Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Timothy X. Withkowski
  • Compounds useful as reversible inhibitors of cysteine proteases
    Patent number: 6787540
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel cathepsin S, K, F, L and B reversible inhibitory compounds of the formula (Ia) and (Ib) where R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, Het and X are defined herein. The compounds are useful for treating autoimmune and other diseases. Also disclosed are processes for making such novel compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Younes Bekkali, Eugene R. Hickey, Weimin Liu, Usha R. Patel, Denice M. Spero, Sanxing Sun, David S. Thomson, Yancey D. Ward, Erick R. R. Young