Patents by Inventor Charles Minor

Charles 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
    Publication number: 20090275556
    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: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Mingshi Dai, Bing Guan, Roert A. Bennett, Douglas F. Burdi, Shomir Ghosh, Gang Li, Charles Minor, Tracy J. Jenkins
  • Aryl sulfonamides useful as inhibitors of chemokine receptor activity
    Patent number: 7491827
    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: July 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Mingshi Dai, Bing Guan, Robert A. Bennett, Douglas F. Burdi, Shomir Ghosh, Gang Li, Charles Minor, Tracy J. Jenkins
  • CCR8 inhibitors
    Patent number: 7378525
    Abstract: Disclosed are CCR8 inhibitors represented by Structural Formulas (I): The variables in Structural Formula (I) are described herein. Also disclosed are methods of treating a subject with a CCR8 mediated condition, especially asthma, by administering one of the disclosed CCR8 inhibitors to the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Bing Guan, Charles Minor, Mingshi Dai, Shomir Ghosh, Tracy J. Jenkins, Gang Li, Douglas F. Burdi, Robert A. Bennett
  • CCR8 inhibitors
    Patent number: 7329755
    Abstract: Disclosed is an inhibitor of CCR8 that is represented by Structural Formula (I): Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent and a CCR8 inhibitor represented by Structural Formula (I). Also disclosed is a method of treating inflammatory disorders in a subject by administering a CCR8 inhibitor to the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Mingshi Dai, Tracy J. Jenkins, Bing Guan, Shomir Ghosh, Charles Minor
  • Aryl sulfonamides useful as inhibitors of chemokine receptor activity
    Publication number: 20050085518
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of general formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, X, Z, R2, X., 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: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Mingshi Dai, Bing Guan, Robert Bennett, Douglas Burdi, Shomir Ghosh, Gang Li, Charles Minor, Tracy Jenkins
  • CCR8 inhibitors
    Publication number: 20040224978
    Abstract: Disclosed is an inhibitor of CCR8 that is represented by Structural Formula (I): 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicant: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Mingshi Dai, Tracy J. Jenkins, Bing Guan, Shomir Ghosh, Charles Minor
  • CCR8 Inhibitors
    Publication number: 20040209948
    Abstract: Disclosed are CCR8 inhibitors represented by Structural Formulas (I): 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Bing Guan, Charles Minor, Mingshi Dai, Shomir Ghosh, Tracy J. Jenkins, Gang Li, Douglas F. Burdi, Robert A. Bennett