Patents by Inventor Khalid Mekouar

Khalid Mekouar 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).

  • Patent number: 10975119
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I, II, IA-VA, IVA1-IVA5, IIIA1-IIIA5 and their pharmaceutical uses. Particular aspects of the invention relate to the use of those compounds for the selective inhibition of one or more cysteine proteases. Also described are methods where the compounds of Formula I, II, IA-VA, IVA1-IVA5, IIIA1-IIIA5 are used in the prevention and/or treatment of various diseases and conditions in subjects, including cysteine protease-mediated diseases and/or caspase-mediated diseases such as sepsis, myocardial infarction, cancer, tissue atrophy, ischemia, ischemic stroke, spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI) and neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Genesis Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Jan-Eric Ahlfors, Khalid Mekouar
  • Patent number: 10167313
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I, IA, II, IIA, III, or IIIA and their pharmaceutical uses. Particular aspects of the invention relate to the use of those compounds for the selective inhibition of one or more caspases. Also described are methods where the compounds of Formula I, IA, II, IIA, III, or IIIA are used in the prevention and/or treatment of various diseases and conditions in subjects, including caspase-mediated diseases such as sepsis, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI) and neurodegenerative disease (e.g. multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Genesis Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Jan-Eric Ahlfors, Khalid Mekouar
  • Publication number: 20180186833
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I, II, IA-VA, IVA1-IVA5, IIIA1-IIIA5 and their pharmaceutical uses. Particular aspects of the invention relate to the use of those compounds for the selective inhibition of one or more cysteine proteases. Also described are methods where the compounds of Formula I, II, IA-VA, IVA1-IVA5, IIIA1-IIIA5 are used in the prevention and/or treatment of various diseases and conditions in subjects, including cysteine protease-mediated diseases and/or caspase-mediated diseases such as sepsis, myocardial infarction, cancer, tissue atrophy, ischemia, ischemic stroke, spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI) and neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), ALS, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Jan-Eric Ahlfors, Khalid Mekouar
  • Patent number: 9944674
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I, II, IA-VA, IVA1-IVA5, IIIA1-IIIA5 and their pharmaceutical uses. Particular aspects of the invention relate to the use of those compounds for the selective inhibition of one or more cysteine proteases. Also described are methods where the compounds of Formula I, II, IA-VA, IVA1-IVA5, IIIA1-IIIA5 are used in the prevention and/or treatment of various diseases and conditions in subjects, including cysteine protease-mediated diseases and/or caspase-mediated diseases such as sepsis, myocardial infarction, cancer, tissue atrophy, ischemia, ischemic stroke, spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI) and neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Genesis Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Jan-Eric Ahlfors, Khalid Mekouar
  • Publication number: 20170114092
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I, IA, II, IIA, III, or IIIA and their pharmaceutical uses. Particular aspects of the invention relate to the use of those compounds for the selective inhibition of one or more caspases. Also described are methods where the compounds of Formula I, IA, II, IIA, III, or IIIA are used in the prevention and/or treatment of various diseases and conditions in subjects, including caspase-mediated diseases such as sepsis, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI) and neurodegenerative disease (e.g. multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Jan-Eric Ahlfors, Khalid Mekouar
  • Patent number: 9562069
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I, IA, II, HA, III, or IHA and their pharmaceutical uses. Particular aspects of the invention relate to the use of those compounds for the selective inhibition of one or more caspases. Also described are methods where the compounds of Formula I, IA, II, IIA, III, or IIIA are used in the prevention and/or treatment of various diseases and conditions in subjects, including caspase-mediated diseases such as sepsis, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI) and neurodegenerative disease (e.g. multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Inventors: Jan-Eric Ahlfors, Khalid Mekouar
  • Patent number: 9045524
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I, II, IVC, VIIIC, IXC, or XC and their pharmaceutical uses. Particular aspects of the invention relate to the use of those compounds for the selective inhibition of one or more caspases. Also described are methods where the compounds of Formula I, II, IVC, VIIIC, IXC, or XC are used in the prevention and/or treatment of various diseases and conditions in subjects, including caspase-mediated diseases such as sepsis, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI) and neurodegenerative disease (e.g. multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases). Processes for synthesizing tripeptides are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: NOVAGENESIS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jan-Eric Ahlfors, Khalid Mekouar
  • Publication number: 20150011458
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I, IA, II, HA, III, or IHA and their pharmaceutical uses. Particular aspects of the invention relate to the use of those compounds for the selective inhibition of one or more caspases. Also described are methods where the compounds of Formula I, IA, II, IIA, III, or IIIA are used in the prevention and/or treatment of various diseases and conditions in subjects, including caspase-mediated diseases such as sepsis, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI) and neurodegenerative disease (e.g. multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Jan-Eric Ahlfors, Khalid Mekouar
  • Patent number: 8791235
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I, IA, II, HA, III, or IHA and their pharmaceutical uses. Particular aspects of the invention relate to the use of those compounds for the selective inhibition of one or more caspases. Also described are methods where the compounds of Formula I, IA, II, IIA, III, or IIIA are used in the prevention and/or treatment of various diseases and conditions in subjects, including caspase-mediated diseases such as sepsis, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI) and neurodegenerative disease (e.g. multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Novagenesis Foundation
    Inventors: Jan-Eric Ahlfors, Khalid Mekouar
  • Publication number: 20140038903
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I, II, IA-VA, IVA1-IVA5, IIIA1-IIIA5 and their pharmaceutical uses. Particular aspects of the invention relate to the use of those compounds for the selective inhibition of one or more cysteine proteases. Also described are methods where the compounds of Formula I, II, IA-VA, IVA1-IVA5, IIIA1-IIIA5 are used in the prevention and/or treatment of various diseases and conditions in subjects, including cysteine protease-mediated diseases and/or caspase-mediated diseases such as sepsis, myocardial infarction, cancer, tissue atrophy, ischemia, ischemic stroke, spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI) and neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), ALS, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: NEW WORLD LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jan-Eric Ahlfors, Khalid Mekouar
  • Publication number: 20120157394
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I, II, IVC, VIIIC, IXC, or XC and their pharmaceutical uses. Particular aspects of the invention relate to the use of those compounds for the selective inhibition of one or more caspases. Also described are methods where the compounds of Formula I, II, IVC, VIIIC, IXC, or XC are used in the prevention and/or treatment of various diseases and conditions in subjects, including caspase-mediated diseases such as sepsis, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI) and neurodegenerative disease (e.g. multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases). Processes for synthesizing tripeptides are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: NEW WORLD LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jan-Eric Ahlfors, Khalid Mekouar
  • Publication number: 20110077190
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I, IA, II, HA, III, or IHA and their pharmaceutical uses. Particular aspects of the invention relate to the use of those compounds for the selective inhibition of one or more caspases. Also described are methods where the compounds of Formula I, IA, II, IIA, III, or IIIA are used in the prevention and/or treatment of various diseases and conditions in subjects, including caspase-mediated diseases such as sepsis, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI) and neurodegenerative disease (e.g. multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Jan-Eric Ahlfors, Khalid Mekouar
  • Publication number: 20060003951
    Abstract: The present invention comprises 7-deaza L-nucleosides having unexpectedly high inhibitory activity against the hepatitis B virus. The invention further comprises pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds as well as methods of treating mammals, particularly humans, infected with HBV and other viral infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Applicant: Micrologix Biotech Inc.
    Inventors: Khalid Mekouar, Robert Deziel, Samir Mounir, Radhakrishnan Iyer
  • Publication number: 20050026853
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to anti-viral compounds, particularly anti-viral 7-deaza D-nucleosides and analogues, or derivatives thereof. The invention also relates to the use of such compounds to treat or prevent hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections, and to the use of such compounds to examine the biological mechanisms of HBV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Applicant: Micrologix Biotech Inc.
    Inventors: Khalid Mekouar, Robert Deziel
  • Patent number: 6670377
    Abstract: The invention concerns quinoline derivatives of formula (I) in which: Ra, Rb and Rc, identical or different represent one or several substituents, themselves identical or different, in any position on the cycles, this or these substituents being selected among a —(CH2)n—Y or —CH═CH—Y group, in which Y is halogen, —OH, —OR, —COH, —COR, —COOH, COOR, —COH, —COR, —CONH2, —CON(Rx, Ry)—CH═NOH, —CO— —CH═NOH, —NH2, —N(Rx, Ry), —NO2, —PO(OR)2—SH2, —SR, —SO2R, —SO2NHR, CN, or Z(Rc) in which R is a C1-C8 alkyl, or aryl or a heterocyclic compound, Rx and Ry, identical or different are C1-C5 alkyl, an aryl or heterocyclic compound and n is nil or a whole number between 1 and 5 Rb can further represent a hydrogen, and when Y is —COOH or —COOR in Rc, Z, if it represents an aryl, comprises at least 3 substituents or the quinoline ring is trisubstitute
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche
    Inventors: Khalid Mekouar, Jean D'Angelo, Didier Desmaele, Jean-Francois Mouscadet, Frèdèric Subra, Christian Auclair
  • Publication number: 20030153744
    Abstract: The present invention comprises 7-deaza L-nucleosides having unexpectedly high inhibitory activity against the hepatitis B virus. The invention further comprises pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds as well as methods of treating mammals, particularly humans, infected with HBV and other viral infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Applicant: Micrologix Biotech Inc.
    Inventors: Khalid Mekouar, Robert Deziel, Samir Mounir, Radhakrishnan P. Iyer
  • Patent number: 6500953
    Abstract: The invention concerns the preparation of nothapodytine or camptothecin derivatives which consists in causing 4-ethyl 2methyl hepta-2,4-dienoic acid act on a 3-aminomethyl 2-bromo quinoline derivative (III) wherein R1 and R2 are H or R1 is a halogen atom or alkyl, R2 is a O—CO—X radical as defined for the camptothecin derivatives; or R1 and R2 are defined for the known camptothecin derivatives or represent protected radicals or radicals easily convertible into the radicals R1 and R2, to obtain the quinoline derivative (IV); adding to the resulting quinoline derivative (2-methoxy carbonyl vinyl) tributyltin in the presence of a complex of palladium and triphenylarsin to obtain the quinoline derivative (V); cyclizing the resulting quinoline derivative to obtain the tetracyclic derivative (VI); then in subjecting said derivative to an ozonolysis followed by treatment with dimethyl sulphide to obtain the tetracyclic derivative (VII); saponification followed by decarboxylation in oxidising conditions o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Aventis Pharma S.A.
    Inventors: Khalid Mekouar, Yves Genisson, Stefanie Leue, Andrew-Elliot Greene