Patents by Inventor Mark Q. Nguyen

Mark Q. Nguyen 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).

  • Substituted indole compounds and methods of their use
    Patent number: 6372742
    Abstract: 5-(3-Isatinylidinyl)thiazolidineones and 3-(thiazolidinon-5-yl)indoles compounds, compositions, and methods of inhibiting telomerase activity in vitro and treatment of telomerase mediated conditions or diseases ex vivo and in vivo are provided. The methods, compounds and compositions of the invention may be employed alone, or in combination with other pharmacologically active agents in the treatment of conditions or diseases mediated by telomerase activity, such as in the treatment of cancer. Also disclosed are novel methods for assaying or screening for inhibitors of telomerase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Geron Corporation
    Inventors: Allison C. Chin, Richard L. Tolman, Mark Q. Nguyen, Ryan Holcomb