Patents by Inventor Ian A. Bruce

Ian A. Bruce 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).

  • Publication number: 20130237519
    Abstract: Bicyclic heterocyclic derivatives of formula I useful in inhibiting PDGF receptor mediated biological activity. wherein A is and R1, R1a, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and X are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventors: Ian Bruce, Sylvie Chamoin, Stephen Paul Collingwood, Pascal Furet, Vikki Furminger, Diana Janus, Sarah Lewis, Jon Christopher Loren, Valentina Molteni, Alex Michael Saunders, Duncan Shaw, Lilya Sviridenko, Christopher Thomson, Ryan West, Vince Yeh
  • Publication number: 20130231367
    Abstract: Compounds of formula in free or salt or solvate form, where Ar is a group of formula Y is carbon or nitrogen and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, X, n, p, and r are as defined in the specification, their preparation and their use as pharmaceuticals, particularly for the treatment of obstructive or inflammatory airways diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Bernard Cuenoud, Ian Bruce, Robin Alec Fairhurst, David Beattie
  • Publication number: 20130188125
    Abstract: Ophthalmic device molds made from at least one water-soluble vinyl alcohol copolymer, ophthalmic devices such as ocular inserts and contact lenses and including silicone hydrogel devices formed using these molds, packaged ophthalmic devices present in a solution comprising the at least one water-soluble vinyl alcohol copolymer, and related methods are described. The methods of manufacturing ophthalmic devices can use wet demolding processes, or wet delensing processes or both wet demolding and wet delensing processes involving dissolving the molds in water or an aqueous solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: COOPERVISON INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY, LP
    Inventors: Neil Goodenough, David Robert Morsley, Ian Bruce, Edyta S. Bialek, Lee Darren Norris
  • Publication number: 20130176530
    Abstract: Silicone hydrogel ophthalmic devices, such as ocular inserts and contact lenses, formed in direct contact with molds comprising at least one vinyl alcohol copolymer and related methods are described. The at least one vinyl alcohol copolymer of the molds is a vinyl alcohol copolymer other than an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer. The methods of manufacturing ophthalmic devices can use dry or wet demolding processes, or dry or wet delensing processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY, LP
    Inventors: Neil Goodenough, David Robert Morsley, Ian Bruce, Edyta S. Bialek, Lee Darren Norris
  • Publication number: 20130169926
    Abstract: Ophthalmic device molds made from at least one highly amorphous vinyl alcohol polymer, ophthalmic devices such as ocular inserts and contact lenses and including silicone hydrogel devices formed using these molds, and related methods are described. The methods of manufacturing ophthalmic devices can use dry or wet demolding processes, or dry or wet delensing processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: Coopervision International Holding Company, LP
    Inventors: Neil Goodenough, David Robert Morsley, Ian Bruce, Edyta S. Bialek, Lee Darren Norris
  • Publication number: 20130169927
    Abstract: Ophthalmic lens molds made from at least one vinyl alcohol copolymers with high amorphous content, ophthalmic lenses including silicone hydrogel contact lenses formed using these molds, packaged ophthalmic lenses present in a solution comprising the at least one vinyl alcohol copolymer with high amorphous content, and related methods are described. The methods of manufacturing ophthalmic lenses can use wet demolding, delensing or demolding and delensing processes involving dissolving the molds in water or an aqueous solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: Coopervision International Holding Company, LP
    Inventors: Neil Goodenough, David Robert Morsley, Ian Bruce, Edyta S. Bialek, Lee Darren Norris
  • Publication number: 20130161846
    Abstract: Ophthalmic device molds made from a first portion of a molding surface formed from a first polymer and a second portion of the molding surface formed from a second polymer are described. When combined, the first portion and the second portion of the molding surface form an entire molding surface suitable for molding an entire surface, such as an anterior surface or a posterior surface of an ophthalmic device. Methods of manufacturing ophthalmic devices using these molds, including contact lenses, are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY, LP
    Inventors: Neil Goodenough, David Robert Morsley, Ian Bruce, Edyta S. Bialek, Lee Darren Norris
  • Publication number: 20130162943
    Abstract: Ophthalmic device molds made from at least one vinyl alcohol copolymer and having a static sessile drop contact angle of less than 70 degrees, ophthalmic devices such as ocular inserts and contact lenses and including silicone hydrogel devices formed using these molds, and related methods are described. The methods of manufacturing ophthalmic devices can use dry or wet demolding processes, or dry or wet delensing processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Neil Goodenough, David Robert Morsley, Ian Bruce, Edyta S. Bialek, Lee Darren Norris
  • Publication number: 20130162942
    Abstract: Ophthalmic lens molds made from one or more thermoplastic polymers with average polarities from about 1% to about 7%, ophthalmic lenses including silicone hydrogel contact lenses molded using these less polar thermoplastic polymers, and related methods are described. When the molds are used to cast mold silicone hydrogel contact lenses, the resulting polymerized lens bodies have ophthalmically acceptably wettable surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY, LP
    Inventors: Lee Darren Norris, Edyta S. Bialek, Sarah L. Almond, David Robert Morsley, A.K.M. Shahab Siddiqui, Richard C. Rogers, Ian Bruce, Benjamin S. Sheader
  • Publication number: 20130155372
    Abstract: Methods of manufacturing contact lenses using ophthalmic lens molds having a molding surface comprising a thermoplastic polymer, the molding surface having a percent polarity from 3% to 20% and a surface energy from about 25 mN/m to about 40 mN/m to cast mold a polymerizable composition having a surface tension from about 20 mN/m to about 25 mN/m, wherein a surface energy differential of the surface tension of the polymerizable composition less the surface energy of the molding surface less than or equal to zero (0); and silicone hydrogel contact lens bodies so manufactured are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY, LP
    Inventors: A.K.M. Shahab Siddiqui, David Robert Morsley, Sarah L. Almond, Richard C. Rogers, Ian Bruce, Lee Darren Norris, Edyta S. Bialek, Benjamin S. Sheader
  • Patent number: 8436017
    Abstract: Compounds of formula in free or salt or solvate form, where Ar is a group of formula Y is carbon or nitrogen and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, X, n, p, q and r are as defined in the specification, their preparation and their use as pharmaceuticals, particularly for the treatment of obstructive or inflammatory airways diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Bernard Cuenoud, Ian Bruce, Robin Alec Fairhurst, David Beattie
  • Patent number: 8404684
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I in free or salt form, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 have the meanings as indicated in the specification, are useful for treating conditions that are mediated by phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase. Pharmaceutical compositions that contain the compounds and a process for preparing the compounds are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Ian Bruce, Bernard Cuenoud, Thomas Hugo Keller, Gaynor Elizabeth Pilgrim, Nicola Press, Darren Mark Le Grand, Cathy Ritchie, Barbara Valade, Judy Hayler, Emma Budd
  • Patent number: 8359665
    Abstract: An emergency anti-hypothermia system has a thermally insulating vest that is sufficiently portable to be carried for emergency use in a pocket, purse, backpack, compartment of a vehicle, ski pole or other location. The vest provides thermal insulation by being made with thermally insulating air impervious material that also provides for its inflation. The inflating air also provides insulation as, preferably, does thermal radiation reflective material on inwardly facing surfaces of the vest, preferably inwardly facing surfaces of outer layers of inflated chambers about the vest, the multiplicity of the chambers about the vest reducing convection heat transfer therewithin. The vest thus preferably provides thermal insulation by anti-conduction, anti-radiation and anti-convection in a highly portable system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Solatec LLC
    Inventor: Ian A. Bruce
  • Publication number: 20120316185
    Abstract: There are described cyclohexyl amide derivatives useful as corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) receptor antagonists Formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: David Beattie, Ian Bruce, Anny-Odile Colson, Andrew James Culshaw, Thomas Sharp
  • Publication number: 20120302531
    Abstract: Compounds of formula in free or salt or solvate form, where Ar is a group of formula Y is carbon or nitrogen and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, X, n, p, q and r are as defined in the specification, their preparation and their use as pharmaceuticals, particularly for the treatment of obstructive or inflammatory airways diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Bernard Cuenoud, Ian Bruce, Robin Alec Fairhurst, David Beattie
  • Patent number: 8308210
    Abstract: A lifting grab for grabbing and lifting drums and/or other objects includes: a lifting point having two or more lifting arms radiating therefrom, the arms each having rim engaging elements, at least one arm is an articulated arm movable between engaging and non-engaging positions. A drum can be grabbed by initially attaching the engaging elements of the non-articulated arms to the rim, the at least one articulated arm then brought into the rim engaging position for attachment to the object or rim. Applying an upward or lifting force to the lifting point causes the rim engaging elements of all lifting arms to forcibly grab the object or rim of the drum, and whereby on releasing the lifting force, the at least one articulated arm is first disengaged from the rim thereby also relaxing the grip of the non-articulated arms wherein the drum or object can be released from the grab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Inventors: Ian Bruce McClenaghan, Matthew Noel Schaeffer
  • Patent number: 8283362
    Abstract: Compounds of formula in free or salt or solvate form, where Ar is a group of formula Y is carbon or nitrogen and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, X, n, p, q and r are as defined in the specification, their preparation and their use as pharmaceuticals, particularly for the treatment of obstructive or inflammatory airways diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Bernard Cuenoud, Ian Bruce, Robin A Fairhurst, David Beattie
  • Patent number: 8268834
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a compound of formula (I) or a salt, suitably a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or solvate thereof, wherein the groups R1, R2, Ar?, A and Y are defined in the description, to compositions and use of the compounds in the treatment of inflammatory and allergic conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Ian Bruce, Emma Budd, Lee Edwards, Catherine Howsham
  • Patent number: 8263585
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a compound of formula (I) or a salt, suitably a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or solvate thereof, wherein the groups R1, R2, Ar?, A and B are defined in the description, to compositions and use of the compounds in the treatment of diseases ameloriated by inhibition of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Ian Bruce, Andrew Dunstan, Thomas Anthony Hunt, Catherine Howsham, Thomas Ullrich, Amarylla Horvath
  • Patent number: D689403
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Alpha Motors Company Limited
    Inventor: Ian A. Bruce