Patents by Inventor Theodore Torphy

Theodore Torphy 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).

  • Method and compositions for treating pulmonary diseases
    Publication number: 20060035877
    Abstract: This invention relates to treating pulmonary diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma by administering a phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor in combination with anti-inflammatory corticosteriod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Goodfellow, Richard Nieman, Theodore Torphy
  • Compounds
    Publication number: 20060019963
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for selecting PDE IV inhibitors which have a salutory therapeutic index, and to compounds having these properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Mary Barnette, Theodore Torphy, Siegfried Christensen
  • Method for treating COPD
    Patent number: 6369108
    Abstract: A method for treating COPD is disclosed comprising administering compounds of Formula (I) wherein the terms R1, R3, X, X2 and Z are herein defined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Siegfried B. Christensen, IV, Theodore Torphy