Patents by Inventor Zhe Waug

Zhe Waug 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).

  • Phosphorus-containing hepatitis C serine protease inhibitors
    Publication number: 20080039375
    Abstract: The present invention relates to phosphorus-derived compounds of Formula I or Formula II, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, or prodrug, thereof, which inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3-NS4A protease. Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Joel D. Moore, Deqiang Niu, Guoyou Xu, Dong Liu, Yat Sun Or, Zhe Waug