Patents by Inventor John R. Hurst

John R. Hurst 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).

  • System and method for database similarity join
    Publication number: 20040153250
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for information organization whereby characteristics regarding entities are inferred from the characteristics of similar entities. This is referred to herein as a “fuzzy similarity join” and is exemplified using a chemical similarity join. The disclosed systems and methods are particularly useful for chemical compound analysis in the area of pharmaceutical development.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: John R. Hurst, Scott G. Hutton
  • Methods for identifying a molecule that may bind to a target molecule
    Publication number: 20040073375
    Abstract: Methods which may be implemented in computer systems for screening a database of candidate molecules to determine whether any particular subset of candidate molecules may be docked to a target molecule. These methods determine the force field of a target molecule only once and may be used for screening a large number of candidate molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventor: John R. Hurst
  • System and method for database similarity join
    Patent number: 6721754
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for information organization whereby characteristics regarding entities are inferred from the characteristics of similar entities. This is referred to herein as a “fuzzy similarity join” and is exemplified using a chemical similarity join. The disclosed systems and methods are particularly useful for chemical compound analysis in the area of pharmaceutical development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Hurst, Scott G. Hutton
  • Methods for identifying a prospective binding site on a target molecule and for characterizing a site on a target molecule
    Publication number: 20040034481
    Abstract: Methods which may be implemented in computer systems for characterizing sites on a target molecule, for identifying prospective binding sites on a target molecule, and for identifying a position for a candidate molecule in a computation involving the target molecule and candidate molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventor: John R. Hurst
  • Methods for identifying a molecule that may bind to a target molecule
    Patent number: 6671628
    Abstract: Methods which may be implemented in computer systems for screening a database of candidate molecules to determine whether any particular subset of candidate molecules may be docked to a target molecule. These methods determine the force field of a target molecule only once and may be used for screening a large number of candidate molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: ChemNavigator, Inc.
    Inventor: John R. Hurst
  • Methods for identifying a molecule that may bind to a target molecule
    Publication number: 20030167136
    Abstract: Methods which may be implemented in computer systems for screening a database of candidate molecules to determine whether any particular subset of candidate molecules may be docked to a target molecule. These methods determine the force field of a target molecule only once and may be used for screening a large number of candidate molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventor: John R. Hurst