Patents by Inventor Darren Mckerrecher

Darren Mckerrecher 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: 20080214641
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): The present invention relates to novel indazolyl ester or amide derivatives, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives, to processes for preparing such novel derivatives and to the use of such derivatives as medicaments
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Markus Berger, Jan Dahmen, Karl Edman, Anders Eriksson, Balint Gabos, Thomas Hansson, Martin Hemmerling, Krister Henriksson, Svetlana Ivanova, Matti Lepisto, Darren McKerrecher, Magnus Munck af Rosenschold, Stinabritt Nilsson, Hartmut Rehwinkel, Camilla Taflin
  • Publication number: 20080207721
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, compositions comprising them, processes for preparing them and their use in medical therapy (for example modulating the glucocorticoid receptor in a warm blooded animal).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Markus Berger, Lena Bergstrom, Jan Dahmen, Anders Eriksson, Balint Gabos, Martin Hemmerling, Krister Henriksson, Svetlana Ivanova, Matti Lepisto, Stinabritt Nilsson, Camilla Taflin, Darren McKerrecher, Hartmut Rehwinkel
  • Publication number: 20080207636
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a compound of Formula (I) or a salt, solvate or prodrug thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, n and m are as described in the specification, in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of a disease condition mediated through glucokinase (GLK), such as type 2 diabetes. The invention also relates to a novel group of compounds of Formula (I) and to methods for preparing compounds of Formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Scott Boyd, Peter William Rodney Caulkett, Rodney Brian Hargreaves, Suzanne Saxon Bowker, Roger James, Clifford David Jones, Darren McKerrecher, Michael Howard Block, Craig Johnstone
  • Patent number: 7390908
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a compound of Formula (I) or a salt, solvate or prodrug thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, n and m are as described in the specification, in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of a disease condition mediated through glucokinase (GLK), such as type 2 diabetes. The invention also relates to a novel group of compounds of Formula (I) and to methods for preparing compounds of Formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Scott Boyd, Peter William Rodney Caulkett, Rodney Brian Hargreaves, Suzanne Saxon Bowker, Roger James, Craig Johnstone, Clifford David Jones, Darren McKerrecher, Michael Howard Block
  • Publication number: 20080015203
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I) wherein: R1 is hydroxymethyl; R2 is selected from —C(O)NR4R5, SO2NR4R5, S(O)pR4 and HET-2; HET-1 is a 5- or 6-membered, optionally substituted C-linked heteroaryl ring; HET-2 is a 4-, 5- or 6-membered, C- or N-linked optionally substituted heterocyclyl ring; R3 is selected from halo, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methyl, methoxy and cyano; R4 is selected from for example hydrogen, optionally substituted (1-4C)alkyl and HET-2; R5 is hydrogen or (1-4C)alkyl; or R4 and R5 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached may form a heterocyclyl ring system as defined by HET-3; HET-3 is for example an optionally substituted N-linked, 4, 5 or 6 membered, saturated or partially unsaturated heterocyclyl ring; p is (independently at each occurrence) 0, 1 or 2; m is 0 or 1; n is 0, 1 or 2; provided that when m is 0, then n is 1 or 2; or a salt, pro drug or solvate thereof, are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Craig Johnstone, Darren Mckerrecher, Kurt Pike, Michael Waring
  • Publication number: 20070287693
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I): wherein R1 is hydroxymethyl; R2 is selected from —C(O)NR4R5, SO2NR4R5, S(O)pR4 and HET-2; HET-1 is a 5- or 6-membered, optionally substituted C-linked heteroaryl ring; HET-2 is a 4-, 5- or 6-membered, C- or N-linked optionally substituted hererocyclyl ring; R3 is selected from halo, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methyl, methoxy and cyano; R4 is selected from, for example, hydrogen, optionally substituted (1-4C)alkyl and HET-2; R5 is hydrogen or (1-4C)alkyl; or R4 and R5 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached may form a heterocyclyl ring system as defined by HET-3; HET-3 is, for example, an optionally substituted N-linked, 4, 5 or 6 membered, saturated or partially unsaturated heterocyclyl ring; p is (independently at each occurrence) 0, 1 or 2; m is 0 or 1; n is 0, 1 or 2; provided that when m is 0, then n is 1 or 2; or a salt, pro drug or solvate thereof, are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Craig Johnstone, Darren McKerrecher, Kurt Pike, Michael Waring
  • Publication number: 20070255062
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula: (I); wherein: R1 is selected from: fluoro, chloro, C1-3alkyl and C1-3alkoxy; R2—X— is selected from: methyl, methoxymethyl and Formula: (X); n is 0,1 or 2; or a salt, pro-drug or solvate thereof are described. Their use as GLK activators, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and processes for their preparation are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2004
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Craig Johnstone, Darren Mckerrecher, Kurt Pike
  • Publication number: 20070112040
    Abstract: The invention is related to novel compounds of Formula (I) or a salt, solvate or prodrug thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, n and m are as described in the specification, useful in the treatment of a disease or condition mediated through glucokinase (GLK), such as type 2 diabetes. The invention also relates to methods for preparing compounds of Formula (I) and their use as medicaments in the treatment of diseases mediated by glucokinase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Barry Hayter, Gordon Currie, Rodney Hargreaves, Roger James, Clifford Jones, Darren McKerrecher, Joanne Allen, Peter William Caulkett, Craig Johnstone, Harold Gaskin
  • Patent number: 7160906
    Abstract: The invention related to novel compounds of Formula (I) or a salt, solvate or prodrug thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, n and m are as described in the specification, useful in the treatment of a disease or condition mediated through glucokinase (GLK), such as type 2 diabetes. The invention also relates to methods for preparing compounds of Formula (I) and their use as medicaments in the treatment of diseases mediated by glucokinase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Barry Raymond Hayter, Gordon Stuart Currie, Rodney Brian Hargreaves, Roger James, Clifford David Jones, Darren McKerrecher, Joanne Victoria Allen, Peter William Rodney Caulkett, Craig Johnstone, Harold Gaskin
  • Patent number: 7074800
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of compounds of formula (I), wherein ring C is an 8, 9, 10, 12 or 13-membered bicyclic or tricyclic moiety which optionally may contain 1–3 heteroatoms selected independently from O, N and S; Z is —O—, —NH—, —S—, —CH2— or a direct bond; n is 0–5; m is 0–3; R2 represents hydrogen, hydroxy, halogeno, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, C1-3alkyl, C1-3alkoxy, C1-3alkylsulphanyl, —NR3R4 (wherein R3 and R4, which may be the same or different, each represents hydrogen or C1-3alkyl), or R5X1— (wherein X1 and R5 are as defined herein; R1 represents hydrogen, oxo, halogeno, hydroxy, C1-4alkoxy, C1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxymethyl, C1-4alkanoyl, C1-4haloalkyl, cyano, amino, C2-5alkenyl, C2-5alkynyl, C1-3alkanoyloxy, nitro, C1-4alkanoylamino, C1-4alkoxycarbonyl, C1-4alkylsulphanyl, C1-4alkylsulphinyl, C1-4alkylsulphonyl, carbamoyl, N—C1-4alkylcarbamoyl, N,N-di(C1-4alkylcarbamoyl, aminosulphonyl, N—C1-4alkylaminosulphonyl, N,N-di(C1-4alkyl)aminosulphonyl, N—(C1-4alkylsulphonyl)amino, N—(C1-4alkylsulph
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Elaine S E Stokes, Darren Mckerrecher, Laurent F A Hennequin, Patrick Ple
  • Publication number: 20060058353
    Abstract: Compound of formula (I) wherein A is selected from pyridin-2-yl or thiazol-2-yl and R1, R2 and R3 are as described in the specification and their use in the treatment or prevention of a disease or medical conditions mediated through glucokinase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Darren Mckerrecher, John Rayner
  • Publication number: 20060004017
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of compounds of formula (I), wherein ring C is an 8, 9, 10, 12 or 13-membered bicyclic or tricyclic moiety which optionally may contain 1-3 heteroatoms selected independently from O, N and S; Z is —O—, —NH—, —S—, —CH2— or a direct bond; n is 0-5; m is 0-3; R2 represents hydrogen, hydroxy, halogeno, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, C1-3alkyl, C1-3alkoxy, C1-3alkylsulphanyl, —NR3R4 (wherein R3 and R4, which may be the same or different, each represents hydrogen or C1-3alkyl), or R5Xt— (wherein X1 and R5 are as defined herein; R1 represents hydrogen, oxo, halogeno, hydroxy, C1-4alkoxy, C1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxymethyl, C1-4alkanoyl, C1-4haloalkyl, cyano, amino, C2-5alkenyl, C2-5alkynyl, C1-3alkanoyloxy, nitro, C1-4alkanoylamino, C1-4alkoxycarbonyl, C1-4alkylsulphanyl, C1-4alkylsulphinyl, C1-4alkylsulphonyl, carbamoyl, N—C1-4alkylcarbamoyl, N,N-di(C1-4alkyl)carbamoyl, aminosulphonyl, N—C1-4alkylaminosulphonyl, N,N-di(C1-4alkyl)aminosulphonyl, N-(C1-4alkylsulphonyl)amino, N—(C1-4alky
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Elaine Stokes, Darren McKerrecher, Laurent Hennequin, Patrick Ple
  • Publication number: 20050080106
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a compound of Formula (I) or a salt, solvate or prodrug thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, n and m are as described in the specification, in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of a disease condition mediated through glucokinase (GLK), such as type 2 diabetes. The invention also relates to a novel group of compounds of Formula (I) and to methods for preparing compounds of Formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Applicant: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Scott Boyd, Peter Caulkett, Rodney Hargreaves, Suzanne Bowker, Roger James, Clifford Jones, Darren McKerrecher, Michael Block, Craig Johnstone
  • Publication number: 20040214868
    Abstract: The invention related to novel compounds of Formula (I) or a salt, solvate or prodrug thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, n and m are as described in the specification, useful in the treatment of a 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Barry Raymond Hayter, Gordon Stuart Currie, Rodney Brian Hargreaves, Roger James, Clifford David Jones, Darren McKerrecher, Joanne Victoria Allen, Peter William Rodney Caulkett, Craig Johnstone, Harold Gaskin
  • Patent number: 6806274
    Abstract: The invention concerns quinazoline derivatives of Formula (I) wherein Q1 includes a quinazoline ring optionally substituted with a group such as halogeno, trifluoromethyl and cyano, or a group of the formula: Q3—X1— wherein X1 includes a direct bond and O and Q3 includes aryl, aryl-(1-6C)alkyl, heterocyclyl and heterocyclyl-(1-6C)alkyl; each of R2 and R3 is hydrogen or (1-6C)alkyl; Z includes O, S and NH; and Q2 includes aryl and aryl-(1-3C)alkyl or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof; processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the manufacture of a medicament for use in the prevention or treatment of T cell mediated diseases or medical conditions in a warm-blooded animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: AstraZeneca UK Limited
    Inventors: Graham C Crawley, Laurent F A Hennequin, Darren McKerrecher, Patrick Ple, Jeffrey Philip Poyser, Christine M P Lambert
  • Publication number: 20030225111
    Abstract: The invention concerns the use of a quinazoline derivative of Formula (I) wherein Q1 includes a quinazoline ring optionally substituted with a group such as halogeno, trifluoromethyl and cyano, or a group of the formula: Q3—X1— wherein X1 includes a direct bond and O and Q3includes aryl, aryl-(1-6C)alkyl, heterocyclyl and heterocyclyl-(1-6C)alkyl; each of R2 and R3 is hydrogen or (1-6C)alkyl; Z includes O, S and NH; and Q2 includes aryl and aryl-(1-3C)alkyl or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, in the manufacture of a medicament for use in the production of an antiangiogenic and/or vascular permeability reducing effect in a warm-blooded animal such as a human.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Laurent Francois Andre Hennequin, Graham Charles Crawley, Darren McKerrecher, Patrick Ple, Jeffrey Philip Poyser, Christine Marie Paul Lambert