Patents by Inventor David John Fox

David John Fox 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: 8008288
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds, compositions, and uses of compounds of general formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, for the preparation of a medicament intended to treat an inflammatory disorder wherein y is any integer from 1 to 8; z is any integer from 1 to 8; with the proviso that y and z cannot both equal 1; X is —C —(Y)k—(R1)n or SO2—(Y)k—(R1)n; k is 0 or 1; Y is a cycloalkyl or polycyloalkyl group (such as an adamantyl, adamantanemethyl, bicyclooctyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopropyl group); or Y is a cycloalkenyl or polycycloalkenyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Cambridge Enterprise Limited
    Inventors: David J. Grainger, David John Fox
  • Patent number: 7897620
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of 3-(2?,2?-dimethylpropanoylamino)-tetrahydropyridin-2-one for preparing a medicament intended to prevent or treat inflammatory disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Cambridge Enterprise Limited
    Inventors: David J. Grainger, David John Fox
  • Publication number: 20110003792
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and uses of compounds and salts thereof of general formula (I), for the preparation of a medicament for treatment of an inflammatory disorder, but excluding (S)-3-(1?-methylcyclohexylcarbonylamino)-caprolactam: wherein z is 1, 2, 3 or 4; A is —CO— or —SO2—; Q is linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, oxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, alkylamino, alklylaminoalkyl, haloalkyl, aryl or substituted aryl; T1 and T2 together constitute a cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl or polycycloalkyl radical composed of n additional carbon atoms, where n is between 2 and 7; and each hydrogen atom bonded to the carbon atoms in the ring generated by T1 and T2 may be independently be substituted by a group R1, where R1 is independently selected from an alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl or alkylamino radical of 1 to 20 carbon atoms; or each R1 is independently selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo, hydroxy, oxyalkyl, amino, aminoalkyl or aminodialky
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE LIMITED
    Inventors: David J. Grainger, David John Fox
  • Publication number: 20100292213
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds, compositions and uses of compounds of general formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are 3-aminocaprolactam derivatives, for the preparation of a medicament intended to treat an inflammatory disorder: wherein X is —CO—Y—(R1)n or SO2—Y—(R1)n; and Y is a cycloalkyl or polycyloalkyl group (such as an adamantyl, adamantanemethyl, bicyclooctyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopropyl group); or is a cycloalkenyl or polycycloalkenyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: David J. Grainger, David John Fox
  • Patent number: 7803794
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and uses of compounds and salts thereof of general formula (I), for the preparation of a medicament for treatment of an inflammatory disorder, but excluding (S)-3-(r-methylcyclohexyl-carbonylamino)-caprolactam: wherein z is 1, 2, 3 or 4; A is —CO— or —SO2-; Q is linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, oxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, alkylamino, alkylaminoalkyl, haloalkyl, aryl or substituted aryl; T1 and T2 together constitute a cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl or polycycloalkyl radical composed of n additional carbon atoms, where n is between 2 and 7; and each hydrogen atom bonded to the carbon atoms in the ring generated by T1 and T2 may be independently be substituted by a group R1, where R1 is independently selected from an alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl or alkylamino radical of 1 to 20 carbon atoms; or each R1 is independently selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo, hydroxy, oxyalkyl, amino, aminoalkyl or aminodialkyl radi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Cambridge Enterprise Limited
    Inventors: David J. Grainger, David John Fox
  • Publication number: 20100113518
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of 3-(2?,2?-dimethylpropanoylamino)-tetrahydropyridin-2-one for preparing a medicament intended to prevent or treat inflammatory disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Cambridge Enterprise Limited
    Inventors: David J. Grainger, David John Fox
  • Patent number: 7691845
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds, compositions and uses of compounds of general formula (I) or (I?), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are 3-aminocaprolactam derivatives, for the preparation of a medicament intended to treat an inflammatory disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Cambridge Enterprise Limited
    Inventors: David J. Grainger, David John Fox
  • Patent number: 7662967
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of 3-(2?,2?-dimethylpropanoylamino)-tetrahydropyridin-2-one for preparing a medicament intended to prevent or treat inflammatory disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Cambridge Enterprise Limited
    Inventors: David J. Grainger, David John Fox
  • Publication number: 20100016286
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and uses of compounds and salts thereof of general formula (I), for the preparation of a medicament for treatment of an inflammatory disorder, but excluding (S)-3-(r-methylcyclohexyl-carbonylamino)-caprolactam: wherein z is 1, 2, 3 or 4; A is —CO— or —SO2-; Q is linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, oxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, alkylamino, alkylaminoalkyl, haloalkyl, aryl or substituted aryl; T1 and T2 together constitute a cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl or polycycloalkyl radical composed of n additional carbon atoms, where n is between 2 and 7; and each hydrogen atom bonded to the carbon atoms in the ring generated by T1 and T2 may be independently be substituted by a group R1, where R1 is independently selected from an alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl or alkylamino radical of 1 to 20 carbon atoms; or each R1 is independently selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo, hydroxy, oxyalkyl, amino, aminoalkyl or aminodialkyl radi
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: David J. Grainger, David John Fox
  • Publication number: 20090221713
    Abstract: The invention provides low molecular weight apoE mimetic agents suitable for preparing a medicament to treat autoimmune, inflammatory or neurodegenerative disease, (X)a-L-(X)b(Formula (I)) wherein each X is a (potentially different) chemical moiety bearing a positive charge at physiological pH a and b are, independently, numbers between 3 and 6; and L is a linker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: David J. Grainger, David John Fox
  • Publication number: 20090203739
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and uses of compounds of general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for the preparation of a medicament intended to treat an inflammatory disorder; wherein z X is 1, 2 or 4; X is —CO—Yk—(R1)n or SO2—Yk—(R1)n; k is 0 or 1; Y is a cycloalkyl or polycyloalkyl group (such as an adamantyl, adamantanemethyl, bicyclooctyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopropyl group); or is a cycloalkenyl or polycycloalkenyl group; each R1 is independently selected from hydrogen or an alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl or alkylamino radical of 1 to 20 carbon atoms (for example of 5 to 20 carbon atoms, of 8 to 20 carbon atoms, of 9 to 20 carbon atoms, of 10 to 18 carbon atoms, of 12 to 18 carbon atoms, of 13 to 18 carbon atoms, of 14 to 18 carbon atoms, of 13 to 17 carbon atoms); or each R1 is independently selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo, hydroxy, oxyalkyl, amino, aminoalkyl or aminodialkyl radical; and n is any integer from 1 to m,
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: David J. Grainger, David John Fox
  • Publication number: 20090036486
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of 3-(2?,2?-dimethylpropanoylamino)-tetrahydropyridin-2-one for preparing a medicament intended to prevent or treat inflammatory disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: Cambridge Enterprise Limited The Old Schools
    Inventors: David J. Grainger, David John Fox
  • Publication number: 20080261948
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of general formulae I-IV or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: The invention also provides methods of preparing the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and use of the compounds for the preparation of medicaments intended to modulate the activity of one or more members of the G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) class. Compounds of the invention may be used to create a compound library for use in screening for agents which modulate signalling through GPCRs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: David J. Grainger, David John Fox
  • Publication number: 20080227724
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of 3-aminocaprolactam derivatives for preparing a medicament intended to prevent or treat inflammatory disorders, and uses compounds of general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; wherein X is —CO—R1 or —SO2—R2, and R1 and R2 are carbonaceous substituents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED
    Inventors: David John Grainger, David John Fox
  • Publication number: 20080194541
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds, compositions and uses of compounds of general formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are 3-aminocaprolactam derivatives, for the preparation of a medicament intended to treat an inflammatory disorder wherein X is —CO—Y—(R1)n or SO2—Y—(R1)n; and Y is 0 cycloalkyl or polycyloalkyl group (such as an adamantyl, adamantanemethyl, bicyclooctyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopropyl group); or is 0 cycloalkenyl or polycycloalkenyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE LIMITED
    Inventors: David J. Grainger, David John Fox
  • Publication number: 20080161283
    Abstract: The invention relates to the generation of a library of compounds enriched in agonist and antagonists for members of the G-protein coupled class of receptors (GPCRs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE LIMITED
    Inventors: David J. Grainger, David John Fox