Patents by Inventor Eric Bruce Springman

Eric Bruce Springman 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).

  • Patent number: 7741479
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a compound having the formula wherein R1, R2, G, and Q are defined herein. The compounds of the present invention are useful as inhibitors of protein kinases such as MAP kinases, in particular p38 kinases. The present invention is also directed to compositions comprising a compound according to the above formula. The compounds and compositions described herein are useful for treating and preventing an inflammatory condition or disease. The present invention is also directed to a method of treating or preventing a protein kinase-mediated condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Locus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Enrique Luis Michelotti, Eric Bruce Springman, Duyan Nguyen, Rupa S. Shetty, Younghee Lee, Kristofer Kent Moffett, Jennifer Lee Ludington, Ted Tsutomis Fujimoto, Zenon D. Konteatis, Bin Liu, Frank Hollinger, Bruce D. Dorsey
  • Patent number: 7612200
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a compound having the formula wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, G, and Q are defined herein. The compounds of the present invention are useful as inhibitors of protein kinases. The present invention is also directed to compositions comprising a compound according to the above formula. The present invention is also directed to compounds that stabilize the open conformation of a protein kinase, a crystallized protein kinase in the open conformation, and uses thereof. The compounds and compositions described herein are useful for treating and preventing an inflammatory condition or disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Locus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Enrique Luis Michelotti, William R. Moore, Jr., Eric Bruce Springman
  • Publication number: 20090192307
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a compound having the formula wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, G, and Q are defined herein. The compounds of the present invention are useful as inhibitors of protein kinases. The present invention is also directed to compositions comprising a compound according to the above formula. The present invention is also directed to compounds that stabilize the open conformation of a protein kinase, a crystallized protein kinase in the open conformation, and uses thereof. The compounds and compositions described herein are useful for treating and preventing an inflammatory condition or disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Enrique Luis Michelotti, William R. Moore, JR., Eric Bruce Springman