Patents by Inventor Jeannette C. Roberts

Jeannette C. Roberts 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).

  • Prodrugs and conjugates of thiol- and selenol-containing compounds and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 6841536
    Abstract: Disclosed is a prodrug of the formula: where A is a sulfur or a selenium, and R is derived from a mono- di- or oligo- saccharide. Also disclosed is a prodrug of the formula: where A is sulfur or selenium, R? is derived from a sugar and R? has the formula (CHOH)nCH2OH, where n is 1 to 5, or R? is an alkyl or aryl group, or R? is ?O, and the R? groups may be the same or different and may be hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, carboxy. Also disclosed is a conjugate of an antioxidant vitamin and a thiolamine or selenolamine. Also disclosed is a prodrug of the formula; where A is sulfur or selenium, and R? is derived from a sugar and R? has the formula (CHOH)nCH2OH, where n is 1 to 5, or R? is also be an alkyl or aryl group, or R? is ?O, and R‡ is an alkoxy, or an amine group. Also disclosed is a prodrug of the formula: where R is COOH or H, and R? is derived from a sugar and R? has the formula (CHOH)nCH2OH,where n is 1 to 5, or R? is an alkyl or aryl group, or R? is ?O.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jeannette C. Roberts, Britta H. Wilmore, Pamela B. Cassidy, Pamela K. Dominick, Megan D. Short
  • Prodrugs and conjugates of thiol-and selenol-containing compounds and methods of use thereof
    Publication number: 20030225255
    Abstract: Disclosed is a prodrugs of the formula: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Jeannette C. Roberts, Britta H. Wilmore, Pamela B. Cassidy, Pamela K. Dominick, Megan D. Short
  • Prodrugs and conjugates of thiol- and selenol- containing compounds and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 6340746
    Abstract: Disclosed are prodrugs as follows: (I) a prodrug of the formula where A is a sulfur or a selenium, and R is a mono- di- or oligo-saccharide; (II) a prodrug of the formula where A is sulfur or selenium, R′ is a sugar, or ═O, and the R″ groups are hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, carboxy; (III) a conjugate of an antioxidant vitamin and a thiolamine or selenolamine; (IV) a prodrug of the formula where A is sulfur or selenium, and R′ is a sugar, or an alkyl or aryl group, or ═O, and R‡ is an alkoxy, or an amine group; (V) a prodrug of the formula R is COOH or H, and R′ is a sugar or ═O.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: University of Utah
    Inventors: Jeannette C. Roberts, Britta H. Wilmore, Pamela B. Cassidy, Pamela K. Dominick, Megan D. Short