Patents by Inventor Charles A. Minor

Charles A. Minor 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).

  • Aryl sulfonamides useful as inhibitors of chemokine receptor activity
    Patent number: 8063222
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of general formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, X, Z, R2, X1, Ar, n, R3 and R4 are defined generally and in subsets herein. Compounds of the invention are inhibitors of CCR8 and accordingly are useful for the treatment of a variety of inflammatory and allergic disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Mingshi Dai, Bing Guan, Robert A. Bennett, Douglas F. Burdi, Shomir Ghosh, Gang Li, Charles A. Minor, Tracy J. Jenkins