Patents by Inventor Kerry L. Spear

Kerry L. Spear 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).

  • Publication number: 20040058931
    Abstract: Indanes, benzopyrans and analogues thereof are potassium channel inhibitors and blockers of IKur and have the structure 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: John Lloyd, Heather J. Finlay, Wayne Vaccaro, Karnail S. Atwal, Michael F. Gross, Kerry L. Spear
  • Publication number: 20040029925
    Abstract: The present invention provides a genus of bis-benzimidazole compounds, methods and pharmaceutical compositions that are useful as modulators of potassium ion channels. The compounds of the invention are of use in both therapeutic and diagnostic methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Applicant: ICAgen, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaodong Wang, Alan B. Fulp, Albert M. van Rhee, Kerry L. Spear
  • Patent number: 6511977
    Abstract: Indanes, benzopyrans and analogues thereof are potassium channel inhibitors and blockers of IKur and have the structure where A, B, D, Q, X1, R, R1, X2 and R2 are as defined herein. These compounds are useful as antiarrhythmic agents. In addition, a method is provided for preventing cardiac arrhythmia employing the above compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: John Lloyd, Heather J. Finlay, Wayne Vaccaro, Karnail S. Atwal, Michael F. Gross, Kerry L. Spear
  • Publication number: 20020156586
    Abstract: A method for screening compounds for biological activity is disclosed. The method may include selecting a test set of compounds and selecting a training set of compounds. An assay is performed on the training set of compounds and training set data are formed. This data are entered into a digital computer, and an analytical model is formed. A subset of compounds is identified using the analytical model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2002
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Applicant: ICAgen, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert Michiel van Rhee, Kerry L. Spear, P. Kay Wagoner
  • Patent number: 6150356
    Abstract: Indanes, benzopyrans and analogues thereof are potassium channel inhibitors and blockers of IKur and have the structure ##STR1## where A, B, D, Q, X.sup.1, R, R.sup.1, X.sup.2 and R.sup.2 are as defined herein. These compounds are useful as antiarrhythmic agents. In addition, a method is provided for preventing cardiac arrhythmia employing the above compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: John Lloyd, Heather J. Finlay, Wayne Vaccaro, Karnail S. Atwal, Michael F. Gross, Kerry L. Spear
  • Patent number: 6121240
    Abstract: Compounds of the invention inhibit urokinase plasminogen activator or uPAR: ##STR1## where R.sub.10 is --CH(R.sub.9)XCH(R.sub.1)(R.sub.11) or a capping group, where X is NR.sub.12, CR.sub.12 R.sub.15, O, S, SR.sub.12, or SR.sub.12 R.sub.15 ; R.sub.1, R.sub.9, R.sub.11, R.sub.12 R.sub.15 are each H, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, aryl, aralkyl, aryl-alkenyl, aryl-alkynyl, aryl-cycloalkyl, substituted with 0-3 halo, OH, NH.sub.2, lower alkyl, halo-lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkylamino, lower alkylthio, CN or NO.sub.2 ; R.sub.16 is --CH(R.sub.5)C(.dbd.O)NH.sub.2, H, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, or lower alkenyl; R.sub.2 is aryl or aralkyl, unsubstituted or substituted with 1-3 halo, OH, NH.sub.2, CN, NO.sub.2, lower alkyl, halo-lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkylamino, lower alkylthio, or cycloalkyl; R.sub.3 and R.sub.5 are each independently H or lower alkyl; R.sub.4 is --CH.sub.2 C(.dbd.O)NR.sub.13 R.sub.14, where R.sub.13 is H, lower alkyl, phenyl or benzyl, and R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Chiron Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Rosenberg, Kerry L. Spear, Eric J. Martin
  • Patent number: 6030940
    Abstract: Effective urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor antagonists have sequences selected from the group LNFGQYLWYT, LCFGCYLWYT, LNFGCYLWCT, LNFGQYLnAYT, LNFdSQYLWYT, LCFGCYLWY, LNFdSQYLnAYT, LNFGdCYLWCT, LCFdSCYLWYT, LCFdSCYLnAYT, LNFdSCYLWCT, or active analogs or active portions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Chiron Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Rosenberg, Kerry L. Spear, Robert Valerio, Andrew Bray
  • Patent number: 5958792
    Abstract: The invention relates to libraries of cyclic organic compounds and method of producing and assaying such libraries. According to the invention, each cyclic organic compound is constructed from a starting material in the form of a solid surface derivatized with a starting resin. Compounds are reacted with the resin to add or to form a cyclic group. The reactions are preferable carried out using a split resin procedure so that different compounds can be reacted with a plurality of subamounts so as to increase the size of the library. For example, compounds are reacted with a solid support bound starting resin to obtain a compound which includes an aldehyde functional group wherein the aldehyde compound or compounds reacted with it have substituents which are varied such that a mixture of products is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Chiron Corporation
    Inventors: Manoi C. Desai, John M. Nuss, Kerry L. Spear, Rajinder Singh, Paul A. Renhowe, Edward G. Brown, Lutz Richter, Barbara O. Scott
  • Patent number: 5747458
    Abstract: Compounds of the invention inhibit urokinase plasminogen activator: ##STR1## where R.sub.1 is lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, aryl, aralkyl, aryl-alkenyl, aryl-alkynyl, aryl-cycloalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted with 1-3 halo, OH, NH.sub.2, lower alkyl, halo-lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkylamino, lower alkylthio, CN or NO.sub.2 ;R.sub.2 is aryl or aralkyl, unsubstituted or substituted with 1-3 halo, OH, NH.sub.2, CN, NO.sub.2, lower alkyl, halo-lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkylamino, lower alkylthio, or cycloalkyl;R.sub.3, R.sub.5 and R.sub.9 are each independently H or lower alkyl;R.sub.4 is ##STR2## where R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are each independently H, OH, NH.sub.2, CN, NO.sub.2, lower alkyl, halo-lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkylamino, lower alkylthio, or cycloalkyl, and n and m are each independently an integer from 1 to 3 inclusive; and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Chiron Corporation
    Inventors: Steve Rosenberg, Kerry L. Spear, Eric J. Martin
  • Patent number: 4789395
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds of the general formula ##STR1## which are useful as herbicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1988
    Assignee: Monsanto Company
    Inventors: Len F. Lee, Kerry L. Spear, Mark G. Dolson