Patents by Inventor Alexander Irvine Gray

Alexander Irvine Gray 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: 6342490
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions comprising uscharin and the use of uscharin to combat cell proliferation for example in the treatment of cancer. Administration of uscharin may kill or reduce the growth rate of cancer cells and may also be of application in other medical conditions presenting symptoms of excessive or uncontrolled cell proliferation. The composition may be administered by any convenient route and formulated accordingly. The composition may be administered locally or generally and may be suitably dissolved and/or suspended in a pharmaceutically acceptable liquid carrier medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Phyto Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Chaman Lal Anand, William Howard Stimson, Alexander Irvine Gray
  • Patent number: 6313099
    Abstract: Use of stereoisomeric glycosidic compounds of formula (I) as pharmaceutical agents against psoriasis, compounds therefor and pharmaceutical formulations thereof wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from —H, —OH, (1) and (2) and related esters and ethers thereto; R3 is selected from —H, (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8) and related esters and ethers thereto; R4 is (9); R5 is selected from the group —CH3, —CHO, —COOH, —CH2OH and related esters and ethers thereto; R6 is selected from —OH, (10), (11), (12), (13) and (14) in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of disease involving hyperproliferation of dermis cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: University of Strathclyde
    Inventors: Solomon Habtemariam, William Howard Stimson, Alexander Irvine Gray, Chaman Lal Anand, Peter George Waterman
  • Patent number: 6225342
    Abstract: A method and compound for the treatment of disease involving hyperproliferation of dermis cells is provided. In particular, compounds isolated from the species of plants known as calendula have been found to be beneficial in the treatment of psoriasis. An extract of plant material obtained from calendula officinalis has been found to be advantageous as an active compound in medicaments for use in the treatment of psoriasis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: University of Strathclyde
    Inventors: Solomon Habtemarium, William Howard Stimson, Alexander Irvine Gray, Chaman Lal Anand, Peter George Waterman
  • Patent number: 5945455
    Abstract: Use of amine and amidine containing compounds of formula (I) such as galegine and related substituted amine and amidine containing compounds as agents for reducing weight in mammals, pharmaceutical formulations containing a compound of formula (I) and methods of attaining weight reduction in mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: University of Strathclyde
    Inventors: Piali Palit, Brian Laurence Furman, Alexander Irvine Gray, Roger David Waigh