Patents by Inventor Ward Whitlock Smith, Jr.

Ward Whitlock Smith, Jr. 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 of inhibiting cathepsin K
    Patent number: 6274336
    Abstract: A novel cathepsin K crystalline stucture is identified. Also disclosed are methods of identifying inhibitors of this protease and methods of inhibiting cathepsin K using inhibitors with certain structural, physical and spatial characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Sherin Salaheldin Abdel-Meguid, Renee Louise Desjarlais, Cheryl Ann Janson, Ward Whitlock Smith, Jr., Baoguang Zhao
  • Proteases compositions capable of binding to said site, and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 6083711
    Abstract: Novel herpes viral protease crystalline structures are identified which have an active site formed by the three amino acids Ser, His and His. Also disclosed are methods of identifying inhibitors of these proteases and/or active sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Sherin Salaheldin Abdel-Meguid, Xiayang Qiu, Ward Whitlock Smith, Jr., Cheryl Ann Janson, Susan S. Hoog, Jeffrey Culp, Christine Marie Debouck
  • Proteases, compositions capable of binding to said site, and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 6008033
    Abstract: Novel herpes viral protease crystalline structures are identified which have an active site formed by the three amino acids Ser, His and His. Also disclosed are methods of identifying inhibitors of these proteases and/or active sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Sherin Salaheldin Abdel-Meguid, Xiayang Qiu, Ward Whitlock Smith, Jr., Cheryl Ann Janson, Susan S. Hoog, Jeffrey Culp, Christine Marie Debouck