Patents by Inventor Soon H. Woo

Soon H. Woo 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).

  • Sulfonamide compounds as cysteine protease inhibitors
    Patent number: 8163735
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of formula (I) that are inhibitors of cysteine proteases, in particular, cathepsins B, K, L, F, and S and are therefore useful in treating diseases mediated by these proteases. The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and processes for preparing them. Wherein R3 is -alkylene-SO2NR5R6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Virobay, Inc.
    Inventors: Soon H. Woo, Randall W. Vivian, John O. Link
  • Amidino compounds as cysteine protease inhibitors
    Patent number: 7662849
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds that are inhibitors of cysteine proteases, in particular, cathepsins B, K, L, F, and S and are therefore useful in treating diseases mediated by these proteases. The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and processes for preparing them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: ViroBay, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Patterson, Soon H. Woo
  • Sulfonamide compounds as cysteine protease inhibitors
    Publication number: 20090233909
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of formula (I) that are inhibitors of cysteine proteases, in particular, cathepsins B, K, L, F, and S and are therefore useful in treating diseases mediated by these proteases. The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and processes for preparing them. Wherein R3 is -alkylene-SO2NR5R6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: Virobay, Inc.
    Inventors: Soon H. Woo, Randall W. Vivian, John O. Link
  • Haloalkyl containing compounds as cysteine protease inhibitors
    Patent number: 7547701
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds that are inhibitors of cysteine proteases, in particular, cathepsins B, K, L, F, and S and are therefore useful in treating diseases mediated by these proteases. The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and processes for preparing them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Virobay, Inc.
    Inventors: John O. Link, Craig J. Mossman, Soon H. Woo, Sheila M. Zipfel
  • Amidino compounds as cysteine protease inhibitors
    Publication number: 20070105892
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds that are inhibitors of cysteine proteases, in particular, cathepsins B, K, L, F, and S and are therefore useful in treating diseases mediated by these proteases. The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and processes for preparing them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: AXYS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Graupe, Agnes Lau, Jiayao Li, John Link, Craig Mossman, Soon H. Woo, Sheila M. Zipfel
  • Cyclic lipid derivatives as potent PAF antagonists
    Patent number: 5610310
    Abstract: The present invention describes novel cyclic diol derivatives represented by formula I and II: ##STR1## in which Y represents O, S, SO, SO.sub.2, (CH.sub.2).sub.m wherein m is zero or an integer of 1 to 5, or NR.sup.a group wherein R.sup.a is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxycarbonyl, aryl, arylalkyl or acyl;R.sup.1 represents an alkyl or alkylcarbamoyl group;R.sup.2 represents a group having formula T--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --V (X.sup.-)q, wherein T refers to a simple covalent bond, a CO, PO.sub.3.sup.-, C(O)O, or CONR.sup.b group wherein R.sup.b is hydrogen, lower alkyl or acyl;n refers to an integer of from 1 to 10;V represents either (i) the group indicated by formula --.sup.+ NR.sup.5 R.sup.6 R.sup.7 wherein R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 stands for identical or different lower alkyl group, or two or three of R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 taken together with the adjacent nitrogen form heterocyclic ammonio group, or (ii) the group indicated by the formula ##STR2## wherein R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1997
    Assignees: Pohang Iron & Steel Co., Ltd, Research Institute of Industrial Science & Technology
    Inventors: Soon H. Woo, Sung K. Chung, Soo H. Ban, Byoung E. Kim, Si H. Kim