Patents by Inventor Irene Francois

Irene Francois 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).

  • Compounds and their uses
    Patent number: 7235533
    Abstract: Compounds having a mimetic or antagonistic property of an inositol phosphoglycan, and the uses of these compounds are disclosed, together with the use, e.g. to treat a condition ameliorated by administration of an IPG second messenger or an IPG antagonist thereof. In particular, the compounds are based on the 1,6 linkage of a sugar residue and a cyclitol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Rodaris Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventors: Manuel Martin-Lomas, Thomas William Rademacher, Hugo Norberto Caro, Irene Francois
  • Compounds and their uses
    Patent number: 6953781
    Abstract: Compounds having a mimetic or antagonistic property of an inositol phosphoglycan, and the uses of these compounds are disclosed, together with the use, e.g. to treat a condition ameliorated by administration of an IPG second messenger or an IPG antagonist thereof. In particular, the compounds are based on the 1,6 linkage of a sugar residue and a cyclitol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Rodaris Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventors: Manuel Martin-Lomas, Thomas William Rademacher, Hugo Norberto Caro, Irene Francois
  • Compounds and their uses
    Publication number: 20050215491
    Abstract: Compounds having a mimetic or antagonistic property of an inositol phosphoglycan, and the uses of these compounds are disclosed, together with the use, e.g. to treat a condition ameliorated by administration of an IPG second messenger or an IPG antagonist thereof. In particular, the compounds are based on the 1,6 linkage of a sugar residue and a cyclitol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Manuel Martin-Lomas, Thomas Rademacher, Hugo Caro, Irene Francois
  • Compounds and their uses
    Patent number: 6939857
    Abstract: Compounds having a mimetic or antagonistic property of an inositol phosphoglycan, and the uses of these compounds are disclosed, together with the use, e.g. to treat a condition ameliorated by administration of an IPG second messenger or an IPG antagonist thereof. Preferred compounds of the invention are based on the substituted cyclitols, such as the chiro-inositol derivative pinitol (3-O-methyl-chiro-inositol).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Rodaris Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventors: Manuel Martin-Lomas, Thomas William Rademacher, Hugo Norberto Caro, Irene Francois
  • Compounds and their uses
    Patent number: 6759390
    Abstract: Compounds having a mimetic or antagonistic property of an inositol phosphoglycan, and the uses of these compounds are disclosed, together with the use, e.g. to treat a condition ameliorated by administration of an IPG second messenger or an IPG antagonist thereof. Preferred compounds of the invention are based on the substituted cyclitols, and in particular cyclitols linked to a sugar moiety where the molecule is substituted with a negatively charged group such as phosphate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Inventors: Manuel Martin-Lomas, Thomas William Rademacher, Hugo Norberto Caro, Irene Francois
  • Compounds and their uses
    Patent number: 6716826
    Abstract: Compounds having a mimetic or antagonistic property of an inositol phosphoglycan, and the uses of these compounds are disclosed, together with the use, e.g. to treat a condition ameliorated by administration of an IPG second messenger or an IPG antagonist thereof. Preferred compounds of the invention are based on the substituted cyclitols, and in particular, the compounds are based on the 1,6 linkage of two or more sugar residues to a cyclitol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Rodaris Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventors: Manuel Martin-Lomas, Thomas William Rademacher, Hugo Norberto Caro, Irene Francois
  • Compounds and their uses
    Publication number: 20010056072
    Abstract: Compounds having a mimetic or antagonistic property of an inositol phosphoglycan, and the uses of these compounds are disclosed, together with the use, e.g. to treat a condition ameliorated by administration of an IPG second messenger or an IPG antagonist thereof. Preferred compounds of the invention are based on the substituted cyclitols, and in particular cyclitols linked to a sugar moiety where the molecule is substituted with a negatively charged group such as phosphate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: Manuel Martin-Lomas, Thomas William Rademacher, Hugo Norberto Caro, Irene Francois
  • Compounds and their uses
    Publication number: 20010053767
    Abstract: Compounds having a mimetic or antagonistic property of an inositol phosphoglycan, and the uses of these compounds are disclosed, together with the use, e.g. to treat a condition ameliorated by administration of an IPG second messenger or an IPG antagonist thereof. Preferred compounds of the invention are based on the substituted cyclitols, such as the chiro-inositol derivative pinitol (3-O-methyl-chiro-inositol).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Inventors: Manuel Martin-Lomas, Thomas William Rademacher, Hugo Norberto Caro, Irene Francois
  • Compounds and their uses
    Publication number: 20010051606
    Abstract: Compounds having a mimetic or antagonistic property of an inositol phosphoglycan, and the uses of these compounds are disclosed, together with the use, e.g. to treat a condition ameliorated by administration of an IPG second messenger or an IPG antagonist thereof. In particular, the compounds are based on the 1,6 linkage of a sugar residue and a cyclitol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Inventors: Manuel Martin-Lomas, Thomas William Rademacher, Hugo Norberto Caro, Irene Francois
  • Compounds and their uses
    Publication number: 20010041677
    Abstract: Compounds having a mimetic or antagonistic property of an inositol phosphoglycan, and the uses of these compounds are disclosed, together with the use, e.g. to treat a condition ameliorated by administration of an IPG second messenger or an IPG antagonist thereof. Preferred compounds of the invention are based on the substituted cyclitols, and in particular, the compounds are based on the 1,6 linkage of two or more sugar residues to a cyclitol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Inventors: Manuel Martin-Lomas, Thomas William Rademacher, Hugo Norberto Caro, Irene Francois