Patents by Inventor Ruth F. Nutt

Ruth F. Nutt 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).

  • Publication number: 20080200371
    Abstract: Compounds and compositions are provided for modulating the activity of protein tyrosine phosphatases. In one embodiment, the compounds and compositions are thiazoles and thiadiazoles that inhibit the activity of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Zacharia S. CHERUVALLATH, Colin J. Loweth, Ruth F. Nutt, Darryl Rideout, Joseph E. Semple, Jing Wang, Feiyue Wu, Shankari Mylvaganam, Hengyi Zhu, Jianzhong Sun
  • Patent number: 7381736
    Abstract: Compounds and compositions are provided for modulating the activity of protein tyrosine phosphatases. In one embodiment, the compounds and compositions are thiazoles and thiadiazoles that inhibit the activity of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Zacharia S. Cheruvallath, Colin J. Loweth, Ruth F. Nutt, Darryl Rideout, Joseph E. Semple, Jing Wang, Feiyue Wu, Shankari Mylvaganam, Hengyi Zhu, Jianzhong Sun
  • Patent number: 6904423
    Abstract: A system for analyzing a vast amount of data representative of chemical structure and activity information and concisely providing conclusions about structure-to-activity relationships. A computer may adaptively learn new substructure descriptors based on its analysis of the input data. The computer may then apply each substructure descriptor as a filter to establish new groups of molecules that match the descriptor. From each new group of molecules, the computer may in turn generate one or more additional new groups of molecules. A result of the analysis in an exemplary arrangement is a tree structure that reflects pharmacophoric information and efficiently establishes through lineage what effect on activity various chemical substructures are likely to have. The tree structure can then be applied as a multi-domain classifier, to help a chemist classify test compounds into structural subclasses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Bioreason, Inc.
    Inventors: Christodoulos A. Nicolaou, Brian P. Kelley, Ruth F. Nutt, Susan I. Bassett
  • Patent number: 6011158
    Abstract: The present invention discloses peptide aldehydes which are potent and specific inhibitors of thrombin, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, and methods of using them as therapeutic agents for disease states in mammals characterized by abnormal thrombosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Corvas International, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan Yoshiko Tamura, Joseph Edward Semple, William Charles Ripka, Robert John Ardecky, Yu Ge, Stephen H. Carpenter, Terence K. Brunck, Marguerita S. L. Lim-Wilby, Ruth F. Nutt, Matthew M. Abelman
  • Patent number: 6008351
    Abstract: The present invention discloses peptide aldehydes which are potent and specific inhibitors of thrombin, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, and methods of using them as therapeutic agents for disease states in mammals characterized by abnormal thrombosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Corvas International, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan Yoshiko Tamura, Joseph Edward Semple, William Charles Ripka, Robert John Ardecky, Yu Ge, Stephen H. Carpenter, Terence K. Brunck, Marguerita S. L. Lim-Wilby, Ruth F. Nutt, Matthew M. Abelman
  • Patent number: 6001960
    Abstract: Relatively small cyclic peptides that mimic the biological and/or chemical activity of larger cyclic peptide such as somatostatin, as well as synthetic methods therefor. In certain embodiments, cyclic peptides of the invention have structure: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.NP1 is H, an amine protecting group, or a solid support and R.sub.NP2 is H or an amine protecting group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Ralph F. Hirschmann, Rolando A. Spanevello, Ruth F. Nutt
  • Patent number: 5932733
    Abstract: The present invention discloses peptide aldehydes having a lactam group as part of the peptide backbone and having an original mimic group such as an amidinopiperidine or amidinophengyl tail. These compounds are potent and specific inhibitors of thrombin, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, and methods of using them as therapeutic agents for disease states in mammals characterized by abnormal thrombosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Corvas International, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph E. Semple, Odile E. Levy, Ruth F. Nutt, William C. Ripka
  • Patent number: 5714499
    Abstract: The present invention discloses peptide aldehydes which are potent and specific inhibitors of thrombin, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, and methods of using them as therapeutic agents for disease states in mammals characterized by abnormal thrombosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: Corvas International, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph E. Semple, Odile E. Levy, Ruth F. Nutt, William C. Ripka
  • Patent number: 5700905
    Abstract: Relatively small cyclic peptides that mimic the biological and/or chemical activity of larger cyclic peptide such as somatostatin, as well as synthetic methods therefor. In certain embodiments, cyclic peptides of the invention have structure: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.NP1 is H, an amine protecting group, or a solid support and R.sub.NP2 is H or an amine protecting group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Ralph F. Hirschmann, Rolando A. Spanevello, Ruth F. Nutt
  • Patent number: 5681926
    Abstract: Peptides having the general sequence A-B-C-D-E-F-Z wherein A is Ala, B is pFPhe, C is, for example, Arg, D is Cha, E is, for example, hArg, F is, for example, Tyr, and Z is, for example NH.sub.2. The peptides are useful for promoting wound healing and arresting bleeding in a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel F. Veber, Ruth F. Nutt, Dong-Mei Feng, Robert J. Gould, Thomas M. Connolly
  • Patent number: 5681844
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds which inhibit thrombin or factor Xa. The compounds contain an aldehyde functionality and a methionine sulfone or S-substituted cysteine sulfone residue. The compounds and their pharmaceutical compositions are useful for preventing thrombosis in mammals which are suspected of having a condition characterized by abnormal thrombosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: Corvas International, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew M. Abelman, Robert J. Ardecky, Ruth F. Nutt
  • Patent number: 5672582
    Abstract: 4-substituted cyclohexylamine derivatives which are thrombin catalytic site inhibitors and which are useful as anticoagulants. These compounds show selectivity for thrombin over other trypsin-like enzymes and have oral bioavailability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel F. Veber, S. Dale Lewis, Jules A. Shafer, Dong-Mei Feng, Ruth F. Nutt, Stephen F. Brady
  • Patent number: 5646165
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds which inhibit thrombin or factor Xa. The compounds contain an aldehyde functionality and a methionine sulfone or S-substituted cysteine sulfone residue. The compounds and their pharmaceutical compositions are useful for preventing thrombosis in mammals which are suspected of having a condition characterized by abnormal thrombosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: Corvas International, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew M. Abelman, Robert J. Ardecky, Ruth F. Nutt
  • Patent number: 5637599
    Abstract: The present invention discloses peptide aldehydes which are potent and specific inhibitors of thrombin, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, and methods of using them as therapeutic agents for disease slates in mammals characterized by abnormal thrombosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Corvas International, Inc.
    Inventors: Odile E. Levy, Susan Y. Tamura, Ruth F. Nutt, William C. Ripka
  • Patent number: 5457177
    Abstract: The radioligands are six amino acid peptides having iodinated tyrosine at amino acid position six, including Ala-pFPhe-hArg-Cha-hArg-Tyr(I)-NH.sub.2, which mimic the activated form of the thrombin receptor protein. Thrombin receptor radioligands of the present invention are useful for screening for thrombin receptor antagonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel F. Veber, Ruth F. Nutt, Dong-mei Feng, Robert J. Gould, Thomas M. Connolly
  • Patent number: 5374622
    Abstract: A fibrinogen receptor antagonist of the formulaAc-Cys-Asn-Pro-(L-AMF)-Gly-Asp-Cys-OHorAc-Cys-Asn-(DiMeTzl)-(L-AMF)-Gly-Asp-Cys-OH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1994
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Ruth F. Nutt, Stephen F. Brady, Daniel F. Veber, Mark E. Duggan
  • Patent number: 5340798
    Abstract: The present invention comprises fibrinogen receptor antagonist compounds, compositions containing them and methods for using them to inhibit fibrinogen binding to blood platelets. Compounds of the invention have the following formula ##STR1## wherein Z is ##STR2## X is COOH, CH.sub.2 SH or SH; R.sup.1 is Y--R.sup.3, wherein R.sup.3 is alkyl and Y is amino, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl or piperidinyl;R.sup.2 is H, alkyl, aryl, or arylalkyl; andR.sup.4 is alkyl, heteroalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl, wherein the aryl or heteroaryl group can be mono- or bi-cyclic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Ruth F. Nutt, Daniel F. Veber
  • Patent number: 5338723
    Abstract: A fibrinogen receptor antagonist of the formula ##STR1## wherein XX represents a synthetic alpha-amino acid containing a linear side chain and ZZ represents a sequence of 1, 2, 3 or 4 amino acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1994
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Ruth F. Nutt, Stephen F. Brady, Daniel F. Veber, Mark E. Duggan
  • Patent number: 5204328
    Abstract: Atrial natriuretic factor analogs containing N-alkylated amino acids and showing enhanced potency and increased metabolic stability. These analogs have natriuretic, diuretic and vasorelaxant activity, making them suitable for treating congestive heart failure and renal hypertension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1993
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Ruth F. Nutt, Stephen F. Brady, Daniel F. Veber, Theresa M. Williams
  • Patent number: 5114843
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of peptide analogues as inhibitors of their respective naturally occurring peptides. The structure of the peptide analogues is exemplified by an internal region of the N-terminus of humoral hypercalcemic factor hHCF, and truncations thereof: hHCF(14-34)NH.sub.2, hHCF(13-34)NH.sub.2, hHCF(12-34)NH.sub.2, hHCF(11-23)NH.sub.2, hHCF(10-34)NH.sub.2, hHCF(9-34)NH.sub.2, hHCF(8-34)NH.sub.2 and various amino acid substitutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1992
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Rosenblatt, Roberta L. McKee, Michael P. Caulfield, Ruth F. Nutt