Patents by Inventor Thomas Julius Borody

Thomas Julius Borody 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: 20220000939
    Abstract: This application provides compositions, e.g., formulations, used for gastric, gastrointestinal and/or colonic treatments, and methods for making, storing and using them, including storage, including long term storage, at ambient temperature. Compositions provided herein are useful for treating various diseases or conditions such as autism spectrum disorder, Crohn's Disease, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, and recurrent or primary C. difficile infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: FINCH THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Julius BORODY
  • Patent number: 11213549
    Abstract: The present disclosure is in the field of pharmaceutical compositions suitable for the treatment of diseases in mammals. The disclosure provides novel compositions comprising non-pathogenic fecal microbes for treating primary sclerosing cholangitis and related diseases. The disclosure also provides methods for treating a subject with the compositions disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Finch Therapeutics Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Julius Borody
  • Publication number: 20210353609
    Abstract: Provided are methods for treating, ameliorating, reversing and/or preventing a Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in an individual in need thereof, comprising: administering to the individual in need thereof a therapeutic combination comprising: (a) a composition comprising or consisting of: vonoprazan or a vonoprazan fumarate, or a 5-(2-fluorophenyl)-1-(pyridin-3-ylsulfonyl)-1H-pyrrol-3-yl)-N-methylmethanamine monofumarate, or a 1-(5-(2-fluorophenyl)-1-(pyridin-3-ylsulfonyl)-1H-pyrrol-3-yl)-N-methyl-methanamine fumarate), optionally TAKECABâ„¢; and (b) an antimicrobial or antibiotic drug or composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas Julius BORODY
  • Patent number: 11173183
    Abstract: In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions, e.g., formulations, used for gastric, gastrointestinal and/or colonic treatments or lavage, e.g., orthostatic lavage, e.g., for inducing the purgation (e.g., cleansing) of a gastrointestinal (GI) tract, including a colon; and methods for making and using them. In alternative embodiments, compositions and methods of the invention are used for the stabilization, amelioration, treatment and/or prevention of constipation, for the treatment of abdominal pain, particularly non-specific abdominal pain, and diarrhea, including diarrhea caused by a drug side effect, a psychological condition, a disease or a condition such as Crohn's Disease, a poison, a toxin or an infection, e.g., a toxin-mediated travelers diarrhea, or C. difficile or the pseudo-membranous colitis associated with this infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Finch Therapeutics Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Julius Borody
  • Patent number: 11166990
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating ulcerative colitis (UC) in a subject in need thereof. In particular, the compositions described here comprise or are designed based on fecal bacteria associated with FMT-based UC treatment success or failure. Also provided are methods for screening patients for their suitability for a fecal bacteria-based UC treatment. Further provided are methods for screening fecal donors for optimized source materials for producing a fecal bacteria-based pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Finch Therapeutics Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Julius Borody
  • Publication number: 20210330635
    Abstract: In alternative embodiments, provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising combinations of drugs, including products of manufacture and kits, and methods for using them, for treating, preventing, ameliorating, slowing the progress of, decreasing the severity of or preventing a coronavirus infection, or a COVID-19 or a 2019-nCoV (or so-called Wuhan coronavirus) infection, or an infection caused by a virus in the subfamily Orthocoronavirinae, or a virus in the family Coronaviridae, or a virus in the order Nidovirales. In alternative embodiments, combinations, or cocktails, of a drug or drugs as provided herein are administered either enterally, parenterally and/or by inhalation. In alternative embodiments, combinations, or cocktails, of drugs as provided herein are used to block intracellular metabolic pathways and prevent progression of the infection to clinical illness and death. In alternative embodiments, novel aerosol, spray or mist or powder formulations for inhalation are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas Julius BORODY
  • Publication number: 20210332995
    Abstract: In alternative embodiments, provided are products of manufacture, including automobiles and buildings, and multiplexed systems such as ventilation systems, for treating, preventing, ameliorating, slowing the progress of, decreasing the severity of or preventing a microbial infection, such as bacterial and viral infections, including the common respiratory viruses such as infuenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus, adenovirus, rhinovirus, human metapneumovirus, hantaviruses, enterovirus, coronavirus (such as a SARS, MERS or COV1D-19 infection), or an infection caused by a virus in the subfamily Orthocoronavirinae, or a virus in the family Coronaviridae, or a virus in the order Nidovirales.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas Julius BORODY
  • Publication number: 20210330663
    Abstract: In alternative embodiments, provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising combinations of drugs, including products of manufacture and kits, and methods for using them, for treating, preventing, ameliorating, slowing the progress of, decreasing the severity of or preventing a coronavirus infection, or a COVID-19 or a 2019-nCoV (or so-called Wuhan coronavirus) infection, or an infection caused by a virus in the subfamily Orthocoronavirinae, or a virus in the family Coronaviridae, or a virus in the order Nidovirales. In alternative embodiments, combinations, or cocktails, of a drug or drugs as provided herein are administered either enterally, parenterally and/or by inhalation. In alternative embodiments, combinations, or cocktails, of drugs as provided herein are used to block intracellular metabolic pathways and prevent progression of the infection to clinical illness and death. In alternative embodiments, novel aerosol or powder formulations for inhalation are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas Julius BORODY
  • Publication number: 20210330717
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and treatment regimens for treating ulcerative colitis in a subject in need thereof. In particular, the methods described herein comprise treating a subject in need thereof with a treatment regimen comprising the administration of a pharmaceutical composition comprising live non-pathogenic fecal bacteria for at least 8 weeks and at least three times per week. In an aspect, the subject in need thereof exhibits a Mayo endoscopy score of 3 or lower. In some aspects, the subject in need thereof has no concomitant corticosteroid use during said method and has no corticosteroid use immediately prior to commencing said method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: Finch Therapeutics Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Julius BORODY
  • Publication number: 20210290688
    Abstract: The present disclosure is in the field of pharmaceutical compositions suitable for the treatment of diseases in mammals. The disclosure provides novel compositions comprising non-pathogenic fecal microbes for treating recurrent diverticulitis and related diseases. The disclosure also provides methods for treating a subject with the compositions disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Finch Therapeutics Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Julius BORODY
  • Publication number: 20210275603
    Abstract: The present disclosure is in the field of pharmaceutical compositions suitable for the treatment of diseases in mammals. The disclosure provides novel compositions comprising non-pathogenic fecal microbes for treating irritable bowel syndrome and related diseases. The disclosure also provides methods for treating a subject with the compositions disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Crestovo Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Julius BORODY
  • Publication number: 20210260136
    Abstract: The present disclosure is in the field pf pharmaceutical compositions suitable for the treatment of diseases in mammals. The disclosure provides novel compositions comprising non-pathogenic fecal microbes for treating multiple sclerosis and related diseases. The disclosure also provides methods for treating a subject with the compositions disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Finch Therapeutics Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Julius BORODY
  • Patent number: 11090326
    Abstract: Oral administration of a solid dosage form of the present invention comprising an effective amount of rifabutin, an effective amount of clarithromycin, an effective amount of clofazimine, and an effective amount of an absorption enhancer, is used to treat a subject suffering from, or susceptible to, Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection. In an embodiment, the solid dosage form is sufficiently designed to result in a reduction in the increased metabolism of clarithromycin caused by rifabutin. In an embodiment, the solid dosage form is sufficiently designed to result in a reduction in the metabolism of rifabutin caused by clarithromycin. In an embodiment, the solid dosage form is sufficiently designed to result in a reduction in risk of a subject developing leucopenia or uveitis as a result of rifabutin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: RedHill Biopharma Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Julius Borody, Patrick Gosselin
  • Publication number: 20210244726
    Abstract: In alternative embodiments, provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising combinations of drugs, including products of manufacture and kits, and methods for using them, for treating, preventing, ameliorating, slowing the progress of, decreasing the severity of or preventing a coronavirus infection, or a COVID-19 or a 2019-nCoV (or so-called Wuhan coronavirus) infection, or an infection caused by a virus in the subfamily Orthocoronavirinae, or a virus in the family Coronaviridae, or a virus in the order Nidovirales. In alternative embodiments, combinations, or cocktails, of a drug or drugs as provided herein are administered either enterally, parenterally and/or by inhalation. In alternative embodiments, combinations, or cocktails, of drugs as provided herein are used to block intracellular metabolic pathways and prevent progression of the infection to clinical illness and death. In alternative embodiments, novel aerosol or powder formulations for inhalation are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas Julius BORODY
  • Publication number: 20210244705
    Abstract: In alternative embodiments, provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising combinations of drugs, including products of manufacture and kits, and methods for using them, for treating, preventing, ameliorating, slowing the progress of, decreasing the severity of or preventing a coronavirus infection, or a COVID-19 or a 2019-nCoV (or so-called Wuhan coronavirus) infection, or an infection caused by a virus in the subfamily Orthocoronavirinae, or a virus in the family Coronaviridae, or a virus in the order Nidovirales. In alternative embodiments, combinations, or cocktails, of a drug or drugs as provided herein are administered either enterally, parenterally and/or by inhalation. In alternative embodiments, combinations, or cocktails, of drugs as provided herein are used to block intracellular metabolic pathways and prevent progression of the infection to clinical illness and death. In alternative embodiments, novel aerosol, spray or mist or powder formulations for inhalation are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas Julius BORODY
  • Publication number: 20210205375
    Abstract: In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions, e.g., formulations, used for gastric, gastrointestinal and/or colonic treatments or lavage, e.g., orthostatic lavage, e.g., for inducing the purgation (e.g., cleansing) of a gastrointestinal (GI) tract, including a colon; and methods for making and using them. In alternative embodiments, compositions and methods of the invention are used for the stabilization, amelioration, treatment and/or prevention of constipation, for the treatment of abdominal pain, particularly non-specific abdominal pain, and diarrhea, including diarrhea caused by a drug side effect, a psychological condition, a disease or a condition such as Crohn's Disease, a poison, a toxin or an infection, e.g., a toxin-mediated travelers diarrhea, or C. difficile or the pseudo-membranous colitis associated with this infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: Finch Therapeutics Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Julius BORODY
  • Publication number: 20210187061
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein a composition for treating gastrointestinal or neurological disorders, constipation, functional constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulitis, travelers diarrhoea, chronic idiopathic nausea, IBD-associated constipation and diarrhoea, pseudo-obstruction, diabetic gastroparesis, cyclic vomiting, reflux oesophagitis, autism enteropathy, flatulence, halitosis, chronic fatigue, bloating, proctalgia fugax, Parkinsons disease, MS, Alzheimers Disease, Motor Neurone Disease or autism, the composition comprising: (i) at least two anti-clostridial agents selected from the group consisting of: vancomycin, vancomycin derivatives, a multi-valent polymer of vancomycin, am inoglycosides, nitroimidazoles, ansamysins, nifuroxazide, colchicine, prucalopride, prokinetic agent and 5-aminosalicylic acid; or (ii) at least one anti-clostridial agent selected from the above combined with an opioid blocking agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas Julius BORODY
  • Patent number: 11040073
    Abstract: The present disclosure is in the field of pharmaceutical compositions suitable for the treatment of diseases in mammals. The disclosure provides novel compositions comprising non-pathogenic fecal microbes for treating recurrent diverticulitis and related diseases. The disclosure also provides methods for treating a subject with the compositions disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Finch Therapeutics Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Julius Borody
  • Patent number: 11033536
    Abstract: Provided are methods for treating, ameliorating, reversing and/or preventing a Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in an individual in need thereof, comprising: administering to the individual in need thereof a therapeutic combination comprising: (a) a composition comprising or consisting of: vonoprazan or a vonoprazan fumarate, or a 5-(2-fluorophenyl)-1-(pyridin-3-ylsulfonyl)-1H-pyrrol-3-yl)-N-methylmethanamine monofumarate, or a 1-(5-(2-fluorophenyl)-1-(pyridin-3-ylsulfonyl)-1H-pyrrol-3-yl)-N-methyl-methanamine fumarate), optionally TAKECABâ„¢; and (b) an antimicrobial or antibiotic drug or composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: CENTRE FOR DIGESTIVE DIEASES
    Inventor: Thomas Julius Borody
  • Patent number: 11026978
    Abstract: The present disclosure is in the field of pharmaceutical compositions suitable for the treatment of diseases in mammals. The disclosure provides novel compositions comprising non-pathogenic fecal microbes for treating multiple sclerosis and related diseases. The disclosure also provides methods for treating a subject with the compositions disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Finch Therapeutics Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Julius Borody