Patents by Inventor Joseph M. Dougherty

Joseph M. Dougherty 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).

  • Amino acid-derived, 7-membered cyclic sulfamides and methods of synthesizing the same
    Patent number: 6359129
    Abstract: New sulfamide compounds and methods of forming those compounds are provided. The inventive methods comprise subjecting a template opened-ring sulfamide compound to a ring-closing metathesis reaction in the presence of a Grubbs catalyst to yield a heterocyclic sulfamide. Advantageously, the template structures can be provided with a wide array of functional groups (e.g., substituted and unsubstituted amino acid side chains, peptides) chosen to provide particular properties to the compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: University of Kansas
    Inventors: Paul R. Hanson, Joseph M. Dougherty, Donald A. Probst