Patents by Inventor Jeffrey McKenna

Jeffrey McKenna 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: 20120302540
    Abstract: The invention relates to derivatives of formula (I), wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification; to processes for the preparation of such derivatives; pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives; such derivatives as a medicament; such derivatives for the treatment of a disorder or a disease mediated by the ghrelin receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Ameet Vijay Ambarkhane, Gurdip Bhalay, Martin Beckett, James Dale, Ahmed Hamadi, Alessandro Mazzacani, Jeffrey McKenna, Christopher Thomson
  • Publication number: 20120295942
    Abstract: There are described 4-difluoromethoxyphenyl pyrazolo[5.1-b]oxazole derivatives useful as corticotropin releasing factor (CRF1) receptor antagonists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Nicholas James Devereux, Jeffrey McKenna
  • Patent number: 8163785
    Abstract: There are described 4-difluoromethoxyphenyl pyrazolo[5.1-b]oxazole derivatives of Formula I: which are useful as corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) receptor antagonists and as pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Nicholas James Devereux, Jeffrey McKenna
  • Publication number: 20110201629
    Abstract: There are described cyclohexyl amide derivatives of Formula I, which are useful as corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) receptor antagonists and as pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Benjamin Atkinson, David Beattie, Andrew James Culshaw, James Dale, Nicholas James Devereux, Jeffrey McKenna
  • Patent number: 7994203
    Abstract: There are described pyrazolo[5.1-b]oxazole derivatives useful as corticotropin releasing factor (CRF1) receptor antagonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Ian Bruce, Andrew James Culshaw, Nicholas James Devereux, François Gessier, Jeffrey McKenna, James Neef, Helen Elizabeth Oakman
  • Publication number: 20110190360
    Abstract: There are described 4-difluoromethoxyphenyl pyrazolo[5.1-b]oxazole derivatives of Formula I: which are useful as corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) receptor antagonists and as pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Nicholas James Devereux, Jeffrey McKenna
  • Publication number: 20090270418
    Abstract: Provided herein are Pyrazole Pyrazine Amine Compounds having the following structure: Wherein Q and R1-R3 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of a Pyrazole Pyrazine Amine Compound and methods for treating or preventing inflammatory conditions, immunological conditions, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, age-related diseases, cardiovascular diseases and metabolic conditions, or conditions treatable or preventable by inhibition of an IKK, or an IKK pathway, comprising administering an effective amount of a Pyrazole Pyrazine Amine Compound to a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Marianne Sloss, Jeffrey McKenna, Won Hyung Yoon, Stephen Norris, Dale Robinson, Jason Parnes, Graziella Shevlin, Paul Erdman, Robert Hilgraf, Ronald Albers, Sayee Hegde, Andrew Wallace, Henry Chan, Loui Madakamutil, Heather Raymon
  • Publication number: 20080004271
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds having TNF? and/or PDE4 and/or B-RAF inhibitory activity, and compositions thereof. In particular, provided herein are compounds of the formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, clathrates, stereoisomers, polymorphs and prodrugs thereof, wherein Ar, R1, R2, R3, R4, n and Z are as described herein. Further provided herein are methods for treating or preventing various diseases and disorders by administering to a patient one or more TNF? and/or PDE4 and/or B-RAF inhibitors. In particular, provided herein are methods for preventing or treating cancer, inflammatory disorders, cognition and memory disorders and autoimmune disorders, or one or more symptoms thereof by administering to a patient one or more TNF? and/or PDE4 and/or B-RAF inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Jeffrey McKenna, Patrick Papa, Steven Sakata, Paul Erdman, Garrick Packard
  • Publication number: 20060142352
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to compounds and compositions useful for the modulation of ligase activity. The invention further relates to Compounds of the Invention, compositions thereof, and methods for treating or preventing cancer, a neoplastic disorder, acute or chronic renal failure, an inflammatory disorder, an immune disorder, a cardiovascular disease, an effect of aging or an infectious disease comprising administering an effective amount of a Compound of the Invention. The invention further relates to the use of a Compound of the Invention as a preservative of a cell, blood, tissue or an organ or as an agent to modulate stem cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Jeffrey McKenna, Frank Mercurio, Veronique Plantevin, Weilin Xie, Michele Pagano
  • Patent number: 7037936
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to compounds and compositions useful for the modulation of ligase activity. The invention further relates to Compounds of the Invention, compositions thereof, and methods for treating or preventing cancer, a neoplastic disorder, acute or chronic renal failure, an inflammatory disorder, an immune disorder, a cardiovascular disease, an effect of aging or an infectious disease comprising administering an effective amount of a Compound of the Invention. The invention further relates to the use of a Compound of the Invention as a preservative of a cell, blood, tissue or an organ or as an agent to modulate stem cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Signal Pharmaceuticals, LLC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey McKenna, Frank Mercurio, Veronique Plantevin, Weilin Xie, Michele Pagano
  • Publication number: 20060030617
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to compounds and compositions useful for the modulation of ligase activity. The invention further relates to Compounds of the Invention, compositions thereof, and methods for treating or preventing cancer, a neoplastic disorder, acute or chronic renal failure, an inflammatory disorder, an immune disorder, a cardiovascular disease, an effect of aging or an infectious disease comprising administering an effective amount of a Compound of the Invention. The invention further relates to the use of a Compound of the Invention as a preservative of a cell, blood, tissue or an organ or as an agent to modulate stem cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventors: Jeffrey McKenna, Frank Mercurio, Veronique Plantevin, Weilin Xie