Patents by Inventor Francois Andre

Francois Andre 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).

  • Publication number: 20140343086
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): in which Y, Y1, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are defined in the Summary of the Invention; capable of inhibiting the activity of BCR-ABL1 and mutants thereof. The invention further provides a process for the preparation of compounds of the invention, pharmaceutical preparations comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Stephanie Kay DODD, Pascal FURET, Robert Martin GROTZFELD, Wolfgang JAHNKE, Darryl Brynley JONES, Paul William MANLEY, Andreas MARZINZIK, Xavier Francois Andre PELLE, Bahaa SALEM, Joseph SCHOEPFER
  • Publication number: 20140299039
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of transporting CO2 by ship for the purpose of storage in the ocean. The CO2 is transported at a temperature between ?25° C. and +25° C., and under a pressure that is sufficiently high for the CO2 to be in a liquid or supercritical state. The choice of temperature/pressure conditions for the CO2 enables the transport of CO2 one way to be effectively combined with transport of compressed natural gas (CNG) the other way. Ships can be used that have relatively cheap tubular containment equipment similar to the type normally used for CNG but with lower pressure and not subject to cyclic thermal and mechanical effects of pressurizing and depressurizing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: STAMICARBON B.V.
    Inventor: Jacques François André Trollux
  • Patent number: 8829195
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): in which Y, Y1, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are defined in the Summary of the Invention; capable of inhibiting the activity of BCR-ABL1 and mutants thereof. The invention further provides a process for the preparation of compounds of the invention, pharmaceutical preparations comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Stephanie Kay Dodd, Pascal Furet, Robert Martin Grotzfeld, Wolfgang Jahnke, Darryl Brynley Jones, Paul William Manley, Andreas Marzinzik, Xavier Francois Andre Pelle, Bahaa Salem, Joseph Schoepfer
  • Patent number: 8735410
    Abstract: The invention concerns quinazoline derivatives of the Formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: wherein each of R1, R2, R3, R4 and m are as defined in the description; processes for their preparation; pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the manufacture of a medicament for providing an anti-proliferative effect. The quinazoline derivatives of Formula I are expected to be useful in the treatment of diseases such as certain cancers mediated by erbB receptor tyrosine kinases, and, for example, EGFR tyrosine kinase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Christopher Thomas Halsall, Laurent Francois Andre Hennequin, Alleyn Thomas Plowright, Richard Storey, Kieran Lennon
  • Publication number: 20140121228
    Abstract: The invention relates to quinazoline derivatives of formula (I), wherein m is an integer from 1 to 3; R1 represents halogeno or C1-3alkyl; X1 represents —O—; R2 is selected from one of the following three groups: 1) C1-5alkylR3, wherein R3 is piperidinyl-4-yl which may bear one or two substituents selected from hydroxy, halogeno, C1-4alkyl, C1-4hydroxyalkyl and C1-4alkoxy; 2) C2-5alkenylR3, wherein R3 is as defined herein; 3) C2-5alkynylR3, wherein R3 is as defined herein; and wherein any alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group may bear one or more substituents selected from hydroxy, halogeno and amino; and salts thereof; processes for their preparation; pharmaceutical compositions containing a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: Andrew Peter Thomas, Elaine Sophie Elizabeth Stokes, Laurent Francois Andre Hennequin
  • Patent number: 8642608
    Abstract: The invention relates to quinazoline derivatives of formula (I), wherein m is an integer from 1 to 3; R1 represents halogeno or C1-3alkyl; X1 represents —O—; R2 is selected from one of the following three groups: 1) C1-5alkylR3 (wherein R3 is piperidinyl-4-yl which may bear one or two substituents selected from hydroxy, halogeno, C1-4alkyl, C1-4hydroxyalkyl and C1-4alkoxy; 2) C2-5alkenylR3 (wherein R3 is as defined hereinbefore); 3) C2-5alkynylR3 (wherein R3 is as defined hereinbefore); and wherein any alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group may bear one or more substituents selected from hydroxy, halogeno and amino; and salts thereof; processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as active ingredient. The compounds of formula (I) and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof inhibit the effects of VEGF, a property of value in the treatment of a number of disease states including cancer and rheumatoid arthritis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Andrew Peter Thomas, Elaine Sophie Elizabeth Stokes, Laurent Francois Andre Hennequin
  • Publication number: 20130310395
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): in which Y, Y1, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are defined in the Summary of the Invention; capable of inhibiting the activity of BCR-ABL1 and mutants thereof. The invention further provides a process for the preparation of compounds of the invention, pharmaceutical preparations comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Stephanie Kay DODD, Pascal FURET, Robert Martin GROTZFELD, Darryl Brynley JONES, Paul William MANLEY, Andreas MARZINZIK, Xavier Francois Andre PELLE, Bahaa SALEM, Joseph SCHOEPFER
  • Publication number: 20130091841
    Abstract: A multi cycle geothermal power plant (5) has at least the following cycles: a primary cycle (10) configured for a geothermal reservoir fluid; a closed loop second cycle (20) having a vaporizer (7), spanning the primary cycle (10) and second cycle (20), for transferring thermal energy from the primary cycle (10) to the second cycle (20); and at least one further closed loop water/steam cycle (30) having a heat exchanger (8), spanning the primary cycle (10) and each further cycle (30), for transferring thermal energy from the primary cycle (10) to each further cycle (30). By providing indirect secondary cycles, the power plant (5) is capable of exploiting high impurity wells with high energy extraction efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventors: Celine Mahieux, Christophe Doublet, Markus Fluck, François André Girard, Michael Hiegemann
  • Patent number: 8399667
    Abstract: The invention concerns quinazoline derivatives of Formula (I) wherein each of Q1, Z, R1 and Q2 have any of the meanings defined in the description; processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the manufacture of a medicament for use as an antiproliferative agent in the prevention or treatment of tumours which are sensitive to inhibition of erbB receptor tyrosine kinases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Astrazeneca AB
    Inventors: Robert Hugh Bradbury, Laurent Francois Andre Hennequin, Jason Grant Kettle
  • Publication number: 20130005727
    Abstract: The invention concerns quinazoline derivatives of Formula I wherein each of Q1, Z, R1 and Q2 have any of the meanings defined in the description; processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the manufacture of a medicament for use as an antiproliferative agent in the prevention or treatment of tumours which are sensitive to inhibition of erbB receptor tyrosine kinases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: Robert Hugh BRADBURY, Laurent Francois Andre HENNEQUIN, Jason Grant KETTLE
  • Publication number: 20120329795
    Abstract: The invention concerns quinazoline derivatives of Formula I: wherein each of R1, X1, R2, R3, R5, n and m have any of the meanings defined in the description; processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the manufacture of a medicament for use as an antiproliferative agent in the prevention or treatment of tumours which are sensitive to inhibition of EGF and erbB receptor tyrosine kinases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Laurent Francois Andre Hennequin, Bernard Christophe Barlaam, Robert Hugh Bradbury
  • Patent number: 8293902
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) wherein ring C, Z, m, n, R1 and R2 are defined herein and salts thereof; their use in the manufacture of a medicament for use in the production of an antiangiogenic and/or vascular permeability reducing effect in warm-blooded animals; processes for the preparation of such compounds; intermediates used in such processes; processes for making such intermediates; pharmaceutical compositions containing a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and methods of treating disease states involving angiogenesis by administering a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventor: Laurent Francois Andre Hennequin
  • Publication number: 20120228411
    Abstract: Method and device for preparing a paste by blending or mixing materials, in particular for making aluminum production electrodes. The method includes the following operations: a) introducing the materials to be blended or mixed into a vat (31) having an inner surface extending along a substantially horizontal axis of revolution (X), b) rotating the vat (31) about the axis of revolution (X) and urging the materials via centrifugation against the inner surface of the vat (31), and c) locally dislodging the centrifuged materials from the inner surface by rotating the vat (31) and causing same to fall onto a crumbling tool (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: SOLIOS CARBONE
    Inventor: Jean-Francois Andre
  • Patent number: 8196786
    Abstract: A dispensing closure for a container that includes closure walls, at least one dispensing aperture, at least one closing element that is movable between a position where the aperture is closed, and a position where the aperture is open. This closure includes at least one actionable member that surrounds the closure walls and the closing element, and at least one connection element located between the actionable member and the closing element. The connection element is made of a material that is sufficiently rigid below a predetermined safety temperature, to connect the actionable member and closing element, thus allowing opening of the dispensing aperture by moving the actionable member and fluid above temperature so that the actionable member and closing element are disconnected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Christophe Jean-Marie Yves Charlier, Bruno Sadi Henri Delande, Jean-Francois Andre Aime Delaunay, Pierre Henri Lebrand
  • Patent number: 8124868
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thin film photovoltaic module that has a protective substrate, such as glass, that has been contoured to define a space that allows air to avoid entrapment by a bus bar on the thin film photovoltaic device. The contouring of the protective substrate greatly facilitates the deairing and lamination of the module because it reduces or eliminates the amount of trapped air during lamination. Photovoltaic modules of the present invention can be processed with a minimum of waste caused by deairing and related lamination problems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Francois Andre Koran, Stephen Joseph Norton, Khanh Duc Tran
  • Publication number: 20120046300
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I: wherein: ring C is an 8, 9, 10, 12 or 13-membered bicyclic or tricyclic moiety which moiety may be saturated or unsaturated, which may be aromatic or non-aromatic, and which optionally may contain 1-3 heteroatoms selected independently from O, N and S; is —O— —NH— or —S—; is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and R2 and R1 are as defined herein; and salts thereof; their use in the manufacture of a medicament for use in the production of an antiangiogenic and/or vascular permeability reducing effect in warm-blooded animals; processes for the preparation of such compounds; pharmaceutical compositions containing a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and methods of treating disease states involving angiogenesis by administering a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventor: Laurent Francois Andre Hennequin
  • Patent number: 8042715
    Abstract: A dispensing closure for a container that includes closure walls, at least one dispensing aperture, at least one closing element that is movable between a position where the aperture is closed, and a position where the aperture is open. This closure includes at least one actionable member that surrounds the closure walls and the closing element, a spring element disposed between the closing element and the closure walls to force the closing element to close the aperture, a connection device that includes a flexible pouch containing a temperature dependent material, and a catch mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Christophe Jean-Marie Yves Charlier, Bruno Sadi Henri Delande, Jean-Francois Andre Aime Delaunay, Pierre Henri Lebrand
  • Publication number: 20110237610
    Abstract: The invention concerns quinazoline derivatives of Formula I wherein each of R1a, R1b, R2, R3 and a have any of the meanings defined in the description; processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the manufacture of a medicament for use as an antiproliferative agent in the prevention or treatment of tumours which are sensitive to inhibition of erbB receptor tyrosine kinases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Bernard Christophe Barlaam, Laurent Francois Andre Hennequin, Christopher Thomas Halsall
  • Patent number: 7989460
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I: wherein: ring C is an 8, 9, 10, 12 or 13-membered bicyclic or tricyclic moiety which moiety may be saturated or unsaturated, which may be aromatic or non-aromatic, and which optionally may contain 1-3 heteroatoms selected independently from O, N and S; is —O— —NH— or —S—; is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and R2 and R1 are as defined herein; and salts thereof; their use in the manufacture of a medicament for use in the production of an antiangiogenic and/or vascular permeability reducing effect in warm-blooded animals; processes for the preparation of such compounds; pharmaceutical compositions containing a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and methods of treating disease states involving angiogenesis by administering a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventor: Laurent Francois Andre Hennequin
  • Publication number: 20110152297
    Abstract: The invention concerns quinazoline derivatives of the Formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: wherein each of R1, R2, R3, R4 and m are as defined in the description; processes for their preparation; pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the manufacture of a medicament for providing an anti-proliferative effect. The quinazoline derivatives of Formula I are expected to be useful in the treatment of diseases such as certain cancers mediated by erbB receptor tyrosine kinases, and, for example, EGFR tyrosine kinase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Christopher Thomas Halsall, Laurent Francois Andre Hennequin, Alleyn Thomas Plowright, Richard Storey, Kieran Lennon