Patents by Inventor Kwasi Avor

Kwasi Avor 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).

  • Patent number: 7737285
    Abstract: This invention provides certain compounds, methods of their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and their use in treating human or animal disorders. The compounds of the invention are useful as modulators of the interaction between the receptor for advanced glycated end products (RAGE) and its ligands, such as advanced glycated end products (AGEs), S100/calgranulin/EN-RAGE, ?-amyloid and amphoterin, and for the management, treatment, control, or as an adjunct treatment for diseases in humans caused by RAGE. Such diseases or disease states include acute and chronic inflammation, the development of diabetic late complications such as increased vascular permeability, nephropathy, atherosclerosis, and retinopathy, the development of Alzheimer's disease, erectile dysfunction, and tumor invasion and metastasis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: TransTech Pharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Adnan M. M. Mjalli, Robert C. Andrews, Ramesh Gopalaswamy, Anitha Hari, Kwasi A. Avor, Ghassan Qabaja, Xiao-Chuan Guo, Suparna Gupta, David R. Jones, Xin Chen
  • Patent number: 7714013
    Abstract: This invention provides certain compounds, methods of their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and their use in treating human or animal disorders. The compounds of the invention are useful as modulators of the interaction between the receptor for advanced glycated end products (RAGE) and its ligands, such as advanced glycated end products (AGEs), S100/calgranulin/EN-RAGE, ?-amyloid and amphoterin, and for the management, treatment, control, or as an adjunct treatment for diseases in humans caused by RAGE. Such diseases or disease states include acute and chronic inflammation, the development of diabetic late complications such as increased vascular permeability, nephropathy, atherosclerosis, and retinopathy, the development of Alzheimer's disease, erectile dysfunction, and tumor invasion and metastasis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Transtech Pharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Adnan M. M. Mjalli, Robert C. Andrews, Ramesh Gopalaswamy, Anitha Hari, Kwasi A. Avor, Ghassan Qabaja, Xiao-Chuan Guo, Suparna Gupta, David R. Jones, Xin Chen
  • Publication number: 20070213347
    Abstract: This invention provides certain compounds, methods of their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and their use in treating human or animal disorders. The compounds of the invention are useful as modulators of the interaction between the receptor for advanced glycated end products (RAGE) and its ligands, such as advanced glycated end products (AGEs), S100/calgranulin/EN-RAGE, ?-amyloid and amphoterin, and for the management, treatment, control, or as an adjunct treatment for diseases in humans caused by RAGE. Such diseases or disease states include acute and chronic inflammation, the development of diabetic late complications such as increased vascular permeability, nephropathy, atherosclerosis, and retinopathy, the development of Alzheimer's disease, erectile dysfunction, and tumor invasion and metastasis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: TransTech Pharma
    Inventors: Adnan Mjalli, Robert Andrews, Ramesh Gopalaswamy, Anitha Hari, Kwasi Avor, Ghassan Qabaja, Xiao-Chuan Guo, Supama Gupta, David Jones, Xin Chen
  • Publication number: 20070021386
    Abstract: This invention provides certain compounds, methods of their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and their use in treating human or animal disorders. The compounds of the invention are useful as modulators of the interaction between the receptor for advanced glycated end products (RAGE) and its ligands, such as advanced glycated end products (AGEs), S100/calgranulin/EN-RAGE, ?-amyloid and amphoterin, and for the management, treatment, control, or as an adjunct treatment for diseases in humans caused by RAGE. Such diseases or disease states include acute and chronic inflammation, the development of diabetic late complications such as increased vascular permeability, nephropathy, atherosclerosis, and retinopathy, the development of Alzheimer's disease, erectile dysfunction, and tumor invasion and metastasis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: TransTech Pharma
    Inventors: Adnan Mjalli, Robert Andrews, Ramesh Gopalaswamy, Anitha Hari, Kwasi Avor, Ghassan Qabaja, Xiao-Chuan Guo, Suparna Gupta, David Jones, Xin Chen
  • Publication number: 20060189578
    Abstract: This invention provides certain compounds, methods of their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, their use in treating human or animal disorders. The compounds of the invention are useful as modulators of the interaction between the receptor for advanced glycated end products (RAGE) and its ligands, such as advanced glycated end products (AGEs), S100/calgranulin/EN-RAGE, ?-amyloid and amphoterin, and for the management, treatment, control, or as an adjunct treatment for diseases in humans caused by RAGE. Such diseases or disease states include acute and chronic inflammation, the development of diabetic late complications such as increased vascular permeability, nephropathy, atherosclerosis, and retinopathy, the development of Alzheimer's disease, erectile dysfunction, and tumor invasion and metastasis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Applicant: TransTech Pharma
    Inventors: Adnan Mjalli, Ramesh Gopalaswamy, Kwasi Avor, Christopher Wysong, Andrew Patron
  • Publication number: 20060148760
    Abstract: This invention provides certain compounds, methods of their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, their use in treating human or animal disorders. The compounds of the invention are useful as modulators of the interaction between the receptor for advanced glycated end products (RAGE) and its ligands, such as advanced glycated end products (AGEs), S100/calgranulin/EN-RAGE, ?-amyloid and amphoterin, and for the management, treatment, control, or as an adjunct treatment for diseases in humans caused by RAGE. Such diseases or disease states include acute and chronic inflammation, the development of diabetic late complications such as increased vascular permeability, nephropathy, atherosclerosis, and retinopathy, the development of Alzheimer's disease, erectile dysfunction, and tumor invasion and metastasis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: TransTech Pharma
    Inventors: Adnan Mjalli, Ramesh Gopalaswamy, Kwasi Avor, Christopher Wysong, Andrew Patron
  • Patent number: 7067554
    Abstract: This invention provides certain compounds, methods of their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, their use in treating human or animal disorders. The compounds of the invention are useful as modulators of the interaction between the receptor for advanced glycated end products (RAGE) and its ligands, such as advanced glycated end products (AGEs), S100/calgranulin/EN-RAGE, ?-amyloid and amphoterin, and for the management, treatment, control, or as an adjunct treatment for diseases in humans caused by RAGE. Such diseases or disease states include acute and chronic inflammation, the development of diabetic late complications such as increased vascular permeability, nephropathy, atherosclerosis, and retinopathy, the development of Alzheimer's disease, erectile dysfunction, and tumor invasion and metastasis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: TransTech Pharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Adnan M. M. Mjalli, Ramesh Gopalaswamy, Kwasi A. Avor, Christopher L. Wysong, Patron Andrew