Patents by Inventor Kenneth J Armour

Kenneth J Armour 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).

  • Alkane diol derivatives as therapeutic agents for the treatment of bone conditions
    Patent number: 7745424
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to certain alkane diol derivatives (including, e.g., mono- and di-esters) of the formula R1—O-A-O—R2, wherein: A is a C2-10 alkylene group; R1 is independently a first hydroxy protecting group (e.g., an ester group); and, R2 is independently —H or a second hydroxy protecting group (e.g., an ester group); and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, amides, esters, ethers, chemically protected forms, and prodrug thereof, which, inter alia, inhibit osteoclast survival, formation, and/or activity; and/or inhibit bone resorption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: The Univeristy Court of the University of Aberdeen
    Inventors: Stuart H Ralston, Iain R Greig, Robert J Van't Hof, Kenneth J Armour
  • Alkane diol derivatives as therapeutic agents for the treatment of bone conditions
    Publication number: 20040254151
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to certain alkane diol derivatives (including, e.g., mono- and di-esters) of the formula R1—O-A-O—R2, wherein: A is a C2-10 alkylene group; R1 is independently a first hydroxy protecting group (e.g., an ester group); and, R2 is independently —H or a second hydroxy protecting group (e.g., an ester group); and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, amides, esters, ethers, chemically protected forms, and prodrug thereof, which, inter alia, inhibit osteoclast survival, formation, and/or activity; and/or inhibit bone resorption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Stuart H Ralston, Iain R Greig, Robert J Van't Hof, Kenneth J Armour