Patents by Inventor Wendy Westbroek

Wendy Westbroek 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: 10925874
    Abstract: Substituted pyrazolopyrimidines and dihydropyrazolopyrimidines and related compounds, their methods of manufacture, compositions containing these compounds, and methods of use of these compounds in treating lysosomal storage disorders such as Gaucher disease are described herein. The compounds are of general Formula (I) in which variables R1-R7 and X are described in the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
    Inventors: Juan Jose Marugan, Noel Southall, Ehud Goldin, Wei Zheng, Samarjit Patnaik, Ellen Sidransky, Omid Motabar, Wendy Westbroek
  • Publication number: 20180263988
    Abstract: Substituted pyrazolopyrimidines and dihydropyrazolopyrimidines and related compounds, their methods of manufacture, compositions containing these compounds, and methods of use of these compounds in treating lysosomal storage disorders such as Gaucher disease are described herein. The compounds are of general Formula (I) in which variables R1-R7 and X are described in the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Juan Jose Marugan, Noel Southall, Ehud Goldin, Wei Zheng, Samarjit Patnaik, Ellen Sidransky, Omid Motabar, Wendy Westbroek
  • Patent number: 9974789
    Abstract: Substituted pyrazolopyrimidines and dihydropyrazolopyrimidines and related compounds, their methods of manufacture, compositions containing these compounds, and methods of use of these compounds in treating lysosomal storage disorders such as Gaucher disease are described herein. The compounds are of general Formula (I) in which variables R1-R7 and X are described in the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
    Inventors: Juan Jose Marugan, Noel Southall, Ehud Goldin, Wei Zheng, Samarjit Patnaik, Ellen Sidransky, Omid Motabar, Wendy Westbroek
  • Publication number: 20160346284
    Abstract: Substituted pyrazolopyrimidines and dihydropyrazolopyrimidines and related compounds, their methods of manufacture, compositions containing these compounds, and methods of use of these compounds in treating lysosomal storage disorders such as Gaucher disease are described herein. The compounds are of general Formula (I) in which variables R1-R7 and X are described in the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Juan Jose Marugan, Noel Southall, Ehud Goldin, Wei Zheng, Samarjit Patnaik, Ellen Sidransky, Omid Motabar, Wendy Westbroek
  • Patent number: 9464035
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I) and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed. The variables. R1-R13, m, n, o, and p are disclosed herein. The compounds are useful for treating Gaucher disease and inhibiting the onset of Gaucher disease symptoms in a patient having a GBA gene mutation and for treating Parkinson's disease. Pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of Formula (I) and methods of treatment comprising administering compounds of Formula (I) are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignees: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
    Inventors: Juan Jose Marugan, Wei Zheng, Samarjit Patnaik, Noel Southall, Ellen Sidransky, Ehud Goldin, Wendy Westbroek, Elma Aflaki, Steven Andrew Rogers, Frank John Schoenen
  • Patent number: 9353117
    Abstract: Substituted pyrazolopyrimidines and dihydropyrazolopyrimidines and related compounds, their methods of manufacture, compositions containing these compounds, and methods of use of these compounds in treating lysosomal storage disorders such as Gaucher disease are described herein. The compounds are of general Formula (I) in which variables R1-R7 and X are described in the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
    Inventors: Juan Jose Marugan, Noel Southall, Ehud Goldin, Wei Zheng, Samarjit Patnaik, Ellen Sidransky, Omid Motabar, Wendy Westbroek
  • Patent number: 9103833
    Abstract: The present invention relates to evaluating the prognosis of patients with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer on the basis of Rab27B expression. The invention further relates to a kit comprising an assay for measuring Rab27B levels in said patients and to the usage of Rab27B as a target to screen for drugs capable of inhibiting or diminishing metastasis of said cancer. Furthermore, the invention discloses compounds which can be used to treat estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Universiteit Gent
    Inventors: Olivier De Wever, An Hendrix, Wendy Westbroek
  • Publication number: 20150065469
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I) and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed. The variables. R1-R13, m, n, o, and p are disclosed herein. The compounds are useful for treating Gaucher disease and inhibiting the onset of Gaucher disease symptoms in a patient having a GBA gene mutation and for treating Parkinson's disease. Pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of Formula (I) and methods of treatment comprising administering compounds of Formula (I) are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Juan Jose Marugan, Wei Zheng, Samarjit Patnaik, Noel Southall, Ellen Sidransky, Ehud Goldin, Wendy Westbroek, Elma Aflaki, Steven Andrew Rogers, Frank John Schoenen
  • Publication number: 20140249145
    Abstract: Substituted pyrazolopyrimidines and dihydropyrazolopyrimidines and related compounds, their methods of manufacture, compositions containing these compounds, and methods of use of these compounds in treating lysosomal storage disorders such as Gaucher disease are described herein. The compounds are of general Formula (I) in which variables R1-R7 and X are described in the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Serv
    Inventors: Juan Jose Marugan, Noel Southall, Ehud Goldin, Wei Zheng, Samarjit Patnaik, Ellen Sidransky, Omid Motabar, Wendy Westbroek
  • Publication number: 20120065147
    Abstract: The present invention relates to evaluating the prognosis of patients with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer on the basis of Rab27B expression. The invention further relates to a kit comprising an assay for measuring Rab27B levels in said patients and to the usage of Rab27B as a target to screen for drugs capable of inhibiting or diminishing metastasis of said cancer. Furthermore, the invention discloses compounds which can be used to treat estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Olivier De Wever, An Hendrix, Wendy Westbroek
  • Patent number: 7999096
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel isolated siRNAs comprising a sense RNA strand and a complementary antisense RNA strand which together form an RNA duplex, characterized in that the sense RNA strand comprises a sequence which has at most one nucleotide that is distinct in relation to a fragment of 14 to 30 contiguous nucleotides of the nucleotide sequence of exon F of the gene encoding the myosin Va protein, and also to compositions comprising at least one such siRNA, and to the use of at least one such siRNA as a cosmetic or therapeutic agent for skin depigmentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmetique
    Inventors: Anne-Marie Schmitt-Milas, Jo Lambert, Wendy Westbroek, Mireille Van Gele
  • Publication number: 20090239934
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel isolated siRNAs comprising a sense RNA strand and a complementary antisense RNA strand which together form an RNA duplex, characterized in that the sense RNA strand comprises a sequence which has at most one nucleotide that is distinct in relation to a fragment of 14 to 30 contiguous nucleotides of the nucleotide sequence of exon F of the gene encoding the myosin Va protein, and also to compositions comprising at least one such siRNA, and to the use of at least one such siRNA as a cosmetic or therapeutic agent for skin depigmentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: PIERRE FABRE DERMO-COSMETIQUE
    Inventors: Anne-Marie Schmitt-Milas, Jo Lambert, Wendy Westbroek, Mireille Van Gele