Patents by Inventor Tennyson Ekwuru

Tennyson Ekwuru 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: 11766434
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I as defined herein, and salts and solvates thereof, that function as inhibitors of cell division cycle 7 (Cdc7) kinase enzyme activity. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in the treatment of proliferative disorders, such as cancer, as well as other diseases or conditions in which Cdc7 kinase activity is implicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Emma L. Carswell, Mark David Charles, Chukuemeka Tennyson Ekwuru, Frederic Elustondo, Katherine M. Fowler, Gregory R. Ott, Jonathan R. Roffey, Joanna L. Brookfield, Daniel James Ford, Mathew L. Calder
  • Publication number: 20230242503
    Abstract: The application relates to heterocyclic amide derivatives and their use in the treatment and prophylaxis of cancer, and to compositions containing said derivatives and processes for their preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Artios Pharma Limited
    Inventors: Peter BLENCOWE, Mark CHARLES, Tennyson EKWURU, Harry FINCH, Robert HEALD, Hollie MCCARRON, Martin STOCKLEY
  • Publication number: 20220298134
    Abstract: The application relates to heterocyclic amide derivatives and their use in the treatment and prophylaxis of cancer, and to compositions containing said derivatives and processes for their preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Artios Pharma Limited
    Inventors: Peter BLENCOWE, Mark CHARLES, Tennyson EKWURU, Harry FINCH, Robert HEALD, Hollie MCCARRON, Martin STOCKLEY
  • Publication number: 20220259174
    Abstract: The application relates to deuterated amide derivatives of formula (I) and their use in the treatment and prophylaxis of cancer, and to compositions containing said derivatives and processes for their preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Artios Pharma Limited
    Inventors: Peter BLENCOWE, Mark CHARLES, Tennyson EKWURU, Harry FINCH, Hollie MCCARRON, Robert HEALD, Martin STOCKLEY
  • Publication number: 20220079942
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I as defined herein, and salts and solvates thereof, that function as inhibitors of cell division cycle 7 (Cdc7) kinase enzyme activity. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in the treatment of proliferative disorders, such as cancer, as well as other diseases or conditions in which Cdc7 kinase activity is implicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Emma L. Carswell, Mark David Charles, Chukuemeka Tennyson Ekwuru, Frederic Elustondo, Katherine M. Fowler, Gregory R. Ott, Jonathan R. Roffey, Joanna L. Brookfield, Daniel James Ford, Mathew L. Calder
  • Patent number: 11020396
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I as defined herein, and salts and solvates thereof, that function as inhibitors of cell division cycle 7 (Cdc7) kinase enzyme activity. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in the treatment of proliferative disorders, such as cancer, as well as other diseases or conditions in which Cdc7 kinase activity is implicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Emma L. Carswell, Mark David Charles, Chukuemeka Tennyson Ekwuru, Frederic Elustondo, Katherine M. Fowler, Gregory R. Ott, Jonathan R. Roffey, Joanna L. Brookfield, Daniel James Ford, Mathew L. Calder
  • Patent number: 10919896
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), and salts and solvates thereof, that function as inhibitors of cell division cycle 7 (Cdc7) kinase enzyme activity: wherein X, R1, R2, and n are each as defined herein. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in the treatment of proliferative disorders, such as cancer, as well as other diseases or conditions in which Cdc7 kinase activity is implicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Emma L. Carswell, Mark David Charles, Anne Cochi, Benjamin J. Dugan, Chukuemeka Tennyson Ekwuru, Fred Elustondo, Katherine M. Fowler, Frederic Georges Marie Leroux, Nathaniel J. T. Monck, Gregory R. Ott, Jonathan R. Roffey, Gurwinder Sidhu, Neil Tremayne
  • Publication number: 20200123157
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), and salts and solvates thereof, that function as inhibitors of cell division cycle 7 (Cdc7) kinase enzyme activity: wherein X, R1, R2, and n are each as defined herein. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in the treatment of proliferative disorders, such as cancer, as well as other diseases or conditions in which Cdc7 kinase activity is implicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Emma L. Carswell, Mark David Charles, Anne Cochi, Benjamin J. Dugan, Chukuemeka Tennyson Ekwuru, Fred Elustondo, Katherine M. Fowler, Frederic Georges Marie Leroux, Nathaniel J.T. Monck, Gregory R. Ott, Jonathan R. Roffey, Gurwinder Sidhu, Neil Tremayne
  • Publication number: 20190336502
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I as defined herein, and salts and solvates thereof, that function as inhibitors of cell division cycle 7 (Cdc7) kinase enzyme activity. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in the treatment of proliferative disorders, such as cancer, as well as other diseases or conditions in which Cdc7 kinase activity is implicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Emma L. Carswell, Mark David Charles, Chukuemeka Tennyson Ekwuru, Frederic Elustondo, Katherine M. Fowler, Gregory R. Ott, Jonathan R. Roffey, Joanna L. Brookfield, Daniel James Ford, Mathew L. Calder
  • Patent number: 10294221
    Abstract: The specification relates to compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, where Q, R, R1 and R2 have any of the meanings defined herein. The specification also relates to the use of such compounds and salts thereof to treat or prevent GLS1 mediated disease, including cancer. The specification further relates to crystalline forms of compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and salts; kits comprising such compounds and salts; methods of manufacture of such compounds and salts; intermediates useful in the manufacture of such compounds and salts; and to methods of treating GLS1 kinase mediated disease, including cancer, using such compounds and salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignees: AstraZeneca AB, Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Maurice Raymond Verschoyle Finlay, Chukuemeka Tennyson Ekwuru, Mark David Charles, Piotr Antoni Raubo, Jonathan James Gordon Winter, Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Nissink
  • Publication number: 20180305349
    Abstract: The specification relates to compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, where Q, R, R1 and R2 have any of the meanings defined herein. The specification also relates to the use of such compounds and salts thereof to treat or prevent GLS1 mediated disease, including cancer. The specification further relates to crystalline forms of compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and salts; kits comprising such compounds and salts; methods of manufacture of such compounds and salts; intermediates useful in the manufacture of such compounds and salts; and to methods of treating GLS1 kinase mediated disease, including cancer, using such compounds and salts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Maurice Raymond Verschoyle Finlay, Chukuemeka Tennyson Ekwuru, Mark David Charles, Piotr Antoni Raubo, Jonathan James Gordon Winter, Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Nissink
  • Patent number: 10040788
    Abstract: The specification relates to compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, where Q, R, R1 and R2 have any of the meanings defined herein. The specification also relates to the use of such compounds and salts thereof to treat or prevent GLS1 mediated disease, including cancer. The specification further relates to crystalline forms of compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and salts; kits comprising such compounds and salts; methods of manufacture of such compounds and salts; intermediates useful in the manufacture of such compounds and salts; and to methods of treating GLS1 kinase mediated disease, including cancer, using such compounds and salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignees: AstraZeneca AB, Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Maurice Raymond Verschoyle Finlay, Chukuemeka Tennyson Ekwuru, Mark David Charles, Piotr Antoni Raubo, Jonathan James Gordon Winter, Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Nissink
  • Publication number: 20170197954
    Abstract: The specification relates to compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, where Q, R, R1 and R2 have any of the meanings defined herein. The specification also relates to the use of such compounds and salts thereof to treat or prevent GLS1 mediated disease, including cancer. The specification further relates to crystalline forms of compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and salts; kits comprising such compounds and salts; methods of manufacture of such compounds and salts; intermediates useful in the manufacture of such compounds and salts; and to methods of treating GLS1 kinase mediated disease, including cancer, using such compounds and salts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicants: AstraZeneca AB, Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Maurice Raymond Verschoyle Finlay, Chukuemeka Tennyson Ekwuru, Mark David Charles, Piotr Antoni Raubo, Jonathan James Gordon Winter, Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Nissink
  • Publication number: 20110098325
    Abstract: The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds, and more specifically to certain pyridine benzamide and pyrazine benzamide compounds (referred to herein as PDBA and PZBA compounds) which, inter alia, inhibit protein kinase D (PKD) (e.g., PKD1, PKD2, PKD3). The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to inhibit PKD, and in the treatment of diseases and conditions that are mediated by PKD, that are ameliorated by the inhibition of PKD, etc., including proliferative conditions such as cancer, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: CANCER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Tony Michael Raynham, Timothy Robin Hammonds, Mark David Charles, Grégoire Alexandre Pave, Caroline Heather Foxton, Wesley Peter Blackaby, Adrian Philip Stevens, Chukuemeka Tennyson Ekwuru
  • Patent number: 6630495
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) or (II): or salts therefor are used as phytopathogenic fungicides wherein the various radicals and substitutents are as defined in the description. Pesticidal compositions contain these compounds together with an agriculturally acceptable diluent or carrier. The compounds and compositions are applied in methods for combating pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Bayer Cropscience GmbH
    Inventors: Tracey Cooke, Tennyson Ekwuru, David Hardy, Peter Millward, Brian Moloney, Andrew Pettinger, Peter Stanley Thomas, Richard Michael Turner