Patents by Inventor Ruth Elizabeth Wills

Ruth Elizabeth Wills 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 MMP inhibitors having reduced side-effects
    Patent number: 6818622
    Abstract: The subject invention pertains to matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitors that exhibit an IC50 of below 10−4M against MMP and have substantially no activity against non-MMP metalloproteinase-related events. The MMP inhibitors of the invention have reduced side-effects, especially with respect to joint pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Darwin Discovery Ltd.
    Inventors: John Bird, John Gary Montana, Ruth Elizabeth Wills, Andrew Douglas Baxter, David Alan Owen
  • Selective MMP inhibitors having reduced side-effects
    Publication number: 20020035065
    Abstract: The subject invention pertains to matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitors that exhibit an IC50 of below 10−4M against MMP and have substantially no activity against non-MMP metalloproteinase-related events. The MMP inhibitors of the invention have reduced side-effects, especially with respect to joint pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Inventors: John Bird, John Gary Montana, Ruth Elizabeth Wills, Andrew Douglas Baxter, David Alan Owen