Patents by Inventor Whitney W. Smith

Whitney W. Smith 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).

  • Process for the racemization of chiral quinazolinones
    Publication number: 20030166933
    Abstract: Racemates are obtained from one of the enantiomers, or an enantiomerically enriched mixture, of an optically active quinazolinone derivative by reaction of the compound with an alkali alkoxide of a primary alcohol and isolation of the racemate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Gustave Bergnes, Bing Yao, David Morgans,, Whitney W. Smith
  • Methods and compositions utilizing quinazolinones
    Patent number: 6562831
    Abstract: Quinazolinones of formulae 1a, 1b, 1c and 1d are disclosed. They are useful for treating cellular proliferative diseases and disorders associated with KSP kinesin activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Cytokinetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Finer, Gustave Bergnes, Whitney W. Smith, John C. Chabala, Bainian Feng
  • Methods and compositions utilizing quinazolinones
    Patent number: 6545004
    Abstract: Quinazolinones of formulae 1a, 1b, 1c and 1d are disclosed. They are useful for treating cellular proliferative diseases and disorders associated with KSP kinesin activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Cytokinetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Finer, Gustave Bergnes, Whitney W. Smith, John C. Chabala, Bainian Feng