Patents by Inventor Martin Empting

Martin Empting 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: 11883387
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound according to general formula (I), which acts as an inhibitor of PqsR (the currently only known receptor for the Pseudomonas Quinolone Signal (PQS)); to a pharmaceutical composition containing one or more of the compound(s) of the invention; to a combination preparation containing at least one compound of the invention and at least one further active pharmaceutical ingredient; and to uses of said compound(s), including the use as a medicament, e.g. the use in the treatment or prophylaxis of a bacterial infection, especially a Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Burkholderia infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Helmholtz-Zentrum Für Infektionsforschung GmbH
    Inventors: Ahmed S. A. Ahmed, Martin Empting, Mostafa Hamed, Rolf W. Hartmann, Jörg Haupenthal, Thomas Hesterkamp, Ahmed A. M. Kamal, Christine K. Maurer, Teresa Röhrig, Christian Schütz, Samir Yahiaoui, Michael Zender
  • Publication number: 20230286942
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compounds according to general formula (I), which acts as an inverse agonist of PqsR (the currently only known receptor for the Pseudomonas Quinolone Signal (PQS), sometimes also referred to as MvfR); to a pharmaceutical composition containing one or more of the compound(s) of the invention; to a combination preparation containing at least one compound of the invention and at least one further active pharmaceutical ingredient; and to uses of said compound(s), including the use as a medicament, e.g. the use in the treatment or prophylaxis of a bacterial infection, especially a Pseudomonasaeruginosa or Burkholderia infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Christian Schütz, Martin Empting, Ahmed S. Ahmed, Mostafa Hamed, Rolf W. Hartmann, Teresa Röhrig, Andreas M. Kany, Anna K. Hirsch
  • Publication number: 20230106506
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound according to general formula (I), which acts as an inverse agonist of PqsR (the currently only known receptor for the Pseudomonas Quinolone Signal (PQS), sometimes also referred to as MvfR); to a pharmaceutical composition containing one or more of the compound(s) of the invention; to a combination preparation containing at least one compound of the invention and at least one further active pharmaceutical ingredient; and to uses of said compound(s), including the use as a medicament, e.g. the use in the treatment or prophylaxis of a bacterial infection, especially a Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Burkholderia infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Mostafa Hamed, Ahmed S. Ahmed, Martin Empting, Christian Schütz, Rolf W. Hartmann, Teresa Röhrig, Andreas M. Kany, Anna K. Hirsch
  • Publication number: 20210353606
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound according to general formula (I), which acts as an inhibitor of PqsR (the currently only known receptor for the Pseudomonas Quinolone Signal (PQS)); to a pharmaceutical composition containing one or more of the compound(s) of the invention; to a combination preparation containing at least one compound of the invention and at least one further active pharmaceutical ingredient; and to uses of said compound(s), including the use as a medicament, e.g. the use in the treatment or prophylaxis of a bacterial infection, especially a Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Burkholderia infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Ahmed S.A. Ahmed, Martin Empting, Mostafa Hamed, Rolf W. Hartmann, Jörg Haupenthal, Thomas Hesterkamp, Ahmed A.M. Kamal, Christine K. Maurer, Teresa Röhrig, Christian Schütz, Samir Yahiaoui, Michael Zender
  • Patent number: 11001640
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for generating bispecific shark variable antibody domains (vNAR domains) and uses thereof. The present invention further provides fusion proteins comprising the inventive bispecific vNAR domains as well as polynucleotide libraries for use in the generation of the inventive bi-specific vNARs. Furthermore, the invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inventive bispecific vNARs or fusion proteins comprising bi-specific vNAR domains for use in the treatment of pathological conditions in an individual. The invention also provides kits of parts comprising the bispecific vNAR domains or fusion proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Becker, Bjoern Hock, Stefan Zielonka, Harald Kolmar, Martin Empting
  • Publication number: 20180171020
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for generating bispecific shark variable antibody domains (vNAR domains) and uses thereof. The present invention further provides fusion proteins comprising the inventive bispecific vNAR domains as well as polynucleotide libraries for use in the generation of the inventive bi-specific vNARs. Furthermore, the invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inventive bispecific vNARs or fusion proteins comprising bi-specific vNAR domains for use in the treatment of pathological conditions in an individual. The invention also provides kits of parts comprising the bispecific vNAR domains or fusion proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Becker, Bjoern Hock, Stefan Zielonka, Harald Kolmar, Martin Empting