Patents by Inventor Thomas E Smithgall

Thomas E Smithgall 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: 20200385406
    Abstract: Disclosed are heterocyclic-pyridinone analogs that are capable of inhibiting Nef-Hck and methods of treating viral infections such as, for example, HIV-1. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Corinne E. Augelli-Szafran, Omar Moulkha-Chafiq, Thomas E. Smithgall, Lori A. Emert-Sedlak, Habin Shi, Samuel Tanner, Vibha Pathak
  • Patent number: 10603321
    Abstract: A method of treating HIV in a subject, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound having a general Formula 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof: wherein R1 is selected from H, optionally-substituted aryl, optionally-substituted heteroaryl, or optionally-substituted aliphatic; each R2 is independently selected from H, halogen, cyano, thioether, oxo, optionally-substituted amino, optionally-substituted heteroaryl, optionally-substituted aryl, or optionally-substituted aliphatic; a is 3 to 7; and the ring designates a heterocyclic or heteroaryl structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventor: Thomas E. Smithgall
  • Publication number: 20180169098
    Abstract: A method of treating HIV in a subject, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound having a general Formula 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof: wherein R1 is selected from H, optionally-substituted aryl, optionally-substituted heteroaryl, or optionally-substituted aliphatic; each R2 is independently selected from H, halogen, cyano, thioether, oxo, optionally-substituted amino, optionally-substituted heteroaryl, optionally-substituted aryl, or optionally-substituted aliphatic; a is 3 to 7; and the ring designates a heterocyclic or heteroaryl structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventor: Thomas E. Smithgall
  • Patent number: 9925190
    Abstract: A method of treating HIV in a subject, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound having a general Formula 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof: wherein R1 is selected from H, optionally-substituted aryl, optionally-substituted heteroaryl, or optionally-substituted aliphatic; each R2 is independently selected from H, halogen, cyano, thioether, oxo, optionally-substituted amino, optionally-substituted heteroaryl, optionally-substituted aryl, or optionally-substituted aliphatic; a is 3 to 7; and the ring designates a heterocyclic or heteroaryl structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventor: Thomas E. Smithgall
  • Patent number: 9695127
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a compound capable of treating HIV. In particular disclosed embodiments, the compound is capable of inhibiting Nef, such as by acting as antagonists of HIV Nef function. Also disclosed are embodiments of a method of making the compound, embodiments of a method of using the compound, and embodiments of a method of identifying HIV Nef antagonists. The disclosed compound may be used alone or in combination with other pharmacologically active agents in order to promote reducing drug resistance and/or cumulative toxicity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Thomas E. Smithgall, Lori Ann Emert-Sedlak, Billy W. Day, Jielu Zhao, Prema Chandrasekhar Iyer
  • Publication number: 20160235750
    Abstract: A method of treating HIV in a subject, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound having a general Formula 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof: wherein R1 is selected from H, optionally-substituted aryl, optionally-substituted heteroaryl, or optionally-substituted aliphatic; each R2 is independently selected from H, halogen, cyano, thioether, oxo, optionally-substituted amino, optionally-substituted heteroaryl, optionally-substituted aryl, or optionally-substituted aliphatic; a is 3 to 7; and the ring designates a heterocyclic or heteroaryl structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth Sys tem of Higher Education
    Inventor: Thomas E. Smithgall
  • Publication number: 20150291534
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a compound capable of treating HIV. In particular disclosed embodiments, the compound is capable of inhibiting Nef, such as by acting as antagonists of HIV Nef function. Also disclosed are embodiments of a method of making the compound, embodiments of a method of using the compound, and embodiments of a method of identifying HIV Nef antagonists. The disclosed compound may be used alone or in combination with other pharmacologically active agents in order to promote reducing drug resistance and/or cumulative toxicity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas E. Smithgall, Lori Ann Emert-Sedlak, Billy W. Day, Jielu Zhao, Prema Chandrasekhar Iyer
  • Publication number: 20140128388
    Abstract: Drug candidates for inhibition of HIV-1 replication can target Src family kinases (SFK), such as Hck, that interact with Nef protein of the virus. Compounds characterized by such inhibitory activity were identified via an assay for kinase activity of an SFK in a Nef:SFK complex. Illustrative of inhibitors identified using the kinase assay are various 2,3-diaminoquinaxolines and furo[2,3-d]pyrimidines. The inventive inhibitors were found to arrest HIV-1 viral replication in vitro.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Lori Emert-Sedlak, Toshiaki Kodama, Billy W. Day, Weixiang Dai, Ronald P. Trible, Thomas E. Smithgall
  • Patent number: 8541415
    Abstract: Drug candidates for inhibition of HIV-I replication can target Src family kinases (SFK), such as Hck, that interact with Nef protein of the virus. Compounds characterized by such inhibitory activity were identified via an assay for kinase activity of an SFK in a Nef:SFK complex. Illustrative of inhibitors identified using the kinase assay are various 2,3-diaminoquinaxolines and furo[2,3-d]pyrimidines. The inventive inhibitors were found to arrest HIV-I viral replication in vitro.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Lori Emert-Sedlak, Toshiaki Kodama, Billy W. Day, Weixiang Dai, Ronald P. Trible, Thomas E. Smithgall
  • Publication number: 20110190241
    Abstract: Drug candidates for inhibition of HIV-I replication can target Src family kinases (SFK), such as Hck, that interact with Nef protein of the virus. Compounds characterized by such inhibitory activity were identified via an assay for kinase activity of an SFK in a Nef:SFK complex. Illustrative of inhibitors identified using the kinase assay are various 2,3-diaminoquinaxolines and furo[2,3-d]pyrimidines. The inventive inhibitors were found to arrest HIV-I viral replication in vitro.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Lori Emert-Sedlak, Toshiaki Kodama, Billy W. Day, Weixiang Dai, Ronald P. Trible, Thomas E. Smithgall
  • Publication number: 20020123049
    Abstract: A recombinant plasmid and an RNA sequence expressed by said plasmid are described. The RNA sequence hybridize specifically with human c-fes mRNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Applicant: The United States of America, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Robert I. Glazer, Thomas E. Smithgall, Gang Yu
  • Patent number: 6232069
    Abstract: A recombinant plasmid and an RNA sequence expressed by said plasmid are described. The RNA sequence hybridize specifically with human c-fes mRNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Robert I Glazer, Thomas E Smithgall, Gang Yu
  • Patent number: 5879882
    Abstract: A recombinant plasmid and an RNA sequence expressed by said plasmid are described. The RNA sequence hybridizes specifically with human c-fes mRNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Robert I. Glazer, Thomas E. Smithgall, Gang Yu