Patents by Inventor Raymond Paul Beckett

Raymond Paul Beckett 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: 9994594
    Abstract: Compounds according to Formula I and Formula II are potent inhibitors of Arginase I and II activity: where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, D, M, X, and Y are defined as set forth in the specification. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions of the compounds and methods of their use for treating or preventing a disease or a condition associated with arginase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Van Zandt, Adam Golebiowski, Min Koo Ji, Darren Whitehouse, Todd Ryder, Raymond Paul Beckett
  • Publication number: 20170183362
    Abstract: Compounds according to Formula I and Formula II are potent inhibitors of Arginase I and II activity: where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, D, M, X, and Y are defined as set forth in the specification. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions of the compounds and methods of their use for treating or preventing a disease or a condition associated with arginase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Van Zandt, Adam Golebiowski, Min Koo Ji, Darren Whitehouse, Todd Ryder, Raymond Paul Beckett
  • Patent number: 9266908
    Abstract: The inventive compounds are small molecule therapeutics that are potent inhibitors of Arginase I and II activity. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions of the inventive compounds and methods for using the inventive compounds for treating or preventing a disease or a condition associated with arginase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: MARS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Michael Van Zandt, Adam Golebiowski, Min Koo Ji, Darren Whitehouse, Todd Ryder, Raymond Paul Beckett
  • Publication number: 20140371175
    Abstract: Compounds according to Formula I and Formula II are potent inhibitors of Arginase I and II activity: where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, D, M, X, and Y are defined as set forth in the specification. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions of the compounds and methods of their use for treating or preventing a disease or a condition associated with arginase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Van Zandt, Adam Golebiowski, Min Koo Ji, Darren Whitehouse, Todd Ryder, Raymond Paul Beckett
  • Publication number: 20140343019
    Abstract: The inventive compounds are small molecule therapeutics that are potent inhibitors of Arginase I and II activity. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions of the inventive compounds and methods for using the inventive compounds for treating or preventing a disease or a condition associated with arginase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Van Zandt, Adam Golebiowski, Min Koo Ji, Darren Whitehouse, Todd Ryder, Raymond Paul Beckett
  • Patent number: 7323448
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically or veterinarily acceptable salts thereof wherein R1 represents hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl or C1-C6 alkyl substituted by one or more halogen atoms; R2 represents a group R10-(ALK)m-, and A represents (i) a group of formula (IA): wherein the compounds inhibit the activity of bacterial PDF enzyme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: British Biotech Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael George Hunter, Raymond Paul Beckett, John Martin Clements, Mark Whittaker, Stephen John Davies, Lisa Marie Pratt, Zoe Marie Spavold, Steven Launchbury
  • Patent number: 7241921
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are antibacterial agents: wherein: Z is —N(OH)CH(?O) or —C(?O)NH(OH); R1 represents hydrogen, methyl or trifluoromethyl or, except when Z is a radical of formula —N(OH)CH(?O), a hydroxy, halo or amino group; R2, R3 and R4 independently represents hydrogen or a group R10—(D)n—(ALK)m— wherein R10, D, n, m and ALK are as defined in the claims; or R3 and R4 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form an optionally substituted monocyclic heterocyclic ring containing from 5 to 7 ring atoms, one of which is the nitrogen atom to which R4 and R5 are attached and the remaining ring atoms being selected from compatible combinations of carbon, oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: De Novo Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventors: Paul Gane, Barry Porter, Henriette Willems, Raymond Paul Beckett, Kenneth Keavey
  • Patent number: 7148198
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically or veterinarily acceptable salt thereof for the inhibition of activity of bacterial PDF enzyme: wherein A represents a group of formula (IA) or (IB) and wherein R1 is hydrogen, R2 is n-butyl, benzyl or cyclopentylmethyl, R3 is hydrogen, R4 is tert-butyl, iso-butyl, benzyl or methyl, R5 is hydrogen or methyl and R6 is methyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: British Biotech Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael George Hunter, Raymond Paul Beckett, John Martin Clements, Mark Whittaker, Stephen John Davies, Lisa Marie Pratt, Zoe Marie Spavold, Steven Launchbury
  • Patent number: 6908911
    Abstract: Selected compounds of formula (I) are antibacterial agents: formula (I) wherein R2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C6 alkyl, cycloalkyl (C1-C6 alkyl)- or aryl (C1-C6 alkyl)-group, and A represents a group of formula (IA), or (IB) wherein R4 represents the side chain of a natural or non-natural alpha amino acid, and R5 and R6 are each independently hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl, heterocyclic or aryl (C1-C6 alkyl)-, R5 and R6 when taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached from an optionally substituted saturated heterocyclic ring of 3 to 8 atoms which ring is optionally fused to a carbocyclic or second heterocyclic ring
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: British Biotech Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventors: Michael George Hunter, Raymond Paul Beckett, John Martin Clements, Mark Whittaker, Stephen John Davies, Lisa Marie Pratt, Zoe Marie Spavold, Steven Launchbury
  • Patent number: 6787522
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are antibacterials: wherein: R1 represents hydrogen, or C1-C6 alkyl or C1-C6 alkyl substituted by one or more halogen atoms; R2 represents a group R10—(X)n—(ALK)m— wherein R10 represents hydrogen, or a C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, or heterocyclyl group, any of which may be unsubstituted or substituted by (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, hydroxy, mercapto, (C1-C6)alkylthio, amino, halo (including fluoro, chloro, bromo and iodo), trifluoromethyl, cyano, nitro, —COOH, —CONH2, —COORA, —NHCORA, —CONHRA, —NHRA, —NRARB, or —CONRARB wherein RA and RB are independently a (C1-C6)alkyl group, and ALK represents a straight or branched divalent C1-C6 alkylene, C2-C6 alkenylene, or C2-C6 alkynylene radical, and may be interrupted by one or more non-adjacent —NH—, —O— or —S— linkages, X represents —NH—, —O— or —S—, an
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: British Biotech Pharmaceuticals
    Inventors: Michael George Hunter, Raymond Paul Beckett, John Martin Clements, Mark Whittaker, Stephen John Davies, Lisa Marie Pratt, Zoe Marie Spavold, Steven Launchbury
  • Patent number: 6716878
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are antibacterial agents: wherein Z represents a radical of formula —N(OH)CH(═O) or of formula —C(═O)NH(OH), and R1-R4 are as defined in the specification. A method for the treatment of bacterial or protozoal infections in humans and non-human mammals, which comprises administering to a subject suffering such infection an antibacterially or antiprotozoally effective dose of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically or veterinarily acceptable salt, hydrate or solvate thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Vernalis (Oxford) Limited
    Inventors: Richard Simon Todd, Daniel Christopher Brookings, Helen Katherine Smith, Alison Jane Thompson, Raymond Paul Beckett
  • Patent number: 6545051
    Abstract: A method for the treatment of bacterial infections in humans and non-human mammals, which comprises administering to a subject suffering such infection an antibacterial effective dose of a compound of formula (I): wherein R1 represents hydrogen, hydroxy, amino, methyl, or trifluoromethyl; R2 represents a group R10—(X)n—(ALK)— wherein R10 represents hydrogen, a C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, or heterocyclyl group, ALK represents a straight or branched divalent C1-C6 alkylene, C2-C6 alkenylene, C2-C6 alkynylene radical, and may be interrupted by one or more non-adjacent —NH—, —O— or —S— linkages; X represents —NH—, —O— or —S—, and n is 0 or 1; R represents hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl; R3 represents the characterising group of a natural or non-natural &agr; amino acid in which any functional groups may be protected; and R4 represents an ester or thioester group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: British Biotech Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael George Hunter, Raymond Paul Beckett, John Martin Clements, Mark Whittaker
  • Patent number: 6503897
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are antibacterial agents wherein: R3 and R4, taken together with the carbon atoms to which they are respectively attached, form an optionally substituted saturated carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring of 5 to 16 atoms, which may be benz-fused or fused to a second optionally substituted saturated carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring of 5 to 16 atoms; and R1 and R2 are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: British Biotech Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
    Inventors: Raymond Paul Beckett, Mark Whittaker, Zoe Marie Spavold
  • Publication number: 20020165167
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are antibacterials: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Applicant: British Biotech Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael George Hunter, Raymond Paul Beckett, John Martin Clements, Mark Whittaker, Stephen John Davies, Lisa Marie Pratt, Zoe Marie Spavold, Steven Launchbury
  • Patent number: 6476067
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are in the preparation of antibacterial agents, wherein: R1 represents hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl or C1-C6 alkyl substituted by one or more halogen atoms; R2 represents a group R10(X)n—(ALK)— wherein R10 represents hydrogen, a C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C1-C6 alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, or heterocyclyl group, any of which may be unsubstituted or substituted by (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoyy, hydroxy, mercapto, (C1-C6)alkylthio, amino, halo, trifluoromethyl, cyano, nitro, —COOH, —CONH2, —COORA, —NHCORA, —CONHRA, —NHRA, —NRARB, or —CONRARB wherein RA and RB are independently a (C1-C6)alkyl group, and ALK represents a straight or branched divalent C1-C6 alkylene, C2-C6 alkenylene, or C2-C6 alkynylene radical, which may be interrupted by one or more non-adjacent —NH—, —O— or —S— linkages, X represents —NH—, —O— or —S—, and n is 0 or 1, R represents hydrogen or C1-C6
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: British Biotech
    Inventors: Michael George Hunter, Raymond Paul Beckett, Martin John Clements, Mark Whittaker
  • Patent number: 6441042
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are antibacterials wherein: R1 represents hydrogen, or C1-C6 alkyl or C1-C6 alkyl substituted by one or more halogen atoms; R2 represents a group R10—(X)n—(ALK)m— wherein R10 represents hydrogen, or a C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, or heterocyclyl group, any of which may be unsubstituted or substituted by (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, hydroxy, mercapto, (C1-C6)alkylthio, amino, halo (including fluoro, chloro, bromo and iodo), trifluoromethyl, cyano, nitro, —COOH, —CONH2, —COORA, —NHCORA, —CONHRA, —NHRA, —NRARB, or —CONRARB wherein RA and RB are independently a (C1-C6)alkyl group, and ALK represents a straight or branched divalent C1-C6 alkylene, C2-C6 alkenylene, or C2-C6 alkynylene radical, and may be interrupted by one or more non-adjacent —NH—, —O— or —S— linkages, X represents —NH—, —O— or —S—, and m and n are indepe
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: British Biotech Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventors: Michael George Hunter, Raymond Paul Beckett, John Martin Clements, Mark Whittaker, Zoe Marie Spavold
  • Patent number: 6423690
    Abstract: A method for the treatment of bacterial infections in humans and non-human mammals, which comprises administering to a subject suffering such infection an antibacterially effective dose of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically or veterinarily acceptable salt thereof: wherein: R1 represents hydrogen, or C1-C6 alkyl or C1-C6 alkyl substituted by one or more halogen atoms; R2 represents a group R10—(X)n—(ALK)m— wherein R10 represents hydrogen, or a C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, or heterocyclyl group, any of which may be unsubstituted or substituted by (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, hydroxy, mercapto, (C1-C6)alkylthio, amino, halo (including fluoro, chloro, bromo and iodo), trifluoromethyl, cyano, nitro, —COOH, —CONH2, —COORA, —NHCORA, —CONHRA, NHRA, —NRARB, or —CONRARB wherein RA and RB are independently a (C1-C6)alkyl group, and ALK represents a straight or branched divalent C1-C6 alkylene, C2-C
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: British Biotech Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael George Hunter, Raymond Paul Beckett, John Martin Clements, Mark Whittaker, Stephen John Davies, Lisa Marie Pratt, Zoe Marie Spavold, Steven Launchbury
  • Patent number: 6358987
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) wherein X is —COOH or —CONHOH Y is a group of formula (ID) or (IE) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, or solvate thereof. The compounds are inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases involved in tissue degradation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: British Biotech Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventors: Raymond Paul Beckett, Fionna Mitchell Martin, Andrew Miller, Richard Simon Todd, Mark Whittaker
  • Patent number: 6310084
    Abstract: The present invention relates to therapeutically active hydroxamic acid, N-formyl-N-hydroxyamino and carboxylic acid derivatives, their preparation, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them. These compounds are useful in the inhibition of metalloproteases, such as stromelysin, gelatinase, matrilysin, and collagenase. These compounds are useful in the treatment of mammals having disease-states alleviated by the inhibition of such matrix metalloproteases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: British Biotech Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventors: Raymond Paul Beckett, Fionna Mitchell Martin, Richard Simon Todd
  • Patent number: 6271262
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) useful as metalloproteinase inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: British Biotech Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventors: Raymond Paul Beckett, Fionna Mitchell Martin, Andrew Miller, Richard Simon Todd, Mark Whittaker