Patents by Inventor Nicholas Charles Ray

Nicholas Charles Ray 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: 9029373
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): wherein R2, W, A, Y, and R1 are as defined in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are p38 MAPK inhibitors, and are useful as anti-inflammatory agents in the treatment of, inter alia, diseases of the respiratory tract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
    Inventors: Monique Bodil Van Niel, Nicholas Charles Ray, Andrew Peter Cridland, Christopher Hurley, Lilian Alcaraz, Terry Aaron Panchal, Andrew Stephen Robert Jennings, Elisabetta Armani
  • Publication number: 20150080375
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: wherein R2, W, A, Y and R1 are as defined in the specification, are p38 MAPK inhibitors, and are useful as anti-inflammatory agents in the treatment of, inter alia, diseases of the respiratory tract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: CHIESI FARMACEUTICI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Monique Bodil Van Niel, Nicholas Charles Ray, Lilian Alcaraz, Terry Aaron Panchal, Andrew Stephen Robert Jennings, Elisabetta Armani, Andrew Peter Cridland, Christopher Hurley
  • Patent number: 8957082
    Abstract: The subject invention provides compounds of formula (I): Including monomers and multimers thereof that are inhibitors of human neutrophil elastase (HNE) activity and are useful in the treatment of diseases or conditions in which HNE plays a part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A
    Inventors: Nicholas Charles Ray, Harry Finch, Christine Edwards, Elizabeth O'Connor
  • Patent number: 8907094
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: wherein R2, W, A, Y and R1 are as defined in the specification, are p38 MAPK inhibitors, and are useful as anti-inflammatory agents in the treatment of, inter alia, diseases of the respiratory tract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
    Inventors: Monique Bodil Van Niel, Nicholas Charles Ray, Lilian Alcaraz, Terry Aaron Panchal, Andrew Stephen Robert Jennings, Elisabetta Armani, Andrew Peter Cridland, Christopher Hurley
  • Publication number: 20140343055
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): wherein R2, W, A, Y, and R1 are as defined in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are p38 MAPK inhibitors, and are useful as anti-inflammatory agents in the treatment of, inter alia, diseases of the respiratory tract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A
    Inventors: Monique Bodil Van Niel, Nicholas Charles Ray, Andrew Peter Cridland, Christopher Hurley, Lilian Alcaraz, Terry Aaron Panchal, Andrew Stephen Robert Jennings, Elisabetta Armani
  • Publication number: 20140323470
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: wherein R2, W, A, Y and R1 are as defined in the specification, are p38 MAPK inhibitors, and are useful as anti-inflammatory agents in the treatment of, inter alia, diseases of the respiratory tract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: CHIESI FARMACEUTICI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Monique Bodil VAN NIEL, Nicholas Charles Ray, Lilian Alcaraz, Terry Aaron Panchal, Andrew Stephen Robert Jennings, Elisabetta Armani, Andrew Peter Cridland, Christopher Hurley
  • Patent number: 8835431
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): wherein R2, W, A, Y, and R1 are as defined in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are p38 MAPK inhibitors, and are useful as anti-inflammatory agents in the treatment of, inter alia, diseases of the respiratory tract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
    Inventors: Monique Bodil Van Niel, Nicholas Charles Ray, Andrew Peter Cridland, Christopher Hurley, Lilian Alcaraz, Terry Aaron Panchal, Andrew Stephen Robert Jennings, Elisabetta Armani
  • Publication number: 20140018345
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R5, R6, A1, A2, A3, A4 assume meanings as defined in formula (I) are inhibitors of neutrophil elastase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: CHIESI FARMACEUTICI S.p.A
    Inventors: Carmelida Capaldi, Robert Andrew Heald, Nicholas Charles Ray, Jonathan Mark Sutton
  • Publication number: 20120277275
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are useful in the treatment of diseases where enhanced M3 receptor activation is implicated, such as respiratory tract diseases:
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: PULMAGEN THERAPEUTICS (SYNERGY) LIMITED
    Inventors: Nicholas Charles Ray, Richard James Bull, Harry Finch, Marco van den Heuvel, Jose Antonio Bravo
  • Publication number: 20120202826
    Abstract: The subject invention provides compounds of formula (I): Including monomers and multimers thereof that are inhibitors of human neutrophil elastase (HNE) activity and are useful in the treatment of diseases or conditions in which HNE plays a part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Nicholas Charles RAY, Harry Finch, Christine Edwards, Elizabeth O'Connor
  • Patent number: 8198288
    Abstract: The subject invention provides compounds of formula (1): including monomers and multimers thereof that are inhibitors of human neutrophil elastase (HNE) activity and are useful in the treatment of diseases or conditions in which HNE plays a part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Pulmagen Therapeutics (Inflammation) Limited
    Inventors: Nicholas Charles Ray, Harry Finch, Christine Edwards, Elizabeth O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20110319446
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) have muscarinic M3 receptor modulating activity; wherein A is an oxygen atom or group —N(R12)—; (i) R1 is C1-C6-alkyl or a hydrogen atom; and R2 is a hydrogen atom or a group —R5, —Z—Y—R5, —Z—NR9R10; —Z—CO—NR9R10; —Z—NR9—CO—R5; or —Z—CO2H; and R3 is a lone pair, or C1-C6-alkyl in which case the nitrogen atom to which it is attached is a quaternary nitrogen and carries a positive charge; or (ii) R1 and R3 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocycloalkyl ring, and R2 is a hydrogen atom; or a group —R5, —Z—Y—R5, —Z—NR9R10, —Z—CO—NR9R10, —Z—NR9—CO—R5, or —Z—CO2H, in which cases the nitrogen atom to which it is attached is a quaternary nitrogen and carries a positive charge; or (iii) R1 and R2 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocycloalkyl ring, said ring being substituted by a group —Y—R5, —Z—Y—R5, —Z—NR9R10; —Z—CO—NR9R10; —Z—NR9—CO—R5; or —Z—CO2H and R3 is a lone pair, or C1-C6-alkyl in which case the nitrogen atom to whi
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: Argenta Discovery Ltd.
    Inventors: Harry Finch, Nicholas Charles Ray, Richard James Bull, Monique Bodil van Niel, Andrew Stephen Robert Jennings
  • Publication number: 20110245293
    Abstract: The invention provides a pharmaceutical product, kit or composition comprising a first active ingredient which is a selected muscarinic receptor antagonist selected, and a second active ingredient which is a ?2-adrenoceptor agonist, of use in the treatment of respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Barbara G. Avitabile, Nicholas Charles Ray, Alan John Nadin
  • Publication number: 20110207770
    Abstract: The invention provides a pharmaceutical product, kit or composition comprising a first active ingredient which is a selected muscarinic receptor antagonist, and a second active ingredient which is selected from a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, a modulator of chemokine receptor function, an inhibitor of kinase function, a protease inhibitor, a steroidal glucocorticoid receptor agonist, a non-steroidal glucocorticoid receptor agonist and a purinoceptor antagonist, of use in the treatment of respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicants: ASTRAZENECA AB, PULMAGEN THERAPEUTICS (SYNERGY) LIMITED
    Inventors: Barbara G. Avitabile, Alan John Nadin, Nicholas Charles Ray
  • Patent number: 7994211
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) have muscarinic M3 receptor modulating activity; Formula (I) wherein A is an oxygen atom or group —N(R12)—; (i) R1 is C1-C6-alkyl or a hydrogen atom; and R2 is a hydrogen atom or a group —R5, —Z—Y—R5—Z—NR9R10; —Z—CO—NR9R10; —Z—NR9—CO—R5; or —Z—CO2H; and R3 is a lone pair, or C1-C6-alkyl in which case the nitrogen atom to which it is attached is a quaternary nitrogen and carries a positive charge; or (ii) R1 and R3 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocycloalkyl ring, and R2 is a hydrogen atom; or a group —R5, —Z—Y—R5, —Z—NR9R10, —Z—CO—NR9R10, —Z—NR9—CO—R5, or —Z—CO2H, in which cases the nitrogen atom to which it is attached is a quaternary nitrogen and carries a positive charge; or (iii) R1 and R2 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocycloalkyl ring, said ring being substituted by a group —Y—R5, —Z—Y—R5, —Z—NR9R10; —Z—CO—NR9R10; —Z—NR9—CO—R5; or —Z—CO2H and R3 is a lone pair, or C1-C6-alkyl in which case the nitrogen atom to
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Argenta Discovery Limited
    Inventors: Nicholas Charles Ray, Andrew Stephen Robert Jennings
  • Patent number: 7858640
    Abstract: Compounds of formula [1] are CRTH2 antagonists, useful in the treatment of conditions having an inflammatory components; in which: R1-R9 are various substituents; A is —CHR10—, —C(O)—, —S(O)n—, —O—, or —NR10— wherein n is an integer from 0-1 and R10 is selected from various substituents; B is a direct bond or a divalent radical; R11 and R12 are selected from cvarious substituents; X is a carboxylic acid, tetrazole, 3-hydroxyisoxazole, hydroxamic acid, phosphinate, phosphonate, phosphonamide, sulfonic acid group, or a group of formula C?(O)NHSO2R6 or SO2NHC(?O)R6; and Y is aryl, heteroaryl, aryl-fused-heterocycloalkyl, heteroaryl-fused-cycloalkyl, heteroaryl-fused-heterocycloalkyl or aryl-fused-cycloalkyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Pulmagen Therapeutics (Asthma) Limited
    Inventors: Michael Colin Cramp, Rosa Arienzo, George Hynd, Peter Crackett, Yann Griffon, Trevor Keith Harrison, Nicholas Charles Ray, Harry Finch, John Gary Montana
  • Publication number: 20100144786
    Abstract: Specific quinoline derivatives are CRTH2 antagonists, useful in the treatment of conditions having an inflammatory component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Michael Colin Cramp, Rosa Arienzo, George Hynd, Peter Crackett, Yann Griffon, Trevor Keith Harrison, Nicholas Charles Ray, Harry Finch, John Gary Montana
  • Publication number: 20100144852
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) have muscarinic M3 receptor modulating activity; Formula (I) wherein A is an oxygen atom or group —N(R12)—; (i) R1 is C1-C6-alkyl or a hydrogen atom; and R2 is a hydrogen atom or a group —R5, —Z—Y—R5—Z—NR9R10; —Z—CO—NR9R10; —Z—NR9—CO—R5; or —Z—CO2H; and R3 is a lone pair, or C1-C6-alkyl in which case the nitrogen atom to which it is attached is a quaternary nitrogen and carries a positive charge; or (ii) R1 and R3 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocycloalkyl ring, and R2 is a hydrogen atom; or a group —R5, —Z—Y—R5, —Z—NR9R10, —Z—CO—NR9R10, —Z—NR9—CO—R5, or —Z—CO2H, in which cases the nitrogen atom to which it is attached is a quaternary nitrogen and carries a positive charge; or (iii) R1 and R2 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocycloalkyl ring, said ring being substituted by a group —Y—R5, —Z—Y—R5, —Z—NR9R10; —Z—CO—NR9R10; —Z—NR9—CO—R5; or —Z—CO2H and R3 is a lone pair, or C1-C6-alkyl in which case the nitrogen atom to
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: ARGENTA DISCOVERY LIMITED
    Inventors: Harry Finch, Nicholas Charles Ray, Richard James Bull, Monique Bodil van Niel, Andrew Stephen Robert Jennings
  • Publication number: 20100137300
    Abstract: The specific compounds of this list: {7-cyano-2-methyl-1-[4-(morpholine-4-sutfonyl)benzyl]indolizin-3-yl}acetic acid, {1-(3-chloro-4-ethanesulfonylbenzyl)-7-cyano-2-methylindolizin-3-yl}acetic acid, {1-[3-chloro4-(morpholine-4-sulfonyl)benzyl]-7-cyano-2-methylindolizin-3-yl}acetic acid, {1-(3-chloro-4-ethanesulfonylphenylsulfanyl)-7-cyano-2-methylindolizin-3-yl}acetic acid, {1-[3-chloro-4-(morpholine-4-sutfonyl)phenylsutfanyl]-7-cyano-2-methylindolizin-3-yl}acetic acid, {7-cyano-1-(6-fluoroquinolin-2-ylmethyl)-2-methylindolizin-3-yl}acetic acid are ligands of the CRTH2 receptor and are useful in the treatment of respiratory diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: George Hynd, Nicholas Charles Ray, Harry Finch, John Gary Montana, Michael Colin Cramp, Trevor Keith Harrison, Rosa Arienzo, Paul Blaney, Yann Griffon, David Middlemiss
  • Publication number: 20100113540
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are useful in the treatment of diseases where enhanced M3 receptor activation is implicated, such as respiratory tract diseases: wherein (i) R1 is C1-C6-alkyl or hydrogen; and R2 is hydrogen or a group —R7, —Z—Y—R7, —Z—NR9R10; —Z—CO—NR9R10, —Z—NR9—[AE11]C(O)O—R7, or —Z—C(O)—R7; and R3 is a lone pair, or C1C6-alkyl; or (ii) R1 and R3 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocycloalkyl ring and R2 is a lone pair or a group —R7, —Z—Y—R7, —Z—NR9R10, —Z—CO—NR9R10, —Z—NR9—[AE12]C(O)O—R7; or; —Z—C(O)—R7; or (iii) R1 and R2 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocycloalkyl ring, said ring being substituted by a group —Y—R7, —Z—Y—R7, —Z—NR9R10; —Z—CO—NR9R10; —Z—NR9—[AE13]C(O)O—R7; or; —Z—C(O)—R7; and R3 is a lone pair, or C1-C6-alkyl; R4 and R5 are independently selected from the group consisting of aryl, ary-tfused-heterocycloalkyl, heteroaryl, C1-C6-alkyl, cycloalkyl; R6 is —OH, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, hydroxy-C1-C6-alkyl, nitrile, a g
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: ARGENTA DISCOVERY LIMITED
    Inventors: Nicholas Charles Ray, Richard James Bull, Harry Finch, Marco van den Heuvel, Jose Antonio Bravo