Patents by Inventor Ahlem Bensari

Ahlem Bensari 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).

  • Analogs of green tea polyphenols as chemotherapeutic and chemopreventive agents
    Patent number: 7122573
    Abstract: Novel compounds useful as chemotherapeutic and chemopreventive agents are provided. The compounds are analogs of polyphenol catechins that occur in green tea, such as epigallocatichin-3-gallate (EGCG), and have the structure of formula (I) wherein R1 through R11 are defined herein. Preferred R4 moieties are selected from O, S, NH and CH2, and in exemplary compounds, R4 is O and R5 is a tri-substituted aroyloxy substituent, such as a 3,4,5-substituted benzoyloxy group. Pharmaceutical compositions are provided as well, as are methods of chemotherapy and chemoprevention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: SRI International
    Inventors: Nurulain Zaveri, Wan-Ru Chao, Ahlem Bensari
  • Analogs of green tea polyphenols as chemotherapeutic and chemopreventive agents
    Patent number: 7109236
    Abstract: Novel compounds useful as chemotherapeutic and chemopreventive agents are provided. The compounds are analogs of polyphenol catechins that occur in green tea, such as epigallocatichin-3-gallate (EGCG), and have the structure of formula (I) wherein R1 through R11 are defined herein. Preferred R4 moieties are selected from O, S, NH and CH2, and in exemplary compounds, R4 is O and R5 is a tri-substituted aroyloxy substituent, such as a 3,4,5-substituted benzoyloxy group. Pharmaceutical compositions are provided as well, as are methods of chemotherapy and chemoprevention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: SRI International
    Inventors: Nurulain Zaveri, Wan-Ru Chao, Ahlem Bensari
  • Analogs of green tea polyphenols as chemotherapeutic and chemopreventive agents
    Publication number: 20040192723
    Abstract: Novel compounds useful as chemotherapeutic and chemopreventive agents are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Nurulain Zaveri, Wan-Ru Chao, Ahlem Bensari
  • Analogs of green tea polyphenols as chemotherapeutic and chemopreventive agents
    Publication number: 20040110790
    Abstract: Novel compounds useful as chemotherapeutic and chemopreventive agents are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Nurulain Zaveri, Wan-Ru Chao, Ahlem Bensari