Patents by Inventor Milton L. Brown

Milton L. Brown 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).

  • Publication number: 20180148437
    Abstract: The invention encompasses compound and pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of the following Formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof, that are useful for inhibiting ezrin protein in a cell or for inhibiting the growh of a cancer cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Milton L. Brown, Mikell Paige, Jeffrey A. Torestsky, Aykut Uren, George Kosturko, Gullay Bulut
  • Publication number: 20180105505
    Abstract: A glutathione-cleavable prodrug is provided herein, as well as methods for its use in treating cancer, including triple negative breast cancer. The prodrug can be cleaved by glutathione under physiological conditions to generate a biologically active agent. The compound described herein is advantageous as the compound is fluorescent and can therefore be monitored within a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Milton L. Brown, Yali Kong, Jacqueline Smith, Kan Wang, Shujie Hou
  • Patent number: 9890137
    Abstract: Disclosed are heterocyclic compounds that are ligands for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. The compounds are useful for treating a mammal suffering from any one of a range of therapeutic indications, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, dyskinesias, Tourette's syndrome, schizophrenia, attention deficit disorder, anxiety, pain, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, chemical substance abuse, alcoholism, memory deficit, pseudodementia, Ganser's syndrome, migraine pain, bulimia, obesity, premenstrual syndrome or late luteal phase syndrome, tobacco abuse, post-traumatic syndrome, social phobia, chronic fatigue syndrome, premature ejaculation, erectile difficulty, anorexia nervosa, disorders of sleep, autism, mutism, trichotillomania, and hypothermia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Georgetown University
    Inventors: Yingxian Xiao, Kenneth J. Kellar, Milton L. Brown, Mikell A. Paige, Yong Liu
  • Patent number: 9889131
    Abstract: Cadherin-11 inhibitors and methods for the prevention and treatment of cadherin-11 related diseases are described herein. Cadherin-11 related diseases include cancer and rheumatoid arthritis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Stephen W. Byers, Sivanesan Dakshanamurthy, Jaime M. Guidry Auvil, Milton L. Brown
  • Publication number: 20170107197
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds and methods of using them to treat a disorder selected from the group consisting of addiction, pain, obesity, schizophrenia, epilepsy, mania and manic depression, anxiety, Alzheimer's disease, learning deficit, cognition deficit, attention deficit, memory loss, Lewy Body Dementia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Tourette's syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, inflammation, stroke, spinal cord injury, dyskinesias, obsessive compulsive disorder, chemical substance abuse, alcoholism, memory deficit, pseudodementia, Ganser's syndrome, migraine pain, bulimia, premenstrual syndrome or late luteal phase syndrome, tobacco abuse, post-traumatic syndrome, social phobia, chronic fatigue syndrome, premature ejaculation, erectile difficulty, anorexia nervosa, autism, mutism, trichotillomania, hypothermia, and disorders of sleep.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Milton L. Brown, Mikell A. Paige, Yingxian Xiao, Kenneth J. Kellar, Venkata M. Yenugonda, Edward D. Levin, Amir H. Rezvani
  • Publication number: 20170035743
    Abstract: Disclosed are heterocyclic compounds that are ligands for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. The compounds are useful for treating a mammal suffering from any one of a range of therapeutic indications, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, dyskinesias, Tourette's syndrome, schizophrenia, attention deficit disorder, anxiety, pain, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, chemical substance abuse, alcoholism, memory deficit, pseudodementia, Ganser's syndrome, migraine pain, bulimia, obesity, premenstrual syndrome or late luteal phase syndrome, tobacco abuse, post-traumatic syndrome, social phobia, chronic fatigue syndrome, premature ejaculation, erectile difficulty, anorexia nervosa, disorders of sleep, autism, mutism, trichotillomania, and hypothermia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Yingxian Xiao, Kenneth J. Kellar, Milton L. Brown, Mikell A. Paige, Yong Liu, Edward D. Levin, Amir H. Rezvani
  • Publication number: 20170007588
    Abstract: Small molecule inhibitors of XBP1 splicing by IRE1? are provided, as well as methods for their use in treating or preventing cancer (e.g., endocrine resistant breast cancer), diabetes, and obesity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Sivanesan Dakshanamurthy, Milton L. Brown, Robert Clarke, Ayesha N. Shajahan-Haq, Jacqueline Smith
  • Publication number: 20160368927
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of synthesizing mahanine and related compounds. The synthesis features an intramolecular aryl-alkyne isomerization, transition metal catalyzed cross-coupling and intramolecular carbazole forming reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Milton L. Brown, Shujie Hou
  • Patent number: 9522908
    Abstract: The invention encompasses compound and pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of the following Formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof, that are useful for inhibiting ezrin protein in a cell or for inhibiting the growth of a cancer cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Gerogetown University
    Inventors: Milton L. Brown, Mikell Paige, Jeffrey A. Torestsky, Aykut Uren, George Kosturko, Gullay Bulut
  • Patent number: 9408848
    Abstract: Disclosed are molecules and their synthesis. The fluorescent moiety also facilitates screening, tracking, and pharmacodynamic studies of the drug in a biological system both in vitro and in vivo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Georgetown University
    Inventors: Venkata Mahidhar Yenugonda, Milton L. Brown
  • Patent number: 9359299
    Abstract: Small molecule inhibitors of XBP1 splicing by IRE1 are provided, as well as methods for their use in treating or preventing cancer (e.g., endocrine resistant breast cancer), diabetes, and obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Georgetown University
    Inventors: Sivanesan Dakshanamurthy, Milton L. Brown, Robert Clarke, Ayesha N. Shajahan-Haq, Jacqueline Smith
  • Publication number: 20160151363
    Abstract: Cadherin-11 inhibitors and methods for the prevention and treatment of cadherin-11 related diseases are described herein. Cadherin-11 related diseases include cancer and rheumatoid arthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: Georgetown University
    Inventors: Stephen W. Byers, Sivanesan Dakshanamurthy, Jaime M. Guidry Auvil, Milton L. Brown
  • Patent number: 9346784
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds and methods of using them to treat a disorder selected from the group consisting of addiction, pain, obesity, schizophrenia, epilepsy, mania and manic depression, anxiety, Alzheimer's disease, learning deficit, cognition deficit, attention deficit, memory loss, Lewy Body Dementia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Tourette's syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, inflammation, stroke, spinal cord injury, dyskinesias, obsessive compulsive disorder, chemical substance abuse, alcoholism, memory deficit, pseudodementia, Ganser's syndrome, migraine pain, bulimia, premenstrual syndrome or late luteal phase syndrome, tobacco abuse, post-traumatic syndrome, social phobia, chronic fatigue syndrome, premature ejaculation, erectile difficulty, anorexia nervosa, autism, mutism, trichotillomania, hypothermia, and disorders of sleep.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignees: Georgetown University, Duke University
    Inventors: Milton L. Brown, Mikell A. Paige, Yingxian Xiao, Kenneth J. Kellar, Venkata M. Yenugonda, Edward D. Levin, Amir H. Rezvani
  • Patent number: 9303017
    Abstract: Disclosed are heterocyclic compounds that are ligands for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. The compounds are useful for treating a mammal suffering from any one of a range of therapeutic indications, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, dyskinesias, Tourette's syndrome, schizophrenia, attention deficit disorder, anxiety, pain, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, chemical substance abuse, alcoholism, memory deficit, pseudodementia, Ganser's syndrome, migraine pain, bulimia, obesity, premenstrual syndrome or late luteal phase syndrome, tobacco abuse, post-traumatic syndrome, social phobia, chronic fatigue syndrome, premature ejaculation, erectile difficulty, anorexia nervosa, disorders of sleep, autism, mutism, trichotillomania, and hypothermia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignees: Georgetown University, Duke University
    Inventors: Yingxian Xiao, Kenneth J. Kellar, Milton L. Brown, Mikell A. Paige, Yong Liu, Edward D. Levin, Amir H. Rezvani
  • Patent number: 9284368
    Abstract: This invention provides for a method of preventing or treating a cadherin-11 related disease in a subject, which includes administering to the subject an effective amount of a compound of the following formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, X1 and X2 are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Stephen W. Byers, Sivanesan Dakshanamurthy, Jaime M. Guidry Auvil, Milton L. Brown
  • Publication number: 20160031853
    Abstract: Disclosed are heterocyclic compounds that are ligands for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. The compounds are useful for treating a mammal suffering from any one of a range of therapeutic indications, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, dyskinesias, Tourette's syndrome, schizophrenia, attention deficit disorder, anxiety, pain, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, chemical substance abuse, alcoholism, memory deficit, pseudodementia, Ganser's syndrome, migraine pain, bulimia, obesity, premenstrual syndrome or late luteal phase syndrome, tobacco abuse, post-traumatic syndrome, social phobia, chronic fatigue syndrome, premature ejaculation, erectile difficulty, anorexia nervosa, disorders of sleep, autism, mutism, trichotillomania, and hypothermia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: Georgetown University
    Inventors: Yingxian Xiao, Kenneth J. Kellar, Milton L. Brown, Mikell A. Paige, Yong Liu
  • Patent number: 9233949
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to compounds, compositions and methods for treating oxidative stress and/or hypertension. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to a mixture of tempol and an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) and the use of said mixture to treat oxidative stress and/or hypertension. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to a tempol/ARB adduct and the use of said adduct to treat oxidative stress and/or hypertension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Georgetown University
    Inventors: Milton L. Brown, Yali Kong, Christopher Stuart Wilcox
  • Patent number: 9133136
    Abstract: The present invention provides analogs and derivatives of thalidomide which inhibit cancer and angiogenesis. The present invention further provides compounds which disrupt microtubule polymerization. The present further provides methods of treating cancers comprising mutant p53.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventor: Milton L. Brown
  • Publication number: 20150064168
    Abstract: Cadherin-11 inhibitors and methods for the prevention and treatment of cadherin-11 related diseases are described herein. Cadherin-11 related diseases include cancer and rheumatoid arthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Stephen W. Byers, Sivanesan Dakshanamurthy, Jaime M. Guidry Auvil, Milton L. Brown
  • Publication number: 20140378428
    Abstract: Disclosed are heterocyclic compounds that are ligands for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. The compounds are useful for treating a mammal suffering from any one of a range of therapeutic indications, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, dyskinesias, Tourette's syndrome, schizophrenia, attention deficit disorder, anxiety, pain, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, chemical substance abuse, alcoholism, memory deficit, pseudodementia, Ganser's syndrome, migraine pain, bulimia, obesity, premenstrual syndrome or late luteal phase syndrome, tobacco abuse, post-traumatic syndrome, social phobia, chronic fatigue syndrome, premature ejaculation, erectile difficulty, anorexia nervosa, disorders of sleep, autism, mutism, trichotillomania, and hypothermia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicants: Georgetown University, Duke University
    Inventors: Yingxian Xiao, Kenneth J. Kellar, Milton L. Brown, Mikell A. Paige, Yong Liu, Edward D. Levin, Amir H. Rezvani