Patents by Inventor Rodney Brian Hargreaves

Rodney Brian Hargreaves 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: 7951830
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a compound of Formula (I) or a salt, solvate or prodrug thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, n and m are as described in the specification, in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of a disease condition mediated through glucokinase (GLK), such as type 2 diabetes. The invention also relates to a novel group of compounds of Formula (I) and to methods for preparing compounds of Formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Scott Boyd, Peter William Rodney Caulkett, Rodney Brian Hargreaves, Suzanne Saxon Bowker, Roger James, Clifford David Jones, Darren McKerrecher, Michael Howard Block, Craig Johnstone
  • Publication number: 20090227592
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a compound of Formula (I) or a salt, solvate or prodrug thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, n and m are as described in the specification, in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of a disease condition mediated through glucokinase (GLK), such as type 2 diabetes. The invention also relates to a novel group of compounds of Formula (I) and to methods for preparing compounds of Formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Scott BOYD, Peter William Rodney CAULKETT, Rodney Brian HARGREAVES, Suzanne Saxon BOWKER, Roger JAMES, Clifford David JONES, Darren McKERRECHER, Michael Howard BLOCK, Craig JOHNSTONE
  • Patent number: 7524957
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a compound of Formula (I) or a salt, solvate or prodrug thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, n and m are as described in the specification, in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of a disease condition mediated through glucokinase (GLK), such as type 2 diabetes. The invention also relates to a novel group of compounds of Formula (I) and to methods for preparing compounds of Formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Scott Boyd, Peter William Rodney Caulkett, Rodney Brian Hargreaves, Suzanne Saxon Bowker, Roger James, Clifford David Jones, Darren McKerrecher, Michael Howard Block, Craig Johnstone
  • Publication number: 20080207636
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a compound of Formula (I) or a salt, solvate or prodrug thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, n and m are as described in the specification, in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of a disease condition mediated through glucokinase (GLK), such as type 2 diabetes. The invention also relates to a novel group of compounds of Formula (I) and to methods for preparing compounds of Formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Scott Boyd, Peter William Rodney Caulkett, Rodney Brian Hargreaves, Suzanne Saxon Bowker, Roger James, Clifford David Jones, Darren McKerrecher, Michael Howard Block, Craig Johnstone
  • Patent number: 7390908
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a compound of Formula (I) or a salt, solvate or prodrug thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, n and m are as described in the specification, in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of a disease condition mediated through glucokinase (GLK), such as type 2 diabetes. The invention also relates to a novel group of compounds of Formula (I) and to methods for preparing compounds of Formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Scott Boyd, Peter William Rodney Caulkett, Rodney Brian Hargreaves, Suzanne Saxon Bowker, Roger James, Craig Johnstone, Clifford David Jones, Darren McKerrecher, Michael Howard Block
  • Patent number: 7230108
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), wherein one of R1 and R2 is selected from a group (IA), ring A is substituted pyridin-z-yl of thiazol-z-yl, the other substituents are as described in the description and their use in the treatment or prevention of a disease or medical conditions mediated through glucokinase
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Rodney Brian Hargreaves, Christopher Daniel Davies
  • Patent number: 7199140
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds of Formula (I) or a salt, solvate or prodrug thereof, wherein A, R1, R2, R3, n and m are described in the specification, useful in the treatment of a disease or condition mediated through glucokinase (GLK), such as type 2 diabetes. The invention also relates to methods for preparing compounds of Formula (I) and their use as medicaments in the treatment of diseases mediated by glucokinase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Barry Raymond Hayter, Gordon Stuart Currie, Rodney Brian Hargreaves, Peter William Rodney Caulkett, Roger James
  • Patent number: 7160906
    Abstract: The invention related to novel compounds of Formula (I) or a salt, solvate or prodrug thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, n and m are as described in the specification, useful in the treatment of a disease or condition mediated through glucokinase (GLK), such as type 2 diabetes. The invention also relates to methods for preparing compounds of Formula (I) and their use as medicaments in the treatment of diseases mediated by glucokinase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Barry Raymond Hayter, Gordon Stuart Currie, Rodney Brian Hargreaves, Roger James, Clifford David Jones, Darren McKerrecher, Joanne Victoria Allen, Peter William Rodney Caulkett, Craig Johnstone, Harold Gaskin
  • Publication number: 20040214868
    Abstract: The invention related to novel compounds of Formula (I) or a salt, solvate or prodrug thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, n and m are as described in the specification, useful in the treatment of a 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Barry Raymond Hayter, Gordon Stuart Currie, Rodney Brian Hargreaves, Roger James, Clifford David Jones, Darren McKerrecher, Joanne Victoria Allen, Peter William Rodney Caulkett, Craig Johnstone, Harold Gaskin
  • Patent number: 6787556
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of certain benzoic acid derivatives of formula (I), as disclosed in the specification, which act as peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) agonists, in particular states of insulin resistance including type 2 gamma receptors (PPAR), and so are useful therapeutically in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Novel pharmaceutical compositions and novel compounds are also defined, together with methods of their production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Rodney Brian Hargreaves, Paul Robert Owen Whittamore
  • Patent number: 5654298
    Abstract: This invention concerns novel aminopyridinium compounds of the formula I wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are selected from the following combinations: ##STR1## (a) one of R.sup.2 and R.sup.6 is a basic group selected from amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino of up to eight carbon atoms, pyrrolidino, piperidino and morpholino, or is alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, phenyl, phenylalkyl, cycloalkyl or cycloalkylalkyl; and the other of R.sup.2 and R.sup.6 is hydrogen, alkyl or one of the above defined basic groups;R.sup.1 is alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, phenylalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl; and R.sup.3 and R.sup.5 are independently hydrogen, alkyl or alkenyl;(b) R.sup.2 is a basic group as defined above, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 together form alkylene or, together with the appendant carbon atoms of the pyridine ring, complete a benzene ring; has any of the meanings defined in(a) above; and R.sup.3 is hydrogen, alkyl or alkenyl; and(c) R2 has any of the meanings defined above and R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries
    Inventors: Stuart Dennett Mills, Rodney Brian Hargreaves, Bernard Joseph McLoughlin