Patents by Inventor Daurence Hurley

Daurence Hurley 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).

  • Tocopherols, tocotrienols, other chroman and side chain derivatives and uses thereof
    Patent number: 7608638
    Abstract: The present invention provides an antiproliferative compound having the structural formula wherein X is oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur; Y is selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur wherein when Y is oxygen or nitrogen, n is 1 and when Y is sulfur, n is 0. Also provided is a method for inducing apoptosis in a cell comprising administering a composition comprising a compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Research Development Foundation
    Inventors: Bob G. Sanders, Kimberly Kline, Daurence Hurley, Robb Gardner, Marla Menchaca, Weiping Yu, Puthucode N. Ramanan, Shenquan Liu, Karen Israel
  • TOCOPHEROLS, TOCOTRIENOLS, OTHER CHROMAN AND SIDE CHAIN DERIVATIVES AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20080119514
    Abstract: The present invention provides an antiproliferative compound having the structural formula wherein X is oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur; Y is selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur wherein when Y is oxygen or nitrogen, n is 1 and when Y is sulfur, n is 0. Also provided is a method for inducing apoptosis in a cell comprising administering a composition comprising a compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Bob G. Sanders, Kimberly Kline, Daurence Hurley, Robb Gardner, Marla Menchaca, Weiping Yu, Puthucode N. Ramanan, Shenquan Liu, Karen Israel