Patents by Inventor Steven Benkovic

Steven Benkovic 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: 11958917
    Abstract: Compositions comprising mixtures of hydroxypropyl-?-cyclodextrin, wherein the compositions may be isomerically purified, and methods of isomerically purifying a mixture of hydroxypropyl-?-cyclodextrins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: BEREN THERAPEUTICS P.B.C.
    Inventors: Steven Pfeiffer, Dustin McMinn, Gabor Benkovics
  • Publication number: 20240092818
    Abstract: The present invention relates to efficient synthetic processes useful in the preparation of antiviral nucleosides, particularly uridine 4-oxime 5?-(2-methylpropanoate) {(2R,3S,4R,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-[4-(hydroxyimino)-2-oxo-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-1(2H)-yl]oxolan-2-yl}methyl 2-methylpropanoate and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, derivatives, tautomers, isomers, and prodrugs of, which may be active as antiviral agents, as well as compositions and methods thereof. The present invention also encompasses intermediates useful in the disclosed synthetic processes and the methods of their preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Tamas Benkovics, Patrick S. Fier, Anna Fryszkowska, Mark A. Huffman, Tetsuji Itoh, Jongrock Kong, Peter E. Maligres, Kevin M. Maloney, John McIntosh, Grant S. Murphy, Steven M. Silverman, Hao Yang
  • Publication number: 20240067760
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising mixtures of hydroxypropyl-?-cyclodextrin, wherein the compositions may be isomerically purified. The disclosure also relates to methods of isomerically purifying a mixture of hydroxypropyl-?-cyclodextrins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Steven Pfeiffer, Dustin McMinn, Gabor Benkovics
  • Publication number: 20070155699
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds useful for treating fungal infections, more specifically topical treatment of onychomycosis and/or cutaneous fungal infections. This invention is directed to compounds that are active against fungi and have properties that allow the compound, when placed in contact with a patient, to reach the particular part of the skin, nail, hair, claw or hoof infected by the fungus. In particular the present compounds have physiochemical properties that facilitate penetration of the nail plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: Anacor Pharmaceuticals
    Inventors: Stephen Baker, Tsutomu Akama, Michael Alley, Steven Benkovic, Michael DiPierro, Vincent Hernandez, Karin Hold, Isaac Kennedy, Igor Likhotvorik, Weimin Mao, Kirk Maples, Jacob Plattner, Fernando Rock, Virginia Sanders, Aaron Stemphoski, George Yiannikouros, Siead Zegar, Yong-Kang Zhang, Huchen Zhou