Patents by Inventor Anthony P. D. W. Ford

Anthony P. D. W. Ford 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: 20210008071
    Abstract: Methods for treating respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases mediated by a P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonist, the methods comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein D, X, Y, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Roche Palo Alto LLC
    Inventors: Chris Allen BROKA, David Scott CARTER, Michael Patrick DILLON, Anthony P.D.W. FORD, Ronald Charles HAWLEY, Alam JAHANGIR, Amy Geraldine MOORE, Daniel Warren PARISH
  • Publication number: 20180311240
    Abstract: Methods for treating respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases mediated by a P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonist, the methods comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein D, X, Y, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: Roche Palo Alto LLC
    Inventors: Chris Allen BROKA, David Scott CARTER, Michael Patrick DILLON, Anthony P.D.W. FORD, Ronald Charles HAWLEY, Alam JAHANGIR, Amy Geraldine MOORE, Daniel Warren PARISH
  • Publication number: 20160271131
    Abstract: Methods for treating respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases mediated by a P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonist, the methods comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein D, X, Y, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: Roche Palo Alto LLC
    Inventors: Chris Allen Broka, David Scott Carter, Michael Patrick Dillon, Anthony P.D.W. Ford, Ronald Charles Hawley, Alam Jahangir, Amy Geraldine Moore, Daniel Warren Parish
  • Patent number: 8524725
    Abstract: Methods for treating respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases mediated by a P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonist, the methods comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein D, X, Y, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Roche Palo Alto LLC
    Inventors: Chris Allen Broka, David Scott Carter, Michael Patrick Dillon, Anthony P. D. W. Ford, Ronald Charles Hawley, Alam Jahangir, Amy Geraldine Moore, Daniel Warren Parish
  • Publication number: 20120122859
    Abstract: Methods for treating respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases mediated by a P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonist, the methods comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein D, X, Y, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Chris Allen Broka, David Scott Carter, Michael Patrick Dillon, Anthony P.D.W. Ford, Ronald Charles Hawley, Alam Jahangir, Amy Geraldine Moore, Daniel Warren Parish
  • Patent number: 8008313
    Abstract: Methods for treating respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases mediated by a P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonist, the methods comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein D, X, Y, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Roche Palo Alto LLC
    Inventors: Chris Allen Broka, David Scott Carter, Michael Patrick Dillon, Anthony P. D. W. Ford, Ronald Charles Hawley, Alam Jahangir, Amy Geraldine Moore, Daniel Warren Parish
  • Patent number: 7531529
    Abstract: The present invention relates to imidazole derivatives of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are described hereinabove. These compounds can be used in the treatment or prevention of mGluR5 receptor mediated disorders. These compounds are useful, inter alia, in the treatment of genitourinary diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Roche Palo Alto LLC
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Simona Maria Ceccarelli, Georg Jaeschke, Sabine Kolczewski, Richard Hugh Philip Porter, Eric Vieira, Anthony P. D. W. Ford, Yu Zhong
  • Publication number: 20040132115
    Abstract: A method for identifying compounds that can be useful for producing analgesia is disclosed. In particular, the method involves providing a preparation of a cell, that expresses an alpha1B adrenergic receptor, combining a test compound with the cell preparation, measuring the effect of the test compound on the alpha1B receptor activity, and evaluating the compound thus identified for analgesic activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Anthony P.D.W. Ford, Timothy James Williams, Kathleen Ruth Gogas, Lupita O. Jacobson
  • Patent number: 6733982
    Abstract: A method for identifying compounds that can be useful for producing analgesia is disclosed. In particular, the method involves providing preparation of a cell, that expresses an alpha1B adrenergic receptor, combining a test compound with the cell preparation, measuring the effect of the test compound on the alpha1B receptor activity, and evaluating the compound thus identified for analgesic activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Syntex (U.S.A.) LLC
    Inventors: Anthony P. D. W. Ford, Timothy James Williams, Kathleen Ruth Gogas, Lupita O. Jacobson
  • Publication number: 20030135874
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of treatment for an animal having a disease state associated with a genitourinary disorder with a purinergic receptor modulator. Also provided, is a transgenic animal having a disrupted purinergic receptor gene. The invention further provides for a method of screening using the transgenic animal as a positive control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Debra Ann Cockayne, Anthony P.D.W. Ford, Quan-Ming Zhu, Wilhelm G. Lachnit, Annika B. Malmberg
  • Patent number: 6515198
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of treatment for an animal having a disease state associated with a genitourinary disorder with a purinergic receptor modulator. Also provided, is a transgenic animal having a disrupted purinergic receptor gene. The invention further provides for a method of screening using the transgenic animal as a positive control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Syntex (U.S.A.) LLC
    Inventors: Debra Ann Cockayne, Anthony P. D. W. Ford, Quan-Ming Zhu, Wilhelm G. Lachnit, Annika B. Malmberg
  • Publication number: 20030004157
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of an NK-1 receptor antagonist for the treatment or prevention of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Susanne Buser, Anthony P.D.W. Ford, Torsten Hoffmann, Barbara Lenz, Andrew John Sleight, Pierre Vankan
  • Publication number: 20020165117
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of treatment for an animal having a disease state associated with a genitourinary disorder with a purinergic receptor modulator. Also provided, is a transgenic animal having a disrupted purinergic receptor gene. The invention further provides for a method of screening using the transgenic animal as a positive control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Debra Ann Cockayne, Anthony P.D.W. Ford, Quan-Ming Zhu, Wilhelm G. Lachnit, Annika B. Malmberg
  • Patent number: 6355641
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds which are generally alpha1B-receptor antagonists, and which are represented by Formula (I): wherein X, Y, and R1 are as defined in the specification, or individual isomers or racemic or non-racemic mixtures of isomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and methods for their use as therapeutic agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Syntex (U.S.A.) LLC
    Inventors: David Llewellyn Coffen, Michael Patrick Dillon, Anthony P. D. W. Ford, Zhe Li, Timothy James Williams