Patents by Inventor Patrick D. Boatman, Jr.

Patrick D. Boatman, 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).

  • ?-sheet mimetics and use thereof as inhibitors of biologically active peptides or proteins
    Patent number: 7511039
    Abstract: There are disclosed ?-sheet mimetics and methods relating to the same for imparting or stabilizing the ?-sheet structure of a peptide, protein or molecule. In one aspect, ?-sheet mimetics are disclosed having utility as protease inhibitors in general and, more specifically, as serine protease inhibitors such as thrombin, elastase and Factor X inhibitors. In one embodiment, the ?-sheet mimetic is a thrombin inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Myriad Genetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Kahn, Cyprian O. Ogbu, Masakatsu Eguchi, Hwa-Ok Kim, Patrick D. Boatman, Jr.