Patents by Inventor David Reginald Adams

David Reginald Adams 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: 6706750
    Abstract: A chemical compound of formula (I) wherein: R1 and R2 are independently selected from hydrogen and alkyl; R3 is alkyl; R4, R6 and R7 are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, alkyl, aryl, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, alkylsufoxyl, alkylsulfonyl, nitro, carbonitrile, carbo-alkoxy, carbo-aryloxy and carboxyl; R5 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, alkyl, aryl, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, alkylsulfoxyl, alkylsulfonyl, nitro, carbonitrile, carbo-alkoxy, carbo-aryloxy and carboxyl; A is a 5- or 6-membered partially unsaturated or aromatic heterocyclic ring or a 5- or 6-membered partially unsaturated carbocyclic ring, wherein if A is a 6-membered partially unsaturated carbocyclic ring then at least one of R4 to R7 is other than hydrogen, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, addition compounds and prodrugs thereof, and the use thereof in therapy, particularly as an agonist or antagonist of a 5HT receptor, particularly a 5HT
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Vernalis Research Limited
    Inventors: Jonathan Mark Bentley, Jonathan Richard Anthony Roffey, James Edward Paul Davidson, Howard Langham Mansell, Richard John Hamlyn, Ian Anthony Cliffe, David Reginald Adams, Nathaniel Julius Monck
  • Publication number: 20040039200
    Abstract: Chemical compounds of formula (I): 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: VERNALIS RESEARCH LIMITED
    Inventors: David Reginald Adams, Jon Mark Bentley, James Davidson, Matthew Alexander James Dunction, Richard Hugh Phillip Porter
  • Publication number: 20030207888
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: David Reginald Adams, Jonathan Mark Bentley, Toby Jonathan Blench, Paul Hebeisen, Nathaniel Julius Thomas Monck, Hans Richter, Stephan Roever, Jonathan Richard Anthony Roffey, Sven Taylor
  • Patent number: 6608085
    Abstract: Use of a compound of formula (I) as defined herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of a disorder in which the blocking of purine receptors, particularly adenosine receptors and more particularly A2a receptors, may be beneficial, such as a movement disorder, for example, Parkinson's Disease or progressive supemuclear palsy, Huntingtons disease, multiple system atrophy, corticobasal degeneration, Wilsons disease, Hallerrorder-Spatz disease, progressive pallidal atrophy, Dopa-responsive dystonia-Parkinsonism, spasticity, Alzheimer's disease or other disorders of the basal ganglia which result in dyskinesias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Vernalis Research Limited
    Inventors: Roger John Gillespie, Joanne Lerpiniere, Paul Richard Giles, David Reginald Adams, Lars Jacob Stray Knutsen, Ian Anthony Cliffe
  • Patent number: 6552062
    Abstract: A chemical compound of formula (I) wherein R1 to R3 are independently selected from hydrogen and alkyl; R4 to R7 are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, alkyl, aryl, amino, monoalkylamino, dialkylamino, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, arylthio, arylsulfoxyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylsulfoxyl, alkylsulfonyl, nitro, cyano, carboxaldehyde, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, monoalkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, alkoxycarbonylamino, aminocarbonyloxy, monoalkylaminocarbonyloxy, dialkylaminocarbonyloxy, monoalkylaminocarbonylamino and dialkylaminocarbonylamino; and R8 is selected from alkyl and alkoxy, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, and the use thereof in therapy, particularly for the treatment of disorders of the central nervous system; damage to the central nervous system; cardiovascular disorders; gastrointestinal disorders; diabetes insipidus, and sleep apnea, and particularly for the treatment of obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Vernalis Research Limited
    Inventors: David Reginald Adams, Jonathan Mark Bentley, Jonathan Richard Anthony Roffey, Richard John Hamlyn, Ashley Roger George
  • Patent number: 6514961
    Abstract: A compound of formula (1): wherein R1 is aryl; and R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 which may be the same or different are selected from H, alkyl and aryl; pharmaceutically acceptable addition compounds thereof and the use of the compounds in therapy, particularly for CNS disorders such as anxiety and epilepsy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Vernalis Research Limited
    Inventors: David Reginald Adams, Ian Anthony Cliffe, Howard Langham Mansell, Nathaniel Julius Monck
  • Publication number: 20020143020
    Abstract: The present invention is a chemical compound of formula (I) 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: David Reginald Adams, Jonathan Mark Bentley, James Edward Paul Davidson, Claire Elizabeth Dawson, Ashley Roger George, Howard Langham Mansell, Patrizio Mattei, Jacques Mizrahi, Matthias Heinrich Nettekoven, Robert Mark Pratt, Stephan Roever, Jonathan Richard Anthony Roffey, Jean-Luc Specklin, Henri Stalder, Kerry Wilkinson
  • Patent number: 6433175
    Abstract: A chemical compound of formula (I), wherein n is 1, 2 or 3; R1 and R2 are independently selected from hydrogen and alkyl; R3 is alkyl; R4 to R7 are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfoxyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfoxyl, arylsulfonyl, amino, monoalkylamino, dialkylamino, nitro, cyano, carboxaldehyde, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, monoalkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, alkoxycarbonylamino, aminocarbonyloxy, monoalkylaminocarbonyloxy, dialkylaminocarbonyloxy, monoalkylaminocarbonylamino and dialkylaminocarbonylamino, or R5 and R6 together form a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, and the use thereof in therapy, particularly for the treatment of disorders of the central nervous system; damage to the central nervous system; cardiovascular disorders; gastrointestinal disorders, diabetes insipidus, and sleep apnea, and particularly for the treatment of obesity
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Vernalis Research Limited
    Inventors: David Reginald Adams, Jonathan Mark Bentley, Jonathan Richard Anthony Roffey, Richard John Hamlyn, Suneel Gaur, Matthew Alexander James Duncton, James Edward Paul Davidson, Michael John Bickerdike, Ian Anthony Cliffe, Howard Langham Mansell
  • Patent number: 6403574
    Abstract: A compound of formula (1), wherein: R1 is aryl; R2 is H, alkyl or aryl; and R3 is hydrogen or alkyl; pharmaceutically acceptable addition compounds thereof; and the use of the compounds in therapy, particularly for the treatment and prophylaxis of CNS disorders such as anxiety and epilepsy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Vernalis Research Limited
    Inventors: David Reginald Adams, Corinna Dagmar Bodkin, Ian Anthony Cliffe, Howard Langham Mansell, Nathaniel Julius Monck, Robin Gerald Shepherd
  • Patent number: 6380238
    Abstract: For use in therapy a chemical compound of formula (I), wherein R1 to R3 are independently selected from hydrogen and alkyl; R4 to R7 are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, alkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfoxyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfoxyl, arylsulfonyl, amino, monoalkylamino, dialkylamino, nitro, cyano, carboxaldehyde, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, monoalkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, alkoxycarbonylamino, aminocarbonyloxy, monoalkylaminocarbonyloxy, dialkylaminocarbonyloxy, monoalkylaminocarbonylamino and dialkylaminocarbonylamino, wherein at least one of R4 to R7 is a substituent group other than hydrogen, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, particularly for the treatment of disorders of the central nervous system; damage to the central nervous system; cardiovascular disorders; gastrointestinal disorders; diabetes insipidus, and sleep apnea, and especially for the treatment of obesit
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Vernalis Research Limited
    Inventors: David Reginald Adams, Jonathan Mark Bentley, Jonathan Richard Anthony Roffey, Richard John Hamlyn, Suneel Gaur, Matthew Alexander James Duncton, David Bebbington, Nathaniel Julius Monck, Claire Elizabeth Dawson, Robert Mark Pratt, Ashley Roger George
  • Patent number: 6365598
    Abstract: A chemical compound of formula (I), wherein R1 to R3 are independently selected from hydrogen and alkyl; R4 is selected from hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, formyl and cyano; X1 is selected from N and C—R7; X2 is selected from N and C—R8; X3 is selected from N and C—R9; X4 is selected from N and C—R10; wherein at least one of X1, X2, X3 and X4 is N; and R5 to R10 are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfoxyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfoxyl, arylsulfonyl, amino, monoalkylamino, dialkylamino, nitro, cyano, carboxaldehyde, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, monoalkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, alkoxycarbonylamino, aminocarbonyloxy, monoalkylaminocarbonyloxy, dialkylaminocarbonyloxy, monoalkylaminocarbonylamino and dialkylaminocarbonylamino, and the use thereof in therapy, particularly for the treatment of disorders of the central nervous system; damage to the central nervous system; card
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Vernalis Research Limited
    Inventors: David Reginald Adams, Jonathan Mark Bentley, Jonathan Richard Anthony Roffey, Corinna Dagmar Bodkin, Howard Langham Mansell, Ashley Roger George, Ian Anthony Cliffe