Patents by Inventor David N. Johnston

David N. Johnston 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: 7863444
    Abstract: Chemical compounds having structural formula I and physiologically acceptable salts thereof, are inhibitors of serine/threonine and tyrosine kinase activity. Several of the kinases whose activity is inhibited by these compounds are involved in immunologic, hyperproliferative or angiogenic processes. Thus, these compounds can ameliorate disase states where angiogenesis or endothelial cell hyperproliferaton is a factor. These compounds can be used to treat cancer, hyperproliferative disorders, rheumatoid artheritis, disorders of the immune system, transplant rejection, and inflammatory disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: David Calderwood, Lee Arnold, Hormoz Mazdiyasni, Gavin C. Hirst, Bojuan B. Deng, David N. Johnston, Paul Rafferty, Gerald B. Tometzki, Helen L. Twigger, Rainer Munschauer
  • Patent number: 7358267
    Abstract: Compounds, compositions and methods are provided that are useful in the treatment or prevention of a condition or disorder mediated by an uncoupling protein. In particular, the compounds of the invention modulate the expression and/or activity of UCP3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: M. Catherine Amaral, Jin-Long Chen, Juan C. Jaen, David N. Johnston, Paul Rafferty
  • Patent number: 6713474
    Abstract: Chemical compounds having structural formula I and physiologically acceptable salts and metabolites thereof, are inhibitors of serine/threonine and tyrosine kinase activity. Several of the kinases, whose activity is inhibited by these chemical compounds, are involved in immunologic, hyperproliferative, or angiogenic processes. Thus, these chemical compounds can ameliorate disease states where angiogenesis or endothelial cell hyperproliferation is a factor. These compounds can be used to treat cancer and hyper proliferative disorders, rheumatiod arthritis, disorders of the immune system, trasplant rejections and imflammatory disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Abbott GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gavin C. Hirst, David Calderwood, Rainer Munschauer, Lee D. Arnold, David N. Johnston, Paul Rafferty
  • Publication number: 20030187001
    Abstract: Chemical compounds having structural formula I 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 1999
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: DAVID CALDERWOOD, LEE ARNOLD, HORMOZ MAZDIYASNI, GAVIN C. HIRST, BOJUAN B. DENG, DAVID N. JOHNSTON, PAUL RAFFERTY, GERALD B. TOMETZKI, HELEN L. TWIGGER, RAINER MUNSCHAUER
  • Publication number: 20030153752
    Abstract: Chemical compounds having structural formula I 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2000
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventors: Gavin C. Hirst, David Calderwood, Rainer Munschauer, Lee D. Arnold, David N. Johnston, Paul Rafferty
  • Patent number: 6001839
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I ##STR1## including pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof in which R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, 2-phenyl-1,3-dioxan-5-yl, a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, a C.sub.3-8 cycloalkyl group, a C.sub.5-7 cycloalkenyl group or an (optionally substituted phenyl)C.sub.1-6 alkyl group wherein the alkyl, cycloalkyl and cycloalkenyl groups are optionally substituted by one or more groups of formula OR.sub.A in which R.sub.A represents H or a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group provided that a group of formula OR.sub.A is not located on the carbon attached to nitrogen;R.sub.2 represents hydrogen, a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, a C.sub.3-8 cycloalkyl group, halo, hydroxy, an (optionally substituted phenyl)C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, optionally substituted phenyl or R.sub.4 ; andR.sub.3 represents a group of formula (a) ##STR2## in which the phenyl ring is additionally optionally substituted and A represents NH, O, NHSO.sub.2, SO.sub.2 NH, a C.sub.1-4 alkylene chain, NHCO, NHCO.sub.2, CONH, NHCONH, CO.sub.2 or S(O).sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: David J. Calderwood, David N. Johnston, Paul Rafferty, Helen L. Twigger, Rainer Munschauer, Lee Arnold
  • Patent number: 5047432
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I ##STR1## and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, which are the same or different, are H or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring;R.sub.3 is an optionally substituted aromatic hydrocarbon group; andR.sub.4 is a hydrocarbon group containing at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of hydroxy and acylated derivatives thereof, optionally substituted alkoxy groups, optionally substituted cycloalkyloxy groups, optionally substituted alkylenedioxy groups, oxo and groups of formula S(O).sub.p R.sub.5 in which p is 0, 1 or 2 and R.sub.5 is an alkyl group, said hydrocarbon group being optionally substituted by additional substituents,are useful in the treatment of depression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1991
    Assignee: The Boots Company Plc
    Inventors: John R. Housley, James E. Jeffery, David N. Johnston, Bruce J. Sargent
  • Patent number: 4925879
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I ##STR1## and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, which are the same or different, are H or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring;R.sub.3 is an optionally substituted aromatic hydrocarbon group; andR.sub.4 is a hydrocarbon group containing at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of hydroxy and acylated derivatives thereof, optionally substituted alkoxy groups, optionally substituted cycloalkyloxy groups, optionally substituted alkylenedioxy groups, oxo and groups of formula S(O).sub.p R.sub.5 in which p is 0, 1 or 2 and R.sub.5 is an alkyl group, said hydrocarbon group being optionally substituted by additional substituents,are useful in the treatment of depression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1990
    Assignee: Boots Company, PLC
    Inventors: John R. Housley, James E. Jeffery, David N. Johnston, Bruce J. Sargent
  • Patent number: 4833143
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is a heterocyclic ring containing one or more heteroatoms selected from N, O and S;in which R.sub.2 is H, a straight or branched chain alkyl group containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkynyl group containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group containing 3 to 7 carbon atoms;in which R.sub.3, is H, a straight chain alkyl group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a formyl groupin which R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 which may be the same or different, are H, halo, trifluoromethyl, hydroxy, an alkyl group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms, phenyl or R.sub.4 and R.sub.5, together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, form an optionally substituted second benzene ring;and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts have utility in the treatment of depression. Pharmaceutical compositions and processes for the preparation of compounds of formula I are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1989
    Assignee: The Boots Company PLC
    Inventors: Bernard J. Armitage, John R. Housley, James E. Jeffery, David N. Johnston