Patents by Inventor Yoshi Ichikawa

Yoshi Ichikawa 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: 20150157653
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of preventing Clostridium difficile infection (COI) in a human subject who is at high risk of developing this infection, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of the compounds described herein. In some embodiments, the subject is further receiving concomitant antibiotic therapy to prevent and/or treat an infection other than Clostridium. In some embodiments, the subject previously was treated for a Clostridium infection. In some embodiments, the compound of formula I prevents the Clostridium infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Sherwood Gorbach, Pamela Sears, Yoshi Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20150141356
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of preventing and/or treating Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in a subject at high risk for developing CDI including subjects receiving antibiotic therapy for a different infection comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of the compounds described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Sherwood Gorbach, Pamela Sears, Yoshi Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 8916527
    Abstract: The invention encompasses an active metabolite of the 18-membered macrocyclic antimicrobial agents, specifically, a metabolite of tiacumicin B and in certain embodiments, R-Tiacumicin B or and its related compounds. In particular, the invention encompasses a compound that acts as a potent antibiotic agent for the treatment of bacterial infections, specifically GI infections caused by toxin producing strains of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) and Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshi Ichikawa, Yu-Hung Chiu, Youe-Kong Shue, Farah Kondori Babakhani
  • Patent number: 8883986
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel forms of compounds displaying broad spectrum antibiotic activity, especially crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, compositions comprising such crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, processes for manufacture and use thereof. The compounds and compositions of the invention are useful in the pharmaceutical industry, for example, in the treatment or prevention of diseases or disorders associated with the use of antibiotics, chemotherapies, or antiviral therapies, including, but not limited to, colitis, for example, pseudo-membranous colitis; antibiotic associated diarrhea; and infections due to Clostridium difficile (“C. difficile”), Clostridium perfringens (“C. perfringens”), Staphylococcus species, for example, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus, or Enterococcus including Vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Hung Chiu, Tessie Mary Che, Alex Romero, Yoshi Ichikawa, Youe-Kong Shue
  • Patent number: 8859510
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel forms of compounds displaying broad spectrum antibiotic activity, especially crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, compositions comprising such crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, processes for manufacture and use thereof. The compounds and compositions of the invention are useful in the pharmaceutical industry, for example, in the treatment or prevention of diseases or disorders associated with the use of antibiotics, chemotherapies, or antiviral therapies, including, but not limited to, colitis, for example, pseudo-membranous colitis; antibiotic associated diarrhea; and infections due to Clostridium difficile (“C. difficile”), Clostridium perfringens (“C. perfringens”), Staphylococcus species, for example, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus, or Enterococcus including Vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Hung Chiu, Tessie Mary Che, Alex Romero, Yoshi Ichikawa, Youe-Kong Shue
  • Publication number: 20140024609
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of treating a bacterial infection in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of the compound of Formula (I) and an anti-inflammatory agent. The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of the compound of Formula (I) and an anti-inflammatory agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Optimer Pharmaceuticals ,Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshi Ichikawa, Sherwood Gorbach
  • Publication number: 20130252914
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel forms of compounds displaying broad spectrum antibiotic activity, especially crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, compositions comprising such crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, processes for manufacture and use thereof. The compounds and compositions of the invention are useful in the pharmaceutical industry, for example, in the treatment or prevention of diseases or disorders associated with the use of antibiotics, chemotherapies, or antiviral therapies, including, but not limited to, colitis, for example, pseudo-membranous colitis; antibiotic associated diarrhea; and infections due to Clostridium difficile (“C. difficile”), Clostridium perfringens (“C. perfringens”), Staphylococcus species, for example, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus, or Enterococcus including Vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Hung Chiu, Tessie Mary Che, Alex Romero, Yoshi Ichikawa, Youe-Kong Shue
  • Publication number: 20130252912
    Abstract: The invention encompasses an active metabolite of the 18-membered macrocyclic antimicrobial agents, specifically, a metabolite of tiacumicin B and in certain embodiments, R-Tiacumicin B or and its related compounds. In particular, the invention encompasses a compound that acts as a potent antibiotic agent for the treatment of bacterial infections, specifically GI infections caused by toxin producing strains of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) and Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshi Ichikawa, Yu-Hung Chiu, Youe-Kong Shue, Farah Kondori Babakhani
  • Patent number: 8518899
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel forms of compounds displaying broad spectrum antibiotic activity, especially crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, compositions comprising such crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, processes for manufacture and use thereof. The compounds and compositions of the invention are useful in the pharmaceutical industry, for example, in the treatment or prevention of diseases or disorders associated with the use of antibiotics, chemotherapies, or antiviral therapies, including, but not limited to, colitis, for example, pseudo-membranous colitis; antibiotic associated diarrhea; and infections due to Clostridium difficile (“C. difficile”), Clostridium perfringens (“C. perfringens”), Staphylococcus species, for example, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus, or Enterococcus including Vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Hung Chiu, Tessie Mary Che, Alex Romero, Yoshi Ichikawa, Youe-Kong Shue
  • Patent number: 8445654
    Abstract: The invention encompasses an active metabolite of the 18-membered macrocyclic antimicrobial agents, specifically, a metabolite of tiacumicin B and in certain embodiments, R-Tiacumicin B or and its related compounds. In particular, the invention encompasses a compound that acts as a potent antibiotic agent for the treatment of bacterial infections, specifically GI infections caused by toxin producing strains of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) and Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshi Ichikawa, Yu-Hung Chiu, Youe-Kong Shue, Farah Kondori Babakhani
  • Publication number: 20120040922
    Abstract: The invention encompasses an active metabolite of the 18-membered macrocyclic antimicrobial agents, specifically, a metabolite of tiacumicin B and in certain embodiments, R-Tiacumicin B or and its related compounds. In particular, the invention encompasses a compound that acts as a potent antibiotic agent for the treatment of bacterial infections, specifically GI infections caused by toxin producing strains of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) and Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Yoshi Ichikawa, Yu-Hung Chiu, Youe-Kong Shue, Farah Kondori Babakhani
  • Patent number: 8044030
    Abstract: The invention encompasses an active metabolite of the 18-membered macrocyclic antimicrobial agents, specifically, a metabolite of tiacumicin B and in certain embodiments, R-Tiacumicin B or and its related compounds. In particular, the invention encompasses a compound that acts as a potent antibiotic agent for the treatment of bacterial infections, specifically GI infections caused by toxin producing strains of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) and Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshi Ichikawa, Yu-Hung Chiu, Youe-Kong Shue, Farah Kondori Babakhani
  • Patent number: 7863249
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel forms of compounds displaying broad spectrum antibiotic activity, especially crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, compositions comprising such crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, processes for manufacture and use thereof. The compounds and compositions of the invention are useful in the pharmaceutical industry, for example, in the treatment or prevention of diseases or disorders associated with the use of antibiotics, chemotherapies, or antiviral therapies, including, but not limited to, colitis, for example, pseudo-membranous colitis; antibiotic associated diarrhea; and infections due to Clostridium difficile (“C. difficile”), Clostridium perfringens (“C. perfringens”), Staphylococcus species, for example, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus, or Enterococcus including Vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Hung Chiu, Tessie Mary Che, Alex Romero, Yoshi Ichikawa, Youe-Kong Shue
  • Publication number: 20100081800
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel forms of compounds displaying broad spectrum antibiotic activity, especially crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, compositions comprising such crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, processes for manufacture and use thereof. The compounds and compositions of the invention are useful in the pharmaceutical industry, for example, in the treatment or prevention of diseases or disorders associated with the use of antibiotics, chemotherapies, or antiviral therapies, including, but not limited to, colitis, for example, pseudo-membranous colitis; antibiotic associated diarrhea; and infections due to Clostridium difficile (“C. difficile”), Clostridium perfringens (“C. perfringens”), Staphylococcus species, for example, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus, or Enterococcus including Vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Yu-Hung Chiu, Tessie Mary Che, Alex Romero, Yoshi Ichikawa, Youe-Kong Shue
  • Publication number: 20100035833
    Abstract: The invention encompasses an active metabolite of the 18-membered macrocyclic antimicrobial agents, specifically, a metabolite of tiacumicin B and in certain embodiments, R-Tiacumicin B or and its related compounds. In particular, the invention encompasses a compound that acts as a potent antibiotic agent for the treatment of bacterial infections, specifically GI infections caused by toxin producing strains of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) and Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: OPTIMER PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Yoshi Ichikawa, Yu-Hung Chiu, Youe-Kong Shue, Farah Kondori Babakhani
  • Publication number: 20100010076
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel forms of compounds displaying broad spectrum antibiotic activity, especially crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, compositions comprising such crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, processes for manufacture and use thereof. The compounds and compositions of the invention are useful in the pharmaceutical industry, for example, in the treatment or prevention of diseases or disorders associated with the use of antibiotics, chemotherapies, or antiviral therapies, including, but not limited to, colitis, for example, pseudo-membranous colitis; antibiotic associated diarrhea; and infections due to Clostridium difficile (“C. difficile”), Clostridium perfringens (“C. perfringens”), Staphylococcus species, for example, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus, or Enterococcus including Vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Yu-Hung CHIU, Tessie Mary Che, Alex Romero, Yoshi Ichikawa, Youe-Kong Shue
  • Patent number: 7601695
    Abstract: Described herein are novel macrolides, the preparation of novel macrolides, to the use of novel macrolides for preventing, treating, or ameliorating various conditions, and the use of novel macrolides as antibacterial agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Chang-Hsing Liang, Jonathan Duffield, Alex Romero, Yu-Hung Chiu, David Rabuka, Sulan Yao, Steve Sucheck, Kenneth Marby, Youe-kong Shue, Yoshi Ichikawa, Chan-Kou Hwang
  • Publication number: 20090209593
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel macrolides, to the preparation of novel macrolides, to the use of such novel macrolides for preventing, treating, or ameliorating various conditions, and to the use of such novel macrolides as antibacterial agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Chang-Hsing Liang, Jonathan Duffield, Alex Romero, Yu-Hung Chiu, David Rabuka, Sulan Yao, Steve Sucheck, Kenneth Marby, Youe-kong Shue, Yoshi Ichikawa, Chan-Kou Hwang
  • Publication number: 20090163428
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel forms of compounds displaying broad spectrum antibiotic activity, especially crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, compositions comprising such crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, processes for manufacture and use thereof. The compounds and compositions of the invention are useful in the pharmaceutical industry, for example, in the treatment or prevention of diseases or disorders associated with the use of antibiotics, chemotherapies, or antiviral therapies, including, but not limited to, colitis, for example, pseudo-membranous colitis; antibiotic associated diarrhea; and infections due to Clostridium difficile (“C. difficile”), Clostridium perfringens (“C. perfringens”), Staphylococcus species, for example, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus, or Enterococcus including Vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: OPTIMER PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Hung CHIU, Tessie Mary Che, Alex Romero, Yoshi Ichikawa, Youe-Kong Shue
  • Publication number: 20080194497
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel forms of compounds displaying broad spectrum antibiotic activity, especially crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, compositions comprising such crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, processes for manufacture and use thereof. The compounds and compositions of the invention are useful in the pharmaceutical industry, for example, in the treatment or prevention of diseases or disorders associated with the use of antibiotics, chemotherapies, or antiviral therapies, including, but not limited to, colitis, for example, pseudo-membranous colitis; antibiotic associated diarrhea; and infections due to Clostridium difficile (“C. difficile”), Clostridium perfringens (“C. perfringens”), Staphylococcus species, for example, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus, or Enterococcus including Vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: OPTIMER PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Hung Chiu, Tessie Mary Che, Alex Romero, Yoshi Ichikawa, Youe-Kong Shue