Patents by Inventor Niall Morton Hamilton

Niall Morton Hamilton 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 with medicinal effects due to interaction with the glucocorticoid receptor
    Patent number: 7960365
    Abstract: The invention provides for compounds having the structure according to the formula I wherein: X is a carbon or nitrogen atom; Ar is phenyl or heteroaromatic ring; R1 is hydrogen, halogen, CN or (1C-4C)alkyl; R2 is hydrogen, halogen or optionally fluorinated (1C-3C)alkoxy; R3 and R5 are independently hydrogen, optionally halogenated (1C-4C)alkyl, optionally halogenated (1C-4C)alkoxy, optionally halogenated aryl(1C-4C)alkoxy, optionally halogenated (1C-4C)alkenyl or hydroxylmethyl; R4 is hydrogen, halogen, optionally halogenated (1C-4C)alkoxy or optionally halogenated aryl(1C-4C)alkoxy; R6 is hydrogen, benzyl, optionally substituted with one or more halogens or (1C-4C)alkyl, or R6 is optionally halogenated (1C-4C)alkyl; each R7 independently is hydrogen, halogen, optionally halogenated (1C-4C)alkyl or optionally halogenated (1C-4C)alkoxy and pharmaceutically suitable acid addition salts thereof for use as glucocorticoid receptor modulators, in particular for treatment of central nervous system disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: N.V. Organon
    Inventors: Niall Morton Hamilton, Simon James Anthony Grove, Michael John Kiczun, John Richard Morphy, Brad Sherborne, Peter Thomas Albert Littlewood, Angus Richard Brown, Celia Kingsbury, Michael Ohhlmeyer, Koc-Kan Ho, Steven G. Kultgen
  • 1,5,7-trisubstituted benzimidazole derivatives and their use for modulating the GABAreceptor complex
    Patent number: 7700638
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel 1,5,7-trisubstituted benzimidazole derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and methods of treatment therewith. The compounds of the invention are useful in the treatment of central nervous system diseases and disorders, which are responsive to modulation of the GABAA receptor complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignees: N. V. Organon, Neurosearch A/S
    Inventors: Niall Morton Hamilton, Susan Elizabeth Napier, Morag Ann MacCall Easson, Andrew John Cooke, Lene Teuber, Naheed Mirza, Frank Wätjen
  • Alanine 2,6-dialkoxyphenyl ester derivatives as hypnotics
    Patent number: 7141560
    Abstract: The present invention relates to alanine 2,6-dialkoxyphenyl ester derivatives having the general formula I The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said derivatives, and to the use of these alanine 2,6-dialkoxyphenyl ester derivatives as hypnotics for the induction and maintenance of general anaesthesia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Akzo Nobel N.V.
    Inventors: Niall Morton Hamilton, David Jonathan Bennett
  • Alanine 2, 6-dialkoxyphenyl ester derivatives as hypnotics
    Publication number: 20040059109
    Abstract: The present invention relates to alanine 2,6-dialkoxyphenyl ester derivatives having the general formula I, Formula (I) wherein R1 is (C1-3)alkyloxy, (C1-3)alkyloxy(C1-3)alkyl, (C1-3)alkylthio, (C1-3)alkylthio(C1-3)alkyl, (C1-3)alkylsulfinyl, (C1-3)alkylsulfinyl(C1-3)alkyl, (C1-3)alkylsulfonyl, (C1-3)alkylsulfonyl(C1-3)alkyl, (C1-3)alkyloxycarbonyl, (CH2)n—CO—NR8R9? or (CH2)n—NR8R9?; n is 0, 1 or 2; R2 is hydrogen or (C1-3?)alkyl; R3 is (C1-3)alkyl or (C1-3)alkyloxy(C1-3?)alkyl; R4 is (C1-3)alkyloxy(C1-3)alkyl; or R3 and R4 form together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound a 5-, 6-, or 7-membered ring, optionally containing a further heteroatom selected from O and S, and which ring may optionally contain a double bond and be optionally substituted with (C1-3)alkyl or (C1-3)alkyloxy; R5 and R6 are independently (C1-3)alkyl; R7 is hydrogen, (C1-3)alkyl, (C1-3)alkyloxy or (C2-3)alkenyl; R8 and R9 are independently (C1-3)alkyl; or R8 and R9 form together with
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Niall Morton Hamilton, David Jonathan Bennett
  • &agr;-amino acid phenyl ester derivatives
    Patent number: 6451854
    Abstract: The present invention relates to &agr;-amino acid phenyl ester derivatives having general formula (I) wherein R1 is (C1-3)alkyloxy; R2 is (C1-3)alkyl, (C1-3)alkyloxy or (C2-3)alkenyl; R3 is hydrogen, (C1-3)alkyl, (C1-3)alkyloxy or (C2-3)alkenyl; R4 is (C1-6)alkyl; R5 and R6 are independently (C1-6)alkyl, (C2-6)alkenyl, (C2-6)alkynyl or aralkyl, each of which may be optionally substituted with (C1-3)alkyloxy, (C1-3)alkyloxycarbonyl, cyano or NR7R8; R7 and R8 are independently (C1-6)alkyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said derivatives, and to the use of these &agr;-amino acid phenyl ester derivatives as hypnotics for the induction and maintenance of general anaesthesia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Akzo Nobel N.V.
    Inventor: Niall Morton Hamilton