Patents by Inventor Luc J. Farmer
Luc J. Farmer 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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Publication number: 20210040092Abstract: Methods of inhibiting the replication of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, of reducing the amount of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, and of treating influenza in a patient, comprises administering to said biological sample or patient an effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (I) are as described herein. A compound is represented by Structural Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (I) are as described herein. A pharmaceutical composition comprises an effective amount of such a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Paul S. Charifson, Michael P. Clark, Upal K. Bandarage, Randy S. Bethiel, Michael J. Boyd, Ioana Davies, Hongbo Deng, John P. Duffy, Luc J. Farmer, Huai Gao, Wenxin Gu, Joseph M. Kennedy, Brain Ledford, Mark W. Ledeboer, Francois Maltais, Emanuele Perola, Tiansheng Wang
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Patent number: 10875855Abstract: Methods of inhibiting the replication of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, of reducing the amount of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, and of treating influenza in a patient, comprises administering to said biological sample or patient an effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (I) are as described herein. A compound is represented by Structural Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (I) are as described herein. A pharmaceutical composition comprises an effective amount of such a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: Paul S. Charifson, Michael P. Clark, Upul K. Bandarage, Randy S. Bethiel, Michael J. Boyd, Ioana Davies, Hongbo Deng, John P. Duffy, Luc J. Farmer, Huai Gao, Wenxin Gu, Joseph M. Kennedy, Brian Ledford, Mark W. Ledeboer, Francois Maltais, Emanuele Perola, Tiansheng Wang
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Patent number: 10874673Abstract: Methods of inhibiting the replication of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, of reducing the amount of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, and of treating influenza in a patient, comprises administering to said biological sample or patient an effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (IA) are as described herein. A compound is represented by Structural Formula (IA) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (IA) are as described herein. A pharmaceutical composition comprises an effective amount of such a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: Paul S. Charifson, Michael P. Clark, Upul K. Bandarage, Randy S. Bethiel, John J. Court, Hongbo Deng, Ioana Davies, John P. Duffy, Luc J. Farmer, Huai Gao, Wenxin Gu, Dylan H. Jacobs, Joseph M. Kennedy, Mark W. Ledeboer, Brian Ledford, Francois Maltais, Emanuele Perola, Tiansheng Wang, M. Woods Wannamaker, Randal Byrn, Yi Zhou, Chao Lin, Min Jiang, Steven Jones, Ursula A. Germann, Francesco G. Salituro, Ann Dak-Yee Kwong
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Patent number: 10533004Abstract: A method of preparing a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: comprises: (a) reacting Compound (1): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof with Compound (2): in the presence of water, an organic solvent, a base, and a transition metal catalyst to generate a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: Luc J. Farmer, Michael John Boyd, David B. Miller, Jr., Valerie Ann Cwynar
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Publication number: 20190151314Abstract: Methods of inhibiting the replication of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, of reducing the amount of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, and of treating influenza in a patient, comprises administering to said biological sample or patient an effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (IA) are as described herein. A compound is represented by Structural Formula (IA) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (IA) are as described herein. A pharmaceutical composition comprises an effective amount of such a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2018Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Paul S. Charifson, Michael P. Clark, Upul K. Bandarage, Randy S. Bethiel, John J. Court, Hongbo Deng, loana Davies, John P. Duffy, Luc J. Farmer, Huai Gao, Wenxin Gu, Dylan H. Jacobs, Joseph M. Kennedy, Mark W. Ledeboer, Brian Ledford, Francois Maltais, Emanuele Perola, Tiansheng Wang, M. Woods Wannamaker, Randal Byrn, Yi Zhou, Chao Lin, Min Jiang, Steven Jones, Ursula A. Germann, Francesco G. Salituro, Ann Dak-Yee Kwong
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Patent number: 10273233Abstract: Polymorphic forms of Compound (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein Compound (1) is represented by the following structural formula: include Hydrate 2 of Compound (1), Hydrate 3 of Compound (1), Form A of Compound (1), Form B of Compound (1), Form C of Compound (1), Form D of Compound (1), and amorphous Compound (1). Such polymorphic forms are useful for treating influenza, inhibiting the replication of influenza viruses, or reducing the amount of influenza viruses in a biological sample or in a subject.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2017Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: Luc J. Farmer, Michael John Boyd, Dean Shannon, Michael Waldo, Kwame W. Nti-Addae, Yuegang Zhang
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Publication number: 20190119282Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of the PAR-2 signaling pathway. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of GPCRs in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such GPCRs; and the comparative evaluation of new inhibitors of the PAR-2 signaling pathway. The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Luc J. Farmer, Pierre-Andre Fournier, Stephanie Lessard, Bingcan Liu, Miguel St-Onge, Claudio Sturino, Janek Szychowski, Constantin Yannopoulos, Frederic Vallee, Jean-Eric Lacoste, Julien Martel, Monica Bubenik, Yeeman Ramtohul, Camil Elie Sayegh
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Patent number: 10039762Abstract: Methods of inhibiting the replication of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, of reducing the amount of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, and of treating influenza in a patient, comprises administering to said biological sample or patient an effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (IA) are as described herein. A compound is represented by Structural Formula (IA) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (IA) are as described herein. A pharmaceutical composition comprises an effective amount of such a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: Paul S. Charifson, Michael P. Clark, Upul K. Bandarage, Randy S. Bethiel, John J. Court, Hongbo Deng, Ioana Davies, John P. Duffy, Luc J. Farmer, Huai Gao, Wenxin Gu, Dylan H. Jacobs, Joseph M. Kennedy, Mark W. Ledeboer, Brian Ledford, Francois Maltais, Emanuele Perola, Tiansheng Wang, M. Woods Wannamaker, Randal Byrn, Yi Zhou, Chao Lin, Min Jiang, Steven Jones, Ursula A. Germann, Francesco G. Salituro, Ann Dak-Yee Kwong
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Patent number: 10030024Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of the PAR-2 signaling pathway. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of GPCRs in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such GPCRs; and the comparative evaluation of new inhibitors of the PAR-2 signaling pathway. The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: Luc J. Farmer, Pierre-Andre Fournier, Stephanie Lessard, Bingcan Liu, Miguel St-Onge, Claudio Sturino, Janek Szychowski, Constantin Yannopoulos, Frederic Vallee, Jean-Eric Lacoste, Julien Martel, Monica Bubenik, Yeeman Ramtohul, Camil Elie Sayegh
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Publication number: 20180155342Abstract: Methods of inhibiting the replication of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, of reducing the amount of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, and of treating influenza in a patient, comprises administering to said biological sample or patient an effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (I) are as described herein. A compound is represented by Structural Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (I) are as described herein. A pharmaceutical composition comprises an effective amount of such a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2018Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Paul S. Charifson, Michael P. Clark, Upul K. Bandarage, Randy S. Bethiel, Michael J. Boyd, loana Davies, Hongbo Deng, John P. Duffy, Luc J. Farmer, Huai Gao, Wenxin Gu, Joseph M. Kennedy, Brian Ledford, Mark W. Ledeboer, Francois Maltais, Emanuele Perola, Tiansheng Wang
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Publication number: 20180078553Abstract: Methods of inhibiting the replication of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, of reducing the amount of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, and of treating influenza in a patient, comprises administering to said biological sample or patient an effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (IA) are as described herein. A compound is represented by Structural Formula (IA) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (IA) are as described herein. A pharmaceutical composition comprises an effective amount of such a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventors: Paul S. Charifson, Michael P. Clark, Upul K. Bandarage, Randy S. Bethiel, John J. Court, Hongbo Deng, Ioana Davies, John P. Duffy, Luc J. Farmer, Huai Gao, Wenxin Gu, Dylan H. Jacobs, Joseph M. Kennedy, Mark W. Ledeboer, Brian Ledford, Francois Maltais, Emanuele Perola, Tiansheng Wang, M. Woods Wannamaker, Randal Byrn, Yi Zhou, Chao Lin, Min Jiang, Steven Jones, Ursula A. Germann, Francesco G. Salituro, Ann Dak-Yee Kwong
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Publication number: 20180065962Abstract: A method of preparing a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: comprises: (a) reacting Compound (1): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof with Compound (2): in the presence of water, an organic solvent, a base, and a transition metal catalyst to generate a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Luc J. Farmer, Michael John Boyd, David B. Miller, JR., Valerie Ann Cwynar
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Publication number: 20180065963Abstract: Polymorphic forms of Compound (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein Compound (1) is represented by the following structural formula: include Hydrate 2 of Compound (1), Hydrate 3 of Compound (1), Form A of Compound (1), Form B of Compound (1), Form C of Compound (1), Form D of Compound (1), and amorphous Compound (1). Such polymorphic forms are useful for treating influenza, inhibiting the replication of influenza viruses, or reducing the amount of influenza viruses in a biological sample or in a subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Luc J. Farmer, Michael John Boyd, Dean Shannon, Michael Waldo, Kwame W. Nti-Addae, Yuegang Zhang
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Patent number: 9908878Abstract: Methods of inhibiting the replication of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, of reducing the amount of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, and of treating influenza in a patient, comprises administering to said biological sample or patient an effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (I) are as described herein. A compound is represented by Structural Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (I) are as described herein. A pharmaceutical composition comprises an effective amount of such a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2016Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: Paul S. Charifson, Michael P. Clark, Upul K. Bandarage, Randy S. Bethiel, Michael J. Boyd, Ioana Davies, Hongbo Deng, John P. Duffy, Luc J. Farmer, Huai Gao, Wenxin Gu, Joseph M. Kennedy, Brian Ledford, Mark W. Ledeboer, Francois Maltais, Emanuele Perola, Tiansheng Wang
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Patent number: 9808459Abstract: Methods of inhibiting the replication of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, of reducing the amount of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, and of treating influenza in a patient, comprises administering to said biological sample or patient an effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (IA) are as described herein. A compound is represented by Structural Formula (IA) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (IA) are as described herein. A pharmaceutical composition comprises an effective amount of such a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2016Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: Paul S. Charifson, Michael P. Clark, Upul K. Bandarage, Randy S. Bethiel, John J. Court, Hongbo Deng, Ioana Davies, John P. Duffy, Luc J. Farmer, Huai Gao, Wenxin Gu, Dylan H. Jacobs, Joseph M. Kennedy, Mark W. Ledeboer, Brian Ledford, Francois Maltais, Emanuele Perola, Tiansheng Wang, M. Woods Wannamaker, Randal Byrn, Yi Zhou, Chao Lin, Min Jiang, Steven Jones, Ursula A. Germann, Francesco G. Salituro, Ann Dak-Yee Kwong
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Publication number: 20170100400Abstract: Methods of inhibiting the replication of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, of reducing the amount of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, and of treating influenza in a patient, comprises administering to said biological sample or patient an effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (IA) are as described herein. A compound is represented by Structural Formula (IA) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (IA) are as described herein. A pharmaceutical composition comprises an effective amount of such a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Paul S. Charifson, Michael P. Clark, Upul K. Bandarage, Randy S. Bethiel, John J. Court, Hongbo Deng, Ioana Davies, John P. Duffy, Luc J. Farmer, Huai Gao, Wenxin Gu, Dylan H. Jacobs, Joseph M. Kennedy, Mark W. Ledeboer, Brian Ledford, Francois Maltais, Emanuele Perola, Tiansheng Wang, M. Woods Wannamaker, Randal Byrn, Yi Zhou, Chao Lin, Min Jiang, Steven Jones, Ursula A. Germann, Francesco G. Salituro, Ann Dak-Yee Kwong
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Patent number: 9518056Abstract: Methods of inhibiting the replication of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, of reducing the amount of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, and of treating influenza in a patient, comprises administering to said biological sample or patient an effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (IA) are as described herein. A compound is represented by Structural Formula (IA) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (IA) are as described herein. A pharmaceutical composition comprises an effective amount of such a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2015Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: Paul S. Charifson, Michael P. Clark, Upul K. Bandarage, Randy S. Bethiel, John J. Court, Hongbo Deng, Ioana Davies, John P. Duffy, Luc J. Farmer, Huai Gao, Wenxin Gu, Dylan H. Jacobs, Joseph M. Kennedy, Mark W. Ledeboer, Brian Ledford, Francois Maltais, Emanuele Perola, Tiansheng Wang, M. Woods Wannamaker, Randal Byrn, Yi Zhou, Chao Lin, Min Jiang, Steven Jones, Ursula A. Germann, Francesco G. Salituro, Ann Dak-Yee Kwong
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Publication number: 20160355512Abstract: Methods of inhibiting the replication of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, of reducing the amount of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, and of treating influenza in a patient, comprises administering to said biological sample or patient an effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (I) are as described herein. A compound is represented by Structural Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (I) are as described herein. A pharmaceutical composition comprises an effective amount of such a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Paul S. Charifson, Michael P. Clark, Upul K. Bandarage, Randy S. Bethiel, Michael J. Boyd, loana Davies, Hongbo Deng, John P. Duffy, Luc J. Farmer, Huai Gao, Wenxin Gu, Joseph M. Kennedy, Brian Ledford, Mark W. Ledeboer, Francois Maltais, Emanuele Perola, Tiansheng Wang
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Publication number: 20160311825Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of the PAR-2 signaling pathway. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of GPCRs in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such GPCRs; and the comparative evaluation of new inhibitors of the PAR-2 signaling pathway. The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Luc J. Farmer, Pierre-Andre Fournier, Stephanie Lessard, Bingcan Liu, Miguel St-Onge, Claudio Sturino, Janek Szychowski, Constantin Yannopoulos, Frederic Vallee, Jean-Eric Lacoste, Julien Martel, Monica Bubenik, Yeeman Ramtohul, Camil Elie Sayegh
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Patent number: 9394302Abstract: This invention provides methods of preparing 3-(pyrimidin-2-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridines and 3-(pyrimidin-2-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof that are useful for inhibiting the replication of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, reducing the amount of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, and treating influenza in a patient.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2015Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: Paul S. Charifson, Michael P. Clark, Upul K. Bandarage, Randy S. Bethiel, Michael J. Boyd, Ioana Davies, Hongbo Deng, John P. Duffy, Luc J. Farmer, Huai Gao, Wenxin Gu, Joseph M. Kennedy, Brian Ledford, Mark W. Ledeboer, Francois Maltais, Emanuele Perola, Tiansheng Wang