Patents by Inventor Erwin Goetschi

Erwin Goetschi 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: 8962834
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula wherein the substituents are as described in claim 1. Compounds of formula I are modulators for amyloid beta and thus, they may be useful for the treatment or prevention of a disease associated with the deposition of ?-amyloid in the brain, in particular Alzheimer's disease, and other diseases such as cerebral amyloid angiopathy, hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis, Dutch-type (HCHWA-D), multi-infarct dementia, dementia pugilistica and Down syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Karlheinz Baumann, Alexander Flohr, Erwin Goetschi, Helmut Jacobsen, Synese Jolidon, Thomas Luebbers
  • Patent number: 8664216
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with spiro-dihydrotetraazabenzoazulenes, i.e. spiro-5,6-dihydro-4H-2,3,5,10b-tetraaza-benzo[e]azulenes of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3, X, Y, Z, m and n are as described herein. The compounds according to the invention act as V1a receptor modulators and are useful as therapeutics acting peripherally and centrally in the conditions of dysmenorrhea, male or female sexual dysfunction, hypertension, chronic heart failure, inappropriate secretion of vasopressin, liver cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome, anxiety, depressive disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, autistic spectrum disorders, schizophrenia, and aggressive behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Caterina Bissantz, Erwin Goetschi, Roland Jakob-Roetne, Raffaello Masciadri, Emmanuel Pinard, Hasane Ratni, Mark Rogers-Evans, Patrick Schnider
  • Patent number: 8486967
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula where hetaryl I, hetaryl II, R1, R2, R3, R4, m, n, and o are as defined in the specification or to pharmaceutically active acid addition salts thereof. The compounds of formula I are modulators for amyloid beta and thus may be useful for the treatment or prevention of a disease associated with the deposition of ?-amyloid in the brain, in particular Alzheimer's disease, and other diseases such as cerebral amyloid angiopathy, hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis, Dutch-type (HCHWA-D), multi-infarct dementia, dementia pugilistica and Down syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Karlheinz Baumann, Alexander Flohr, Erwin Goetschi, Luke Green, Synese Jolidon, Henner Knust, Anja Limberg, Thomas Luebbers, Andrew Thomas
  • Patent number: 8389717
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and Ar are as defined in the specification and claims, or to pharmaceutically active acid addition salts of such compounds. Compounds of formula I are modulators for amyloid beta and may be useful for the treatment or prevention of a disease associated with the deposition of ?-amyloid in the brain, in particular Alzheimer's disease, and other diseases such as cerebral amyloid angiopathy, hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis, Dutch-type (HCHWA-D), multi-infarct dementia, dementia pugilistica and Down syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Erwin Goetschi, Synese Jolidon, Thomas Luebbers
  • Patent number: 8349844
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein A, E G, J, L, M, R1, R2, and R3 are as defined in the specification and claims. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for preparing the compounds and compositions. The compounds are metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonists and are useful for the treatment of a variety of CNS disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Silvia Gatti McArthur, Erwin Goetschi, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Johannes Woltering
  • Patent number: 8288403
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis, Dutch-type (HCHWA-D), multi-infarct dementia, dementia pugilistica and Down syndrome which comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3, V, W, Y, and Z are as defined herein or a pharmaceutically active acid addition salt of such compounds. The invention also relates to a subgenus of such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing them, as well as methods for their manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Karlheinz Baumann, Erwin Goetschi, Synese Jolidon, Anja Limberg, Thomas Luebbers
  • Publication number: 20120190682
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and Ar are as defined in the specification and claims, or to pharmaceutically active acid addition salts of such compounds. Compounds of formula I are modulators for amyloid beta and may be useful for the treatment or prevention of a disease associated with the deposition of ?-amyloid in the brain, in particular Alzheimer's disease, and other diseases such as cerebral amyloid angiopathy, hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis, Dutch-type (HCHWA-D), multi-infarct dementia, dementia pugilistica and Down syndrome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Erwin Goetschi, Synese Jolidon, Thomas Luebbers
  • Patent number: 8183262
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), a process for the manufacture thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use for treating CNS disorders: wherein A, B, X, Y, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the description and claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Silvia Gatti McArthur, Erwin Goetschi, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Johannes Woltering
  • Publication number: 20120041002
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein A, E G, J, L, M, R1, R2, and R3 are as defined in the specification and claims. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for preparing the compounds and compositions. The compounds are metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonists and are useful for the treatment of a variety of CNS disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Silvia Gatti McArthur, Erwin Goetschi, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Johannes Woltering
  • Patent number: 8093263
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein A, E G, J, L, M, R1, R2, and R3 are as defined in the specification and claims. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for preparing the compounds and compositions. The compounds are metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonists and are useful for the treatment of a variety of CNS disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Silvia Gatti McArthur, Erwin Goetschi, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Johannes Woltering
  • Patent number: 8063048
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein R1 to R3, A, M, L, E, G, and J are as defined in the description and claims. The invention also relates to a process for the manufacture of such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods for treating CNS disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Silvia Gatti McArthur, Erwin Goetschi, Wylie Solang Palmer, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Johannes Woltering
  • Publication number: 20110201605
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula where hetaryl I, hetaryl II, R1, R2, R3, R4, m, n, and o are as defined in the specification or to pharmaceutically active acid addition salts thereof. The compounds of formula I are modulators for amyloid beta and thus may be useful for the treatment or prevention of a disease associated with the deposition of ?-amyloid in the brain, in particular Alzheimer's disease, and other diseases such as cerebral amyloid angiopathy, hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis, Dutch-type (HCHWA-D), multi-infarct dementia, dementia pugilistica and Down syndrome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Karlheinz Baumann, Alexander Flohr, Erwin Goetschi, Luke Green, Synese Jolidon, Henner Knust, Anja Limberg, Thomas Luebbers, Andrew Thomas
  • Publication number: 20110190269
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula wherein R1, R1?, R2, R3, n, A, and hetaryl are defined herein or to pharmaceutically active acid addition salts thereof. The present compounds of formula I are modulators for amyloid beta and thus, they may be useful for the treatment or prevention of a disease associated with the deposition of ?-amyloid in the brain, in particular Alzheimer's disease, and other diseases such as cerebral amyloid angiopathy, hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis, Dutch-type (HCHWA-D), multi-infarct dementia, dementia pugilistica and Down syndrome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Karlheinz Baumann, Erwin Goetschi, Luke Green, Synese Jolidon, Henner Knust, Anja Limberg, Thomas Luebbers, Andrew Thomas
  • Patent number: 7923450
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, X and Y are as defined herein and to pharmaceutically active acid addition salts thereof. The compounds can be used for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis, Dutch-type (HCHWA-D), multi-infarct dementia, dementia pugilistica or Down syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Karlheinz Baumann, Alexander Flohr, Erwin Goetschi, Helmut Jacobsen, Synese Jolidon, Thomas Luebbers
  • Publication number: 20100210642
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein R1 to R3, A, M, L, E, G, and J are as defined in the description and claims. The invention also relates to a process for the manufacture of such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods for treating CNS disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Silvia Gatti McArthur, Erwin Goetschi, Wylie Solang Palmer, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Johannes Woltering
  • Patent number: 7718661
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein R1 to R3, A, M, L, E, G, and J are as defined in the description and claims. The invention also relates to a process for the manufacture of such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods for treating CNS disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Silvia Gatti McArthur, Erwin Goetschi, Wylie Solang Palmer, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Johannes Woltering
  • Publication number: 20100120751
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with spiro-dihydrotetraazabenzoazulenes, i.e. spiro-5,6-dihydro-4H-2,3,5,10b-tetraaza-benzo[e]azulenes of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3, X, Y, Z, m and n are as described herein. The compounds according to the invention act as V1a receptor modulators and are useful as therapeutics acting peripherally and centrally in the conditions of dysmenorrhea, male or female sexual dysfunction, hypertension, chronic heart failure, inappropriate secretion of vasopressin, liver cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome, anxiety, depressive disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, autistic spectrum disorders, schizophrenia, and aggressive behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Caterina Bissantz, Erwin Goetschi, Roland Jakob-Roetne, Raffaello Masciadri, Emmanuel Pinard, Hasane Ratni, Mark Rogers-Evans, Patrick Schnider
  • Publication number: 20100120874
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis, Dutch-type (HCHWA-D), multi-infarct dementia, dementia pugilistica and Down syndrome which comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3, V, W, Y, and Z are as defined herein or a pharmaceutically active acid addition salt of such compounds. The invention also relates to a subgenus of such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing them, as well as methods for their manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Karlheinz Baumann, Erwin Goetschi, Synese Jolidon, Anja Limberg, Thomas Luebbers
  • Publication number: 20100093731
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and Ar are as defined in the specification and claims, or to pharmaceutically active acid addition salts of such compounds. Compounds of formula I are modulators for amyloid beta and may be useful for the treatment or prevention of a disease associated with the deposition of ?-amyloid in the brain, in particular Alzheimer's disease, and other diseases such as cerebral amyloid angiopathy, hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis, Dutch-type (HCHWA-D), multi-infarct dementia, dementia pugilistica and Down syndrome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Erwin Goetschi, Synese Jolidon, Thomas Luebbers
  • Patent number: 7642264
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (Ia), a process for the manufacture thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use for treating CNS disorders: wherein A, B, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the description and claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Silvia Gatti McArthur, Erwin Goetschi, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Johannes Woltering