Patents by Inventor Neil Berry

Neil Berry 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: 10449198
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating pain in a patient in need of such treatment, said method comprising administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate: wherein Q is as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: The University of Liverpool
    Inventors: Martin Leuwer, Paul O'Neill, Neil Berry, Chandrakala Pidathala
  • Patent number: 10442814
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I shown below: wherein Q is as defined herein. The compounds of formula I act as selective positive allosteric modulators of strychnine-sensitive alpha 1-glycine receptors. The present invention further relates to the use of these compounds as therapeutic agents for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases or conditions in which strychnine-sensitive alpha 1-glycine receptor activity is implicated (such as, for example, chronic pain. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: University of Liverpool
    Inventors: Martin Leuwer, Paul M. O'Neill, Neil Berry, Chandrakala Pidathala
  • Publication number: 20190084993
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I shown below: wherein Q is as defined herein. The compounds of formula I act as selective positive allosteric modulators of strychnine-sensitive alpha 1-glycine receptors. The present invention further relates to the use of these compounds as therapeutic agents for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases or conditions in which strychnine-sensitive alpha 1-glycine receptor activity is implicated (such as, for example, chronic pain. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: The University of Liverpool
    Inventors: Martin Leuwer, Paul M. O'Neill, Neil Berry, Chandrakala Pidathala
  • Publication number: 20190000853
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain antiviral compounds of formula I as defined herein that function as nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and to their use for the treatment of retroviral infections, and in particular their use in the treatment of HIV-1 virus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Paul O'NEILL, Neil BERRY
  • Publication number: 20180140608
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating pain in a patient in need of such treatment, said method comprising administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate: wherein Q is as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Martin Leuwer, Paul O'Neill, Neil Berry, Chandrakala Pidathala
  • Patent number: 9944653
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I shown below: wherein Q is as defined herein. The compounds of formula I act as selective positive allosteric modulators of strychnine-sensitive alpha 1-glycine receptors. The present invention further relates to the use of these compounds as therapeutic agents for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases or conditions in which strychnine-sensitive alpha 1-glycine receptor activity is implicated (such as, for example, chronic pain. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL
    Inventors: Martin Leuwer, Paul O'Neill, Neil Berry, Chandrakala Pidathala
  • Publication number: 20170298076
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I shown below: wherein Q is as defined herein. The compounds of formula I act as selective positive allosteric modulators of strychnine-sensitive alpha 1-glycine receptors. The present invention further relates to the use of these compounds as therapeutic agents for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases or conditions in which strychnine-sensitive alpha 1-glycine receptor activity is implicated (such as, for example, chronic pain. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Martin Leuwer, Paul O'Neill, Neil Berry, Chandrakala Pidathala
  • Patent number: 9676786
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I shown below: wherein Q is as defined herein. The compounds of formula I act as selective positive allosteric modulators of strychnine-sensitive alpha 1-glycine receptors. The present invention further relates to the use of these compounds as therapeutic agents for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases or conditions in which strychnine-sensitive alpha 1-glycine receptor activity is implicated (such as, for example, chronic pain. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL
    Inventors: Martin Leuwer, Paul O'Neill, Neil Berry, Chandrakala Pidathala
  • Publication number: 20170136030
    Abstract: Compounds are disclosed that inhibit the methylerythritol cytidyltransferase (IspD) enzyme in the non-mevalonate pathway (MEP pathway), which is present in many organisms including the P. falciparum parasite. Inhibitors of the IspD enzyme in the non-mevalonate pathway of the P. falciparum parasite are useful for treating malaria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicants: Washington University, University of Liverpool
    Inventors: Audrey Odom, Paul O'Neill, Neil Berry
  • Publication number: 20160318947
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I shown below: wherein Q is as defined herein. The compounds of formula I act as selective positive allosteric modulators of strychnine-sensitive alpha 1-glycine receptors. The present invention further relates to the use of these compounds as therapeutic agents for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases or conditions in which strychnine-sensitive alpha 1-glycine receptor activity is implicated (such as, for example, chronic pain. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: The University of Liverpool
    Inventors: Martin Leuwer, Paul O'Neill, Neil Berry, Chandrakala Pidathala
  • Publication number: 20160046651
    Abstract: Compounds are disclosed that inhibit the methylerythritol cytidyltransferase (IspD) enzyme in the non-mevalonate pathway (MEP pathway), which is present in many organisms including the P. falciparum parasite. Inhibitors of the IspD enzyme in the non-mevalonate pathway of the P. falciparum parasite are useful for treating malaria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Audrey Odom, Paul O'Neill, Neil Berry
  • Patent number: 8507724
    Abstract: The present invention concerns compounds derived from the anaethetic propofol. The compounds may be useful in the treatment of pain, particularly, but not exclusively, chronic pain and central pain sensitisation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: The University of Dundee
    Inventors: Martin Leuwer, Paul O'Neill, Neil Berry, Gertrud Haeseler
  • Publication number: 20120029235
    Abstract: The present invention concerns compounds derived from the anaethetic propofol. The compounds may be useful in the treatment of pain, particularly, but not exclusively, chronic pain and central pain sensitisation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Martin Leuwer, Paul O'Neill, Neil Berry, Gertrud Haeseler
  • Publication number: 20080106028
    Abstract: The present application is directed to a pick tire for moving media sheets within an image forming device. The pick tire includes a base with an inner surface that faces towards a central opening and an outer surface that faces away. A plurality of teeth are formed on the outer surface and contact the media sheets. The plurality of teeth are integrally molded with the base. The molded construction provides for more economical manufacturing costs, better manufacturing consistency, and increased durability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: Robert Michael Meadows, Niko Jay Murrell, Kevin Neil Berry