Patents by Inventor Wesley Peter Blackaby

Wesley Peter Blackaby 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: 20240101589
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) that function as inhibitors of METTL3 (N6-adenosine-methyltransferase 70 kDa subunit) enzyme activity: W—X—Y—Z (I) wherein X, Y and Z are each as defined herein. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in the treatment of proliferative disorders, such as cancer, and autoimmune diseases, as well as other diseases or conditions in which METTL3 activity is implicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: DAVID JAMES HARDICK, Wesley Peter Blackaby, Elizabeth Jane Thomas, Frederick Arthur Brookfield, Jon Shepherd, Christian Bubert, Mark Peter Ridgill
  • Publication number: 20230391770
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) that function as inhibitors of METTL3 (N6-adenosine-methyltransferase 70 kDa subunit) enzyme activity: X—Y—Z (I) wherein X, Y and Z are each as defined herein. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in the treatment of proliferative disorders, such as cancer, and autoimmune diseases, as well as other diseases or conditions in which METTL3 activity is implicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: David James Hardick, Wesley Peter Blackaby, Elizabeth Jane Thomas, Frederick Arthur Brookfield, Jon Shepherd, Christian Bubert, Mark Peter Ridgill
  • Patent number: 11725010
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) that function as inhibitors of METTL3 (N6-adenosine-methyltransferase 70 kDa subunit) enzyme activity: X—Y—Z??(I) wherein X, Y and Z are each as defined herein. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in the treatment of proliferative disorders, such as cancer, and autoimmune diseases, as well as other diseases or conditions in which METTL3 activity is implicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Storm Therapeutics Limited
    Inventors: Wesley Peter Blackaby, Elizabeth Jane Thomas, David James Hardick, Jon Shepherd, Frederick Arthur Brookfield, Christian Bubert, Mark Peter Ridgill
  • Publication number: 20230085408
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) that function as inhibitors of METTL3 (N6-adenosine-methyltransferase 70 kDa subunit) enzyme activity: X—Y—Z5 (I) wherein X, Y and Z are each as defined herein. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in the treatment of proliferative disorders, such as cancer, and autoimmune diseases, as well as other diseases or conditions in which METTL3 activity 10 is implicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Wesley Peter BLACKABY, David James HARDICK, Elizabeth Jane THOMAS, Frederick Arthur BROOKFIELD, Christian BUBERT, Jon SHEPHERD, Mark Peter RIDGILL
  • Publication number: 20230002378
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) that function as inhibitors of METTL3 (N6-adenosine-methyltransferase 70 kDa subunit) enzyme activity: X—Y—Z??(I) wherein X, Y and Z are each as defined herein. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in the treatment of proliferative disorders, such as cancer, and autoimmune diseases, as well as other diseases or conditions in which METTL3 activity is implicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Wesley Peter Blackaby, Elizabeth Jane Thomas, David James Hardick, Jon Shepherd, Frederick Arthur Brookfield, Christian Bubert, Mark Peter Ridgill
  • Publication number: 20220370453
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds that function as inhibitors and/or degraders of BCDIN3D activity. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in the treatment of proliferative disorders, such as cancer, as well as other diseases or conditions in which BCDIN3D activity is implicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Wesley Peter Blackaby, Elizabeth Jane Thomas, David James Hardick, Lisa Marie Frost, Frederick Arthur Brookfield, Boris Aillard
  • Patent number: 10155259
    Abstract: The invention relates to FSH receptor antagonist according to general formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and to a pharmaceutical composition containing the same. The compounds can be used for the treatment and prevention of endometriosis, for the treatment and prevention of pre-menopausal and peri-menopausal hormone-dependent breast cancer, for contraception, and for the treatment of uterine fibroids and other menstrual-related disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V.
    Inventors: Wesley Peter Blackaby, Martin De Kort, Mark Enthoven, Paul Stuart Hinchliffe, Christian Bernard Matthijs Poulie, Cornelis Marius Timmers, Saskia Verkaik
  • Publication number: 20150329545
    Abstract: The invention relates to FSH receptor antagonist according to general formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and to a pharmaceutical composition containing the same. The compounds can be used for the treatment and prevention of endometriosis, for the treatment and prevention of pre-menopausal and peri-menopausal hormone-dependent breast cancer, for contraception, and for the treatment of uterine fibroids and other menstrual-related disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Wesley Peter Blackaby, Martin De Kort, Mark Enthoven, Paul Stuart Hinchliffe, Christian Bernard Matthijs Poulie, Cornelis Marius Timmers, Saskia Verkaik
  • Patent number: 9127007
    Abstract: The invention relates to FSH receptor antagonist according to general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and to a pharmaceutical composition containing the same. The compounds can be used for the treatment and prevention of endometriosis, for the treatment and prevention of pre-menopausal and peri-menopausal hormone-dependent breast cancer, for contraception, and for the treatment of uterine fibroids and other menstrual-related disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V.
    Inventors: Wesley Peter Blackaby, Martin De Kort, Mark Enthoven, Paul Stuart Hinchliffe, Christian Bernard Matthijs Poulie, Cornelis Marius Timmers, Saskia Verkaik
  • Patent number: 9044463
    Abstract: The invention relates to FSH receptor antagonist according to general formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and to a pharmaceutical composition containing the same. The compounds can be used for the treatment and prevention of endometriosis, for the treatment and prevention of pre-menopausal and peri-menopausal hormone-dependent breast cancer, for contraception, and for the treatment of uterine fibroids and other menstrual-related disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V.
    Inventors: Wesley Peter Blackaby, Martin De Kort, Mark Enthoven, Paul Stuart Hinchliffe, Cristian Bernard Matthijs Poulie, Cornelis Marius Timmers, Saskia Verkaik
  • Patent number: 8993757
    Abstract: The invention relates to a N-piperidin-4-yl derivative having the general Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and to the use of said N-piperidin-4-yl derivatives for the treatment and prevention of endometriosis, for the treatment and prevention of pre-menopausal and peri-menopausal hormone-dependent breast cancer, for contraception, or for the treatment of uterine fibroids or other menstrual-related disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V.
    Inventors: Ines Huisman, Marcelis Van Der Stelt, Wouter Wiedenhof, Charles Anthony Graham Baker-Glenn, Wesley Peter Blackaby, Naimisha Trivedi
  • Publication number: 20140350043
    Abstract: The invention relates to FSH receptor antagonist according to general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and to a pharmaceutical composition containing the same. The compounds can be used for the treatment and prevention of endometriosis, for the treatment and prevention of pre-menopausal and peri-menopausal hormone-dependent breast cancer, for contraception, and for the treatment of uterine fibroids and other menstrual-related disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Wesley Peter Blackaby, Martin De Kort, Mark Enthoven, Paul Stuart Hinchliffe, Christian Bernard Matthijs Poulie, Cornelis Marius Timmers, Saskia Verkaik
  • Publication number: 20140329822
    Abstract: The invention relates to a N-piperidin-4-yl derivative having the general Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and to the use of said N-piperidin-4-yl derivatives for the treatment and prevention of endometriosis, for the treatment and prevention of pre-menopausal and peri-menopausal hormone-dependent breast cancer, for contraception, or for the treatment of uterine fibroids or other menstrual-related disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Ines Huisman, Marcelis Van Der Stelt, Wouter Wiedenhof, Charles Anthony Graham Baker-Glenn, Wesley Peter Blackaby, Naimisha Trivedi
  • Publication number: 20140256725
    Abstract: The invention relates to FSH receptor antagonist according to general formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and to a pharmaceutical composition containing the same. The compounds can be used for the treatment and prevention of endometriosis, for the treatment and prevention of pre-menopausal and peri-menopausal hormone-dependent breast cancer, for contraception, and for the treatment of uterine fibroids and other menstrual-related disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Wesley Peter Blackaby, Martin De Kort, Mark Enthoven, Paul Stuart Hinchliffe, Christian Matthijs Poulie, Cornelis Marius Timmers, Saskia Vertaik
  • Patent number: 8163956
    Abstract: A compound of the formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, Ar, A, n and m are defined herein, is disclosed as a GlyT1 inhibitor; pharmaceutical compositions containing the compound of the formula (I) are also disclosed as are their use in medicine, for example in the treatment of schizophrenia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Wesley Peter Blackaby, Ian Thomas Huscroft, Linda Elizabeth Keown, Richard Thomas Lewis, Piotr Antoni Raubo, Leslie Joseph Street, Christopher George Thomson, Joanne Thomson
  • Publication number: 20110098325
    Abstract: The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds, and more specifically to certain pyridine benzamide and pyrazine benzamide compounds (referred to herein as PDBA and PZBA compounds) which, inter alia, inhibit protein kinase D (PKD) (e.g., PKD1, PKD2, PKD3). 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 PKD, and in the treatment of diseases and conditions that are mediated by PKD, that are ameliorated by the inhibition of PKD, etc., including proliferative conditions such as cancer, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: CANCER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Tony Michael Raynham, Timothy Robin Hammonds, Mark David Charles, Grégoire Alexandre Pave, Caroline Heather Foxton, Wesley Peter Blackaby, Adrian Philip Stevens, Chukuemeka Tennyson Ekwuru
  • Patent number: 7851638
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula I: wherein R1 is an alkyl, phenyl, heterocyclyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, ester, amino or amide group; R2 is a phenyl, heterocyclyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl or cycloalkylalkyl group; R3 is an alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, amino or heterocyclyl group; R4 and R5 are hydrogen or alkyl or form a cycloalkyl ring; A is O or N; and m is zero or one; as inhibitors of GlyT1 and thus as useful for treating or preventing diseases such as schizophrenia; with the provision of pharmaceutical compositions, first and second medical uses and methods of treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited
    Inventors: Wesley Peter Blackaby, Jose Luis Castro Pineiro, Richard Thomas Lewis, Elizabeth Mary Naylor, Leslie Joseph Street
  • Publication number: 20100222317
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I); and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and individual enantiomers and diastereomers thereof, as GIyT1 inhibitors for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2006
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Wesley Peter Blackaby, Richard Thomas Lewis, Elizabeth Mary Naylor
  • Publication number: 20100029726
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula I: wherein R1 is an alkyl, phenyl, heterocyclyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, ester, amino or amide group; R2 is a phenyl, heterocyclyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl or cycloalkylalkyl group; R3 is an alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, amino or heterocyclyl group; R4 and R5 are hydrogen or alkyl or form a cycloalkyl ring; A is O or N; and m is zero or one; as inhibitors of GlyT1 and thus as useful for treating or preventing diseases such as schizophrenia; with the provision of pharmaceutical compositions, first and second medical uses and methods of treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Wesley Peter Blackaby, Jose Luis Castro Pineiro, Richard Thomas Lewis, Elizabeth Mary Naylor, Leslie Joseph Street
  • Patent number: 7655644
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I), wherein both p's are one or two, R1 is generally heteroaryl or cycloalkyl, R2 is C3-6cycloalkyl or phenyl and R3 is heteroaryl, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as GlyT1 inhibitors for treating schizophrenia, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and methods for their preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited
    Inventors: Wesley Peter Blackaby, Stephen Robert Fletcher, Andrew Jennings, Richard Thomas Lewis, Elizabeth Mary Naylor, Leslie Joseph Street, Joanne Thomson