Patents by Inventor William A. Kinney

William A. Kinney 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: 9623071
    Abstract: The present invention provides small molecule inhibitors of hepatitis B virus (HBV) covalently closed circular (ccc) DNA, which are useful as therapeutics in the management of chronic HBV. The compounds of the invention achieve epigenetic modification of the cccDNA, histone modification and histone deacetylase activity inhibition, thus modulating HBV cccDNA. The present invention further provides methods for modulating HBV cccDNA, for treating or preventing HBV in a subject, and for modulating cccDNA transcription of hepatitis B in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignees: Drexel University, Baruch S. Blumberg Institute
    Inventors: Ju-Tao Guo, Jinhong Chang, Timothy M. Block, William A. Kinney, Harold R. Almond
  • Patent number: 9604997
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of formula (I): pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of use for treating, reducing a symptom of or reducing the risk of macular degeneration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Jordan, John Clifford Chabala, Ke-Qing Ling, William A. Kinney
  • Publication number: 20150344432
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of formula(I): pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of use for treating, reducing a symptom of or reducing the risk of macular degeneration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas A. Jordan, John Clifford Chabala, Ke-Qing Ling, William A. Kinney
  • Publication number: 20150344447
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of formula (A): pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of use for treating, reducing a symptom of or reducing the risk of macular degeneration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: John Clifford Chabala, Thomas A. Jordan, Ke-Qing Ling, John G. Gleason, William A. Kinney
  • Publication number: 20150335632
    Abstract: The present invention provides for the treatment, prevention, and/or reduction of a risk of a disease, disorder, or condition in which aldehyde toxicity is implicated in the pathogenesis, including ocular disorders, skin disorders, conditions associated with injurious effects from blister agents, and autoimmune, inflammatory, neurological and cardiovascular diseases by the use of a primary amine to scavenge toxic aldehydes, such as MDA and HNE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Todd BRADY, Scott YOUNG, William A. KINNEY, Kenneth J. MANDELL
  • Publication number: 20150265672
    Abstract: The present invention provides small molecule inhibitors of hepatitis B virus (HBV) covalently closed circular (ccc) DNA, which are useful as therapeutics in the management of chronic HBV. The compounds of the invention achieve epigenetic modification of the cccDNA, histone modification and histone deacetylase activity inhibition, thus modulating HBV cccDNA. The present invention further provides methods for modulating HBV cccDNA, for treating or preventing HBV in a subject, and for modulating cccDNA transcription of hepatitis B in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: DREXEL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ju-Tao GUO, Jinhong CHANG, Timothy M. BLOCK, William A. KINNEY
  • Patent number: 9079896
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters and prodrugs thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of formula (I) and the use of said compounds and compositions as urotensin II receptor antagonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: William A. Kinney, Diane K. Luci, Bruce E. Maryanoff, Shyamali Ghosh, Edward C. Lawson
  • Patent number: 8987236
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition includes, as an active ingredient, a compound according to formula 1436 as shown in FIG. 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient. Various pharmaceutical products may be produced including this pharmaceutical composition. Such pharmaceutical products may be used for the treatment of obesity or diabetes. Methods for using the pharmaceutical compositions also are described. In these methods, various diseases are treated or other body functions are activated or inhibited by administering an effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition. For example, diabetes and obesity may be treated by administering an effective amount of the pharmaceutical compositions. Weight gain and growth factor production can be inhibited by administering an effective amount of these pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Ohr Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Zasloff, Jon Williams, William Kinney, Mark Anderson, Michael McLane
  • Publication number: 20150011569
    Abstract: The invention includes compositions that regulated PI3K p110 delta and are useful as an anti-viral therapy. The invention includes a method of inhibiting p110 delta, a component of PI3K p110 delta signaling pathway, or any combination thereof in a cell as an anti-viral therapeutic approach for treating a viral infection, for example influenza. The invention includes a method of modulating PI3K p110 delta in a cell infected with a virus by contacting the cell with an effective amount of a composition comprising an inhibitor of PI3K p110 delta.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Peter D. Katsikis, William A. Kinney, Harold R. Almond, Noshena Khan
  • Patent number: 8759342
    Abstract: The invention is directed to benzo[1,4]oxazin-3-one, benzo[1,4]thiazin-3-one and quinolin-2-one Urotensin II receptor antagonists useful in treating or ameliorating a Urotensin-II mediated disorder. More specifically, the present invention relates to certain novel benzo[1,4]oxazin-3-one, benzo[1,4]thiazin-3-one and quinolin-2-one compounds and methods for preparing compounds, compositions, intermediates and derivatives thereof. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating or ameliorating a Urotensin-II mediated disorder using compounds of the invention are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Ghosh Shyamali, William A Kinney, Edward C Lawson, Diane K Luci, Bruce E Maryanoff, Francois Maria Sommen
  • Patent number: 8680278
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for enantioselectively preparing substituted piperidine alkanoic acid integrin antagonist compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: William A. Kinney, Christopher A. Teleha, Shyamali Ghosh, Bruce E. Maryanoff, Gabriela Grasa, Antonio Zanotti-Gerosa, Jonathan Alan Medlock
  • Publication number: 20130281419
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition includes, as an active ingredient, a compound according to formula 1436 as shown in FIG. 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient. Various pharmaceutical products may be produced including this pharmaceutical composition. Such pharmaceutical products may be used for the treatment of obesity or diabetes. Methods for using the pharmaceutical compositions also are described. In these methods, various diseases are treated or other body functions are activated or inhibited by administering an effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition. For example, diabetes and obesity may be treated by administering an effective amount of the pharmaceutical compositions. Weight gain and growth factor production can be inhibited by administering an effective amount of these pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Zasloff, Jon Williams, William Kinney, Mark Anderson, Michael McLane
  • Patent number: 8536174
    Abstract: The invention is directed to Urotensin II antagonists. More specifically, the present invention relates to certain novel compounds, methods for preparing compounds, compositions, intermediates and derivatives thereof and methods for treating Urotensin-II mediated disorders. Pharmaceutical and veterinary compositions and methods of treating cardiovascular disorders and various other disease states or conditions using compounds of the invention are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Bruce E. Maryanoff, William A. Kinney, Edward C. Lawson, Diane K. Luci, Shyamali Ghosh
  • Patent number: 8445514
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a compound of Formula (I): and forms thereof, wherein A, B, E, G, X and L2 are as defined herein and their use as urotensin II receptor antagonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: William A. Kinney, Edward C. Lawson, Shyamali Ghosh, Diane K. Luci, David F. McComsey
  • Publication number: 20120214817
    Abstract: The invention is directed to Urotensin II antagonists. More specifically, the present invention relates to certain novel compounds, methods for preparing compounds, compositions, intermediates and derivatives thereof and methods for treating Urotensin-II mediated disorders. Pharmaceutical and veterinary compositions and methods of treating cardiovascular disorders and various other disease states or conditions using compounds of the invention are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Bruce E Maryanoff, William A. Kinney, Edward C. Lawson, Diane K. Luci, Nikolay Marchenko, Sergey Sviridov, Shyamali Ghosh
  • Patent number: 8193191
    Abstract: The invention is directed to Urotensin II antagonists. More specifically, the present invention relates to certain novel compounds, methods for preparing compounds, compositions, intermediates and derivatives thereof and methods for treating Urotensin-II mediated disorders. Pharmaceutical and veterinary compositions and methods of treating cardiovascular disorders and various other disease states or conditions using compounds of the invention are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Bruce E. Maryanoff, William A. Kinney, Edward C. Lawson, Diane K. Luci, Shyamali Ghosh
  • Patent number: 8110683
    Abstract: The invention is directed to piperidinyl compounds that selectively bind integrin receptors and methods for treating an integrin mediated disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Bart De Corte, William A. Kinney, Bruce E. Maryanoff, Shyamali Ghosh, Li Liu
  • Patent number: 8076294
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a collagen-related polypeptide (CRP) having hydrophobic amino acid groups at the N- and C-termini capable of non-covalent self-assembly into collagen mimetic triple helices and fibrils thereof and the synthesis, methods of use and compositions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, LLC.
    Inventors: William A. Kinney, Mabel Alarnino Cejas, Bruce E. Maryanoff, Thomas Matalenas, Chunlin Yang
  • Publication number: 20110269768
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a compound of Formula (I): and forms thereof, wherein A, B, E, G, X and L2 are as defined herein and their use as urotensin II receptor antagonists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: William A. Kinney, Edward C. Lawson, Shyamali Ghosh, Diane K. Luci, David F. McComsey
  • Patent number: 8008299
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a compound of Formula (I): and forms thereof, wherein A, B, E, G, X and L2 are as defined herein and their use as urotensin II receptor antagonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica, N.V.
    Inventors: William A. Kinney, Edward C. Lawson, Shyamali Ghosh, Diane K. Luci, David F. McComsey