Patents by Inventor Leo Geraci

Leo Geraci 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: 20090163535
    Abstract: Disclosed are substituted heteroarylalkanoic acids of the following formula D-A-C(O)R?, where D, A, and R? are defined herein. These compounds are useful in the treatment of chronic complications arising from diabetes mellitus. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and methods of treatment employing the compounds, as well as methods for their synthesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: The Institues for Pharmaceutical Discovery, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Van Zandt, Leo Geraci
  • Patent number: 7361671
    Abstract: Disclosed are substituted heteroarylalkanoic acids acids of the following formula D-A-C(O)R?, where D, A, and R? are defined herein. These compounds are useful in the treatment of chronic complications arising from diabetes mellitus. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and methods of treatment employing the compounds, as well as methods for their synthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: The Institute for Pharmaceutical Discovery, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Van Zandt, Leo Geraci
  • Publication number: 20050009817
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of formula (I): which are useful in the treatment of metabolic disorders related to insulin resistance, leptin resistance, or hyperglycemia. Compounds of the invention include inhibitors of Protein tyrosine phosphatases, in particular Protein tyrosine phosphatase-1B (PTP-1B), that are useful in the treatment of diabetes and other PTP mediated diseases, such as cancer, neurodegenerative diseases and the like. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of the invention and methods of treating the aforementioned conditions using such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Jennifer Savoy, Leo Geraci, Garrett Parker, Michael Van Zandt, Darren Whitehouse, Shaojing Hu
  • Publication number: 20030166668
    Abstract: Disclosed are substituted heteroarylalkanoic acids acids of the following formula D-A-C(O)R′, where D, A, and R′ are defined herein. These compounds are useful in the treatment of chronic complications arising from diabetes mellitus. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and methods of treatment employing the compounds, as well as methods for their synthesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: The Institutes for Pharmaceutical Discovery, Inc. A Corporation of the State of Delaware
    Inventors: Michael C. Van Zandt, Leo Geraci