Patents by Inventor Stuart Thomas

Stuart Thomas 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: 20130012512
    Abstract: There are provided inter alia compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, Ar, L, X, R3 and Q are as defined in the specification for use in therapy, especially in the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ito, Peter Strong, William Garth Rapeport, Peter John Murray, John King-Underwood, Jonathan Gareth Williams, Stuart Thomas Onions, Simon Christopher Hirst, David Michel Adrien Taddei, Catherine Elisabeth Charron
  • Patent number: 8299074
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds of formula (I): which are inhibitors of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase enzymes, particularly the alpha and gamma kinase sub-types thereof, and their use in therapy, including in pharmaceutical combinations, especially in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, including inflammatory diseases of the lung, such as COPD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: RespiVert Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ito, Peter Strong, William Garth Rapeport, Peter John Murray, John King-Underwood, Jonathan Gareth Williams, Stuart Thomas Onions, Kevin Joly, Catherine Elisabeth Charron
  • Patent number: 8299073
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, including all stereoisomers, tautomers and isotopic derivatives thereof, which are inhibitors of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase enzymes (referred to herein as p38 MAP kinase inhibitors), particularly the alpha and gamma kinase sub-types thereof, and their use in therapy, including in pharmaceutical combinations, especially in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, including inflammatory diseases of the lung, such as COPD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Respivert Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ito, Peter Strong, William Garth Rapeport, Peter John Murray, John King-Underwood, Jonathan Gareth Williams, Stuart Thomas Onions, Simon Christopher Hirst, David Michel Adrien Taddei, Catherine Elisabeth Charron
  • Patent number: 8293771
    Abstract: There is provided a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, including all tautomers thereof, compositions comprising the same, use of said compound and compositions for treatment, in particular for the treatment of asthma and COPD, and processes for the preparation of said compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Respivert Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ito, Peter Strong, William Garth Rapeport, John King-Underwood, Jonathan Gareth Williams, Stuart Thomas Onions, Peter John Murray, Catherine Elisabeth Charron
  • Patent number: 8293748
    Abstract: There are provided inter alia compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, Ar, L, X, R3 and Q are as defined in the specification for use in therapy, especially in the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Respivert Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ito, Peter Strong, William Garth Rapeport, Peter John Murray, John King-Underwood, Jonathan Gareth Williams, Stuart Thomas Onions, Simon Christopher Hirst, David Michel Adrien Taddei, Catherine Elisabeth Charron
  • Patent number: 8285624
    Abstract: A method for managing redemptions, the method comprising: receiving, a request to redeem shares of a fund for a given market participant (MP), comprising a number of shares to redeem or a value-specifying parameter; communicating before a strike time an identification of a set of assets to distribute including a number of each one of the assets, to a MP representative, which MP representative is restricted from liquidating and disclosing the set of assets; calculating, a true-up amount, based on a monetary value at the strike time of the set of assets and either the monetary value as of the strike time of the number of shares requested to be redeemed, or the monetary value as of the strike time comprising a number of shares approximated by the value-specifying parameter, causing a transfer of all or a portion of the set of assets to the MP representative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: D12 Ventures, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Edward Kuhnle, George Tedesche Simon, John Stuart Thomas, Mark Steven Criscitello, Daniel Joseph McCabe
  • Patent number: 8217050
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound which is (a) an amino acid derivative of formula (I) or a tautomer thereof, or (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, N-oxide, hydrate or solvate thereof: wherein R1, R2, L1, Het, A, x, y and W are as defined herein. The compounds are useful in the treatment of diseases mediated by HSP90.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Chroma Therapeutics Limited
    Inventors: David Festus Charles Moffat, Simon Christopher Hirst, Stuart Thomas Onions
  • Patent number: 8106091
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (IA) or (IB) are inhibitors of IkB kinase (IKK) activity, and are useful in the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases: wherein R7 is hydrogen or optionally substituted (C1-C6)alkyl; ring A is an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl ring of 5-13 ring atoms; Z is a radical of formula R-L1-Y1—(CH2)z—, wherein: z is 0 or 1; R is a radical of formula (X) or (Y) R1 is a carboxylic acid group (—COOH), or an ester group which is hydrolysable by one or more intracellular esterase enzymes to a carboxylic acid group; R6 is hydrogen, or optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C7 cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl or —(C?O)R3, —(C?O)OR3, or —(C?O)NR3 wherein R3 is hydrogen or optionally substituted (C1-C6)alkyl; Y1 is a bond, —(C?O)—, —S(O2)—, —C(?O)O—, —OC(?O)—, —(C?O)NR3—, —NR3(C?O)—, —S(O2)NR3—, —NR3S(O2)—, or —NR3(C?O)NR4—, wherein R3 and R4 are independently hydrogen or optionally substituted (C1-C6)alkyl, L1 is a divalent linker radical of formula -(Alk1)m(Q)n(Alk2)p- wherei
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Chroma Therapeutics Ltd.
    Inventors: David Charles Festus Moffat, Stephen John Davies, Michael Hugh Charlton, Simon Christopher Hirst, Stuart Thomas Onions, Jonathon Gareth Williams
  • Publication number: 20120023035
    Abstract: A method, system and program product for managing redemptions for a collective investment vehicle, the method comprising: performing a creation event; calculating and disseminating automatically an intraday indicative value (IIV); performing a redemption event, comprising: receiving, a request to redeem shares of the collective investment vehicle for a given MP, with the request to redeem shares comprising a number of shares to redeem or a value-specifying parameter; communicating before a strike time an identification of first set of one or more assets to distribute including a number of each one of the assets, to a market participant representative (MP representative), acting on behalf of the given MP for which the collective investment vehicle shares were received, which MP representative is governed by an agreement imposing a restriction on liquidation and disclosure of the first set of assets; calculating, a redemption true-up monetary amount, based on a monetary value at the strike time of the first set
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Paul Edward KUHNLE, George Tedesche Simon, John Stuart Thomas, Mark Steven Criscitello, Daniel Joseph McCabe
  • Publication number: 20110312963
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds of formula (I): which are inhibitors of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase enzymes, particularly the alpha and gamma kinase sub-types thereof, and their use in therapy, including in pharmaceutical combinations, especially in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, including inflammatory diseases of the lung, such as COPD
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ito, Peter Strong, William Garth Rapeport, Peter John Murray, John King-Underwood, Jonathan Gareth Williams, Stuart Thomas Onions, Kevin Joly, Catherine Elisabeth Charron
  • Publication number: 20110294812
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, including all stereoisomers, tautomers and isotopic derivatives thereof, which are inhibitors of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase enzymes (referred to herein as p38 MAP kinase inhibitors), particularly the alpha and gamma kinase sub-types thereof, and their use in therapy, including in pharmaceutical combinations, especially in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, including inflammatory diseases of the lung, such as COPD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ito, Peter Strong, William Garth Rapeport, Peter John Murray, John King-Underwood, Jonathan Gareth Williams, Stuart Thomas Onions, Simon Christopher Hirst, David Michel Adrien Taddei, Catherine Elisabeth Charron
  • Publication number: 20110269800
    Abstract: There is provided a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, including all tautomers thereof, compositions comprising the same, use of said compound and compositions for treatment, in particular for the treatment of asthma and COPD, and processes for the preparation of said compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ito, Peter Strong, William Garth Rapeport, John King-Underwood, Jonathan Gareth Williams, Stuart Thomas Onions, Peter John Murray, Catherine Elisabeth Charron
  • Publication number: 20110212962
    Abstract: There are provided inter alia compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, Ar, L, X, R3 and Q are as defined in the specification for use in therapy, especially in the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ito, Peter Strong, William Garth Rapeport, Peter John Murray, John King-Underwood, Jonathan Gareth Williams, Stuart Thomas Onions, Simon Christopher Hirst, David Michel Adrien Taddei, Catherine Elisabeth Charron
  • Patent number: 8003695
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (IA) or (IB) are inhibitors of IkB kinase (IKK) activity, and are useful in the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases: Formula (A) and (B) wherein R7 is hydrogen or optionally substituted (C1-C6)alkyl; ring A is an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl ring of 5-13 ring atoms; Z is (a) a radical of formula R1R2CHNH—Y-L1-X1—(CH2)z— wherein: z is 0 or 1; R1 is a carboxylic acid group (—COOH), or an ester group which is hydrolysable by one or more intracellular esterase enzymes to a carboxylic acid group; R2 is the side chain of a natural or non-natural alpha amino acid; Y is a bond, —C(?O)—, —S(?P)2-, —C(?O)O—, —C(?O)NR3-, —C(?S)—NR3, —C(?NH)—NR3 or —S(?O)2NR3— wherein R3 is hydrogen or optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl; L is a divalent linker radical of formula -(Alk1)m(Q)(Alk2)p- wherein m, n, p, Q, AIk1 and AIk2 are as defined in the claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Chroma Therapeutics Ltd.
    Inventors: David Festus Charles Moffat, Stephen John Davies, Michael Hugh Charlton, Simon Christopher Hirst, Stuart Thomas Onions, Jonathan Gareth Williams
  • Patent number: 7983981
    Abstract: A collective investment vehicle that provides cash distributions. The distributions provide a cash flow to holders of the collective investment vehicle securities, and also allow the value of the collective investment vehicle securities to be reset to a target level. The distributions may be scheduled to occur periodically, or may be based on the occurrence of specific events including company events, economic events, political events, etc. In some embodiments, the funds required for cash distributions are obtained without incurring any capital gains, and the distributions may be treated as a return of capital.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: M7Ventures, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Joseph McCabe, John Stuart Thomas, Mark Steven Criscitello, Paul Edward Kuhnle, George Tedesche Simon
  • Patent number: 7925562
    Abstract: An ETF pricing mechanism for use in managed Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) or other collective investment vehicle (CIV) that retains the confidentiality of the vehicle's assets. The method of pricing may comprise: selecting a security price for each portfolio security, wherein each selected security price is associated with a time offset within a pricing interval, and wherein the time offsets are not identical for all of the selected security prices; generating a plurality of partial price components based on the selected security prices; determining a intra-day indicative value (IIV) of a CIV share in response to the plurality of partial price components; and, publishing the determined IIV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Diz Ventures
    Inventors: Paul Edward Kuhnle, George Tedesche Simon, John Stuart Thomas, Mark Steven Criscitello, Daniel Joseph McCabe
  • Publication number: 20110039920
    Abstract: Cyclopentyl(2S,4E)-2-amino-5-{3-[4-carbamoyl-5(carbamoylamino)-2-thienyl]phenyl}pent-4-enoate; Cyclopentyl 5-{3-[4-carbamoyl-5-(carbamoylamino)-2-thienyl]phenyl}-L-norvalinate; Cyclopentyl(2S,4E)-2-amino-5-{3-[4-carbamoyl-5-(carbamoylamino)-2-thienyl]-5-methylphenyl}pent-4-enoate; Cyclopentyl(25,4E)-2-amino-5-{5-[4-carbamoyl-5-(carbamoylamino)-2-thienyl]-2-methylphenyl}pent-4-enoate; Cyclopentyl O-{3-[4-carbamoyl-5-(carbamoylamino)-2-thienyl]phenyl}-L-homoserinate; Cyclopentyl O-{3-[4-carbamoyl-5-(carbamoylamino)-2-thienyl]phenyl}-L-homoserinate; Cyclopentyl N-{3-[4-carbamoyl-5-(carbamoylamino)-2-thienyl]benzyl}-L-alaninate; and tert-Butyl N-{3-[4-carbamoyl-5-(carbamoylamino)-2-thienyl]benzyl}-L-alaninate are hydrolysed to the corresponding carboxylic acids by intracellular carboxylesterases, and are useful for the inhibition of IKK? activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: CHROMA THERAPEUTICS LTD.
    Inventors: David Festus Charles Moffat, Stephen John Davies, Michael Hugh Charlton, Simon Christopher Hirst, Jonathon Gareth Williams, Stuart Thomas Onions
  • Patent number: 7813987
    Abstract: An ETF creation and redemption mechanism for use in managed Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) that retains the confidentiality of the ETF assets. An agency relationship is established with an AP representative who receives the underlying securities from the ETF as part of a like kind exchange in a redemption event. In an alternative embodiment, the AP representative may be used to obtain the portfolio securities as directed by the ETF to perform a creation event. The representative relationship is preferably established by an authorized participant (AP) according an agreement between the AP and the ETF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: D12 Ventures, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Edward Kuhnle, George Tedesche Simon, John Stuart Thomas, Mark Steven Criscitello, Daniel Joseph McCabe
  • Publication number: 20100087515
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (IA) or (IB) are inhibitors of IkB kinase (IKK) activity, and are useful in the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases: Formula (A) and (B) wherein R7 is hydrogen or optionally substituted (C1-C6)alkyl; ring A is an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl ring of 5-13 ring atoms; Z is (a) a radical of formula R1R2CHNH—Y-L1-X1—(CH2)z— wherein: z is 0 or 1; R1 is a carboxylic acid group (—COOH), or an ester group which is hydrolysable by one or more intracellular esterase enzymes to a carboxylic acid group; R2 is the side chain of a natural or non-natural alpha amino acid; Y is a bond, —C(?O)—, —S(?P)2-, —C(?O)O—, —C(?O)NR3-, —C(?S)—NR3, —C(?NH)—NR3 or —S(?O)2NR3— wherein R3 is hydrogen or optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl; L is a divalent linker radical of formula -(Alk1)m(Q)(Alk2)p- wherein m, n, p, Q, AIk1 and AIk2 are as defined in the claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: Chroma Terapeutics Ltd
    Inventors: David Festus Charles Moffat, Stephen John Davies, Michael Hugh Charlton, Simon Christopher Hirst, Stuart Thomas Onions, Jonathan Gareth Williams
  • Publication number: 20100069473
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (IA) or (IB) are inhibitors of IkB kinase (IKK) activity, and are useful in the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases: wherein R7 is hydrogen or optionally substituted (C1-C6)alkyl; ring A is an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl ring of 5-13 ring atoms; Z is a radical of formula R-L1-Y1—(CH2)z—, wherein: z is 0 or 1; R is a radical of formula (X) or (Y) R1 is a carboxylic acid group (—COOH), or an ester group which is hydrolysable by one or more intracellular esterase enzymes to a carboxylic acid group; R6 is hydrogen, or optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C7 cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl or —(C?O)R3, —(C?O)OR3, or —(C?O)NR3 wherein R3 is hydrogen or optionally substituted (C1-C6)alkyl; Y1 is a bond, —(C?O)—, —S(O2)—, —C(?O)O—, —OC(?O)—, —(C?O)NR3—, —NR3(C?O)—, —S(O2)NR3—, —NR3S(O2)—, or —NR3(C?O)NR4—, wherein R3 and R4 are independently hydrogen or optionally substituted (C1-C6)alkyl, L1 is a divalent linker radical of formula -(Alk1)m(Q)n(Alk2)p- wherein
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: CHROMA THERAPEUTICS LTD.
    Inventors: David Festus Charles Moffat, Stephen John Davies, Michael Hugh Charlton, Simon Christopher Hirst, Stuart Thomas Onions, Jonathon Gareth Williams