Patents by Inventor Charles Bernard De Koning

Charles Bernard De Koning 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: 8481740
    Abstract: This invention relates to the manufacture of novel chemical compounds which have biological activity, particularly to novel chemical compounds that are cytotoxic against colon cancer cells and colon cancer cell lines. The manufacturing of said chemical compounds displaying anti-cancer properties employs the use of multi-component chemical reactions. The object of this invention is to manufacture and isolate analogues of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine, namely compounds of Formula 1, which are cytotoxic against colon cancer cells, while concomitantly being relatively inactive against white blood cells. wherein, R is bromo, methyl, phenyl, nitro, hydrogen or an amide functional group; R1 is benzyl, 2,6-dimethylphenyl or cyclohexyl; and R2 is methoxy, benzyloxy or hydroxy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
    Inventors: Nurit Esperance Farkas (Nee Dahan), Hajierah Davids, Candice Langley, Charles Bernard De Koning
  • Publication number: 20120101122
    Abstract: This invention relates to the manufacture of novel chemical compounds which have biological activity, particularly to novel chemical compounds that are cytotoxic against colon cancer cells and colon cancer cell lines. The manufacturing of said chemical compounds displaying anti-cancer properties employs the use of multi-component chemical reactions. The object of this invention is to manufacture and isolate analogues of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine, namely compounds of Formula 1, which are cytotoxic against colon cancer cells, while concomitantly being relatively inactive against white blood cells. wherein, R is bromo, methyl, phenyl, nitro, hydrogen or an amide functional group; R1 is benzyl, 2,6-dimethylphenyl or cyclohexyl; and R2 is methoxy, benzyloxy or hydroxy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Nurit Esperance Farkas (Nee Dahan), Hajierah Davids, Candice Langley, Charles Bernard De Koning