Patents by Inventor Ian Collins

Ian Collins 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: 20100093748
    Abstract: The invention provides PKA and PKB kinase-inhibiting compounds of the formula (I): or salts, solvates, tautomers or N-oxides thereof, wherein E is a five membered heteroaryl ring containing 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S provided that no more than 1 heteroatom may be other than N; q and r are each is 0 or 1; provided that q+r is 1 or 2; T is N or a group CR5; J1-J2 is N?C(R6), (R7)C?N, (R8)N—C(O), (R8)2C—C(O), N?N or (R7)C?C(R6); Q3 is a bond or a saturated C1-3 hydrocarbon linker group optionally substituted by fluorine and hydroxy; G is NR2R3, CN or OH; m and n are each 0 or 1, provided that m+n is 1 or 2, and provided also that m or n are each 0 when the adjacent ring member of ring E is S or O; R1a and R1b are the same or different and each is hydrogen or a substituent R10; or R1a and R1b together with the carbon atoms or heteroatoms to which they are attached form a 5 or 6-membered aryl or heteroaryl ring, wherein the aryl or heteroaryl rings are optionally substituted by one or mo
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicants: ASTEX THERAPEUTICS LIMITED, THE INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH: ROYAL CANCER HOS, Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Steven John Woodhead, Martyn Frederickson, Christopher Hamlett, Andrew James Woodhead, Marinus Leendert Verdonk, Hannah Fiona Sore, David Winter Walker, Peter Blurton, Ian Collins, Kwai Ming Cheung, John Caldwell, Tatiana Faria Da Fonseca McHardy, Richard William Arthur Luke, Zbigniew Stanley Matusiak, Andrew Leach, Jeffrey James Morris
  • Patent number: 7696322
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel antibodies. In particular, the present invention provides fusion antibodies comprising antibody heavy and light chain fusions. The present invention further provides multivalent antibodies comprising multiple fusion antibody chains. The present invention further provides methods of generating splice resistant antibody genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory T. Bleck, Dona York, Ian Collins
  • Publication number: 20100022564
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of the formula (I) or salts, solvates, tautomers or N-oxides thereof, wherein T is N or CR5; J1-J2 is N?C(R6), (R7)C?N, (R8)N—C(O), (R8)2C—C(O), N?N or (R7)C?C(R6); E is a monocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic group of 5 or 6 ring members, the heterocyclic group containing up to 3 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S; Q1 is a bond or a saturated C1-3 hydrocarbon linker group, one of the carbon atoms in the linker group being optionally be replaced by an oxygen or nitrogen atom, or an adjacent pair of carbon atoms may be replaced by CONRq or NRqCO where Rq is hydrogen or methyl, or Rq is a C1-4alkylene chain linked to R1 or a carbon atom of Q1 to form a cyclic moiety; and wherein the carbon atoms of the linker group Q1 may optionally bear one or more substituents selected from fluorine and hydroxy; Q2 is a bond or a saturated hydrocarbon linker group containing from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, wherein one of the carbon atoms in the linker group may optionally be replaced by an oxyge
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicants: ASTEX THERAPEUTICS LIMITED, THE INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH: ROYAL CANCER HOSPITAL, CANCER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Thomas Glanmor Davies, Michelle Dawn Garrett, Robert George Boyle, Ian Collins
  • Publication number: 20100016340
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of the formula (I): or salts, solvates, tautomers or N-oxides thereof, wherein J1-J2 is CH?CH, N?CH, CH?N, HN—C(O) or CH2CO; T is N or CH and GP is as defined in the claims. The compounds have activity as inhibitors of PKA and PKB kinases and are useful in the treatment of cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicants: Astex Therapeutics Limited, The Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital, Cancer Research Technology Limited, Astrazeneca AB
    Inventors: Steven John Woodhead, Christopher Hamlett, Hannah Fiona Sore, David Winter Walker, Marinus Leendert Verdonk, Ian Collins, John Caldwell, Kwai-Ming Cheung, Tatiana Faria Da Fonseca McHardy
  • Patent number: 7643826
    Abstract: A mobile care engine system is provided for delivering customer care to mobile devices, comprising. The mobile care engine system compares profile data from a mobile device with reference data and highlights any inconsistencies between the data, so that the device can be optimized. The inconsistencies are preferably determined using rule-based processing, and are automatically highlighted on the device display itself, or on a display of a customer service representative interface. Optionally, the system allows for corrective patches or settings to be sent to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Brunet, Ian Collins, Yousuf Chowdhary, Stephen Kim
  • Publication number: 20090253718
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound having the formula (I): or salts, solvates, tautomers or N-oxides thereof, wherein T is N or CR5; J1-J2 is N?C(R6), (R7)C?N, (R8)N—C(O), (R8)2C—C(O), N?N or (R7)C?C(R6); A is an optionally substituted saturated C1-7 hydrocarbon linker group having a maximum chain length of 5 atoms extending between R1 and NR2R3 and a maximum chain length of 4 atoms extending between E and NR2R3, one of the carbon atoms in the linker group being optionally replaced by oxygen or nitrogen; E is a monocyclic or bicyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic group or an acyclic group X-G wherein X is CH2, O, S or NH and G is a C1-4 alkylene chain wherein one of the carbon atoms is optionally replaced by O, S or NH; R1 is hydrogen or an aryl or heteroaryl group; R2 and R3 are each hydrogen, optionally substituted C1-4 hydrocarbyl or optionally substituted C1-4 acyl; or NR2R3 forms an imidazole group or a saturated monocyclic heterocyclic group having 4-7 ring members; or NR2R3 and A together form a satur
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicants: Astex Therapeutics Limited, The Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital, Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Glanmor Davies, Michelle Dawn Garrett, Robert George Boyle, Ian Collins
  • Publication number: 20090247538
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound for use as a protein kinase B inhibitor, the compound being a compound of the formula (I) or salts, solvates, tautomers or N-oxides thereof, wherein T is N or CR5; J1-J2 is N?C(R6), (R7)C?N, (R8)N—C(O), (R8)2C—C(O), N?N or (R7)C?C(R6); E is a monocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic group of 5 or 6 ring members, the heterocyclic group containing up to 3 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S; Q1 is a bond or a saturated C1-3 hydrocarbon linker group, one of the carbon atoms in the linker group being optionally be replaced by an oxygen or nitrogen atom, or an adjacent pair of carbon atoms may be replaced by CONRq or NRqCO where Rq is hydrogen or methyl, or Rq is a C1-4 alkylene chain linked to R1 or a carbon atom of Q1 to form a cyclic moiety; and wherein the carbon atoms of the linker group Q1 may optionally bear one or more substituents selected from fluorine and hydroxy; Q2 is a bond or a saturated hydrocarbon linker group containing from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, wherein one of the
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicants: ASTEX THERAPEUTICS LIMITED, CANCER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Valerio Berdini, Robert George Boyle, Gordon Saxty, David Winter Walker, Steven John Woodhead, Paul Graham Wyatt, Alastair Donald, John Caldwell, Ian Collins, Tatiana Faria Da Fonseca
  • Publication number: 20090184940
    Abstract: A low-cost x-y digitizing system for use in consumer electronic devices, such as portable digital assistants, mobile telephones, web browsers and the like. The digitizer includes a resonant stylus, an excitation winding for energizing the resonant stylus and a set of sensor windings for sensing the signal generated by the stylus, from which the x-y position of the stylus is determined. A novel stylus design is described together with novel digitizer windings and novel excitation and processing circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: Synaptics (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Christopher J. Silk, David T.E. Ely, Andrew M. Errington, Ian Collins, Geoffrey Foote, Julian Haines, Robert Bolender, Gareth J. McCaughan
  • Publication number: 20090124610
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), and salts, solvates, tautomers and N-oxide thereof, wherein TG is selected from groups (1) and (2): wherein the asterisk (*) represents the point of attachment of the group E to the group X; R1a is an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group; R1b is hydrogen or a group R1a; X is an optionally substituted bicyclic heterocyclic group having 8 to 12 ring members of which up to 5 are heteroatoms selected from O, N and S; and A, E, R2, R3, R4, Q1 and Q2 are as defined in the claims; provided that when E is aryl or heteroaryl, then Q2 is other than a bond; and further provided that the moiety (a) is other than a group (BG1) or (BG2); wherein (BG1) and (BG2) are each optionally substituted; T is N or CRZ; J1-J2 is selected from N?C(RZ), (RZ)C?N, (RZ)N—C(O), (RZ)2C—C(O), N?N and (RZ)C?C(R6); J4-J3 is a group N?C(RZ) or a group (RZ)N—CO; and RZ is hydrogen or a substituent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Gordon Saxty, Marinus Leendert Verdonk, John Caldwell, Ian Collins, Kwai-Ming Cheung, Tatiana Faria Da Fonseca McHardy
  • Publication number: 20090099213
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound for use in the prophylaxis or treatment of a disease state or condition mediated by protein kinase B, the compound having the formula (I): or salts, solvates, tautomers or N-oxides thereof, wherein T is N or CR5; J1-J2 is N?C(R6), (R7)C?N, (R8)N—C(O), (R8)2C—C(O), N?N or (R7)C?C(R6); A is an optionally substituted saturated C1-7 hydrocarbon linker group having a maximum chain length of 5 atoms extending between R1 and NR2R3 and a maximum chain length of 4 atoms extending between E and NR2R3, one of the carbon atoms in the linker group being optionally replaced by oxygen or nitrogen; E is a monocyclic or bicyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic group or an acyclic group X-G wherein X is CH2, O, S or NH and G is a C1-4 alkylene chain wherein one of the carbon atoms is optionally replaced by O, S or NH; R1 is hydrogen or an aryl or heteroaryl group; R2 and R3 are each hydrogen, optionally substituted C1-4 hydrocarbyl or optionally substituted C1-4 acyl; or NR2R3 forms an imidazole g
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicants: Astex Therapeutics Limited, The Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital, Cancer Research Techology Limited
    Inventors: Valerio Berdini, Robert George Boyle, Gordon Saxty, Marinus Leendert Verdonk, Steven John Woodhead, Paul Graham Wyatt, Hannah Fiona Sore, John Caldwell, Ian Collins, Tatiana Faria Da Fonseca, Alastair Donald
  • Patent number: 7511705
    Abstract: A low cost x-y digitizing system is described for use in consumer electronic devices, such as portable digital assistants, mobile telephones, web browsers and the like. The digitizer includes a resonant stylus, an excitation winding for energizing the resonant stylus and a set of sensor windings for sensing the signal generated by the stylus, from which the x-y position of the stylus is determined. A novel stylus design is described together with novel digitizer windings and novel excitation and processing circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Synaptics (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Christopher J. Silk, David T. E. Ely, Andrew Errington, Ian Collins, Geoffrey Foote, Julian Haines, Robert J. Bolender, Gareth J. McCaughan
  • Publication number: 20090082370
    Abstract: The invention provides a combination for use as a protein kinase B inhibitor, the combination comprising (or consisting essentially of) an ancillary compound and: (I) a compound of the formula: or salts, solvates, tautomers or N-oxides thereof, wherein R1, Q1, Q2, E, G, T, R4, J1 and J2 are as defined in the claims; or (II) a compound having the formula (I): or salts, solvates, tautomers or N-oxides thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, E, A, T, J1 and J2 are as defined in the claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Neil Thomas Thompson, John Francis Lyons, Robert George Boyle, Kyla Merriom Grimshaw, Michelle Dawn Garrett, Ian Collins
  • Publication number: 20090054421
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are HSP90 inhibitors, of utility in the treatment of, for example, cancers: wherein R1 is -(Alk1)p-(Z)r(Alk2)-Q wherein AIk1 and AIk2 are optionally substituted divalent C1C3 alkylene or C2-C3 alkenylene radicals, p, r and s are independently 0 or 1, Z is —O—, —S—, —(C?O)—, —(C?S)—, —SO2—, —C(?O)O—, —C(?O)NRA, —C(?S)NRA-, —SO2NRA—NRAC(?O)—, —NRASO2— or —NRA— wherein RA is hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl, and Q is hydrogen or an optionally substituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical; R2 is optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl; R3 is hydrogen, an optional substituent, or an optionally substituted (C1-C-6)alkyl, aryl or heteroaryl radical; and R4 is (i) a carboxylic ester, carboxamide or sulfonamide group, or (ii) a —CN group, or (iii) an optionally substituted C1-C6alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aryl(C1-C6alkyl)-, or heteroaryl(C1-C6alkyl)- group, or (iv) a group of formula —C(?O)R5 wherein R5 is hydroxyl, optionally substituted C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6alkyoxy, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, heteroaryl
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicants: Vernalis R & D Limited, Cancer Research Technology LTD, THE INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH
    Inventors: Thomas Peter Matthews, Kwai Ming Cheung, Ian Collins, Edward McDonald, Paul Andrew Brough, Martin James Drysdale
  • Publication number: 20090030955
    Abstract: A data backup device including a backup application is plugged into a data source running the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. The data backup device reports itself as a removable storage device to the Vista OS thus causing the AutoRun functionality of Vista to locate and launch the backup application which performs a backup operation on the data source. Launching the backup application can be via an automated installation and launch process. Should the backup device become unplugged from the data source, the backup application is gracefully shutdown. The backup device including the backup application can be created by downloading a backup package containing the backup application and installing it on a user-specified device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Jeffrey Brunet, Yousuf Chowdhary, Ian Collins
  • Publication number: 20090031298
    Abstract: Automated installation and launch of software on a computing system is accomplished by stored program code that determines the computing system configuration, selects a version of the software accordingly, uninstalls any software already installed on the computing system that conflicts with the software to be installed and launched, terminates any process running on the computing system that conflicts with the software to be installed and launched, and suppresses displays on the computing system while installing and launching the software on the computing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Jeffrey Brunet, Yousuf Chowdhary, Ian Collins, Alex Lemelov
  • Publication number: 20080275029
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of the formula (I) or a salt, solvate, tautomer or N-oxide thereof for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of a disease state or condition mediated by protein kinase A and/or protein kinase B; wherein the ring Q is a benzene ring; J2-J1 is N?CR7 or R1aN—CO; G is OH or NR5R6; E is CONR7, NR7CO, C(R8)?C(R8) or (X)m(CR8R8a)n where X is O, S or NR7; provided that when J2-J1 is R1aN—CO, E is other than NR7CO; m and n are each 0 or 1, where m+n=1 or 2; A is a bond and R4 and R4a are absent or A is a saturated optionally substituted C1-7 hydrocarbon linker group having a maximum chain length of 5 atoms extending between E and G, one carbon atom in the linker group A being optionally replaced by O or N; R1, R1a, R2, and R3 are each H; halogen; C1-6 hydrocarbyl optionally substituted by halogen, OH or C1-2 alkoxy; CN; CONHR8; NH2; NHCOR10 or NHCONHR10; R4 is H or C1-4 alkyl; R4a is H, C1-4 alkyl or a group R9; R5 and R6 are each selected from H, R9 and C1-4 hydrocarbyl optionally
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicants: ASTEX THERAPEUTICS LIMITED, CANCER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, THE INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH: ROYAL CANCER HOS
    Inventors: Valerio Berdini, Robert George Boyle, Gordon Saxty, Marinus Leendert Verdonk, Steven John Woodhead, Paul Graham Wyatt, Hannah Fiona Sore, David Winter Walker, John Caldwell, Ian Collins
  • Publication number: 20080243466
    Abstract: A data backup system is provided that when coupled to a data source, such as a personal computer, and a media player, such an Apple Computer iPod, the data backup system blocks certain communications between the data source and the media player thus preventing the data source from recognizing the media player as such thereby avoiding the launching of synchronization software for the media player, the data backup system also causing the automatic launching of a backup application stored on the data backup system so that data files can be located on the data source and then backed up to the media player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Jeffrey Brunet, Yousuf Chowdhary, Ian Collins, Hai Sheng Pan, Valerity Kusov
  • Publication number: 20080226082
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for securely backing up data files of a computing system onto a backup device. An encryption key is generated using some identification found on and unique to the computing system. The encryption key is used to encrypt the data which is then stored on the backup device as encrypted backed up data. The encrypted backed up data stored on the backup device can later be accessed, e.g., for data recovery purposes, by once again using the computing system unique identification to generate the encryption key which can then be used to decrypt the encrypted backed up data. In this way, the backed up data remains secure even if the backup device is lost or stolen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Jeffrey Brunet, Ian Collins, Yousuf Chowdhary
  • Publication number: 20080175372
    Abstract: An operator network is capable of routing incoming customer care calls to specific customer care representatives based on a subscriber profile and customer service representative (CSR) skill set. The device profile is retrieved from the mobile handset while the incoming customer care call is in a queue waiting to be connected to a CSR. The retrieved device profile is also used to determine an appropriate CSR to handle an incoming customer care call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Jeffrey Brunet, Ian Collins, Yousuf Chowdhary, Bindu Rama Rao
  • Publication number: 20080172487
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for automatically collecting information from a computer system and sending the collected information across a network to a centralized system. The information can include configuration information that describes the configuration of the computing system, such as the installed software, internal hardware, and attached peripherals. The centralized system is configured to return targeted marketing based on the collected information. Providing the centralized system with automatically collected configuration and other information allows for better targeted marketing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2008
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventors: Jeffrey Brunet, Ian Collins, Yousuf Chowdhary