Patents by Inventor Keith Allan

Keith Allan 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).

  • Patent number: 7662818
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I): wherein A and B together represent an optionally substituted, fused aromatic ring; X can be NRX or CRXRY; if X=NRX then n is 1 or 2 and if X=CRXRY then n is 1; RX is selected from the group consisting of H, optionally substituted C1-20 alkyl, C5-20 aryl, C3-20 heterocyclyl, amido, thioamido, ester, acyl, and sulfonyl groups; RY is selected from H, hydroxy, amino; or RX and RY may together form a spiro-C3-7 cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl group; RC1 and RC2 are both hydrogen, or when X is CRXRY, RC1, RC2, RX and RY, together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, may form an optionally substituted fused aromatic ring; and R1 is selected from H and halo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignees: Kudos Pharmaceuticals Limited, Maybridge Limited
    Inventors: Niall Morrison Barr Martin, Graeme Cameron Smith, Stephen Philip Jackson, Vincent Junior M Loh, Xiao-Ling Fan Cockcroft, Ian Timothy Williams Matthews, Keith Allan Menear, Frank Kerrigan, Alan Ashworth
  • Patent number: 7642254
    Abstract: A compound of formula I: and isomers, salts, solvates, chemically protected forms, and prodrugs thereof, wherein: R1 and R2 together form, along with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, an optionally substituted nitrogen containing heterocyclic ring having from 4 to 8 ring atoms; and R3 is selected from hydroxy and —NRN1RN2, where RN1 and RN2 are independently selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted C1-7 alkyl groups, optionally substituted C3-20 heterocyclyl groups and optionally substituted C5-20 aryl groups, or together form, along with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, an optionally substituted nitrogen containing heterocyclic ring having from 4 to 8 ring atoms, and its use in inhibiting ATM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Kudos Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventors: Marc Geoffrey Hummersone, Keith Allan Menear, Laurent Jean Martin Rigoreau, Graeme Cameron Murray Smith, Niall Morrison Barr Martin, Roger John Griffin
  • Publication number: 20090281086
    Abstract: A compound of the formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein: HetA is a C5 arylene group, wherein the two substituent groups are on adjacent ring atoms, and where the group is further optionally substituted by one halo, amino or C1-7 alkoxy group; Y is —CRC1RC2—(CH2)m—, where m is 0 or 1, RC1 is selected from H, CH3 and CF3, and RC2 is selected from H and CH3, or RC1 and RC2 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form the 1,1-cyclopropylene group formula (A): RN1 and RN2 are independently selected from H and R, where R is optionally substituted C1-10 alkyl, C3-20 heterocyclyl and C5-20 aryl; or RN1 and RN2, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form an optionally substituted 5-7 membered, nitrogen containing, heterocylic ring; HetB is selected from: (i), where Y1 and Y3 are independently selected from CH and N, Y2 is selected from CX and N and X is H, Cl or F; and (ii), (aa), (bb) Q is O or S.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: KUDOS PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
    Inventors: Muhammad Hashim Javaid, Xiao-Ling Fan Cockcroft, Keith Allan Menear, Niall Morrison Barr Martin
  • Publication number: 20090270617
    Abstract: 4-[3-(4-cyclopropanecarbonyl-piperazine-1-carbonyl)-4-fluoro-benzyl]-2H-phthalazin-1-one as crystalline Form A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: KUDOS PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
    Inventors: Keith Allan Menear, Anthony Peter Ottridge, Derek John Londesbrough, Michael Raymond Hallett, Keith Raymond Mulholland, John David Pittam, David Dermot Patrick Laffan, Ian Woodward Ashworth, Martin Francis Jones, Janette Helen Cherryman
  • Publication number: 20090252148
    Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments are a method and related device and computer-readable medium including one or more of the following: receiving a packet sent from the source node to the destination node; associating the packet with an active flow by accessing information in the packet; performing deep packet inspection (DPI) to identify an application associated with the active flow; determining a classification for the packet based on characteristics of the identified application; associating, with the packet, information identifying the classification; forwarding the packet including the information identifying the classification towards the destination node; and performing processing on the packet at a downstream device by extracting the classification from the packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: ALCATEL LUCENT
    Inventors: Andrew Dolganow, Keith Allan, Colin Leon Kahn
  • Publication number: 20090209520
    Abstract: A compound of the formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein: R2, R3, R4 and R5 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-7 alkoxy, amino, halo or hydroxy; Y is —CRRC2—(CH2)m—, where m is 0 or 1, RC1 is selected from H, CH3 and CF3, and RC2 is selected from H and CH3, or RC1 and RC2? together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form the 1,1-cyclopropylene group formula (A): RN1 and RN2 are independently selected from H and R, where R is optionally substituted C1-10 alkyl, C3-20heterocyclyl and C5-20 aryl; or RN1 and RN2, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form an optionally substituted 5-7 membered, nitrogen containing, heterocylic ring; Het is formula (ii): where Y1 and Y3 are independently selected from CH and N, Y2 is selected from CX and N and X is H, Cl or F.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: KUDOS PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
    Inventors: Muhammad Hashim Javaid, Sylvie Gomez, Xiao-Ling Fan Cockcroft, Keith Allan Menear, Niall Morrison Barr Martin
  • Publication number: 20090192156
    Abstract: A compound of the formula (I): wherein: A and B together represent an optionally substituted, fused aromatic ring; X and Y are selected from CH and CH, CF and CH, CH and CF and N and CH respectively; RC is selected from H, C1-4 alkyl; and R1 is selected from C1-7 alkyl, C3-20 heterocyclyl and C5-20 aryl, which groups are optionally substituted; or RC and R1 together with the carbon and oxygen atoms to which they are attached form a spiro-C5-7 oxygen-containing heterocyclic group, which is optionally substituted or fused to a C5-7 aromatic ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Keith Allan MENEAR, Muhammad Hashim Javaid, Sylvie Gomez, Marc Geoffrey Hummersone, Carlos Fenandez Lence, Niall Morrison Barr Martin, David Alan Rudge, Craig Anthony Roberts, Kevin Blades
  • Publication number: 20090186897
    Abstract: A compound of the formula (I): wherein RH represents one or more optional substituents on the fused cyclohexene ring; R1 is selected from H and halo; RN is selected from H and optionally substituted C1-10 alkyl; and RC1 and RC2 are independently selected from H, R, C(?O)OR, where R is optionally substituted C1-10 alkyl, optionally substituted C5-20 aryl or optionally substituted C3-20 heterocyclyl; RC1 and RC2 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached may form an optionally substituted spiro-fused C5-7 carbocylic or heterocyclic ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Muhammad Hashim JAVAID, Keith Allan Menear, Niall Morrison Barr Martin
  • Publication number: 20090181951
    Abstract: A compound of the formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein: R2, R3, R4 and R5 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-7 alkoxy, amino, halo or hydroxy; Y is —CRC1RC2—(CH2)m—, where m is 0 or 1, Rc1 is selected from CH3 and CF3, and Rc2 is selected from H and CH3, or RC1 and RC2 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form the 1,1-cyclopropylene group (a), RN1 and RN2 are independently selected from H and R, where R is optionally substituted C1-10 alkyl, C3-20 heterocyclyl and C5-20 aryl; or RN1 and RN2, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form an optionally substituted 5-7 membered, nitrogen containing, heterocyclic ring; Het is selected from: (i), where Y1 and Y3 are independently selected from CH and N, Y2 is selected from CX and N and X is H, Cl or F; and (ii), where Q is O or S.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: KUDOS PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
    Inventors: Muhammad Hashim Javaid, Sylvie Gomez, Xiao-Ling Fan Cockcroft, Keith Allan Menear, Niall Morrison Barr Martin
  • Publication number: 20090163477
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I): for use in treating cancer or other diseases ameliorated by the inhibition of PARP, wherein: A and B together represent an optionally substituted, fused aromatic ring; X can be NRX or CRXRY; if X?NRX then n is 1 or 2 and if X?CRXRY then n is 1; RX is selected from the group consisting of H, optionally substituted C1-20 alkyl, C5-20 aryl, C3-20 heterocyclyl, amido, thioamido, ester, acyl, and sulfonyl groups; RY is selected from H, hydroxy, amino; or RX and RY may together form a spiro-C3-7 cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl group; RC1 and RC2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-4 alkyl, or when X is CRXRY, RC1, RC1, RC2, RX and RY, together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, may form an optionally substituted fused aromatic ring; R1 is selected from H and halo; and Het is selected from: where Y1 is selected from CH and N, Y2 is selected from CH and N, Y3 is selected from CH, CF and N, where only one or two of Y1, Y2 and Y3 can be N;
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Muhammad Hashim Javaid, Graeme Cameron Murray Smith, Niall Morrison Barr Martin, Sylvie Gomez, Vincent Junior Ming-lai Loh, Xiao-Ling Fan Cockcroft, Stefano Forte, Keith Allan Menear, Ian Timothy William Matthews, Frank Kerrigan
  • Patent number: 7532830
    Abstract: A development station that improves toner halftone dot development over a wide range of environmental conditions includes a developer housing for retaining semi-conductive carrier particles and toner particles, a first magnetic roll having a stationary core with at least one magnet and a sleeve having longitudinal grooves that rotates about the stationary core of the first magnetic roll, a second magnetic roll having a stationary core with at least one magnet and a sleeve having longitudinal grooves that rotates about the stationary core of the second magnetic roll, an environmental sensor for generating an environmental condition signal, a variable voltage supply coupled to the first magnetic roll and the second magnetic roll, and a control circuit for adjusting an output level for the variable voltage supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Ajay Kumar, Hirotsugu Oba, Keith Allan Nau, David Antwone Reed, Cory Joseph Winters, Michael Donald Thompson, Allen T. Retzlaff, Jennifer Rea Wagner, Paul W. Morehouse, Jr., Rasin Moser, Song Feng Mo, Rachael L. McGrath, John Franklyn Knapp
  • Patent number: 7504397
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I: A-B-C??(I) and isomers, salts, solvates, chemically protected forms, and prodrugs thereof are provided, wherein variables A, B and C are defined herein and wherein such compounds act as mTor inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Kudos Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
    Inventors: Marc Geoffrey Hummersone, Sylvie Gomez, Keith Allan Menear, Xiao-Ling Fan Cockcroft, Graeme Cameron Murray Smith
  • Publication number: 20090069303
    Abstract: A compound of the formula (I): wherein: A and B together represent an optionally substituted, fused aromatic ring; D is selected from: (i) where Y1 is selected from CH and N, Y2 is selected from CH and N, Y3 is selected from CH, CF and N; and (ii) where Q is O or S; RD is: wherein RN1 is selected from H and optionally substituted C1-10 alkyl; X is selected from a single bond, NRN2, CRC3RC4 and C?O; RN2 is selected from H and optionally substituted C1-10 alkyl; RC3 and RC4 are independently selected from H, R, C(?O)OR, where R is optionally substituted C1-10 alkyl, optionally substituted C5-20 aryl or optionally substituted C3-20 heterocyclyl; Y is selected from NRN3 and CRC1RC2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: MAYBRIDGE LIMITED
    Inventors: Muhammad Hashim Javaid, Keith Allan Menear, Sylvie Gomez, Marc Geoffrey Hummersone, Niall Morrison Barr Martin, Graeme Cameron Murray Smith, Xiao-Ling Fan Cockcroft, Frank Kerrigan
  • Publication number: 20090042865
    Abstract: A compound of formula I: wherein: R1 and R2 are independently selected from hydrogen, an optionally substituted C1-7 alkyl group, C3-20 heterocyclyl group, or C5-20 aryl group, or may together form, along with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring having from 4 to 8 ring atoms; X is CH or N; n is 1 or 2; RC1 and RC2 are independently selected from H and methyl; when X is N, RX is selected from the group consisting of H, and optionally substituted C1-7 alkyl, C3-20 heterocyclyl, C5-20 aryl, acyl, ester, amido and sulfonyl; and when X is CH, RX is selected from the group consisting of H, and optionally substituted C1-7 alkyl, C3-20 heterocyclyl, C5-20 aryl, acyl, ester, amido, sulfonyl, amino and ether.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Mark Frigerio, Marc Geoffrey Hummersone, Keith Allan Menear, Christine Sarah Bailey, Heather Mary Ellen Duggan, Sylvie Gomez, Niall Morrison Barr Martin
  • Publication number: 20090043091
    Abstract: A compound of formula I: and isomers, salts, solvates, chemically protected forms, and prodrugs thereof, wherein: R1 and R2 together form, along with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring having from 4 to 8 ring atoms; and RN1 is selected from hydrogen, an optionally substituted C1-7 alkyl group, an optionally substituted C3-20 heterocyclyl group, an optionally substituted C5-20 aryl group, an acyl group, an ester group and an amido group, and its use as a pharmaceutical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: KUDOS PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
    Inventors: Graeme Cameron Murray Smith, Niall Morrison Barr Martin, Xiao-Ling Fan Cockcroft, Ian Timothy Williams Matthews, Keith Allan Menear, Laurent Jean Martin Rigoreau, Marc Geoffrey Hummersone, Roger John Griffin
  • Publication number: 20090023727
    Abstract: A compound of the formula (I): wherein: R represents one or more optional substituents on the fused cyclohexene ring; X can be NRX or CRXRY; if X=NRX then n is 1 or 2 and if X=CRXRY then n is 1; if X=NRX, then RX is selected from the group consisting of H, optionally substituted C1-20 alkyl, optionally substituted C5-20 aryl, optionally substituted C3-20 heterocyclyl, optionally substituted amido, optionally substituted thioamido, optionally substituted ester, optionally substituted acyl, and optionally substituted sulfonyl groups; if X=CRXRY then RX is selected from the group consisting of H, optionally substituted C1-20 alkyl, optionally substituted C5-20 aryl, optionally substituted C3-20 heterocyclyl, optionally substituted amido, optionally substituted thioamido, optionally substituted sulfonamino, optionally substituted ether, optionally substituted ester, optionally substituted acyl, optionally substituted acylamido, and optionally substituted sulfonyl groups and RY is selected from H, hydroxy, opt
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Muhammad Hashim Javaid, Keith Allan Menear, Niall Morrison Barr Martin, Graeme Cameron Murray Smith, David Alan Rudge, Craig Anthony Roberts
  • Patent number: 7470688
    Abstract: A compound of the formula (I): wherein: A and B together represent an optionally substituted, fused aromatic ring; D is selected from: (i) where Y1 is selected from CH and N, Y2 is selected from CH and N, Y3 is selected from CH, CF and N; and (ii) where Q is O or S; RD is: wherein RN1 is selected from H and optionally substituted C1-10 alkyl; X is selected from a single bond, NRN2, CRC3RC4 and C?O; RN2 is selected from H and optionally substituted C1-10 alkyl; RC3 and RC4 are independently selected from H, R, C(?O)OR, where R is optionally substituted C1-10 alkyl, optionally substituted C5-20 aryl or optionally substituted C3-20 heterocyclyl; Y is selected from NRN3 and CRC1RC2; RC1 and RC2 are independently selected from H, R, C(?O)OR, where R is optionally substituted C1-10 alkyl, optionally substituted C5-20 aryl or optionally substituted C3-20 heterocyclyl; RC1 and RC2 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached may form an optionally substituted spiro-
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Maybridge Limited
    Inventors: Muhammad Hashim Javaid, Keith Allan Menear, Sylvie Gomez, Marc Geoffrey Hummersone, Niall Morrison Barr Martin, Graeme Cameron Murray Smith, Xiao-Ling Fan Cockcroft, Frank Kerrigan
  • Publication number: 20080280910
    Abstract: A compound of the formula (I): wherein: A and B together represent an optionally substituted, fused aromatic ring or an optionally substituted, fused cyclohexene ring; D is selected from: where Y1 is selected from CH and N, Y2 is selected from CH and N, Y3 is selected from CH, CF and N and Y4 is selected from CH and N; where Y1 is selected from CH and N and Y2 is selected from CH and N; where Q is O or S; and where Q is O or S; and RD is an optionally substituted C5-20 aryl group, bound to D by a carbon-carbon bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Keith Allan Menear, Marc Geoffrey Hummersone, Sylvie Gomez, Muhammad Hashim Javaid, Niall Morrison Barr Martin, Frank Kerrigan
  • Patent number: 7449464
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I): wherein A and B together represent an optionally substituted, fused aromatic ring; X can be NRX or CRXRY; if X=NRX then n is 1 or 2 and if X=CRXRY then n is 1; RX is selected from the group consisting of H, optionally substituted C1-20 alkyl, C5-20 aryl, C3-20 heterocyclyl, amido, thioamido, ester, acyl, and sulfonyl groups; RY is selected from H, hydroxy, amino; or RX and RY may together form a spiro-C3-7 cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl group; RC1 and RC2 are both hydrogen, or when X is CRXRY, RC1, RC2, RX and RY, together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, may form an optionally substituted fused aromatic ring; and R1 is selected from H and halo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignees: Kudos Pharmaceuticals Limited, Maybridge Limited
    Inventors: Niall Morrison Barr Martin, Graeme Cameron Smith, Stephen Philip Jackson, Vincent Junior M Loh, Xiao-Ling Fan Cockcroft, Ian Timothy Williams Matthews, Keith Allan Menear, Frank Kerrigan, Alan Ashworth
  • Publication number: 20080255128
    Abstract: A compound of the formula (I): wherein: A and B together represent an optionally substituted, fused aromatic ring; X is selected from H and F; R1 and R2 are independently selected from H and methyl; RN1 is selected from H and optionally substituted C1-7 alkyl; RN2 is selected from H, optionally substituted C1-7 alkyl, C3-7 heterocyclyl and C5-6 aryl; or RN1 and RN2 and the nitrogen atom to which they are bound form an optionally substituted nitrogen containing C5-7 heterocyclic group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Muhammad Hashim Javaid, Marc Geoffrey Hummersone, Keith Allan Menear, Sylvie Gomez, Niall Morrison Barr Martin