Patents by Inventor Melvin C. Rutledge, Jr.

Melvin C. Rutledge, Jr. 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).

  • IL-8 receptor antagonists
    Patent number: 6221889
    Abstract: This invention provides for a method of treating a chemokine mediated disease, wherein the chemokine is one which binds to an IL-8 &agr; or &bgr; receptor and which method comprises administering an effective amount of a compound of Formular (I) or a pharmaceuticlly acceptable salt thereof. In particular the chemokine is IL-8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Melvin C. Rutledge, Jr., Katherine L. Widdowson