Patents by Inventor William D. Schwieterman

William D. Schwieterman 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).

  • Patent number: 9896422
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to compositions and methods which utilize the tetracycline scaffold, preferably the scaffold of tetracycline or minocycline, and which significantly lack antibiotic activity. The compounds have neuroprotective attributes without interfering with the drugs capacity to pass through the blood brain barrier. These compounds have neuroprotective activity because of their inhibition of neuronal cell cycle progression. The compounds are characterized in part by a fifth ring joining positions 9 and 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Inventors: Iain W. Duncan, Edward A. Kesicki, Carl G. Osborne, William D. Schwieterman, Irina Jacobson
  • Publication number: 20170144979
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to compositions and methods which utilize the tetracycline scaffold, preferably the scaffold of tetracycline or minocycline, and which significantly lack antibiotic activity. The compounds have neuroprotective attributes without interfering with the drugs capacity to pass through the blood brain barrier. These compounds have neuroprotective activity because of their inhibition of neuronal cell cycle progression. The compounds are characterized in part by a fifth ring joining positions 9 and 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Iain W. Duncan, Edward A. Kesicki, Carl G. Osborne, William D. Schwieterman, Irina Jacobson
  • Patent number: 9573912
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to compositions and methods which utilize the tetracycline scaffold, preferably the scaffold of tetracycline or minocycline, and which significantly lack antibiotic activity. The compounds have neuroprotective attributes without interfering with the drugs capacity to pass through the blood brain barrier. These compounds have neuroprotective activity because of their inhibition of neuronal cell cycle progression. The compounds are characterized in part by a fifth ring joining positions 9 and 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Inventors: Iain W. Duncan, Edward A. Kesicki, Carl G. Osborne, William D. Schwieterman, Irina Jacobson
  • Publication number: 20160009668
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to compositions and methods which utilize the tetracycline scaffold, preferably the scaffold of tetracycline or minocycline, and which significantly lack antibiotic activity. The compounds have neuroprotective attributes without interfering with the drugs capacity to pass through the blood brain barrier. These compounds have neuroprotective activity because of their inhibition of neuronal cell cycle progression. The compounds are characterized in part by a fifth ring joining positions 9 and 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Iain W. Duncan, Edward A. Kesicki, Carl G. Osborne, William D. Schwieterman, Irina Jacobson
  • Patent number: 9168265
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to compositions and methods which utilize the tetracycline scaffold, preferably the scaffold of tetracycline or minocycline, and which significantly lack antibiotic activity. The compounds have neuroprotective attributes without interfering with the drugs capacity to pass through the blood brain barrier. These compounds have neuroprotective activity because of their inhibition of neuronal cell cycle progression. The compounds are characterized in part by a fifth ring joining positions 9 and 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Inventors: Iain W. Duncan, Edward A. Kesicki, Carl G. Osborne, William D. Schwieterman, Irina Jacobson
  • Patent number: 8338477
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to compositions and methods which utilize the tetracycline scaffold, preferably the scaffold of tetracycline or minocycline, and which significantly lack antibiotic activity. The compounds have neuroprotective attributes without interfering with the drugs capacity to pass through the blood brain barrier. These compounds have neuroprotective activity because of their inhibition of neuronal cell cycle progression. The compounds are characterized in part by a fifth ring joining positions 9 and 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: NeuMedics
    Inventors: Iain W. Duncan, Edward A. Kesicki, Carl G. Osborne, William D. Schwieterman, Irina Jacobson
  • Publication number: 20100009981
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to compositions and methods which utilize the tetracycline scaffold, preferably the scaffold of tetracycline or minocycline, and which significantly lack antibiotic activity. The compounds have neuroprotective attributes without interfering with the drugs capacity to pass through the blood brain barrier. These compounds have neuroprotective activity because of their inhibition of neuronal cell cycle progression. The compounds are characterized in part by a fifth ring joining positions 9 and 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: Neumedics
    Inventors: Iain W. Duncan, Edward A. Kesicki, Carl G. Osborne, William D. Schwieterman, Irina Jacobson