Patents by Inventor Robert W. Newcomb

Robert W. Newcomb 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).

  • Selective inhibition of glutaminase by bis-thiadiazoles
    Patent number: 6451828
    Abstract: Compounds are disclosed which efficiently inhibit glutaminase but which have no effect, at higher levels, on various mechanistically and functionally related enzymes. The compounds, which are useful for neuroprotection and in treatment of hepatic encephalopathy, have the general formula I: as defined further herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert W. Newcomb
  • SELECTIVE INHIBITION OF GLUTAMINASE BY BIS-THIADIAZOLES
    Publication number: 20020115698
    Abstract: Compounds are disclosed which efficiently inhibit glutaminase but which have no effect, at higher levels, on various mechanistically and functionally related enzymes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: Robert W. Newcomb, Marcell Newocmb