Patents Represented by Attorney Joseph T. Majka
  • Patent number: 8329919
    Abstract: The invention relates to new forms of salts of valsartan or crystalline, also partly crystalline and amorphous salts of valsartan, the respective production and usage, and pharmaceutical preparations containing such a salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventor: Erwin E Marti
  • Patent number: 8278339
    Abstract: The invention relates to new salts of valsartan or crystalline, also partly crystalline and amorphous salts of valsartan, the respective production and usage, and pharmaceutical preparations containing such a salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Erwin Marti, Hans R Oswald, Peter Bühlmayer, Wolfgang Marterer
  • Patent number: 8252751
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound The instant invention relates to a compound of formulae (I A), (I B), (X A), (X B), (Y A) or (Y B), wherein R? represents and R? represents hydrogen, hydroxy, C1-C7alkoxy, C1-C8-alkanoyloxy, or R5R4N—CO—O—, where R4 and R5 independently are C1-C7alkyl or phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by a substitutent selected from C1-C7alkyl, C1-C7alkoxy, halogen and trifluoromethyl and where R4 additionally is hydrogen; or R4 and R5 together represent C3-C6alkylene; in free form or in form of a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt. Compounds of formulae (I A), (I B), (X A), (X B), (Y A) or (Y B) inhibit DPP-IV (dipeptidyl-peptidase-IV) activity. They are therefore indicated for use as pharmaceuticals in inhibiting DPP-IV and in the treatment of conditions mediated by DPP-IV, such as non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, arthritis, obesity, osteoporosis and further conditions of impaired glucose tolerance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Hassiepen, Matthias Kittelmann
  • Patent number: 8101599
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a combination of organic compounds, a pharmaceutical composition and a kit of parts comprising said combination of organic compounds and to a method of treatment or prevention of certain conditions or diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Suraj S Shetty, Randy L Webb
  • Patent number: 7728024
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method or process for the manufacture of blood pressure lowering agents, such as valsartan, novel intermediates as well as process steps in said synthesis. The method or process leads via the novel intermediate salts of the formula IA, or a tautomer thereof, wherein [kat]n+ is a cation and n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Gottfried Sedelmeier, Dominique Grimler
  • Patent number: 7700784
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the manufacture of intermediates that may be used for the manufacture of ARBs (also called angiotension II receptor antagonists or AT1 receptor antagonists) comprising as a common structural feature a (1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-biphenyl ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Christoph Krell, Hans Hirt
  • Patent number: 7687528
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a combination, especially a pharmaceutical composition, comprising as active ingredients (i) an AT1-receptor antagonist or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; (ii) (a) an insulin secretion enhancer or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or (b) an insulin sensitizer or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and, in case of a pharmaceutical composition, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Malcolm Allison, Marjorie R Gatlin
  • Patent number: 7560446
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of an angiotensin II receptor antagonist or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of acute MI and for the secondary prevention of acute MI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Jessica M Mann, Pascale Oddou, Eric M Neuhart
  • Patent number: 7297789
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of polymorph Form I of 2-methyl-4-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-10H-thieno[2,3-b][1,5] benzodiazepine, or olanzapine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Sandoz, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiren V. Patel, Anup K. Ray, Pramod B. Patel, Mahendra R. Patel
  • Patent number: 6894162
    Abstract: Cefuroxime in the form of a salt with n-butylamine; and its use for the production of cefuroxime axetil or for the production of the sodium salt of cefuroxime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Sandoz GmbH
    Inventor: Peter Kremminger
  • Patent number: 6376746
    Abstract: The invention relates to plants, seeds and DNA constructs containing DNA that is either SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 8, or SEQ ID NO: 9, or the complementary or double stranded sequence thereof, as well as a method for their preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Paradigm Genetics, Inc.
    Inventor: Andreas S. Kloti
  • Patent number: 6360482
    Abstract: A spray booth is provided for reproducible application of agrichemicals to plants. The spray booth comprises a support member for supporting a plurality of plants, a cover having a plurality of sides and a top and forming an enclosure with the support member for enclosing the plants therein, an agrichemical source for providing a pressurized agrichemical, and a spray arm having a spray mechanism operably connected to the agrichemical source. Preferably, the spray arm is disposed within the enclosure and over the support member such that it extends across the width of the support member. The spray mechanism is used for spraying a predetermined amount of the agrichemical therefrom in the form of a fine mist along the length of the spray arm. Advantageously, at least one of the support member and the spray arm is laterally moveable relative to the other such that the plants disposed both lengthwise and widthwise on the support member are substantially uniformly misted with the agrichemical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Paradigm Genetics, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas C. Boyes
  • Patent number: 6358968
    Abstract: Novel halo-N-substituted urea compounds and pharmaceutical compositions are disclosed which are inhibitors of the enzyme, farnesyl protein transferase. Also disclosed is a method of inhibiting Ras function and therefore inhibiting the abnormal growth of cells. The method comprises administering the novel halo-N-substituted urea compound to a biological system. In particular, the method inhibits the abnormal growth of cells in a mammals such as a human.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Stacy W. Remiszewski, Alan K. Mallams
  • Patent number: 6353155
    Abstract: A method for preparing transgenic plants and seeds is claimed. The method is particularly useful for high-throughput transformation of plants, such as Arabidopsis thaliana, using many different types of DNA sequences of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Paradigm Genetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas S. Klöti, Rao Mulpuri
  • Patent number: 6331663
    Abstract: This invention relates to plants, seeds and DNA constructs containing DNA that is either SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:11, or SEQ ID NO:20, or the complementary or double stranded sequence thereof, as well as a method for their preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Assignee: Paradigm Genetics, Inc.
    Inventor: Andreas S. Kloti
  • Patent number: 6326164
    Abstract: The invention is directed to methods and compositions for the determination of deoxyxylulose 5-phosphate synthase (DXPS) activity. The methods and compositions of the invention are amenable to high-throughput screening assays for the identification of inhibitors and enhancers of DXPS activity. Such compounds have use in the modulation of plant and microbial growth. The compositions of the invention are DXPS fragments and chimeric polypeptides that have increased solubility as compared to the wild-type DXPS polypeptide. These DXPS fragments and chimeric polypeptides can be recombinantly expressed and purified in quantities suitable for high-throughput screening assays. The assays of the invention are based on the detection of substrates of DXPS that remain after a DXPS reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Paradigm Genetics, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Rice, Andreas S. Kloti, John M. Crawford, Jr., Beth Lanning, Sandy J. Stewart
  • Patent number: 6320044
    Abstract: A process for recovering a lipophilic oligosaccharide antibiotic from an aqueous fermentation broth containing the lipophilic oligosaccharide antibiotic admixed with impurities, by-products and/or suspended solids, comprising: a) combining said fermentation broth with an adsorbent; b) adjusting the pH of the broth to alkaline in order to solubilize the antibiotic in the broth; c) allowing sufficient time for the solubilized antibiotic in the alkaline broth to be adsorbed by the adsorbent; d) adjusting the pH of the broth to about neutral in order to stabilize the antibiotic adsorbed on the adsorbent; and e) separating the adsorbent to which the antibiotic is adsorbed from the broth. A medium for storing an oligosaccaride antibiotic comprising an adsorbent having a lipophilic oligosaccaride antibiotic adsorbed thereon is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Yair Alroy, Steven Blaisdell, Allan Morenberg, Schaefer Eugene
  • Patent number: 6303365
    Abstract: The invention relates to DNA which encodes Arabidopsis 1-deoxy-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase and to a method of identifying modulators of the 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase and 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignees: Paradigm Genetics, Inc. R.T.P, Bayer Ag
    Inventors: William Frank Martin, Ruediger Hain, Klaus-Guenther Tietjen, Marco Busch, Andreas S. Kloti
  • Patent number: 6290936
    Abstract: A colored, sunscreen emulsion is disclosed which employs a water-soluble dye or a blend of water-soluble dyes whose color substantially disappears when the sunscreen emulsion dries after it is spread on the skin and/or is rubbed out. The coloration in the sunscreen enables the user to more effectively protect against sunburn by allowing more complete and uniform coverage of the sunscreeen on the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Schering-Plough HealthCare Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jamie S. Ross, Elaine M. Morefield
  • Patent number: 6261541
    Abstract: A colored, sunless tanning emulsion is disclosed which employs a water-soluble dye or a blend of water-soluble dyes whose color substantially disappears when the sunless tanning emulsion dries after it is spread on the skin and/or is rubbed out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Schering-Plough HealthCare Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Inna Karpov, Elaine M. Morefield, Jamie S. Ross