Patents by Inventor William Washburn

William Washburn 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: 8883743
    Abstract: Methods are provided for treating obesity or causing weight loss in a mammalian subject or patient, wherein a therapeutically effective amount of an SGLT2 inhibitor alone or optionally in combination with another anti-obesity agent, is administered to a mammalian subject or patient. In addition, a pharmaceutical composition is provided which comprises an SGLT2 inhibitor, alone or in combination with another anti-obesity agent, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: William Washburn, Jean Whaley, Mario Maidonado, James F. List, Frederick T. Fiedorek
  • Publication number: 20130036850
    Abstract: A remote shifter apparatus for use in a manual transmission equipped vehicle includes a base, a length adjustable shift stick, a transmission shift lever engaging fastener and a linkage directly coupling the stick to the fastener to translate shift stick movement to the transmission lever. The shift stick is free to rotate laterally and longitudinally relative to the vehicle drive axis and about a ball joint to cause the transmission lever to be moved through its full range of motion for each gear. A mechanism is provided for enabling adjustment of the length of the shift stick to accommodate selective variations in throw length. The ball joint frictional relationship between shift stick and base is also selectively adjustable to provide a customizable shift feel to improve feedback to the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Colin J. Corey, William Washburn, Craig Corey
  • Publication number: 20120077739
    Abstract: Methods are provided for treating obesity or causing weight loss in a mammalian subject or patient, wherein a therapeutically effective amount of an SGLT2 inhibitor alone or optionally in combination with another anti-obesity agent, is administered to a mammalian subject or patient. In addition, a pharmaceutical composition is provided which comprises an SGLT2 inhibitor, alone or in combination with another anti-obesity agent, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB
    Inventors: William Washburn, Jean Whaley, Mario Maldonado, James F. List, Frederick T. Fiedorek
  • Patent number: 7589193
    Abstract: A compound of the formula I A method is also provided for treating diabetes and related diseases employing the above compound alone or in combination with another therapeutic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: William Washburn, Wei Meng
  • Publication number: 20070093508
    Abstract: The present application provides compounds, including all stereoisomers, solvates, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable forms thereof according to Formula I. Additionally, the present application provides pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one compound according to Formula I and optionally at least one additional therapeutic agent. Finally, the present application provides methods for treating a patient suffering from an MCHR-1 modulated disease or disorder such as, for example, obesity, diabetes, depression or anxiety by administration of a therapeutically effective dose of a compound according to Formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Saleem Ahmad, Khehyong Ngu, William Washburn
  • Publication number: 20070093509
    Abstract: The present application provides compounds, including all stereoisomers, solvates, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable forms thereof according to Formula I. Additionally, the present application provides pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one compound according to Formula I and optionally at least one additional therapeutic agent. Finally, the present application provides methods for treating a patient suffering from an MCHR-1 modulated disease or disorder such as, for example, obesity, diabetes, depression or anxiety by administration of a therapeutically effective dose of a compound according to Formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: William Washburn, Mark Manfredi, Jeffrey Robi, Andres Hernandez
  • Publication number: 20060111413
    Abstract: Novel compounds are provided which are glycogen phosphorylase inhibitors which are useful in treating, preventing or slowing the progression of diseases requiring glycogen phosphorylase inhibitor therapy such as diabetes and related conditions (such as hyperglycemia, impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia), the microvascular complications associated with diabetes (such as retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy and delayed wound healing), the macrovascular complications associated with diabetes (cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, abnormal heart function, myocardial ischemia and stroke), as well as Metabolic Syndrome and its component conditions including hypertension, obesity and dislipidemia (including hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia and low HDL), and other maladies such as non-cardiac ischemia, infection and cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Philip Sher, Gang Wu, Wei Meng, Alexandra Nirschl, William Washburn, Terry Stouch
  • Publication number: 20060111338
    Abstract: Novel compounds are provided which are glycogen phosphorylase inhibitors which are useful in treating, preventing or slowing the progression of diseases requiring glycogen phosphorylase inhibitor therapy such as diabetes and related conditions (such as hyperglycemia, impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia), the microvascular complications associated with diabetes (such as retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy and delayed wound healing), the macrovascular complications associated with diabetes (cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, abnormal heart function, myocardial ischemia and stroke), as well as Metabolic Syndrome and its component conditions including hypertension, obesity and dislipidemia (including hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia and low HDL), and other maladies such as non-cardiac ischemia, infection and cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Philip Sher, Alexandra Nirschl, Wei Meng, William Washburn
  • Publication number: 20060111415
    Abstract: Novel compounds are provided which are glycogen phosphorylase inhibitors which are useful in treating, preventing or slowing the progression of diseases requiring glycogen phosphorylase inhibitor therapy such as diabetes and related conditions (such as hyperglycemia, impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia), the microvascular complications associated with diabetes (such as retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy and delayed wound healing), the macrovascular complications associated with diabetes (cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, abnormal heart function, myocardial ischemia and stroke), as well as Metabolic Syndrome and its component conditions including hypertension, obesity and dislipidemia (including hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia and low HDL), and other maladies such as non-cardiac ischemia, infection and cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Wei Meng, Philip Sher, Bruce Ellsworth, William Washburn
  • Publication number: 20060063722
    Abstract: A compound of the formula I A method is also provided for treating diabetes and related diseases employing the above compound alone or in combination with another therapeutic agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: William Washburn, Wei Meng
  • Publication number: 20050111567
    Abstract: A data transmitter and transmitting method are provided in which an adaptive finite impulse response (FIR) driver has a plurality of taps to which coefficients having updateable values are applied. The FIR driver has a transfer function between an input stream of data bits and an output stream of data bits such that each data bit output from the FIR driver has an amplitude adjusted as a function of the values of a plurality of data bits of the input stream, and the values of the coefficients. The data transmitter includes a rewriteable non-volatile storage, operable to be rewritten with control information representing the values of the coefficients updated during operation of the FIR driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Louis Hsu, Brian Ji, William Washburn