Patents by Inventor Michael J. Hearn

Michael J. Hearn 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).

  • Antimycobacterial compounds and method for making the same
    Patent number: 6846933
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel antimycobacterial compounds and in particular to antimycobacterial compounds comprised of Schiff base, diacylhydrazine, sulfur-containing diacylhydrazine and oxadiazoline congeners of isonicotinic acid hydrazide. This invention further relates to processes for their preparation, to intermediates useful in their preparation, to their use as therapeutic agents and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of Wellesley College
    Inventor: Michael J. Hearn
  • Derivatives of phenyl 4-aminosalicylate and method of making the same
    Patent number: 6600063
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel antimycobacterial compounds and in particular to antimycobacterial compounds comprised of derivatives of phenyl 4-aminosalicylate. This invention further relates to methods for their preparation, to their use as therapeutic agents and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them. The novel methods of the invention yield derivatives of phenyl 4-aminosalicylate on a multi-gram scale and in high purity for subsequent biological evaluation in drug discovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of Wellesley College
    Inventor: Michael J. Hearn