Patents by Inventor L. Josue Alfaro-Lopez

L. Josue Alfaro-Lopez 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: 7262211
    Abstract: Novel compounds having activity as non-covalent inhibitors of urokinase and having activity in reducing or inhibiting blood vessel formation are provided. These compounds have at a group having a guanidino moiety or derivative thereof. These compounds are useful in vitro for monitoring plasminogen activator levels and in vivo in treatment of conditions which are ameliorated by inhibition of or decreased activity of urokinase and in treating pathologic conditions wherein blood vessel formation is related to a pathologic condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Dendreon Corporation
    Inventors: Amir P. Tamiz, L. Josue Alfaro-Lopez, Odile Esther Levy, Joseph Edward Semple
  • Patent number: 7019019
    Abstract: The present invention provides matriptase inhibitors and compositions thereof useful for treating cancer. Martripase is a trypsin-like serine protease active in the development of cancerous conditions, such as tumors and metastasis of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Dendreon Corporation
    Inventors: David F. Duncan, L. Josue Alfaro-Lopez, Mallareddy Komandla, Odile Esther Levy, Ofir Moreno, Joseph E. Semple, Amir P. Tamiz
  • Publication number: 20040186060
    Abstract: The present invention provides matriptase inhibitors and compositions thereof useful for treating cancer. Martripase is a trypsin-like serine protease active in the development of cancerous conditions, such as tumors and metastasis of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: Dendreon Corporation
    Inventors: David F. Duncan, L. Josue Alfaro-Lopez, Mallareddy Komandla, Odile Esther Levy, Ofir Moreno, Joseph E. Semple, Amir P. Tamiz
  • Publication number: 20030207842
    Abstract: Novel compounds having activity as non-covalent inhibitors of urokinase and having activity in reducing or inhibiting blood vessel formation are provided. These compounds have at a group having a guanidino moiety or derivative thereof. These compounds are useful in vitro for monitoring plasminogen activator levels and in vivo in treatment of conditions which are ameliorated by inhibition of or decreased activity of urokinase and in treating pathologic conditions wherein blood vessel formation is related to a pathologic condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: Amir P. Tamiz, L. Josue Alfaro-Lopez, Odile Esther Levy, Joseph Edward Semple