Patents by Inventor Tom Coulter
Tom Coulter 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).
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Publication number: 20220241429Abstract: The present invention provides a nanoparticle comprising: a core comprising a metal and/or a semiconductor; and a plurality of ligands covalently linked to the core, wherein said ligands comprise: (i) at least one dilution ligand comprising a carbohydrate, glutathione or an ethylene glycol-containing moiety; and (ii) a ligand of the formula D-L1-Z-L2, wherein D comprises an antifolate drug or folic acid, L1 comprises a first linker portion comprising a C2-C12 glycol and/or C2-C12 alkyl chain, L2 comprises a second linker portion comprising a C2-C12 glycol and/or C2-C12 alkyl chain, wherein L1 and L2 may be the same or different, and wherein Z represents a carbonyl-containing group linking L1 and L2, and wherein L2 is coupled to said core. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising such nanoparticles, medical uses thereof and methods for producing the nanoparticles.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2019Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Martina McAteer, Tom Coulter, Yao Ding, John Porter
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Publication number: 20220047718Abstract: The present invention provides a nanoparticle comprising: a core comprising a metal and/or a semiconductor; and a plurality of ligands covalently linked to the core, wherein said ligands comprise: (i) at least one dilution ligand comprising a carbohydrate, glutathione or a polyethyleneglycol moiety; and (ii) a ligand of the formula MTX-L-, wherein MTX-L-represents methotrexate coupled to said core via a linker L. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions of the nanoparticle, including gel formulations, and medical uses of the nanoparticle and pharmaceutical compositions, including for the treatment of an inflammatory or autoimmune disorder, such as psoriasis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2019Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Martina McAteer, Tom Coulter, Yao Ding, John Porter, Onur Boyman, Antonios G.A. Kolios, Alaz Özcan
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Patent number: 11235068Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a cyclodextrin-panobinostat adduct, comprising: a) providing a first aqueous solution comprising a buffering agent, the solution having a pH in the range 2.0 to 4.0; b) dissolving panobinostat in said first aqueous solution to provide a second aqueous solution; and c) mixing said second aqueous solution comprising panobinostat with a third aqueous solution comprising a cyclodextrin to form a fourth aqueous solution comprising a cyclodextrin-panobinostat adduct. Also provided is an artificial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) solution comprising the cyclodextrin-panobinostat adduct and medical uses of the cyclodextrin-panobinostat adduct, including in the treatment of brain tumours.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: MIDATECH LTD.Inventors: Tom Coulter, Stephen Damment, Alessandro Pace, Daniel Palmer
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Patent number: 11179344Abstract: The present invention provides a nanoparticle comprising: a core comprising a metal and/or a semiconductor; and a plurality of ligands covalently linked to the core, wherein said ligands comprise: at least one liver-targeting ligand, such as C2-alpha galactose; at least one payload ligand comprising a bioactive agent, such as maytansinoid DM1; and at least one dilution ligand comprising a poly(ethyleneglycol) (PEG) moiety, such as PEG COOH. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the nanoparticle, and uses of the nanoparticle in methods of treatment of liver disorders, including liver cancers such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2018Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Midatech LimitedInventors: Tom Coulter, Philip Williams
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Publication number: 20210007997Abstract: The present invention provides a nanoparticle comprising: a core comprising a metal and/or a semiconductor; and a plurality of ligands covalently linked to the core, wherein said ligands comprise: at least one liver-targeting ligand, such as C2-alpha galactose; at least one payload ligand comprising a bioactive agent, such as maytansinoid DM1; and at least one dilution ligand comprising a poly(ethyleneglycol) (PEG) moiety, such as PEG COOH. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the nanoparticle, and uses of the nanoparticle in methods of treatment of liver disorders, including liver cancers such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2018Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Tom Coulter, Philip Williams
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Publication number: 20200368367Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a cyclodextrin-panobinostat adduct, comprising: a) providing a first aqueous solution comprising a buffering agent, the solution having a pH in the range 2.0 to 4.0; b) dissolving panobinostat in said first aqueous solution to provide a second aqueous solution; and c) mixing said second aqueous solution comprising panobinostat with a third aqueous solution comprising a cyclodextrin to form a fourth aqueous solution comprising a cyclodextrin-panobinostat adduct. Also provided is an artificial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) solution comprising the cyclodextrin-panobinostat adduct and medical uses of the cyclodextrin-panobinostat adduct, including in the treatment of brain tumours.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Inventors: Tom Coulter, Stephen Damment, Alessandro Pace, Daniel Palmer
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Patent number: 10722597Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a cyclodextrin-panobinostat adduct, comprising: a) providing a first aqueous solution comprising a buffering agent, the solution having a pH in the range 2.0 to 4.0; b) dissolving panobinostat in said first aqueous solution to provide a second aqueous solution; and c) mixing said second aqueous solution comprising panobinostat with a third aqueous solution comprising a cyclodextrin to form a fourth aqueous solution comprising a cyclodextrin-panobinostat adduct. Also provided is an artificial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) solution comprising the cyclodextrin-panobinostat adduct and medical uses of the cyclodextrin-panobinostat adduct, including in the treatment of brain tumours.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2017Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: MIDATECH LTD.Inventors: Tom Coulter, Stephen Damment, Alessandro Pace, Daniel Palmer
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Publication number: 20190151468Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a cyclodextrin-panobinostat adduct, comprising: a) providing a first aqueous solution comprising a buffering agent, the solution having a pH in the range 2.0 to 4.0; b) dissolving panobinostat in said first aqueous solution to provide a second aqueous solution; and c) mixing said second aqueous solution comprising panobinostat with a third aqueous solution comprising a cyclodextrin to form a fourth aqueous solution comprising a cyclodextrin-panobinostat adduct. Also provided is an artificial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) solution comprising the cyclodextrin-panobinostat adduct and medical uses of the cyclodextrin-panobinostat adduct, including in the treatment of brain tumours.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2017Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Tom Coulter, Stephen Damment, Alessandro Pace, Daniel Palmer
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Publication number: 20150014481Abstract: A galley cart is suspended from a rail or track that extends along the length of an aircraft cabin above the aisle and rows of passenger seats of the aircraft. The galley cart is automated to move along the track above the aisle in response to movements of a flight attendant that is serving passengers from the suspended galley cart. The galley cart is provided with open bins for storage of food products, a beverage dispenser that is operable by the flight attendant to dispense a beverage requested by a passenger from a plurality of different beverages available from the suspended cart, and an ice dispenser for serving ice with the beverages requested by the passengers.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2013Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Cynthia A. Vandewall, Vicki A. Curtis, Emily Beiting, Tom Coulter, Grace Ficke, Sang Hook Kim, Shyamal Ruparel, Steve Doehler
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Patent number: 8286817Abstract: A multi-section lid for a can containing edible material includes a lid base, a cover portion, and a tear strip. The lid base can attach the lid to the can. The lid base defines one or more openings that permit access to the edible material. The cover portion includes one or more doors to cover the openings. The tear strip portion is positioned between the lid base and the cover portion. The tear strip portion is connected to the lid base and the cover portion by a plurality of bridges. The mold for forming the lid includes cavities that define flow channels that permit the lid material to flow through bridge cavities to fill the cavities in the mold during formation of the lid such that the lid base, the cover portion, and the tear strip portion are the single integral component.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2008Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: McCormick & Company, IncorporatedInventors: Tracie Lynn Wilson, Steve Gift, Tom Coulter, Duane Sawyer
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Publication number: 20110239597Abstract: A multi-section lid for a can containing edible material includes a lid base, a cover portion, and a tear strip. The lid base can attach the lid to the can. The lid base defines one or more openings that permit access to the edible material. The cover portion includes one or more doors to cover the openings. The tear strip portion is positioned between the lid base and the cover portion. The tear strip portion is connected to the lid base and the cover portion by a plurality of bridges. The mold for forming the lid includes cavities that define flow channels that permit the lid material to flow through bridge cavities to fill the cavities in the mold during formation of the lid such that the lid base, the cover portion, and the tear strip portion are the single integral component.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATEDInventors: Tracie Wilson, Steve Gift, Tom Coulter, Duane Sawyer
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Publication number: 20100137394Abstract: The invention provides inhibitors of Wnt signaling that are useful as a therapeutic agents for treating malignancies where the compounds have the general formula I: wherein R1 to R7 and Z are as defined herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2008Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicants: Grenentech, Inc., Curis, Inc.Inventors: Shirley Ann Brunton, Janet L. Gunzner, Tom Coulter, John H.A Stibbard, James C. Marsters, JR.
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Publication number: 20090101645Abstract: A multi-section lid for a can containing edible material includes a lid base, a cover portion, and a tear strip. The lid base can attach the lid to the can. The lid base defines one or more openings that permit access to the edible material. The cover portion includes one or more doors to cover the openings. The tear strip portion is positioned between the lid base and the cover portion. The tear strip portion is connected to the lid base and the cover portion by a plurality of bridges. The mold for forming the lid includes cavities that define flow channels that permit the lid material to flow through bridge cavities to fill the cavities in the mold during formation of the lid such that the lid base, the cover portion, and the tear strip portion are the single integral component.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2008Publication date: April 23, 2009Applicant: MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATEDInventors: Tracie WILSON, Steve Gift, Tom Coulter, Duane Sawyer
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Patent number: D599203Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2008Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: McCormick & Company, IncorporatedInventors: Tracie Lynn Wilson, Tom Coulter, Steve Gift, Duane Sawyer
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Patent number: D604161Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2009Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: McCormick & Company, IncorporatedInventors: Tracie Lynn Wilson, Tom Coulter, Steve Gift, Duane Sawyer
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Patent number: D615862Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2009Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: McCormick & Company, IncorporatedInventors: Tracie Lynn Wilson, Tom Coulter, Steve Gift, Duane Sawyer