Patents by Inventor David James Hallett

David James Hallett 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: 8912176
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I), wherein R, R1, m, n and X1 to X3 have the meaning as cited in the description and the claims. Said compounds are useful as Histamine H3 receptor antagonists. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions, the preparation of such compounds as well as the production and use as medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Evotec AG
    Inventors: Adam James Davenport, David James Hallett, Christopher Charles Stimson
  • Patent number: 8691804
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R, R0, R1, m, n and X1 to X4 have the meaning as cited in the description and the claims. These compounds are useful as Histamine H3 receptor antagonists. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions, the preparation of such compounds as well as the production and use as medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Evotec AG
    Inventors: Adam James Davenport, David James Hallett, Massimo Corsi
  • Publication number: 20140073627
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R1a, R1b, R2, R3 and X, X1, X2, X3 have the meaning as cited in the description and the claims. Said compounds are useful as Bradykinin B1 antagonists. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions, the preparation of such compounds as well as the production and use as medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: EVOTEC AG
    Inventors: James MADDEN, David James HALLETT, Alastair PARKES, Ali RAOOF, Xiaolu WANG
  • Patent number: 8623859
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R1a, R1b, R2, R3 and X, X1, X2, X3 have the meaning as cited in the description and the claims. Said compounds are useful as Bradykinin B1 antagonists. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions, the preparation of such compounds as well as the production and use as medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Evotec AG
    Inventors: James Madden, David James Hallett, Alastair Parkes, Ali Raoof, Xiaolu Wang
  • Publication number: 20120040952
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I), wherein R, R1, m, n and X1 to X3 have the meaning as cited in the description and the claims. Said compounds are useful as Histamine H3 receptor antagonists. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions, the preparation of such compounds as well as the production and use as medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: EVOTEC AG
    Inventors: Adam James Davenport, David James Hallett, Christopher Charles Stimson
  • Publication number: 20110201589
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R1a, R1b, R2, R3 and X, X1, X2, X3 have the meaning as cited in the description and the claims. Said compounds are useful as Bradykinin B1 antagonists. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions, the preparation of such compounds as well as the production and use as medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: EVOTEC AG
    Inventors: James Madden, David James Hallett, Alastair Parkes, Ali Raoof, Xialou Wang
  • Publication number: 20110105459
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R, R0, R1, m, n and X1 to X4 have the meaning as cited in the description and the claims. Said compounds are useful as Histamine H3 receptor antagonists. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions, the preparation of such compounds as well as the production and use as medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: EVOTEC AG
    Inventors: Adam James Davenport, David James Hallett, Massimo Corsi
  • Publication number: 20110046130
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I), wherein X1a, X1 to X5, Ra, Rb, n and R have the meaning as cited in the description and the claims. Said compounds are useful as Histamine H3 receptor antagonists. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions, the preparation of such compounds as well as the production and use as medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: Evotec AG
    Inventors: Adam James Davenport, David James Hallett, Frédéric Marlin, Mark Gemkow
  • Patent number: 7485640
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a compound of formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: (I) wherein —U—V— represents —CH?CH—, or —CH2—CH2—, —N?CH— or —CH?N—; X1 represents hydrogen, halogen, C1-6 alkyl, trifluoromethyl or C1-6 alkoxy; X2 represents hydrogen or halogen; Y represents a chemical bond, an oxygen atom, or a —NH— or —OCH2— linkage; Z represents an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group; R1 represents hydrocarbon, a heterocyclic group, trifluoromethyl, —SO2Ra, —SO2NRaRb, —CORa, —CO2Ra or —CONRaRb; and Ra and Rb independently represent hydrogen, hydrocarbon or a heterocyclic group; pharmaceutical compositions comprising it; its use in methods of treatment; use of it in the manufacture of a medicament for treating and/or preventing anxiety; convulsions or a cognitive disorder; and methods of treatment using it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited
    Inventors: William Robert Carling, Jose Luis Castro Pineiro, Simon Charles Goodacre, David James Hallett, Leslie Joseph Street
  • Patent number: 7279580
    Abstract: A class of 8-fluoro-3-phenylimidazo[1,2-?]pyridine derivatives, substituted at the meta position of the phenyl ring by an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group, or by a pyrrolidinonyl group, which is directly attached or bridged by an oxygen atom or by a —NH— or —OCH2— linkage, being selective ligands for GABAA receptors, in particular having high affinity for the ?2 and/or ?3 and/or ?5 subunit thereof, are accordingly of benefit in the treatment and/or prevention of adverse conditions of the central nervous system, including anxiety, convulsions and cognitive disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited
    Inventors: Simon Charles Goodacre, David James Hallett, Alexander Charles Humphries, Philip Jones, Sarah Margaret Kelly, Kevin John Merchant, Kevin William Moore, Michael Reader
  • Patent number: 7226926
    Abstract: A class of 8-fluoroimidazo[1,2-?]pyridine derivatives, substituted at the 3-position by an optionally substituted five-membered or six-membered heteroaromatic ring, being selective ligands for GABAA receptors, in particular having high affinity for the ?2 and/or ?3 and/or ?5 subunit thereof, are accordingly of benefit in the treatment and/or prevention of adverse conditions of the central nervous system, including anxiety, convulsions and cognitive disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd.
    Inventors: Wesley Peter Blackaby, Jose Luis Castro Pineiro, Simon Charles Goodacre, David James Hallett, Alexander Charles Humphries, Philip Jones, Kevin John Merchant, Michael Reader
  • Patent number: 7226922
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I: wherein X1 represents hydrogen, halogen, C1-6 alkyl, trifluoromethyl or C1-6 alkoxy; X2 represents hydrogen or halogen; Y represents a chemical bond, an oxygen atom, or a —NH— linkage; Z represents an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group; R1 represents hydrogen, hydrocarbon, a heterocyclic group, halogen, cyano, trifluoromethyl, nitro, —ORa, —SRa, —SORa, —SO2Ra, —SO2NRaRb, —NRaRb, —NRaCORb, —NRaCO2Rb, —CORa, —CO2Ra, —CONRaRb or —CRa?NORb; and Ra and Rb independently represent hydrogen, hydrocarbon or a heterocyclic group; pharmaceutical compositions comprising this compound and methods of treating and/or preventing anxiety and convulsions using it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd.
    Inventor: David James Hallett
  • Patent number: 7176203
    Abstract: A class of imidazo[1,2b][1,2,4]triazine derivatives, substituted at the 7-position by an optionally substituted five-membered or six-membered heteroaromatic ring, being selective ligands for GABAA receptors, in particular having good affinity for the ?2 and/or ?3 and/or ?5 subunit thereof, are accordingly of benefit in the treatment and/or prevention of adverse conditions of the central nervous system, including anxiety, convulsions and cognitive disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark Stuart Chambers, Simon Charles Goodacre, David James Hallett, Robert James Maxey, Michael Geoffrey Neil Russell, Leslie Joseph Street
  • Patent number: 7148222
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a compound of formula 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein X1 represents hydrogen, halogen, C1-6 alkyl, trifluoromethyl or C1-6 alkoxy; X2 represents hydrogen or halogen; Y represents a chemical bond, an oxygen atom, or a —NH— linkage; Z represents an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group; R1 represents hydrogen, hydrocarbon, a heterocyclic group, halogen, cyano, trifluoromethyl, nitro, —ORa, —SRa, —SORa, —SO2Ra, —SO2NRaRb, NRaRb, —NRaCORb, —NRaCO2Rb, —CORa, —CO2Ra, —CONRaRb or —CRa&?NORb; and Ra and Rb independently represent hydrogen, hydrocarbon or a heterocyclic group; a pharmaceutical composition comprising it; its use in a method of treatment; use of it to manufacture a medicament; and a method of using it to prevent or treat anxiety, convulsions or cognitive disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd.
    Inventors: Simon Charles Goodacre, David James Hallett
  • Patent number: 7030128
    Abstract: A class of imidazo[1,2-?]pyrimidine derivatives, substituted at the 3-position by an optionally substituted five-membered or six-membered heteroaromatic ring, are selective ligands for GABAA receptors, in particular having good affinity for the ?2 and/or ?3 and/or ?5 subunit thereof, and are accordingly of benefit in the treatment and/or prevention of adverse conditions of the central nervous system, including anxiety, convulsions and cognitive disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd.
    Inventors: Wesley Peter Blackaby, Jose Luis Castro Pineiro, Mark Stuart Chambers, Simon Charles Goodacre, David James Hallett, Philip Jones, Richard Thomas Lewis, Angus Murray MacLeod, Robert James Maxey, Kevin William Moore, Leslie Joseph Street
  • Patent number: 7005431
    Abstract: A class of 7-phenylimidazo[1,2-b][1,2,4]triazine derivatives, substituted at the meta position of the phenyl ring by an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group which is directly attached or bridged by an oxygen atom or a —NH— linkage, and substituted on the phenyl ring by one or two further substituents as defined herein, being selective ligands for GABAA receptors, in particular having good affinity for the ?2 and/or ?3 and/or ?5 subunit thereof, are accordingly of benefit in the treatment and/or prevention of adverse conditions of the central nervous system, including anxiety, convulsions and cognitive disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd.
    Inventors: Michela Bettati, Mark Stuart Chambers, Simon Charles Goodacre, David James Hallett, Michael Geoffrey Neil Russell, Leslie Jospeh Street
  • Patent number: 6969716
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I, or an N-oxide thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein X1 represents hydrogen, halogen, C1-6 alkyl, trifluoromethyl or C1-6 alkoxy; X2 represents hydrogen or halogen; Z represents hydrogen, halogen, cyano, cyanomethyl, trifluoromethyl, nitro, hydroxy, hydroxy(C1-6)alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, C1-6 alkoxy(C1-6)alkyl, trifluoromethoxy, trifluoromethylthio, trifluoromethanesulfinyl, formyl, C2-6 alkoxycarbonyl, oxopyrrolidinyl, or an optionally substituted aryl, heteroaryl or heteroaryl(C1-6)alkoxy group; and R1 represents aryl or heteroaryl, either of which groups may be optionally substituted; pharmaceutical compositions comprising it, its use in therapy and methods of treatment of anxiety and/or depression using it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd.
    Inventors: Wesley Peter Blackaby, Simon Charles Goodacre, David James Hallett, Andrew Jennings, Richard Thomas Lewis, Leslie Joseph Street, Kevin Wilson
  • Patent number: 6936608
    Abstract: A class of 7-phenylimidazo[1,2-b][1,2,4]triazine derivatives, substituted at the meta position of the phenyl ring by an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group which is directly attached or bridged by an oxygen atom or a —NH— linkage, being selective ligands for GABAA receptors, in particular having good affinity for the ?2 and/or ?3 and/or ?5 subunit thereof, are accordingly of benefit in the treatment and/or prevention of adverse conditions of the central nervous system, including anxiety, convulsions and cognitive disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd.
    Inventors: Michela Bettati, Peter Blurton, William Robert Carling, Mark Stuart Chambers, David James Hallett, Andrew Jennings, Richard Thomas Lewis, Michael Geoffrey Neil Russell, Leslie Joseph Street, Helen Jane Szekeres, Monique Bodil Van Neil
  • Patent number: 6914063
    Abstract: A class of imidazo[1,2-?]pyrazine analogues substituted in the 3-position by a substituted phenyl ring, being selective ligands for GABAA receptors which interact more favourably with the ?2 and/or ?3 subunit than with the ?1 subunit, are accordingly of benefit in the treatment and/or prevention of a variety of disorders of the central nervous system, including anxiety and convulsions, with a reduced propensity to cause sedation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd.
    Inventors: Simon Charles Goodacre, David James Hallett, Leslie Joseph Street
  • Patent number: 6914065
    Abstract: A class of 3-phenylimidazo[1,2-c]pyrimidine derivatives, of the formula I: (wherein R1, X, Y, and Z are defined herein) are selective ligands for GABA-A receptors and are useful in the treatment or prevention of adverse conditions of the central nervous system, including anxiety and convulsions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd.
    Inventors: David James Hallett, Michael Geoffrey Neil Russell, Leslie Joseph Street