Patents by Inventor William V. Curran

William V. Curran 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: 8906866
    Abstract: Provided herein are novel compounds and novel protected compounds that can be derived from polymyxin, including, e.g., polymyxin A. The novel compounds have antibacterial properties against a diverse range of Gram negative bacteria and reduced toxicity compared to polymyxins such as polymyxin A. Also provided are antibacterial pharmaceutical compositions containing the novel compounds and novel protected compounds, as well as methods for preparing the antibacterial compounds and protected compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignees: BioSource Pharm, Inc., Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: William V. Curran, Christopher M. Liu, Amy C. D. Bombardier, Richard A. Leese, You Seok Hwang, Blaise S. Lippa, Yanzhi Zhang
  • Patent number: 8889826
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel peptides and protected peptides. These compounds can be derived from naturally occurring peptides, such as those selected from colistin, circulin A, polymyxin A, polymyxin B, polymyxin D, octapeptin B, octapeptin C, and [Ile7]polymyxin B1. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing the new peptides, as well as methods for preparing the novel peptides and protected peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: BioSource Pharm, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard A. Leese, Noreen Francis, William V. Curran, Donald B. Borders, Howard Jarolmen
  • Patent number: 8415307
    Abstract: Provided herein are novel compounds and novel protected compounds that can be derived from polymyxin, including, e.g., polymyxin A. The novel compounds have antibacterial properties against a diverse range of Gram negative bacteria and reduced toxicity compared to polymyxins such as polymyxin A. Also provided are antibacterial pharmaceutical compositions containing the novel compounds and novel protected compounds, as well as methods for preparing the antibacterial compounds and protected compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignees: BioSource Pharm, Inc., Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: William V. Curran, Christopher M. Liu, Amy C. D. Bombardier, Richard A. Leese, You Seok Hwang, Blaise S. Lippa, Yanzhi Zhang
  • Patent number: 7868135
    Abstract: The present invention provides derivatives of lipopeptide antibiotics that display antimicrobial activity against microorganisms, methods and compounds for synthesizing such antimicrobial derivatives and analogues, and methods of using the compounds in a variety of contexts, including in the treatment and prevention of microbial infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Biowest Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: Dale R. Cameron, Vincent A. Boyd, Richard A. Leese, William V. Curran, Donald B. Borders, Paulo W. M. Sgarbi, Shirley A. Wacowich-Sgarbi, Matthew Nodwell, Yuchen Chen, Qi Jia, Dominique Dugourd
  • Publication number: 20080207874
    Abstract: Novel protected cyclopeptide intermediates are prepared from polymyxin B are used to synthesize new peptide antibiotics. Intermediates are readily derivatized and deprotected to provide new families of antibiotics, which have potent anti-bacterial activity against gram-negative bacteria; but also are useful and potent against gram-positive bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: BioSource Pharm, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard A. Leese, Noreen Francis, William V. Curran, Donald B. Borders, Howard Jarolmen
  • Patent number: 6767718
    Abstract: Novel cyclodepsipeptide intermediates have been prepared from the A21978 complex and used to synthesize new lipodepsipeptide antibiotics. The three intermediates can be readily derivatized to give new families of antibiotics that have potent antibacterial activity against gram positive bacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: BioSource Pharm, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard A. Leese, William V. Curran, Donald B. Borders
  • Patent number: 6750199
    Abstract: The present invention provides antimicrobial sulfonamide derivatives of lipopeptide antibiotics, pharmaceutical compositions of antimicrobial sulfonamide derivatives, methods for making antimicrobial sulfonamide derivatives, methods for inhibiting microbial growth with antimicrobial sulfonamide derivatives and methods for treating or preventing microbial infections in a subject with antimicrobial sulfonamide derivatives. Antimicrobial sulfonamide derivatives are generally an amino core antibiotic that has been further modified with a lipophilic sulfonyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Micrologix Biotech Inc.
    Inventors: William V. Curran, Richard A. Leese, Howard Jarolmen, Donald B. Borders
  • Patent number: 6737403
    Abstract: The present invention provides laspartomycin core peptides, laspartomycin core peptide derivatives, antimicrobial laspartomycin derivatives, methods for making laspartomycin core peptides, methods for making laspartomycin core peptide derivatives, methods for making antimicrobial laspartomycin derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions of antimicrobial laspartomycin derivatives, methods of inhibiting microbial growth and methods for treating and/or preventing microbial infections in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Micrologix Biotech Inc.
    Inventors: Donald B Borders, William V Curran, Amedeo A Fantini, Noreen D Francis, Howard Jarolmen, Richard A Leese
  • Publication number: 20030224475
    Abstract: Novel cyclodepsipeptide intermediates have been prepared from the A21978 complex and used to synthesize new lipodepsipeptide antibiotics. The three intermediates can be readily derivatized to give new families of antibiotics that have potent antibacterial activity against gram positive bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Richard A. Leese, William V. Curran, Donald B. Borders
  • Patent number: 6613889
    Abstract: This method is for preparing salts of amphotericin B methyl ester and other polyene macrolide esters. The steps of the process involve methylation by use of cesium carbonate for converting to methyl ester and significantly reducing side products, which are over methylation products. The free base-Schiff base mixture is converted to amphotericin B methyl ester hydrochloride or some other salt form, by using tetrahydrofuran-water to dissolve the mixture for acid treatment to obtain the salt. The aldehyde liberated during salt formation is removed by centrifuging, as to any precipitated aldehyde, and the aldehyde remaining in solution is removed by eluting the solution through a reverse phase adsorbent to obtain amphotericin B methyl ester hydrochloride as a yellow powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: BioSource Pharm, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald B. Borders, William V. Curran
  • Publication number: 20030040610
    Abstract: This method is for preparing salts of amphotericin B methyl ester and other polyene macrolide esters. The steps of the process involve methylation by use of cesium carbonate for converting to methyl ester and significantly reducing side products, which are over methylation products. The free base-Schiff base mixture is converted to amphotericin B methyl ester hydrochloride or some other salt form, by using tetrahydrofuran-water to dissolve the mixture for acid treatment to obtain the salt. The aldehyde liberated during salt formation is removed by centrifuging, as to any precipitated aldehyde, and the aldehyde remaining in solution is removed by eluting the solution through a reverse phase adsorbent to obtain amphotericin B methyl ester hydrochloride as a yellow powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Donald B. Borders, William V. Curran
  • Patent number: 6511962
    Abstract: The present invention provides a laspartomycin core peptide, a laspartomycin core peptide derivative, a antimicrobial laspartomycin derivative, a method for making laspartomycin core peptides, methods for making laspartomycin core peptide derivatives, methods for making antimicrobial laspartomycin derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions of antimicrobial laspartomycin derivatives, methods of inhibiting microbial growth and methods for treating and/or preventing microbial infections in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Micrologix Biotech Inc.
    Inventors: Donald B Borders, William V Curran, Amedeo A Fantini, Noreen D Francis, Howard Jarolmen, Richard A Leese
  • Publication number: 20020035063
    Abstract: The present invention provides laspartomycin core peptides, laspartomycin core peptide derivatives, antimicrobial laspartomycin derivatives, methods for making laspartomycin core peptides, methods for making laspartomycin core peptide derivatives, methods for making antimicrobial laspartomycin derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions of antimicrobial laspartomycin derivatives, methods of inhibiting microbial growth and methods for treating and/or preventing microbial infections in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Inventors: Donald B. Borders, William V. Curran, Amedeo A. Fantini, Noreen D. Francis, Howard Jarolmen, Richard A. Reese
  • Publication number: 20020028771
    Abstract: The present invention provides antimicrobial sulfonamide derivatives of lipopeptide antibiotics, pharmaceutical compositions of antimicrobial sulfonamide derivatives, methods for making antimicrobial sulfonamide derivatives, methods for inhibiting microbial growth with antimicrobial sulfonamide derivatives and methods for treating or preventing microbial infections in a subject with antimicrobial sulfonamide derivatives. Antimicrobial sulfonamide derivatives are generally an amino core antibiotic that has been further modified with a lipophilic sulfonyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: William V. Curran, Richard A. Leese, Howard Jarolmen, Donald B. Borders
  • Patent number: 5700930
    Abstract: New 4-substituted azetidinones having the formulae I and II: ##STR1## wherein X is oxygen, sulfur or a moiety of the formula NR.sup.6 where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are defined hereafter, which are intermediates for the preparation of carbapenem and carbacephem antibacterials and processes for producing such antibacterials through the utilization of an acid mediated ring closure reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: American Cyanamid Company
    Inventors: Gregg Brian Feigelson, William V. Curran, Carl Bernard Ziegler
  • Patent number: 5656753
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.12, R.sup.16 and R.sup.17 are defined in the specification are provided. These compounds are useful as intermediates for the preparation of carbapenem antibacterials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Assignee: American Cyanamid Company
    Inventors: Gregg Brian Feigelson, William V. Curran, Carl Bernard Ziegler
  • Patent number: 5480987
    Abstract: The invention provides substituted allylazetidinone compounds having the formula: ##STR1## and propargyl azetidinone compounds having the formula: ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.30, X, Y and Q are defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: American Cyanamid Company
    Inventors: Carl B. Ziegler, Jr., William V. Curran, Gregg Feigelson
  • Patent number: 5371215
    Abstract: New 4-substituted azetidinones having the formulae I and II: ##STR1## wherein X is oxygen, sulfur or a moiety of the formula NR.sup.6 where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are defined hereafter, which are intermediates for the preparation of carbapenem and carbacephem antibacterials and processes for producing such antibacterials through the utilization of an acid mediated ring closure reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1994
    Assignee: American Cyanamid Company
    Inventors: Gregg B. Feigelson, William V. Curran, Carl B. Ziegler
  • Patent number: 5369102
    Abstract: The invention relates to new 2-substituted alkyl-3-carboxy carbapenems having the formula: ##STR1## with R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, X and Y defined hereafter as antibiotics and beta lactamase inhibitors produced by a novel Michael addition-elimination reaction of a substituted allyl azetidinone in the reaction shown: ##STR2## with R.sup.1, R.sup.2, Q, X and Y defined hereafter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Assignee: American Cyanamid Company
    Inventors: Carl B. Ziegler, Jr., William V. Curran, Gregg Feigelson
  • Patent number: 5189158
    Abstract: New 4-substituted azetidinones having the formulea I and II: ##STR1## with R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and X defined hereafter, which are intermediates for the preparation of carbapenem and carbacephem antibacterials and processes for producing such antibacterials through the utilization of an acid mediated ring closure reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1993
    Assignee: American Cyanamid Company
    Inventors: Gregg B. Feigelson, William V. Curran, Carl B. Ziegler