Patents by Inventor Simon Mackenzie

Simon Mackenzie 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: 20140086961
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes compositions containing cyclodextrin and methods of using cyclodextrins to stimulate or enhance the immune system and response in fish. Methods of enhancing the efficacy of a fish vaccine by administering cyclodextrin to the fish are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicants: UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA, UWM RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Frederick W. Goetz, Rebecca Klaper, Simon MacKenzie
  • Publication number: 20080108650
    Abstract: A phosphodiesterase 10A inhibitor serving as an effective prophylactic or therapeutic agent for Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and schizophrenia. The PDE10A inhibitor contains as an active ingredient a pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine derivative represented by the following general formula: wherein R1 and R2 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbons; and R3 is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbons, or a lower alkoxyl group having 1 to 3 carbons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: Michiaki Nagasawa, Simon MacKenzie
  • Patent number: 7296796
    Abstract: This invention is directed toward a multiple dice device and operational system utilizing one or more inner dice enclosed within a clear, outer die with independent rolling and chance capabilities. Within a clear outer die there is enclosed one or more inner dice which roll independently of the outer die, such that with a roll on the outer die by a user two or more chance results can be obtained. The outer and inner dice can be the standard 1-6 numerical dice, purely directional dice, dice with symbols on them or a combination of the various possible surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Inventor: Simon Mackenzie
  • Publication number: 20070197482
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to the methods of treating brain diseases and compounds for treating brain diseases, and more specifically relates to using compounds that are able to modulate guanine nucleotide exchange factors for proteins belonging to the Rap family of small GTPases to treat diseases of the brain, such as Alzheimer's and Schizophrenia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2004
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: Scottish Biomedical Limited
    Inventors: Ian McPhee, Catherine Breslin, Justin Kewney, Simon MacKenzie, Ann Cooreman, Lucien Charles Gibson, Morag McFarlane, Stephen Hammond
  • Publication number: 20060237903
    Abstract: This invention is directed toward a multiple dice device and operational system utilizing one or more inner dice enclosed within a clear, outer die with independent rolling and chance capabilities. Within a clear outer die there is enclosed one or more inner dice which roll independently of the outer die, such that with a roll on the outer die by a user two or more chance results can be obtained. The outer and inner dice can be the standard 1-6 numerical dice, purely directional dice, dice with symbols on them or a combination of the various possible surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventor: Simon Mackenzie
  • Publication number: 20060106054
    Abstract: A phosphodiesterase 10A inhibitor serving as an effective prophylactic or therapeutic agent for Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and schizophrenia. The PDE10A inhibitor contains as an active ingredient a pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine derivative represented by the following general formula: wherein R1 and R2 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbons; and R3 is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbons, or a lower alkoxyl group having 1 to 3 carbons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Michiaki Nagasawa, Simon Mackenzie