Patents by Inventor Tom Yao-Hsiang Wu

Tom Yao-Hsiang Wu 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: 20250073236
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a class of pyrimidine derivatives having immunomodulating properties that act via TLR7 which are useful in the treatment of viral infections and cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventor: Tom Yao-Hsiang WU
  • Patent number: 12168646
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compounds of Formula (I): as further described herein, and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, as well as methods of using these compounds to modulate the activity of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) and to treat conditions comprising inflammation inside the intestinal tract and certain disorders of the central nervous system affected by the gut-brain axis, including IBD, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, Huntington's disease, and multiple sclerosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: NEXYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Tom Yao-Hsiang Wu, Qihui Jin
  • Publication number: 20240398776
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compounds, compositions and methods, especially as they are related to compositions and methods for the treatment and/or prevention of a proliferation disorder associated with TGF?R1 activity, such as a cancer or fibrosis. The invention provides compounds of Formula (I) and Formula (II) as further described herein having an acidic moiety that enhances tissue specificity for targeted tissues and organs. The invention includes pharmaceutical compositions, pharmaceutical combinations, and methods of use of these compounds for treating conditions including cancer or fibrosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Nexys Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom Yao-Hsiang WU, Qihui JIN
  • Patent number: 12102626
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compounds, compositions and methods, especially as they are related to compositions and methods for the treatment and/or prevention of a proliferation disorder associated with TGF?R1 activity, such as a cancer or fibrosis. The invention provides compounds of Formula (I) and Formula (II) as further described herein having an acidic moiety that enhances tissue specificity for targeted tissues and organs. The invention includes pharmaceutical compositions, pharmaceutical combinations, and methods of use of these compounds for treating conditions including cancer or fibrosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Nexys Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom Yao-Hsiang Wu, Qihui Jin
  • Publication number: 20240279185
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compounds of Formula (I): as further described herein, and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, as well as methods of using these compounds to modulate the activity of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) and to treat conditions comprising inflammation inside the intestinal tract and certain disorders of the central nervous system affected by the gut-brain axis, including IBD, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, Huntington's disease, and multiple sclerosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: NEXYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Tom Yao-Hsiang WU, Qihui JIN
  • Publication number: 20240208913
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compounds of Formula (I): as further described herein, and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, as well as methods of using these compounds to modulate the activity of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) and to treat conditions comprising inflammation inside the intestinal tract and certain disorders of the central nervous system affected by the gut-brain axis, including IBD, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, Huntington's disease, and multiple sclerosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: NEXYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Tom Yao-Hsiang WU, Qihui JIN
  • Publication number: 20240009215
    Abstract: The invention provided herein includes pharmaceutical compositions comprising a TLR7 agonist having the structure of Formula (A), aluminum-containing particles, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. The invention further provides the use of such compositions in the treatment of solid tumors either alone or in combination with one or more additional pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Michael Cooke, Shailaja Kasibhatla, Andrew T. Miller, Tom Yao-Hsiang Wu
  • Patent number: 11752162
    Abstract: The invention provided herein includes pharmaceutical compositions comprising a TLR7 agonist having the structure of Formula (A), aluminum-containing particles, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. The invention further provides the use of such compositions in the treatment of solid tumors either alone or in combination with one or more additional pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Michael Cooke, Shailaja Kasibhatla, Andrew T. Miller, Tom Yao-Hsiang Wu
  • Publication number: 20230053449
    Abstract: Provided herein are antibodies to DC-SIGN, conjugates of DC-SiGN antibodies, and DC-SiGN antibody fusion proteins and the use of such antibodies, conjugates, and fusion proteins for the treatment of diseases such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Lisa BARNETT, Steven BENDER, Alex Cortez, Sarah COX, Jonathan DEANE, Scott Martin GLASER, Ben WEN, Tom Yao-Hsiang WU
  • Publication number: 20220054465
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compounds, compositions and methods, especially as they are related to compositions and methods for the treatment and/or prevention of a proliferation disorder associated with TGF?R1 activity, such as a cancer or fibrosis. The invention provides compounds of Formula (I) and Formula (II) as further described herein having an acidic moiety that enhances tissue specificity for targeted tissues and organs. The invention includes pharmaceutical compositions, pharmaceutical combinations, and methods of use of these compounds for treating conditions including cancer or fibrosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Nexys Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom Yao-Hsiang Wu, Qihui Jin
  • Patent number: 11173157
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a class of pyrimidine derivatives having immunomodulating properties that act via TLR7 which are useful in the treatment of viral infections and cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: APROS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventor: Tom Yao-Hsiang Wu
  • Publication number: 20210346387
    Abstract: Provided herein are antibody conjugates comprising toll-like receptor agonists and the use of such conjugates for the treatment of cancer. In some embodiments, the conjugates comprise anti-HER2 antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Alex CORTEZ, Bernhard Hubert GEIERSTANGER, Timothy Z. HOFFMAN, Shailaja KASIBHATLA, Tetsuo UNO, Xing WANG, Tom Yao-Hsiang WU
  • Publication number: 20210228713
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a class of pyrimidine derivative peptide conjugates having enhanced immunomodulating properties. More specifically the peptide conjugate contains a TLR7 agonist and enhances the biological effect of the peptide to which it is coupled, increasing immunogenicity, and or lowering the effective dose of the peptide. In some embodiments, the peptide is an antigen, a vaccine, a peptide-based neoantigen vaccine, or an epitope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventor: Tom Yao-Hsiang WU
  • Publication number: 20210170043
    Abstract: Provided herein are immunoconjugates comprising an anti-DC-SIGN antibody conjugated to a STING agonist. Also disclosed are methods of making the immunoconjugates and methods of treating cancer using the immunoconjugates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Lisa BARNETT, Steven BENDER, Charles Y. CHO, Sarah COX, Jonathan Deane, Scott Martin GLASER, Xueshi Hao, Shailaja KASIBHATLA, Weijia OU, Tetsuo UNO, Yongqin WAN, Ben WEN, Tom Yao-Hsiang WU
  • Publication number: 20210154214
    Abstract: The invention provided herein includes pharmaceutical compositions comprising a TLR7 agonist having the structure of Formula (A), aluminum-containing particles, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. The invention further provides the use of such compositions in the treatment of solid tumors either alone or in combination with one or more additional pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Cooke, Shailaja Kasibhatla, Andrew T. Miller, Tom Yao-Hsiang Wu
  • Patent number: 10973826
    Abstract: Provided herein are antibody conjugates comprising toll-like receptor agonists and the use of such conjugates for the treatment of cancer. In some embodiments, the conjugates comprise anti-HER2 antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Alex Cortez, Bernhard Hubert Geierstanger, Timothy Z. Hoffman, Shailaja Kasibhatla, Tetsuo Uno, Xing Wang, Tom Yao-Hsiang Wu
  • Publication number: 20210000826
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a class of pyrimidine derivatives having immunomodulating properties that act via TLR7 which are useful in the treatment of viral infections and cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventor: Tom Yao-Hsiang WU
  • Patent number: 10857153
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a class of pyrimidine derivatives having immunomodulating properties that act via TLR7 which are useful in the treatment of lung cancer and other respiratory conditions. The present disclosure specifically discloses compounds having the structuree of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: APROS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Tom Yao-Hsiang Wu, Andrew T. Miller
  • Patent number: 10844068
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of Formula (I), immunogenic compositions and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat diseases or disorders associated with Toll-Like Receptor 7 activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Alex Cortez, Timothy Hoffman, Yongkai Li, Tom Yao-Hsiang Wu, Xiaoyue Zhang
  • Patent number: 10786502
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a class of pyrimidine derivatives having immunomodulating properties that act via TLR7 which are useful in the treatment of viral infections and cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: APROS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventor: Tom Yao-Hsiang Wu