Patents by Inventor William Fenical

William Fenical 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: 10912764
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the discovery that certain fermentation products of the marine actinomycete strains CNB392 and CNB476 are effective inhibitors of hyperproliferative mammalian cells. The CNB392 and CNB476 strains lie within the family Micromonosporaceae, and the generic epithet Salinospora has been proposed for this obligate marine group. The reaction products produced by this strain are classified as salinosporamides, and are particularly advantageous in treating neoplastic disorders due to their low molecular weight, low IC50 values, high pharmaceutical potency, and selectivity for cancer cells over fungi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: William Fenical, Paul Jensen, Tracy Mincer, Robert H. R. Feling
  • Publication number: 20190269651
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the discovery that certain fermentation products of the marine actinomycete strains CNB392 and CNB476 are effective inhibitors of hyperproliferative mammalian cells. The CNB392 and CNB476 strains lie within the family Micromonosporaceae, and the generic epithet Salinospora has been proposed for this obligate marine group. The reaction products produced by this strain are classified as salinosporamides, and are particularly advantageous in treating neoplastic disorders due to their low molecular weight, low IC50 values, high pharmaceutical potency, and selectivity for cancer cells over fungi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: William Fenical, Paul Jensen, Tracy Mincer, Robert H.R. Feling
  • Patent number: 10314818
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the discovery that certain fermentation products of the marine actinomycete strains CNB392 and CNB476 are effective inhibitors of hyperproliferative mammalian cells. The CNB392 and CNB476 strains lie within the family Micromonosporaceae, and the generic epithet Salinospora has been proposed for this obligate marine group. The reaction products produced by this strain are classified as salinosporamides, and are particularly advantageous in treating neoplastic disorders due to their low molecular weight, low IC50 values, high pharmaceutical potency, and selectivity for cancer cells over fungi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: William Fenical, Paul Jensen, Tracy Mincer, Robert H. R. Feling
  • Publication number: 20170319546
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the discovery that certain fermentation products of the marine actinomycete strains CNB392 and CNB476 are effective inhibitors of hyperproliferative mammalian cells. The CNB392 and CNB476 strains lie within the family Micromonosporaceae, and the generic epithet Salinospora has been proposed for this obligate marine group. The reaction products produced by this strain are classified as salinosporamides, and are particularly advantageous in treating neoplastic disorders due to their low molecular weight, low IC50 values, high pharmaceutical potency, and selectivity for cancer cells over fungi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: William Fenical, Paul Jensen, Tracy Mincer, Robert H.R. Feling
  • Patent number: 9713607
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the discovery that certain fermentation products of the marine actinomycete strains CNB392 and CNB476 are effective inhibitors of hyperproliferative mammalian cells. The CNB392 and CNB476 strains lie within the family Micromonosporaceae, and the generic epithet Salinospora has been proposed for this obligate marine group. The reaction products produced by this strain are classified as salinosporamides, and are particularly advantageous in treating neoplastic disorders due to their low molecular weight, low IC50 values, high pharmaceutical potency, and selectivity for cancer cells over fungi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: William Fenical, Paul Jensen, Tracy Mincer, Robert H. R. Feling
  • Patent number: 9481662
    Abstract: There are provided, inter alia, derivatives of seriniquinone and methods useful for the treatment of cancer, and in particular treatment of melanoma and prostate cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: William Fenical, Paul R. Jensen, James J. La Clair, Lynnie Trzoss, Takashi Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20150313875
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the discovery that certain fermentation products of the marine actinomycete strains CNB392 and CNB476 are effective inhibitors of hyperproliferative mammalian cells. The CNB392 and CNB476 strains lie within the family Micromonosporaceae, and the generic epithet Salinospora has been proposed for this obligate marine group. The reaction products produced by this strain are classified as salinosporamides, and are particularly advantageous in treating neoplastic disorders due to their low molecular weight, low IC50 values, high pharmaceutical potency, and selectivity for cancer cells over fungi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: William Fenical, Paul Jensen, Tracy Mincer, Robert H.R. Feling
  • Patent number: 9078881
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the discovery that certain fermentation products of the marine actinomycete strains CNB392 and CNB476 are effective inhibitors of hyperproliferative mammalian cells. The CNB392 and CNB476 strains lie within the family Micromonosporaceae, and the generic epithet Salinospora has been proposed for this obligate marine group. The reaction products produced by this strain are classified as salinosporamides, and are particularly advantageous in treating neoplastic disorders due to their low molecular weight, low IC50 values, high pharmaceutical potency, and selectivity for cancer cells over fungi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: William Fenical, Paul Jensen, Tracy Mincer, Robert H. R. Feling
  • Publication number: 20150148314
    Abstract: There are provided, inter alia, derivatives of seriniquinone and methods useful for the treatment of cancer, and in particular treatment of melanoma and prostate cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: William Fenical, Paul R. Jensen, James J. La Clair, Lynnie Trzoss, Takashi Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20140178354
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the discovery that certain fermentation products of the marine actinomycete strains CNB392 and CNB476 are effective inhibitors of hyperproliferative mammalian cells. The CNB392 and CNB476 strains lie within the family Micromonosporaceae, and the generic epithet Salinospora has been proposed for this obligate marine group. The reaction products produced by this strain are classified as salinosporamides, and are particularly advantageous in treating neoplastic disorders due to their low molecular weight, low IC50 values, high pharmaceutical potency, and selectivity for cancer cells over fungi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: William Fenical, Paul Jensen, Tracy Mincer, Robert H.R. Feling
  • Patent number: 8637565
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the discovery that certain fermentation products of the marine actinomycete strains CNB392 and CNB476 are effective inhibitors of hyperproliferative mammalian cells. The CNB392 and CNB476 strains lie within the family Micromonosporaceae, and the generic epithet Salinospora has been proposed for this obligate marine group. The reaction products produced by this strain are classified as salinosporamides, and are particularly advantageous in treating neoplastic disorders due to their low molecular weight, low IC50 values, high pharmaceutical potency, and selectivity for cancer cells over fungi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: William Fenical, Paul Jensen, Tracy Mincer, Robert H.R. Feling
  • Publication number: 20120230972
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the discovery that certain fermentation products of the marine actinomycete strains CNB392 and CNB476 are effective inhibitors of hyperproliferative mammalian cells. The CNB392 and CNB476 strains lie within the family Micromonosporaceae, and the generic epithet Salinospora has been proposed for this obligate marine group. The reaction products produced by this strain are classified as salinosporamides, and are particularly advantageous in treating neoplastic disorders due to their low molecular weight, low IC50 values, high pharmaceutical potency, and selectivity for cancer cells over fungi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: William Fenical, Paul Jensen, Tracy Mincer, Robert H.R. Feling
  • Patent number: 8222289
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the discovery that certain fermentation products of the marine actinomycete strains CNB392 and CNB476 are effective inhibitors of hyperproliferative mammalian cells. The CNB392 and CNB476 strains lie within the family Micromonosporaceae, and the generic epithet Salinospora has been proposed for this obligate marine group. The reaction products produced by this strain are classified as salinosporamides, and are particularly advantageous in treating neoplastic disorders due to their low molecular weight, low IC50 values, high pharmaceutical potency, and selectivity for cancer cells over fungi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: William Fenical, Paul Jensen, Tracy Mincer, Robert H. R. Feling
  • Patent number: 8133902
    Abstract: A compound having the general the general structure I is provided: (Formula I), wherein Z is a substituent selected from a group consisting of S and O; X is a substituent selected from a group consisting of Cl, Br, I, OH and NH2; each of R1 and R2 is a substituent independently selected from a group consisting of H, a linear, cyclic or branched, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl, and a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl; and each of Y and Y1 is a substituent independently selected from a group consisting of H and C(O)—C6H4—Br.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: William Fenical, Paul Jensen, John MacMillan, Chambers C. Hughes, James J. LaClair
  • Publication number: 20110092534
    Abstract: A compound having the general the general structure I is provided: (Formula I), wherein Z is a substituent selected from a group consisting of S and O; X is a substituent selected from a group consisting of Cl, Br, I, OH and NH2; each of R1 and R2 is a substituent independently selected from a group consisting of H, a linear, cyclic or branched, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl, and a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl; and each of Y and Y1 is a substituent independently selected from a group consisting of H and C(O)—C6H4—Br.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: William Fenical, Paul Jensen, John Macmillan, Chambers C. Hughes, James J. Laclair
  • Patent number: 7928138
    Abstract: The invention is the discovery of an actinomycete genus, given the name Salinospora gen. nov., that displays an obligate requirement of seawater (Na+) for growth and unique 16S rRNA signature nucleotides. The invention is also the use of the genus for the production and discovery of active biomolecules such as pharmaceutical agents, agrichemicals, immunomodifiers, enzymes and enzyme inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Robert H. R. Feling, William Fenical, Paul R. Jensen, Tracy J. Mincer
  • Patent number: 7879576
    Abstract: The invention is the discovery of an actinomycete genus, given the name Salinospora gen. nov., that displays an obligate requirement of seawater (Na+) for growth and unique 16S rRNA signature nucleotides. The invention is also the use of the genus for the production and discovery of active biomolecules such as pharmaceutical agents, agrichemicals, immunomodifiers, enzymes and enzyme inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: William Fenical, Paul R. Jensen, Tracy J. Mincer
  • Publication number: 20100144826
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the discovery that certain fermentation products of the marine actinomycete strains CNB392 and CNB476 are effective inhibitors of hyperproliferative mammalian cells. The CNB392 and CNB476 strains lie within the family Micromonosporaceae, and the generic epithet Salinospora has been proposed for this obligate marine group. The reaction products produced by this strain are classified as salinosporamides, and are particularly advantageous in treating neoplastic disorders due to their low molecular weight, low IC50 values, high pharmaceutical potency, and selectivity for cancer cells over fungi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: William Fenical, Paul Jensen, Tracy Mincer, Robert H. R. Feling
  • Patent number: 7635712
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the discovery that certain fermentation products of the marine actinomycete strains CNB392 and CNB476 are effective inhibitors of hyperproliferative mammalian cells. The CNB392 and CNB476 strains lie within the family Micromonosporaceae, and the generic epithet Salinospora has been proposed for this obligate marine group. The reaction products produced by this strain are classified as salinosporamides, and are particularly advantageous in treating neoplastic disorders due to their low molecular weight, low IC50 values, high pharmaceutical potency, and selectivity for cancer cells over fungi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: William Fenical, Paul Jensen, Tracy Mincer, Robert H. R. Feling
  • Publication number: 20090197937
    Abstract: The invention is the discovery of an actinomycete genus, given the name Salinospora gen. nov., that displays an obligate requirement of seawater (Na+) for growth and unique 16S rRNA signature nucleotides. The invention is also the use of the genus for the production and discovery of active biomolecules such as pharmaceutical agents, agrichemicals, immunomodifiers, enzymes and enzyme inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: William Fenical, Paul R. Jensen, Tracy J. Mincer, Robert H. R. Feling