Beauchemin, Martin Brassard, Eric Marsault, Luc Oullet, Mark L. Peterson, Zhigang Wang
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Patent number: 9181298Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel macrocyclic compounds of formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates or solvates: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, n1, m, p Z1, Z2, and Z3 are as describe in the specification. The invention also relates to compounds of formula (I) which are antagonists of the motilin receptor and are useful in the treatment of disorders associated with this receptor and with or with motility dysfunction.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2008Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: OCERA THERAPEUTICS, INC.Inventors: Eric Marsault, Kamel Benakli, Hamid Hoveyda, Mark Peterson, Sylvie Beaubien, Luc Oullet, Carl St-Louis, Sophie Beauchemin
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Patent number: 9133235Abstract: The present invention provides conformationally-defined macrocyclic compounds that bind to and/or are functional modulators of the motilin receptor including subtypes, isoforms and/or variants thereof. These macrocyclic compounds, at a minimum, possess adequate pharmacological properties to be useful as therapeutics for a range of disease indications. In particular, these compounds are useful for treatment and prevention of disorders characterized by hypermotilinemia and/or gastrointestinal hypermotility, including, but not limited to, diarrhea, cancer treatment-related diarrhea, cancer-induced diarrhea, chemotherapy-induced diarrhea, radiation enteritis, radiation-induced diarrhea, stress-induced diarrhea, chronic diarrhea, AIDS-related diarrhea, C.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2007Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Ocera Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Eric Marsault, Graeme L. Fraser, Kamel Benakli, Carl St-Louis, Alain Rouillard, Helmut Thomas
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Patent number: 8497242Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel macrocyclic compounds of formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates or solvates: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, n1, m, p Z1, Z2, and Z3 are as describe in the specification. The invention also relates to compounds of formula (I) which are antagonists of the motilin receptor and are useful in the treatment of disorders associated with this receptor and with or with motility dysfunction.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2011Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Tranzyme Pharma Inc.Inventors: Éric Marsault, Kamel Benakli, Hamid R. Hoveyda, Mark L. Peterson, Sylvie Beaubien, Luc Ouellet, Carl St-Louis, Sophie Beauchemin
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Patent number: 8440851Abstract: Novel spatially-defined macrocyclic compounds containing specific conformational control elements are disclosed. Libraries of these macrocycles are then used to select one or more macrocycle species that exhibit a specific interaction with a particular biological target. In particular, compounds according to the invention are disclosed as agonists or antagonists of a mammalian motilin receptor and a mammalian ghrelin receptor.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2011Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Tranzyme Pharma, Inc.Inventors: Éric Marsault, Kamel Benakli, Hamid R. Hoveyda, Mark L. Peterson, Sylvie Beaubien, Luc Ouellet, Carl St-Louis, Sophie Beauchemin
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Publication number: 20110245459Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel macrocyclic compounds of formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates or solvates: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, n1, m, p Z1, Z2, and Z3 are as describe in the specification. The invention also relates to compounds of formula (I) which are antagonists of the motilin receptor and are useful in the treatment of disorders associated with this receptor and with or with motility dysfunction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Inventors: Éric Marsault, Kamel Benakli, Hamid R. Hoveyda, Mark L. Peterson, Sylvie Beaubien, Luc Ouellet, Carl St-Louis, Sophie Beauchemin
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Publication number: 20110237785Abstract: Novel spatially-defined macrocyclic compounds containing specific conformational control elements are disclosed. Libraries of these macrocycles are then used to select one or more macrocycle species that exhibit a specific interaction with a particular biological target. In particular, compounds according to the invention are disclosed as agonists or antagonists of a mammalian motilin receptor and a mammalian ghrelin receptor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Inventors: Éric Marsault, Kamel Benakli, Hamid R. Hoveyda, Mark L. Peterson, Sylvie Beaubien, Luc Ouellet, Carl St-Louis, Sophie Beauchemin
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Patent number: 8022252Abstract: Novel spatially-defined macrocyclic compounds containing specific conformational control elements are disclosed. Libraries of these macrocycles are then used to select one or more macrocycle species that exhibit a specific interaction with a particular biological target. In particular, compounds according to the invention are disclosed as agonists or antagonists of a mammalian motilin receptor and a mammalian ghrelin receptor.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2008Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Tranzyme Pharma Inc.Inventors: Pierre Deslongchamps, Yves Dory, Kamel Benakli, Éric Marsault, Luc Ouellet, Mahesh Ramaseshan, Martin Vezina, Daniel Fortin, Ruoxi Lan, Shigui Li, Gérald Villeneuve, Hamid R. Hoveyda, Sylvie Beaubien, Mark L. Peterson
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Publication number: 20100093720Abstract: The present invention provides conformationally-defined macrocyclic compounds that bind to and/or are functional modulators of the motilin receptor including subtypes, isoforms and/or variants thereof. These macrocyclic compounds, at a minimum, possess adequate pharmacological properties to be useful as therapeutics for a range of disease indications. In particular, these compounds are useful for treatment and prevention of disorders characterized by hypermotilinemia and/or gastrointestinal hypermotility, including, but not limited to, diarrhea, cancer treatment-related diarrhea, cancer-induced diarrhea, chemotherapy-induced diarrhea, radiation enteritis, radiation-induced diarrhea, stress-induced diarrhea, chronic diarrhea, AIDS-related diarrhea, C.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2007Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Eric Marsault, Graeme L. Fraser, Kamel Benakli, Carl St-Louis, Alain Rouillard, Helmut Thomas
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Publication number: 20090240027Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel macrocyclic compounds of formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates or solvates: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, n1, m, p Z1, Z2, and Z3 are as describe in the specification. The invention also relates to compounds of formula (I) which are antagonists of the motilin receptor and are useful in the treatment of disorders associated with this receptor and with or with motility dysfunction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2008Publication date: September 24, 2009Inventors: Eric Marsault, Kamel Benakli, Hamid R. Hoveyda, Mark L. Peterson, Sylvie Beaubien, Luc Ouellet, Carl St-Louis, Sophie Beauchemin
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Publication number: 20090198050Abstract: The present invention provides novel conformationally-defined macrocyclic compounds that have been demonstrated to be selective modulators of the ghrelin receptor (growth hormone secretagogue receptor, GHS-R1a and subtypes, isoforms and variants thereof). Methods of synthesizing the novel compounds are also described herein. These compounds are useful as agonists of the ghrelin receptor and as medicaments for treatment and prevention of a range of medical conditions including, but not limited to, metabolic and/or endocrine disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, cardiovascular disorders, obesity and obesity-associated disorders, central nervous system disorders, genetic disorders, hyperproliferative disorders and inflammatory disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2008Publication date: August 6, 2009Inventors: Eric Marsault, Luc Ouellet, Carl St-Louis, Sylvie Beaubien, Kamel Benakli, Hamid R. Hoveyda, Mark L. Peterson, Shridhar Bhat
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Publication number: 20090137817Abstract: Novel spatially-defined macrocyclic compounds containing specific conformational control elements are disclosed. Libraries of these macrocycles are then used to select one or more macrocycle species that exhibit a specific interaction with a particular biological target. In particular, compounds according to the invention are disclosed as agonists or antagonists of a mammalian motilin receptor and a mammalian ghrelin receptor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2008Publication date: May 28, 2009Inventors: Pierre Deslongchamps, Yves Dory, Kamel Benakli, Eric Marsault, Luc Ouellet, Mahesh Ramaseshan, Martin Vezina, Daniel Fortin, Ruoxi Lan, Shigui Li, Gerald Villeneuve, Hamid R. Hoveyda, Sylvie Beaubien, Mark L. Peterson
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Patent number: 7521420Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel macrocyclic compounds of formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates or solvates: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, n1, m, p Z1, Z2, and Z3 are as describe in the specification. The invention also relates to compounds of formula (I) which are antagonists of the motilin receptor and are useful in the treatment of disorders associated with this receptor and with or with motility dysfunction.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2004Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: Tranzyme Pharma, Inc.Inventors: Graeme L. Fraser, Éric Marsault, Mark Peterson, Hamid Hoveyda, Sylvie Beaubien, Kamel Benakli, Robert Dèziel
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Patent number: 7452862Abstract: Novel spatially-defined macrocyclic compounds containing specific conformational control elements are disclosed. Libraries of these macrocycles are then used to select one or more macrocycle species that exhibit a specific interaction with a particular biological target. In particular, compounds according to the invention are disclosed as agonists or antagonists of a mammalian motilin receptor and a mammalian ghrelin receptor.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2004Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: Tranzyme Pharma, Inc.Inventors: Pierre Deslongchamps, Yves Dory, Mark Peterson, Kamel Benakli, Eric Marsault, Luc Ouellet, Mahesh Ramaseshan, Martin Vézina, Daniel Fortin, Ruoxi Lan, Shigui Li, Gérald Villeneuve, Hamid Hoveyda, Sylvie Beaubien, Graeme L Fraser