Patents by Inventor Chris Semko

Chris Semko 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).

  • Pyrimidinyl sulfonamide compounds which inhibit leukocyte adhesion mediated by VLA-4
    Patent number: 7820687
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, which bind VLA-4. Certain of these compounds also inhibit leukocyte adhesion and, in particular, leukocyte adhesion mediated by VLA-4. Such compounds are useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases in a human or animal subject such as asthma, Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, AIDS dementia, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, tissue transplantation, tumor metastasis and myocardial ischemia. The compounds can also be administered for the treatment of inflammatory brain diseases such as multiple sclerosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Jenifer Smith, Chris Semko, Ying-Zi Xu, Andrei W. Konradi