Patents by Inventor Nicholas J. Donato

Nicholas J. Donato 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: 9868736
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of inhibiting a deubiquitinase (DUB) by contact with a compound of formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Donato, Moshe Talpaz, Luke Peterson, Matthew Young, Hollis D. Showalter, Christiane Wobus, Mary Xuan Dziem O'Riordan, Monika Ermann
  • Publication number: 20160237082
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of inhibiting a deubiquitinase (DUB) by contact with a compound of formula (I)
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Donato, Moshe Talpaz, Luke Peterson, Matthew Young, Hollis D. Showalter, Christiane Wobus, Mary Xuan Dziem O'Riordan, Monika Ermann
  • Publication number: 20140357673
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of inhibiting a deubiquitinase (DUB), methods of treating pathogenic infections (e.g., viral, bacterial, and/or parasitic), methods of inhibiting cell proliferation, methods of treating a neurodegenerative disease, methods of treating one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease or a genetic disorder, and compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Donato, Christiane Wobus, Hollis D. Showalter, Moshe Talpaz, Jeffrey William Perry, Roderick Joseph Sorenson, Mary Xuan Dziem O'Riordan, Yafei Jin
  • Patent number: 8809377
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of inhibiting a deubiquitinase (DUB), methods of treating pathogenic infections (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Donato, Christiane Wobus, Hollis D. Showalter, Moshe Talpaz, Jeffrey W. Perry, Roderick J. Sorenson, Mary X. O'Riordan, Yafei Jin
  • Publication number: 20130012519
    Abstract: A method of identifying cancer or an associated disorder comprising identifying and quantifying STAT3 occurring in a biological sample taken from a subject after administering a SFK inhibitor to said subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicants: BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Faye M. Johnson, Nicholas J. Donato, Francis Y. Lee
  • Patent number: 8268837
    Abstract: The invention relates to a combination which comprises (a) at least one compound decreasing the c-Src activity and (b) N-{5-[4-(4-methyl-piperazino-methyl)-benzoylamido]-2-methylphenyl}-4-(3-pyridyl)-2-pyrimidine-amine or the monomethanesulfonate salt thereof; to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said combinations; and to a method of treating a warm-blooded animal having leukaemia, especially chronic myelogenous leukaemia, comprising administering to the animal at least one compound inhibiting the activity of a member of the Src kinase family, the Btk kinase family, the Tec kinase family or a Raf kinase inhibitor, in particular inhibiting the c-Src protein tyrosine kinase activity or inhibiting simultaneously the c-Src protein tyrosine kinase activity and the Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase activity, alone or in combination with a Bcr-Abl inhibitor, in particular N-{5-[4-(4-methyl-piperazino-methyl)-benzoylamido]-2-methylphenyl}-4-(3-pyridyl)-2-pyrimidine-amine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignees: Novartis AG, GSF, University of Texas System
    Inventors: Nicholas J Donato, Doriano Fabbro, Paul W Manley, Jurgen Mestan, Markus Warmuth, Michael Hallek, Moshe Talpaz, Ji Wu
  • Publication number: 20120077806
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of inhibiting a deubiquitinase (DUB), methods of treating pathogenic infections (e.g., viral, bacterial, and/or parasitic), methods of inhibiting cell proliferation, methods of treating a neurodegenerative disease, methods of treating one or more symptoms of a neurodegenerative disease or a genetic disorder, and compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Donato, Christiane Wobus, Hollis D. Showalter, Moshe Talpaz, Jeffrey W. Perry, Roderick J. Sorenson, Mary X. O'Riordan, Yafei Jin
  • Patent number: 8119649
    Abstract: The invention relates to a combination which comprises (a) at least one compound decreasing the c-Src activity and (b) N-{5-[4-(4-methyl-piperazino-methyl)-benzoylamido]-2-methylphenyl}-4-(3-pyridyl)-2-pyrimidine-amine or the monomethanesulfonate salt thereof; to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said combinations; and to a method of treating a warm-blooded animal having leukaemia, especially chronic myelogenous leukaemia, comprising administering to the animal at least one compound inhibiting the activity of a member of the Src kinase family, the Btk kinase family, the Tec kinase family or a Raf kinase inhibitor, in particular inhibiting the c-Src protein tyrosine kinase activity or inhibiting simultaneously the c-Src protein tyrosine kinase activity and the Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase activity, alone or in combination with a Bcr-Abl inhibitor, in particular N-{5-[4-(4-methyl-piperazino-methyl)-benzoylamido]-2-methylphenyl}-4-(3-pyridyl)-2-pyrimidine-amine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignees: Novartis AG, GSF-International Research Institute for Environment and Health, Board of Regents, The University of Texas system
    Inventors: Nicholas J Donato, Doriano Fabbro, Paul W Manley, Jurgen Mestan, Markus Warmuth, Michael Hallek, Moshe Talpaz, Ji Wu
  • Publication number: 20100292229
    Abstract: The present invention concerns compounds and their use to treat cell proliferative diseases such as cancer. In general aspects, compounds of the present invention are tyrphostin-like in structure. Compounds of the present invention, in certain embodiments, display significant potency by causing, for example, inhibition of Stat3 activation, reduction in c-myc protein levels and/or induction of apoptosis in tumor cells. In general aspects, compounds of the present invention induce one or more of these activities at nanomolar concentrations and typically function through a unique mechanism involving the induction of stress granules that bind specific signaling molecules and prevent them from participating in signal transduction and oncogenesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Nicholas J Donato, David Maxwell, Moshe Talpaz, William Bornmann, Zhenghong PENG, Ashutosh Pal, Dongmei Han, Shimei Wang, Geoffrey Bartholomeusz, Vaibhav Kapuria
  • Publication number: 20100173426
    Abstract: A method of identifying cancer or an associated disorder comprising identifying and quantifying STAT3 occurring in a biological sample taken from a subject after administering a SFK inhibitor to said subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: Faye M. Johnson, Nicholas J. Donato, Francis Y. Lee
  • Publication number: 20090227608
    Abstract: The invention relates to a combination which comprises (a) at least one compound decreasing the c-Src activity and (b) N-{5-[4-(4-methyl-piperazino-methyl)-benzoylamido]-2-methylphenyl}-4-(3-pyridyl)-2-pyrimidine-amine or the monomethanesulfonate salt thereof; to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said combinations; and to a method of treating a warm-blooded animal having leukaemia, especially chronic myelogenous leukaemia, comprising administering to the animal at least one compound inhibiting the activity of a member of the Src kinase family, the Btk kinase family, the Tec kinase family or a Raf kinase inhibitor, in particular inhibiting the c-Src protein tyrosine kinase activity or inhibiting simultaneously the c-Src protein tyrosine kinase activity and the Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase activity, alone or in combination with a Bcr-Abl inhibitor, in particular N-{5-[4-(4-methyl-piperazino-methyl)-benzoylamido]-2-methylphenyl}-4-(3-pyridyl)-2-pyrimidine-amine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Donato, Doriano Fabbro, Paul William Manley, Jurgen Mestan, Markus Warmuth, Michael Hallek, Moshe Talpaz, Ji Wu
  • Patent number: 6923993
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process of isolating an extract from a Euphorbia obesa (EO) plant by: preparing a sample of said plant comprising removal of the latex material; dissolving said sample with first solvent to form a solution; separating said solution into a liquid and a pulp fraction; and purifying said pulp fraction. The isolated EO extract induces apoptosis and inhibits growth of a cancerous cell. Thus, the present invention is also directed to a method for inducing apoptosis and growth inhibition of a cancerous cell by contacting the cell with an effective amount of the EO extract by the process of the invention. Preferably, the extract is administered both to the tumor directly and intravenously. The preferred lines of cancerous cells are melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, prostate cancer, breast carcinoma, ovarian cancer, lymphoma and leukemia cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Inventors: Nicholas D. Donato, Nicholas J. Donato, David C. Sample, Margot Perez, John S. McMurray, Robert A Newman
  • Publication number: 20040248906
    Abstract: The invention relates to a combination which comprises (a) at least one compound decreasing the c-Src activity and (b) N-{5-[4-(4-methyl-piperazino-methyl)-benzoylamdio]-2-methylphenyl}-4-(3-pyridyl)-2-pyrimidine-amine or the monomethanesulfonate salt thereof; to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said combinations; and to a method of treating a warm-blooded animal having leukaemia, especially chronic myelogenous leukaemia, comprising administering to the animal at least one compound inhibiting the activity of a member of the Src kinase family, the Tee kinase family or a Raf kinase inhibitor, in particular inhibiting the c-Src protein tyrosine kinase activity or inhibiting simultaneously the c-Src protein tyrosine kinase activity and the Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase activity, alone or in combination with a Bcr-Abl inhibitor, in particular N-{5-[4-(4-methyl-piperazino-methyl)-benzoylamido]-2-methylphenyl}4-(3-pyridyl)-2-pyrimidine-amine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Nicholas J Donato, Doriano Fabbro, Paul William Manley, Jurgen Mestan, Markus Warmuth, Michael Halleck, Moshe Talpaz, Ji Wu
  • Publication number: 20030118677
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process of isolating an extract from a Euphorbaciae obesa (EO) plant by: preparing a sample of said plant comprising removal of the latex material; dissolving said sample with first solvent to form a solution; seperating said solution into a liquid and a pulp fraction; and purifying said pulp fraction. The isolated EO extract induces apoptosis and inhibits growth of a cancerous cell. Thus, the present invention is also directed to a method for inducing apoptosis and growth inhibition of a cancerous cell by contacting the cell with an effective amount of the EO extract by the process of the invention. Preferably, the extract is administered both to the tumor directly and intravenously. The preferred lines of cancerous cells are melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, prostate cancer, breast carcinoma, ovarian cancer, lymphoma and leukemia cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: Credere Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas D. Donato, Nicholas J. Donato, David C. Sample, Margot Perez, John S. McMurray, Robert A. Newman
  • Patent number: 6306626
    Abstract: The present invention provides an anti-IgM antibody conjugate comprising: a monoclonal antibody which binds selectively to IgM antibody, does not bind to IgG1 or IgG2 antibody, and has a G isotype; and a cytotoxic moiety conjugated to said monoclonal antibody. The present invention also provides a method for collecting hybridoma producing IgG isotype monoclonal antibodies comprising: treating a hybrid cell population with a monoclonal antibody which has a G isotype and binds selectively to IgM antibody but does not bind to IgG1 or IgG2 antibody; subjecting said resulting immuncomplexed cells to sorting; and collecting the cells which have not complexed with said antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Research Development Foundation
    Inventors: Michael G. Rosenblum, Nicholas J. Donato
  • Patent number: 6214974
    Abstract: The present invention provides a non-viral vector, comprising a cell binding component having a biotin-binding element conjugated to a biotinylated moiety. Also, provided is a method of introducing genetic material inside a specific cell comprising the administration of the non-viral vector to a human, wherein said non-viral vector comprises a cell binding component having a biotin-binding element conjugated to a biotinylated moiety. In addition, there is provided a method of delivering a cytotoxic moiety to a cell comprising the administration of the non-viral vector to a human.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Research Development Foundation
    Inventors: Michael G. Rosenblum, Nicholas J. Donato