Patents by Inventor William J. Watkins

William J. Watkins 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: 20230295111
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to compounds that bind to and act as degraders of an IKAROS Family Zinc Finger (IKZF) protein, such as IKZF2 (Helios) and/or IKZF4 (Eos). The disclosure further relates to the use of the compounds for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of diseases and/or conditions through binding and degradation of an IKZF protein, such as IKZF2 and/or IKZF4, including cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Gayatri Balan, Peter A. Blomgren, Chen Chen, Julian A. Codelli, Zhimin Du, Musong Kim, Dorothée Saddier Axe, Gregg M. Schwarzwalder, Rhiannon Thomas-Tran, Michael T. Tudesco, Chandrasekar Venkataramani, William J. Watkins, Brian M. Weist, Suet C. Yeung, Helen Yu
  • Publication number: 20230212148
    Abstract: Background: HIV capsid (CA) is an emerging target for antiretroviral treatment PF-3450074 (P74) is a small-molecule CA binder that has been proposed to inhibit reverse transcription (RT) by accelerating HIV core uncoating. PF74 antiviral potency can depend on cyclophilin A (CypA) binding to CA in some cells and it shares a CA binding site with the host nuclear transport factor CPSF6, which restrict HIV infection when mislocalized to the cell cytoplasm. Here we further interrogate the mechanism of action (MOA) for PF74 in human T cells and clarify its potential dependence on CypA and CPSF6. Methodology: HIV reporter viruses were produced in HEK293T cells and used to infect MT2 cells and primary CD4+ T cells to determine the antiviral effect of PF74. Compound exposure was controlled by staggered addition and cell washing at various times post-infection. DNA products of infection were analyzed by qPCR. CypA and CPSF6 levels were varied in MT2 cells by overexpression and shRNA knockdown.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Gediminas J. Brizgys, Chienhung Chou, Hang Chu, Julie Farand, Michael Graupe, Tezcan Guney, Darryl Kato, Jiayao Li, John O. Link, James B.C. Mack, Dong Min Mun, Scott D. Schroeder, William J. Watkins, Qiaoyin Wu, Jennifer R. Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230203069
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to certain compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds, and methods of making and using said compounds and pharmaceutical compositions. The compounds and compositions provided herein may be used for the treatment or prevention of a Retroviridae infection, including an HIV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Julie Farand, Michael Graupe, Tezcan Guney, Darryl Kato, Jiayao Li, John O. Link, James B. C. Mack, Dong Min Mun, Roland D. Saito, William J. Watkins, Jennifer R. Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230203071
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to certain compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds, and methods of making and using said compounds and pharmaceutical compositions. The compounds and compositions provided herein may be used for the treatment or prevention of a Retroviridae infection, including an HIV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Zhimin Du, Julie Farand, Tezcan Guney, Darryl Kato, John O. Link, James B.C. Mack, Dong Min Mun, William J. Watkins, Jennifer R. Zhang
  • Patent number: 11643400
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to compounds and pharmaceutical compositions that may be used in methods of treating cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Hang Chu, Juan A. Guerrero, Anna E. Hurtley, Tae H. Hwang, Lan Jiang, Darryl Kato, Tetsuya Kobayashi, John E. Knox, Scott E. Lazerwith, Xiaofen Li, David W. Lin, Jonathan W. Medley, Michael L. Mitchell, Devan Naduthambi, Zachary Newby, Neil H. Squires, Vickie H. Tsui, Chandrasekar Venkataramani, William J. Watkins, Hong Yang
  • Patent number: 11555029
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I), methods of using said compounds singly or in combination with additional agents and compositions of said compounds for the treatment of cancer are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Evangelos Aktoudianakis, Aesop Cho, Zhimin Du, Michael Graupe, Lateshkumar Thakorlal Lad, Paulo A. Machicao Tello, Jonathan William Medley, Samuel E. Metobo, Prasenjit Kumar Mukherjee, Devan Naduthambi, Eric Q. Parkhill, Barton W. Phillips, Scott Preston Simonovich, Neil H. Squires, Peiyuan Wang, William J. Watkins, Jie Xu, Kin Shing Yang, Christopher Allen Ziebenhaus
  • Publication number: 20230002407
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to modulators of Cot (cancer Osaka thyroid) and methods of use and manufacture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Elizabeth M. Bacon, Gayatri Balan, Chien-Hung Chou, Christopher T. Clark, Jeromy J. Cottell, Musong Kim, Thorsten A. Kirschberg, John O. Link, Gary Phillips, Scott D. Schroeder, Neil H. Squires, Kirk L. Stevens, James G. Taylor, William J. Watkins, Nathan E. Wright, Sheila M. Zipfel
  • Publication number: 20220340535
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to compounds and pharmaceutical compositions that may be used in methods of treating cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Hang Chu, Juan A. Guerrero, Anna E. Hurtley, Tae H. Hwang, Lan Jiang, Darryl Kato, Tetsuya Kobayashi, John E. Knox, Scott E. Lazerwith, Xiaofen Li, David W. Lin, Jonathan W. Medley, Michael L. Mitchell, Devan Naduthambi, Zachary Newby, Neil H. Squires, Vickie H. Tsui, Chandrasekar Venkataramani, William J. Watkins, Hong Yang
  • Publication number: 20220204491
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to compounds that bind to FXR and act as agonists of FXR. The disclosure further relates to the use of the compounds for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of diseases and/or conditions through binding of said nuclear receptor by said compounds and to a process for the synthesis of said compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Peter A. Blomgren, Kevin S. Currie, Morin Mae Frick, Elizabeth M. Horstman, Joshua A. Kaplan, Jeffrey E. Kropf, William J. Watkins
  • Patent number: 11225473
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to compounds that bind to FXR and act as agonists of FXR. The disclosure further relates to the use of the compounds for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of diseases and/or conditions through binding of said nuclear receptor by said compounds and to a process for the synthesis of said compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter A. Blomgren, Kevin S. Currie, Morin Mae Frick, Elizabeth M. Horstman, Joshua A. Kaplan, Jeffrey E. Kropf, William J. Watkins
  • Publication number: 20210323922
    Abstract: Compounds according to formula (I), methods of using said compounds singly or in combination with additional agents and compositions of said compounds for the treatment of cancer are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Evangelos Aktoudianakis, Todd Appleby, Aesop Cho, Zhimin Du, Michael Graupe, Juan A. Guerrero, Salman Y. Jabri, Lateshkumar Thakorlal Lad, Paulo A. Machicao Tello, Jonathan William Medley, Samuel E. Metobo, Prasenjit Kumar Mukherjee, Devan Naduthambi, Gregory Notte, Eric Q. Parkhill, Barton W. Phillips, Scott Preston Simonovich, Neil H. Squires, Chandrasekar Venkataramani, Peiyuan Wang, William J. Watkins, Jie Xu, Kin Shing Yang, Christopher Allen Ziebenhaus
  • Publication number: 20210251957
    Abstract: This application relates generally to certain substituted pyrrolizine compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions which inhibit HBV replication, and methods of making and using them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Jinfa DU, Joshua A. KAPLAN, Thorsten A. KIRSCHBERG, Tetsuya KOBAYASHI, Scott E. LAZERWITH, Rick Andrew LEE, Jonathan William MEDLEY, Michael L. MITCHELL, Philip Anthony MORGANELLI, Hyung-Jung PYUN, Sophia L. SHEVICK, Neil H. SQUIRES, William J. WATKINS
  • Patent number: 11066414
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to modulators of Cot (cancer Osaka thyroid) and methods of use and manufacture thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth M. Bacon, Gayatri Balan, Chien-Hung Chou, Christopher T. Clark, Jeromy J. Cottell, Musong Kim, Thorsten A. Kirschberg, John O. Link, Gary Phillips, Scott D. Schroeder, Neil H. Squires, Kirk L. Stevens, James G. Taylor, William J. Watkins, Nathan E. Wright, Sheila M. Zipfel
  • Publication number: 20210171543
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions that may be used in methods of treating cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Hang Chu, Juan A. Guerrero, Anna E. Hurtley, Lan Jiang, Darryl Kato, Tetsuya Kobayashi, David W. Lin, Jonathan William Medley, Devan Naduthambi, Vickie H. Tsui, Chandrasekar Venkataramani, William J. Watkins, Hong Yang, QingMing Zhu
  • Patent number: 11021467
    Abstract: The present application provides the compounds of formula (J), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, isomers, tautomer, or a mixture thereof, wherein n, W, A?, B?, R1, R2, and R3 are described herein. The compounds are inhibitors to the activities of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and are useful for treating conditions mediated by one or more PI3K isoforms. The present application further provides pharmaceutical compositions that include a compound of formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, isomers, tautomer, or mixture thereof, and methods of using these compounds and compositions for treating conditions mediated by one or more PI3K isoforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Shaopei Cai, Zhimin Du, Musong Kim, Jennifer A. Loyer-Drew, Devan Naduthambi, Leena Patel, Barton W. Phillips, Gary Phillips, Kirk L. Stevens, Jennifer Anne Treiberg, Joshua Van Veldhuizen, William J. Watkins, Suet Chung Yeung
  • Patent number: 10988451
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to compounds and pharmaceutical compositions that may be used in methods of treating cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Hang Chu, Juan A. Guerrero, Anna E. Hurtley, Tae H. Hwang, Lan Jiang, Darryl Kato, Tetsuya Kobayashi, John E. Knox, Scott E. Lazerwith, Xiaofen Li, David W. Lin, Jonathan W. Medley, Michael L. Mitchell, Devan Naduthambi, Zachary Newby, Neil H. Squires, Vickie H. Tsui, Chandrasekar Venkataramani, William J. Watkins, Hong Yang
  • Publication number: 20210053946
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I), methods of using said compounds singly or in combination with additional agents and compositions of said compounds for the treatment of cancer are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Evangelos Aktoudianakis, Aesop Cho, Zhimin Du, Michael Graupe, Lateshkumar Thakorlal Lad, Paulo A. Machicao Tello, Jonathan William Medley, Samuel E. Metobo, Prasenjit Kumar Mukherjee, Devan Naduthambi, Eric Q. Parkhill, Barton W. Phillips, Scott Preston Simonovich, Neil H. Squires, Peiyuan Wang, William J. Watkins, Jie Xu, Kin Shing Yang, Christopher Allen Ziebenhaus
  • Publication number: 20210024494
    Abstract: Compounds and methods of using said compounds singly or in combination with additional agents and compositions of said compounds for the treatment of cancer are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Evangelos Aktoudianakis, Aesop Cho, Michael Graupe, Lateshkumar Thakorlal Lad, Paulo A. Machicao Tello, Jonathan William Medley, Samuel E. Metobo, Devan Naduthambi, Barton W. Phillips, Scott Preston Simonovich, Peiyuan Wang, William J. Watkins, Jie Xu, Kin Shing Yang, Christopher Allen Ziebenhaus
  • Patent number: 10899735
    Abstract: Compounds and methods of using said compounds singly or in combination with additional agents and compositions of said compounds for the treatment of cancer are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Evangelos Aktoudianakis, Aesop Cho, Zhimin Du, Michael Graupe, Lateshkumar Thakorlal Lad, Paulo A. Machicao Tello, Jonathan William Medley, Samuel E. Metobo, Prasenjit Kumar Mukherjee, Devan Naduthambi, Eric Q. Parkhill, Barton W. Phillips, Scott Preston Simonovich, Neil H. Squires, Peiyuan Wang, William J. Watkins, Jie Xu, Kin Shing Yang, Christopher Allen Ziebenhaus
  • Patent number: 10874640
    Abstract: This application relates generally to certain substituted pyrrolizine compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions which inhibit HBV replication, and methods of making and using them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Jinfa Du, Joshua A. Kaplan, Thorsten A. Kirschberg, Tetsuya Kobayashi, Scott E. Lazerwith, Rick Andrew Lee, Jonathan William Medley, Michael L. Mitchell, Philip Anthony Morganelli, Hyung-Jung Pyun, Sophia L. Shevick, Neil H. Squires, William J. Watkins