Patents by Inventor Summer Halas

Summer Halas 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).

  • Inhibitors of serine proteases
    Patent number: 8575208
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds that inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis C virus NS3-NS4A protease. As such, they act by interfering with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The invention further relates to compositions comprising these compounds either for ex vivo use or for administration to a patient suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a patient by administering a composition comprising a compound of this invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Luc Farmer, Randy Scott Bethiel, Dylan Jacobs, Robert B. Perni, John Maxwell, Kevin Cottrell, Summer Halas
  • Inhibitors of Serine Proteases
    Publication number: 20100272681
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds that inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis C virus NS3-NS4A protease. As such, they act by interfering with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The invention further relates to compositions comprising these compounds either for ex vivo use or for administration to a patient suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a patient by administering a composition comprising a compound of this invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Luc Farmer, Randy Scott Bethiel, Dylan Jacobs, Robert B. Perni, John Maxwell, Kevin Cottrell, Summer Halas