Patents by Inventor J. Douglas Waterfield

J. Douglas Waterfield 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).

  • Peripheral benzodiazepine receptor ligands as antiinflammatory agents
    Patent number: 5776946
    Abstract: Compounds which bind with high affinity to peripheral benzodiazepine receptors are useful as antiinflammatory agents. Such compounds include isoquinoline and benzodiazepine derivatives, such as PK 11195. A method of treating an inflammatory condition in a mammal with such compounds is provided. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds are provided. A method is provided for identifying compounds that are therapeutically effective for treating inflammatory conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Inventors: Patrick L. McGeer, J. Douglas Waterfield, Edith G. McGeer