Patents by Inventor Ofir A. Moreno

Ofir A. Moreno 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: 8618155
    Abstract: Provided are small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators, including Trp-p8 agonists and Trp-p8 antagonists, and compositions comprising small-molecule Trp-p8 agonists as well as methods for identifying and characterizing novel small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators and methods for decreasing viability and/or inhibiting growth of Trp-p8 expressing cells, methods for activating Trp-p8-mediated cation influx, methods for stimulating apoptosis and/or necrosis, and related methods for the treatment of diseases, including cancers such as lung, breast, colon, and/or prostate cancers as well as other diseases, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia, that are associated with Trp-p8 expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Dendreon Corporation
    Inventors: Ofir Moreno, Sateesh Natarajan, David F. Duncan
  • Patent number: 8614243
    Abstract: Provided are small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators, including Trp-p8 agonists and Trp-p8 antagonists, and compositions comprising small-molecule Trp-p8 agonists as well as methods for identifying and characterizing novel small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators and methods for decreasing viability and/or inhibiting growth of Trp-p8 expressing cells, methods for activating Trp-p8-mediated cation influx, methods for stimulating apoptosis and/or necrosis, and related methods for the treatment of diseases, including cancers such as lung, breast, colon, and/or prostate cancers as well as other diseases, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia, that are associated with Trp-p8 expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Dendreon Corporation
    Inventors: Ofir Moreno, Sateesh Natarajan, David F. Duncan
  • Publication number: 20130273177
    Abstract: Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising an isoflavonoid derivative and a cyclodextrin. Also provided herein are methods of treating cancer, sensitizing cancer cells, and inducing apoptosis in cancer cells by administering such compositions. In specific instances, provided herein are intravenous compositions and therapies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: MARSHALL EDWARDS, INC.
    Inventor: Ofir Moreno
  • Patent number: 8389730
    Abstract: Provided are small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators, including Trp-p8 agonists and Trp-p8 antagonists, and compositions comprising small-molecule Trp-p8 agonists as well as methods for identifying and characterizing novel small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators and methods for decreasing viability and/or inhibiting growth of Trp-p8 expressing cells, methods for activating Trp-p8-mediated cation influx, methods for stimulating apoptosis and/or necrosis, and related methods for the treatment of diseases, including cancers such as lung, breast, colon, and/or prostate cancers as well as other diseases, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia, that are associated with Trp-p8 expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Dendreon Corporation
    Inventors: Sateesh K. Natarajan, Ofir Moreno, Thomas J. Graddis, David F. Duncan, Reiner Laus, Feng Chen
  • Patent number: 8362264
    Abstract: Provided are small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators, including Trp-p8 agonists and Trp-p8 antagonists, and compositions comprising small-molecule Trp-p8 agonists as well as methods for identifying and characterizing novel small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators and methods for decreasing viability and/or inhibiting growth of Trp-p8 expressing cells, methods for activating Trp-p8-mediated cation influx, methods for stimulating apoptosis and/or necrosis, and related methods for the treatment of diseases, including cancers such as lung, breast, colon, and/or prostate cancers as well as other diseases, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia, that are associated with Trp-p8 expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Dendreon Corporation
    Inventors: Sateesh K. Natarajan, Ofir Moreno, Thomas J. Graddis, David F. Duncan, Reiner Laus, Feng Chen
  • Publication number: 20120225871
    Abstract: Provided are small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators, including Trp-p8 agonists and Trp-p8 antagonists, and compositions comprising small-molecule Trp-p8 agonists as well as methods for identifying and characterizing novel small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators and methods for decreasing viability and/or inhibiting growth of Trp-p8 expressing cells, methods for activating Trp-p8-mediated cation influx, methods for stimulating apoptosis and/or necrosis, and related methods for the treatment of diseases, including cancers such as lung, breast, colon, and/or prostate cancers as well as other diseases, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia, that are associated with Trp-p8 expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: Dendreon Corporation
    Inventors: Ofir Moreno, Sateesh Natarajan, David F. Duncan
  • Publication number: 20120094977
    Abstract: Provided are small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators, including Trp-p8 agonists and Trp-p8 antagonists, and compositions comprising small-molecule Trp-p8 agonists as well as methods for identifying and characterizing novel small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators and methods for decreasing viability and/or inhibiting growth of Trp-p8 expressing cells, methods for activating Trp-p8-mediated cation influx, methods for stimulating apoptosis and/or necrosis, and related methods for the treatment of diseases, including cancers such as lung, breast, colon, and/or prostate cancers as well as other diseases, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia, that are associated with Trp-p8 expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: Dendreon Corporation
    Inventors: Sateesh K. Natarajan, Ofir Moreno, Thomas J. Graddis, David F. Duncan, Reiner Laus, Feng Chen
  • Publication number: 20120083493
    Abstract: Provided are small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators, including Trp-p8 agonists and Trp-p8 antagonists, and compositions comprising small-molecule Trp-p8 agonists as well as methods for identifying and characterizing novel small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators and methods for decreasing viability and/or inhibiting growth of Trp-p8 expressing cells, methods for activating Trp-p8-mediated cation influx, methods for stimulating apoptosis and/or necrosis, and related methods for the treatment of diseases, including cancers such as lung, breast, colon, and/or prostate cancers as well as other diseases, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia, that are associated with Trp-p8 expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: Dendreon Corporation
    Inventors: Ofir Moreno, Sateesh Natarajan, David F. Duncan
  • Publication number: 20110195145
    Abstract: A product and method that enable the convenient addition of an unbuffered concentrated caffeine aqueous solution to beverages prior to consumption, without significantly affecting the volume of the beverage or the taste of the beverage beyond the taste of the caffeine itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: BODY FORTH, LLC
    Inventors: Ofir MORENO, Ayal MORENO
  • Patent number: 7772266
    Abstract: Provided are small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators, including Trp-p8 agonists and Trp-p8 antagonists, and compositions comprising small-molecule Trp-p8 agonists as well as methods for identifying and characterizing novel small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators and methods for decreasing viability and/or inhibiting growth of Trp-p8 expressing cells, methods for activating Trp-p8-mediated cation influx, methods for stimulating apoptosis and/or necrosis, and related methods for the treatment of diseases, including cancers such as lung, breast, colon, and/or prostate cancers as well as other diseases, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia, that are associated with Trp-p8 expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Dendreon Corporation
    Inventors: Ofir Moreno, Sateesh Natarajan, David F. Duncan
  • Patent number: 7741355
    Abstract: Provided are small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators, including Trp-p8 agonists and Trp-p8 antagonists, and compositions comprising small-molecule Trp-p8 agonists as well as methods for identifying and characterizing novel small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators and methods for decreasing viability and/or inhibiting growth of Trp-p8 expressing cells, methods for activating Trp-p8-mediated cation influx, methods for stimulating apoptosis and/or necrosis, and related methods for the treatment of diseases, including cancers such as lung, breast, colon, and/or prostate cancers as well as other diseases, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia, that are associated with Trp-p8 expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Dendreon Corporation
    Inventors: Ofir Moreno, Sateesh Natarajan, David F. Duncan
  • Publication number: 20080255185
    Abstract: Provided are small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators, including Trp-p8 agonists and Trp-p8 antagonists, and compositions comprising small-molecule Trp-p8 agonists as well as methods for identifying and characterizing novel small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators and methods for decreasing viability and/or inhibiting growth of Trp-p8 expressing cells, methods for activating Trp-p8-mediated cation influx, methods for stimulating apoptosis and/or necrosis, and related methods for the treatment of diseases, including cancers such as lung, breast, colon, and/or prostate cancers as well as other diseases, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia, that are associated with Trp-p8 expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: Dendreon Corporation
    Inventors: Ofir Moreno, Sateesh Natarajan, David F. Duncan
  • Publication number: 20070232603
    Abstract: Provided are small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators, including Trp-p8 agonists and Trp-p8 antagonists, and compositions comprising small-molecule Trp-p8 agonists as well as methods for identifying and characterizing novel small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators and methods for decreasing viability and/or inhibiting growth of Trp-p8 expressing cells, methods for activating Trp-p8-mediated cation influx, methods for stimulating apoptosis and/or necrosis, and related methods for the treatment of diseases, including cancers such as lung, breast, colon, and/or prostate cancers as well as other diseases, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia, that are associated with Trp-p8 expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: Dendreon Corporation
    Inventors: Ofir Moreno, Sateesh Natarajan, David Duncan
  • Patent number: 7019019
    Abstract: The present invention provides matriptase inhibitors and compositions thereof useful for treating cancer. Martripase is a trypsin-like serine protease active in the development of cancerous conditions, such as tumors and metastasis of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Dendreon Corporation
    Inventors: David F. Duncan, L. Josue Alfaro-Lopez, Mallareddy Komandla, Odile Esther Levy, Ofir Moreno, Joseph E. Semple, Amir P. Tamiz
  • Publication number: 20050054651
    Abstract: Provided are small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators, including Trp-p8 agonists and Trp-p8 antagonists, and compositions comprising small-molecule Trp-p8 agonists as well as methods for identifying and characterizing novel small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators and methods for decreasing viability and/or inhibiting growth of Trp-p8 expressing cells, methods for activating Trp-p8-mediated cation influx, methods for stimulating apoptosis and/or necrosis, and related methods for the treatment of diseases, including cancers such as lung, breast, colon, and/or prostate cancers as well as other diseases, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia, that are associated with Trp-p8 expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Applicant: DENDREON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sateesh Natarajan, Ofir Moreno, Thomas Graddis, David Duncan, Reiner Laus, Feng Chen
  • Publication number: 20040186060
    Abstract: The present invention provides matriptase inhibitors and compositions thereof useful for treating cancer. Martripase is a trypsin-like serine protease active in the development of cancerous conditions, such as tumors and metastasis of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: Dendreon Corporation
    Inventors: David F. Duncan, L. Josue Alfaro-Lopez, Mallareddy Komandla, Odile Esther Levy, Ofir Moreno, Joseph E. Semple, Amir P. Tamiz
  • Patent number: 6583154
    Abstract: There are provided compounds, compositions and methods of use thereof in the modulation of feeding behavior, obesity, diabetes, cancer (tumor), inflammatory disorders, depression, stress related disorders, Alzheimer's disease and other disease conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Henry Norman, Clarence R. Hurt, Ning Chen, Christopher H. Fotsch, Nianhe Han, Tracy J. Jenkins, Longbin Liu, Ofir A. Moreno
  • Patent number: 6514964
    Abstract: The invention comprises novel compounds that are effective in the prophylaxis and treatment of diseases, such as integrin receptors mediated diseases, in particular, diseases or conditions mediated by integrin receptors, such as &agr;v&bgr;3, &agr;v&bgr;5, &agr;v&bgr;6 and the like. The invention encompasses novel compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for prophylaxis and treatment of such diseases and disorders. The subject invention also relates to processes for making such compounds as well as to intermediates useful in such processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Zhidong Chen, Celia Dominguez, Ellen Grenzer-Laber, Nianhe Han, Longbing Liu, Ofir A. Moreno, Melvin C. Rutledge, Andrew S. Tasker
  • Patent number: 6187777
    Abstract: There are provided compounds, compositions and methods of use thereof in the modulation of feeding behavior, obesity, diabetes, cancer (tumor), inflammatory disorders, depression, stress related disorders, Alzheimer's disease and other disease conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Henry Norman, Clarence R. Hurt, Ning Chen, Christopher H. Fotsch, Nianhe Han, Tracy J. Jenkins, Longbin Liu, Ofir A. Moreno