Patents by Inventor Robert Heald

Robert Heald 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: 20110142826
    Abstract: The invention relates to azaindolizines of formula I-a or I-b with anti-cancer and/or anti-inflammatory activity and more specifically to azaindolizines which inhibit MEK kinase activity. The invention provides compositions and methods useful for inhibiting abnormal cell growth or treating a hyperproliferative disorder, or treating an inflammatory disease in a mammal. The invention also relates to methods of using the compounds for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis or treatment of mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Stephen Price, Robert Heald, Peter Hewitt
  • Patent number: 7923456
    Abstract: The invention relates to imidazopyridines of formula I with anti-cancer and/or anti-inflammatory activity and more specifically to imidazopyridines which inhibit MEK kinase activity. The invention provides compositions and methods useful for inhibiting abnormal cell growth or treating a hyperproliferative disorder, or treating an inflammatory disease in a mammal. The invention also relates to methods of using the compounds for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis or treatment of mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Price, Robert Heald, Wendy Lee, Mark E. Zak, Joanne Frances Mary Hewitt
  • Publication number: 20110076292
    Abstract: Benzoxazepin compounds of Formula I, including stereoisomers, geometric isomers, tautomers, solvates, metabolites and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein: Z1 is CR1 or N; Z2 is CR2 or N; Z3 is CR3 or N; Z4 is CR4 or N; and B is a pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, or triazolyl ring fused to the benzoxepin ring, are useful for inhibiting lipid kinases including p110 alpha and other isoforms of PI3K, and for treating disorders such as cancer mediated by lipid kinases. Methods of using compounds of Formula I for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis, prevention or treatment of such disorders in mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Nicole Blaquiere, Steven Do, Danette Dudley, Adrian Folkes, Robert Heald, Timothy Heffron, Mark Jones, Aleksandr Kolesnikov, Chudi Ndubaku, Alan G. Olivero, Stephen Price, Steven Staben, Lan Wang
  • Publication number: 20110076291
    Abstract: Benzoxepin compounds of Formula I, and including stereoisomers, geometric isomers, tautomers, solvates, metabolites and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein: Z1 is CR1 or N; Z2 is CR2 or N; Z3 is CR3 or N; Z4 is CR4 or N; and where (i) X1 is N and X2 is S, (ii) X1 is S and X2 is N, (iii) X1 is CR7 and X2 is S, (iv) X1 is S and X2 is CR7; (v) X1 is NR8 and X2 is N, (vi) X1 is N and X2 is NR8, (vii) X1 is CR7 and X2 is O, (viii) X1 is O and X2 is CR7, (ix) X1 is CR7 and X2 is C(R7)2, (x) X1 is C(R7)2 and X2 is CR7; (xi) X1 is N and X2 is O, or (xii) X1 is O and X2 is N, are useful for inhibiting lipid kinases including p110 alpha and other isoforms of PI3K, and for treating disorders such as cancer mediated by lipid kinases. Methods of using compounds of Formula I for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis, prevention or treatment of such disorders in mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Nicole Blaquiere, Steven Do, Danette Dudley, Adrian Folkes, Richard Goldsmith, Robert Heald, Timothy Heffron, Aleksandr Kolesnikov, Chudi Ndubaku, Alan G. Olivero, Stephen Price, Steven Staben, BinQing Wei
  • Publication number: 20100280063
    Abstract: The invention relates to imidazopyridines of formula I with anti-cancer and/or anti-inflammatory activity and more specifically to imidazopyridines which inhibit MEK kinase activity. The invention provides compositions and methods useful for inhibiting abnormal cell growth or treating a hyperproliferative disorder, or treating an inflammatory disease in a mammal. The invention also relates to methods of using the compounds for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis or treatment of mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Stephen Price, Robert Heald, Pascal Pierre Alexandre Savy
  • Publication number: 20100004269
    Abstract: The invention relates to imidazopyridines of formula I with anti-cancer and/or anti-inflammatory activity and more specifically to imidazopyridines which inhibit MEK kinase activity. The invention provides compositions and methods useful for inhibiting abnormal cell growth or treating a hyperproliferative disorder, or treating an inflammatory disease in a mammal. The invention also relates to methods of using the compounds for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis or treatment of mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Price, Robert Heald, Wendy Lee, Mark E. Zak, Joanne Frances Mary Hewitt
  • Patent number: 7115619
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to certain N8,N13-disubstituted quino[4,3,2-kl]acridinium salts of formula (Q?) which inhibit telomerase wherein: p is an integer from 0 to 4; q is an integer from 0 to 3; r is an integer from 0 to 4; each RA is —H or a ring substituent; each RB is —H or a ring substituent; each RC is —H or a ring substituent; RN8 is a nitrogen substituent; RN13 is a nitrogen substituent; and, Q is an anion. The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to inhibit telomerase, to regulate cell proliferation, and in the treatment of proliferative conditions, such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Malcolm F. G. Stevens, Lloyd R Kelland, Robert A Heald
  • Publication number: 20040063739
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to certain N8,N13-disubstituted quino[4,3,2-kl]acridinium salts of formula (Q−) which inhibit telomerase wherein: p is an integer from 0 to 4; q is an integer from 0 to 3; r is an integer from 0 to 4; each RA is —H or a ring substituent; each RB is —H or a ring substituent; each RC is —H or a ring substituent; RN8 is a nitrogen substituent; RN13 is a nitrogen substituent; and, Q is an anion. The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to inhibit telomerase, to regulate cell proliferation, and in the treatment of proliferative conditions, such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Malcolm F. G. Stevens, Lloyd R. Kelland, Robert A. Heald