Patents by Inventor Robert A. Forbes

Robert A. Forbes 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).

  • Publication number: 20160031877
    Abstract: The invention provides kinase inhibitors of Formula I: wherein either: (1) R1 is H, and (a) R2 is (3-chlorobenzyl)oxy- and R3 is chloro; (b) R2 and R3, together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, form 1-(3-fluorobenzyl)-1H-pyrazole; (c) R2 is 2-pyridinylmethoxy and R3 is chloro; (d) R2 and R3 are both chloro; (e) R2 is chloro and R3 is bromo; (f) R2 and R3 are both bromo; (g) R2 is fluoro and R3 is ethynyl; (h) R2 is chloro and R3 is ethynyl; (i) R2 is bromo and R3 is ethynyl; (j) other than when R2 is in the 3-position in combination with R3 in the 4-position, R2 is bromo and R3 is fluoro; (k) R2 is 2-pyridinylmethoxy and R3 is fluoro; or (l) R2 is 2-pyridinylmethoxy and R3 is bromo; or (2) at least one of R1, R2 and R3 is selected from benzyloxy, 3-chlorobenzyloxy and 2-pyridinylmethoxy and when at least one of R1, R2 and R3 is not benzyloxy, 3-chlorobenzyloxy or 2-pyridinylmethoxy, each of the others is independently selected from H, halogen, and C2-C4 alkynyl, with the proviso that
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bruce Smaill, Adam Vorn Patterson, Guo-Liang Lu, Ho Huat Lee, Amir Ashoorzadeh, Robert Forbes Anderson, William Robert Wilson, William Alexander Denny, Huai-Ling Hsu, Andrej Maroz, Stephen Michael Frazer Jamieson, Alexandra Marie Mowday, Kendall Marie Carlin
  • Publication number: 20160002222
    Abstract: The invention provides novel prodrug compounds comprising a kinase inhibitor and a reductively-activated fragmenting aromatic nitroheterocycle or aromatic nitrocarbocycle trigger, where the compound carries a positive charge. In preferred embodiments, the compounds are of Formula I: where: X is any negatively charged counterion; R1 is a group of the formula —(CH2)nTr, where Tr is an aromatic nitroheterocyde or aromatic nitrocarbocycle and —(CH2)nTr acts as a reductively-activated fragmenting trigger; and n is an integer from 0 to 6; R2, R3 and R4 may each independently be selected from aliphatic or aromatic groups of a tertiary amine kinase inhibitor (R2)(R3)(R4)N, or two of R2, R3, and R4 may form an aliphatic or aromatic heterocyclic amine ring of a kinase inhibitor, or one of R2, R3, and R4 may be absent and two of R2, R3 and R4 form an aromatic heterocyclic amine ring of a kinase inhibitor. The compounds of the invention are useful in treating proliferative diseases such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bruce Smaill, ADAM VORN PATTERSON, MICHAEL PATRICK HAY, WILLIAM ALEXANDER DENNY, WILLIAM ROBERT WILSON, GUO-LIANG LU, ROBERT FORBES ANDERSON, HO HUAT LEE, AMIR ASHOORZADEH
  • Patent number: 9101632
    Abstract: The invention provides kinase inhibitors of Formula I: wherein either: (1) R1 is H, and (a) R2 is (3-chlorobenzyl)oxy-and R3 is chloro; (b) R2 and R3, together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, form 1-(3-fluorobenzyl)-1H-pyrazole; (c) R2 is 2-pyridinylmethoxy and R3 is chloro; (d) R2 and R3 are both chloro; (e) R2 is chloro and R1 is bromo; (f) R2 and R3 are both bromo; (g) R2 is fluoro and R3 is ethynyl; (h) R2 is chloro and R3 is ethynyl; (i) R2 is bromo and R3 is ethynyl; (j) other than when R1 is in the 3-position in combination with R3, in the 4-position, R2 is bromo and R3 is fluoro; (k) R2 is 2-pyridinylmethoxy and R3 is fluoro; or (l) R2 is 2-pyridinylmethoxy and R1 is bromo; or (2) at least one of R1, R2 and R3 is selected from benzyloxy, 3-chlorobenzyloxy and 2-pyridinylmethoxy and when at least one of R1, R2 and R3 is not benzyloxy, 3-chlorobenzyloxy or 2-pyridinylmethoxy, each of the others is independently selected from H, halogen, and C2-C4 alkynyl, with the proviso that
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: AUCKLAND UNISERVICES LIMITED
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bruce Smaill, Adam Vorn Patterson, Guo-Liang Lu, Ho Huat Lee, Amir Ashoorzadeh, Robert Forbes Anderson, William Robert Wilson, William Alexander Denny, Huai-Ling Annie Hsu, Andrej Maroz, Stephen Michael Frazer Jamieson, Alexandra Marie Mowday, Kendall Marie Carlin
  • Patent number: 9073916
    Abstract: The invention provides novel prodrug compounds comprising a kinase inhibitor and a reductively-activated fragmenting aromatic nitroheterocycle or aromatic nitrocarbocycle trigger, where the compound carries a positive charge. In preferred embodiments, the compounds are of Formula I: where: X is any negatively charged counterion; R1 is a group of the formula —(CH2)nTr, where Tr is an aromatic nitroheterocycle or aromatic nitrocarbocycle and —(CH2)nTr acts as a reductively-activated fragmenting trigger; and n is an integer from 0 to 6; R2, R3 and R4 may each independently be selected from aliphatic or aromatic groups of a tertiary amine kinase inhibitor (R2)(R3)(R4)N, or two of R2, R3, and R4 may form an aliphatic or aromatic heterocyclic amine ring of a kinase inhibitor, or one of R2, R3 and R4 may be absent and two of R2, R3 and R4 form an aromatic heterocyclic amine ring of a kinase inhibitor. The compounds of the invention are useful in treating proliferative diseases such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: AUCKLAND UNISERVICES LIMITED
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bruce Smaill, Adam Vorn Patterson, Michael Patrick Hay, William Alexander Denny, William Robert Wilson, Guo-Liang Lu, Robert Forbes Anderson, Ho Huat Lee, Amir Ashoorzadeh
  • Publication number: 20150037424
    Abstract: Provided is a sustained release oral solid preparation comprising aripiprazole or a salt thereof as an active ingredient described below, and a method for producing the sustained release oral solid preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Robert A. Forbes, Suresh Mallikaarjun, Arash Raoufinia, Ron Casey, Junichi Jinno, Hiroyuki Nagao, Donald Diehl, Erik Pecorelli, Anthony Carpanzano
  • Publication number: 20150010474
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to compounds and methods for imaging and/or selective ablation of nitroreductase-expressing cells and/or biological agents. More particularly, although not exclusively, the invention provides compounds that are selectively metabolised by bacterial nitroreductases and are substantially insensitive to metabolism under oxic or hypoxic conditions by human nitroreductase enzymes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Forbes Anderson, Jeffery Bruce Smaill, Adam Vorn Patterson, Amir Ashoorzadeh, David Francis Ackerley, Janine Naomi Copp, Alexandra Marie Mowday, Elsie May Williams, Christopher Paul Guise, Cameron Koch, Alex Kachur, William R. Dolbier, JR.
  • Publication number: 20120202832
    Abstract: The invention provides kinase inhibitors of Formula I: wherein either: (1) R1 is H, and (a) R2 is (3-chlorobenzyl)oxy- and R3 is chloro; (b) R2 and R3, together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, form 1-(3-fluorobenzyl)-1H-pyrazole; (c) R2 is 2-pyridinylmethoxy and R3 is chloro; (d) R2 and R3 are both chloro; (e) R2 is chloro and R1 is bromo; (f) R2 and R3 are both bromo; (g) R2 is fluoro and R3 is ethynyl; (h) R2 is chloro and R3 is ethynyl; (i) R2 is bromo and R3 is ethynyl; (j) other than when R1 is in the 3-position in combination with R3, in the 4-position, R2 is bromo and R3 is fluoro; (k) R2 is 2-pyridinylmethoxy and R3 is fluoro; or (l) R2 is 2-pyridinylmethoxy and R1 is bromo; or (2) at least one of R1, R2 and R3 is selected from benzyloxy, 3-chlorobenzyloxy and 2-pyridinylmethoxy and when at least one of R1, R2 and R3 is not benzyloxy, 3-chlorobenzyloxy or 2-pyridinylmethoxy, each of the others is independently selected from H, halogen, and C2-C4 alkynyl, with the proviso tha
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: Auckland Uniservices Limited
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bruce Smaill, Adam Vorn Patterson, Guo-Liang Lu, Ho Huat Lee, Amir Ashoorzadeh, Robert Forbes Anderson, William Robert Wilson, William Alexander Denny, Huai-Ling (Annie) Hsu, Andrej Maroz, Stephen Michael Frazer Jamieson, Alexandra Marie Mowday, Kendall Marie Carlin
  • Publication number: 20120077811
    Abstract: The invention provides novel prodrug compounds comprising a kinase inhibitor and a reductively-activated fragmenting aromatic nitroheterocycle or aromatic nitrocarbocycle trigger, where the compound carries a positive charge. In preferred embodiments, the compounds are of Formula I: where: X is any negatively charged counterion; R1 is a group of the formula —(CH2)nTr, where Tr is an aromatic nitroheterocycle or aromatic nitrocarbocycle and —(CH2)nTr acts as a reductively-activated fragmenting trigger; and n is an integer from 0 to 6; R2, R3 and R4 may each independently be selected from aliphatic or aromatic groups of a tertiary amine kinase inhibitor (R2)(R3)(R4)N, or two of R2, R3, and R4 may form an aliphatic or aromatic heterocyclic amine ring of a kinase inhibitor, or one of R2, R3 and R4 may be absent and two of R2, R3 and R4 form an aromatic heterocyclic amine ring of a kinase inhibitor. The compounds of the invention are useful in treating proliferative diseases such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bruce Smaill, Adam Vorn Patterson, Michael Patrick Hay, William Alexander Denny, William Robert Wilson, Guo-Liang Lu, Robert Forbes Anderson, Ho Huat Lee, Amir Ashoorzadeh
  • Patent number: 7686849
    Abstract: An oxidative hair dye system comprises a hair dye, an organometallic compound and an oxidising agent. The organometallic compound is preferably an organotitanate compound, particularly a tetraalkyl titanate or a titanate chelate. Such compounds are also useful for enhancing the substantivity of topical compositions applied to the body, which comprise one or more cosmetic and/or therapeutic benefit agents, a bonding agent having hydrolysable or exchangeable ligands, and a carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: The Boots Company PLC.
    Inventors: Neil Robert Forbes, Edward Galley, Christine Sheard
  • Publication number: 20080233068
    Abstract: An oxidative hair dye system comprises a hair dye, an organometallic compound and an oxidising agent. The organometallic compound is preferably an organotitanate compound, particularly a tetraalkyl titanate or a titanate chelate. Such compounds are also useful for enhancing the substantivity of topical compositions applied to the body, which comprise one or more cosmetic and/or therapeutic benefit agents, a bonding agent having hydrolysable or exchangeable ligands, and a carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: THE BOOTS COMPANY PLC
    Inventors: Neil Robert Forbes, Edward Galley, Christine Sheard
  • Patent number: 7388155
    Abstract: An electrical cable that minimizes frequency sensitive group delay for consumer products and industrial use. A method constructing an electrical cable that minimizes frequency sensitive group delay for consumer products and industrial use. The cables utilize flat conductor made from resistive conductors. In other embodiments the conductors use a combination of metals where each has a different resistive property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Inventor: Larry Robert Forbes
  • Publication number: 20070284127
    Abstract: An electrical cable that minimizes frequency sensitive group delay for consumer products and industrial use. A method constructing an electrical cable that minimizes frequency sensitive group delay for consumer products and industrial use. The cables utilize flat conductor made from resistive conductors. In other embodiments the conductors use a combination of metals where each has a different resistive property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventor: Larry Robert Forbes
  • Publication number: 20070173545
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the elucidation of specific molecular features of endogenous 2-oxoacid molecules and their derivatives for activating hypoxia-inducible gene expression by inactivating hypoxia-inducible factor hydroxylating enzymes. This invention identifies agents that can be used to induce tissue vascularization, treat anemias, induce tolearance to stroke and heart attacks, improve tissue healing and improve organ transplantation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2004
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Ajay Verma, Huasheng Lu, Robert Forbes, Clifton Dalgard, Ahmed Mohyeldin, Ronald Zenk
  • Publication number: 20070062882
    Abstract: A method of reducing odors from dewatered biosolids cake includes adding an aluminum-containing compound to digested wastewater sludge prior to dewatering, thereby binding odor-causing proteins with the aluminum-containing compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Gregory Adams, Yen-Chih Chen, Robert Forbes, Matthew Higgins, John Novak, Jay Witherspoon
  • Publication number: 20060021920
    Abstract: Pond filters are generally discussed herein with particular discussions extended to pond filters having a filter mode and a backflush mode. In accordance with aspects of the present invention, the pond filters incorporate a flow controller positioned inside a housing capable of being manipulated using a control knob located on the outside of the housing. The control knob moves a flow gate to direct incoming fluid flow to flow along a first direction for filtering or a second direction for backflushing the filter cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Forbes, Brett Thompson, Miguel Larios
  • Patent number: 6051141
    Abstract: A method of treating water containing silicon-containing impurities in a concentration of up to 10,000 parts per million by weight of the water, by contacting the water over a period of time with a particulate solid which entrains silicon-containing impurities in the water and subsequently separating the water from the particulate solid, wherein the particulate solid is a high alumina cement which is anhydrous when first contacted by the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Imerys Minerals Limited
    Inventors: Neil Robert Forbes, Thomas Richard Jones