Patents by Inventor Rachel Elizabeth Anne Thewlis

Rachel Elizabeth Anne Thewlis 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: 8513248
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein A is hydrogen, C1-4alkyl, C3-6cycloalkyl, C1-3alkoxy, C1-3alkoxy C1-4alkyl, C1-2fluoroalkyl, halogen, NR6R7, optionally substituted heteroaryl (Het), or optionally substituted phenyl, and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are as defined in the description. The compounds or salts are thought to modulate P2X7 receptor function and to be capable of antagonizing the effects of ATP at the P2X7 receptor. The invention also provides the use of the compound or salt in the treatment or prophylaxis of, for example, inflammatory pain, neuropathic pain, visceral pain, rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis or neurodegenerative disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: David Kenneth Dean, Jorge Munoz-Muriedas, Mairi Sime, Jon Graham Anthony Steadman, Rachel Elizabeth Anne Thewlis, Giancarlo Trani, Ian David Wall, Daryl Simon Walter
  • Patent number: 8501946
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein A is hydrogen, C1-4alkyl, C3-6cycloalkyl, C1-3alkoxy, C1-3alkoxy C1-4alkyl, C1-2fluoroalkyl, halogen, NR6R7, optionally substituted heteroaryl (Het), or optionally substituted phenyl, and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are as defined in the description. The compounds or salts are thought to modulate P2X7 receptor function and to be capable of antagonizing the effects of ATP at the P2X7 receptor. The invention also provides the use of the compound or salt in the treatment or prophylaxis of, for example, inflammatory pain, neuropathic pain, visceral pain, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis or neurodegenerative disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: David Kenneth Dean, Jorge Munoz-Muriedas, Mairi Sime, Jon Graham Anthony Steadman, Rachel Elizabeth Anne Thewlis, Giancarlo Trani, Daryl Simon Walter
  • Publication number: 20120172366
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein A is hydrogen, C1-4alkyl, C3-6cycloalkyl, C1-3alkoxy, C1-3alkoxy C1-4alkyl, C1-2fluoroalkyl, halogen, NR6R7, optionally substituted heteroaryl, or optionally substituted phenyl, and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are as defined in the description. The compounds or salts are thought to modulate P2X7 receptor function and to be capable of antagonizing the effects of ATP at the P2X7 receptor. The invention also provides the use of the compound or salt in the treatment or prophylaxis of, for example, inflammatory pain, neuropathic pain, visceral pain, rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis or neurodegenerative disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: David Kenneth Dean, Jorge Munoz-Muriedas, Mairi Sime, Jon Graham Anthony Steadman, Rachel Elizabeth Anne Thewlis, Giancarlo Trani, Ian David Wall, Daryl Simon Walter
  • Publication number: 20120157436
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein A is hydrogen, C1-4alkyl, C3-6cycloalkyl, C1-3alkoxy, C1-3alkoxy C1-4alkyl, C1-2-fluoroalkyl, halogen, NR6R7, optionally substituted heteroaryl, or optionally substituted phenyl, and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are as defined in the description. The compounds or salts are thought to modulate P2X7 receptor function and to be capable of antagonizing the effects of ATP at the P2X7 receptor. The invention also provides the use of the compound or salt in the treatment or prophylaxis of, for example, inflammatory pain, neuropathic pain, visceral pain, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis or neurodegenerative disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: David Kenneth Dean, Jorge Munoz-Muriedas, Mairi Sime, Jon Graham Anthony Steadman, Rachel Elizabeth Anne Thewlis, Giancarlo Trani, Daryl Simon Walter