Patents by Inventor Dean Steven Anthony Simpkin

Dean Steven Anthony Simpkin 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).

  • Process for the synthesis of peptides amides by side-chain attachment to a solid phase
    Patent number: 7691968
    Abstract: A process is provided for the solid-phase synthesis of a peptide amide which comprises attaching an ?-nitrogen protected C?-carboxamide amino acid to a solid support by its side chain, removing the ?-nitrogen protecting group, assembling a peptide chain on said ?-nitrogen and then cleaving the assembled peptide amide from the solid support. Novel amino acid analogues, peptide amides and solid-phase supports are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Avecia Biologics Limited
    Inventors: David John Evans, Dean Steven Anthony Simpkin, Donald Alfred Wellings, Eric Atherton