Patents by Inventor William D. Kemnitzer

William D. Kemnitzer 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).

  • Substituted 4-aryl-chromene as activator of caspases and inducer of apoptosis and as antivascular agent and the use thereof
    Patent number: 7968595
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a substituted 4H-chromene represented by the Formula 1R, substantially free from the corresponding (S)-stereoisomer: The present invention also relates to the discovery that compound 1R, substantially free from the corresponding (S)-stereoisomer, is an activator of caspases and inducer of apoptosis, as well as an antivascular agent. Therefore, compound 1R, substantially free from the corresponding (S)-stereoisomer, can be used to induce cell death in a variety of clinical conditions in which uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells occurs. Compound 1R, substantially free from the corresponding (S)-stereoisomer, also can be used for the treatment of diseases due to overgrowth of vasculature, such as solid tumors and ocular neovascularization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Cytovia, Inc.
    Inventors: Sui Xiong Cai, John A. Drewe, Shailaja Kasibhatla, William D. Kemnitzer, Ben Y. Tseng, Charles Blais, Denis Labrecque, Henriette Gourdeau