Patents by Inventor Heinz Altmann

Heinz Altmann 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: 6710047
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I, wherein r is 0 to 2, n is 0 to 2; m is 0 to 4; R1 and R2 (i) are in each case a lower alkyl, or (ii) together form a bridge in subformula I* or (iii) together form a bridge in subformula I** wherein one or two of the ring members T1, T2, T3, and T4 are nitrogen, and the remainder are in each case CH; A, B, D, and E are N or CH, wherein not more than 2 of these radicals are N; G is lower alkylene, acyloxy- or hydroxy-lower alkylene, —CH2—O—, —CH2—S—, —CH2—NH—, oxa, thia, or imino; Q is methyl; R is H or lower alkyl; X is imino, oxa, or thia; Y is aryl, pyridyl, or (un)substituted cycloalkyl; and Z is mono- or disubstited amino, halogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, hydroxy, etheritied or esterified hydroxy, nitro, cyano, carboxy, esterified carboxy, alkanoyl, carbamoyl, N-mono- or N,N-disubstituted carbamoyl, amidino, guanidino, mercapto, sulfo, phenylthio, p
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Guido Bold, Jörg Frei, Peter Traxler, Karl-Heinz Altmann, Helmut Mett, David Raymond Stover, Jeanette Marjorie Wood
  • Publication number: 20040039026
    Abstract: The invention relates to cis- and trans-12, 13-cyclopropyl and 12,13-cyclobutyl epothilones of formula I to IV 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2002
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: The Scripps Research Institute
    Inventors: Kyriacos C. Nicoloou, Kenji Namoto, Andreas Ritzen, Mitsuru Shoji, Trond Ulven, Karl-Heinz Altmann
  • Patent number: 6670468
    Abstract: The invention relates to an oligonucleotide derivative which comprises at least one nucleoside building block of the formula (I) The invention furthermore relates to nucleoside building blocks, intermediates and processes for preparing the oligonucleotide derivatives and the nucleoside building blocks. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and to uses of the oligonucleotide derivatives and the nucleoside building blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Bernard Cuenoud, Karl-Heinz Altmann, Pierre Martin, Heinz Ernst Moser
  • Publication number: 20030191129
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I, 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Guido Bold, Jorg Frei, Peter Traxler, Karl-Heinz Altmann, Helmut Mett, David Raymond Stover, Jeanette Marjorie Wood
  • Publication number: 20030186618
    Abstract: A hybrid brassiere is provided. The brassiere has a brassiere body having a pair of side wings/back panels made of circular knit fabric and an integrally knitted band. The brassiere also has a pair of breast cups made from one or more fabrics, namely woven, non-woven, warp knitted, and weft knitted fabrics, and an attachment for connecting the pair of breast cups to the brassiere body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicant: Sara Lee Corporation
    Inventors: Jon Oneyear, Heinz Altmann, Sandra Ann Waitz, Donald Burleson
  • Patent number: 6608071
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein r is from 0 to 2; n is from 0 to 2; m is from 0 to 4; A, B, D and E are each independently of the others N or CH, with the proviso that not more than two of those radicals are N; G is lower alkylene, —CH2—O—, —CH2—S—, —CH2—NH—, oxa (—O—), thia (—S—) or imino (—NH—), or is lower alkylene substituted by acyloxy or by hydroxy; Q is lower alkyl, especially methyl; R is H or lower alkyl; X is imino, oxa or thia; Y is lower alkyl or, especially, aryl, heteroaryl or unsubstituted or substituted cycloalkyl; and Z is amino, mono- or di-substituted amino, halogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, hydroxy, etherified or esterified hydroxy, nitro, cyano, carboxy, esterified carboxy, alkanoyl, carbamoyl, N-mono- or N,N-di-substituted carbamoyl, amidino, guanidino, mercapto, sulfo, phenylthio, phenyl-lower alkylthio, alkylphenylthio, phenylsulfinyl, phenyl-lowe
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Altmann, Guido Bold, Paul William Manley
  • Publication number: 20030064992
    Abstract: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Altmann, Guido Bold, Pascal Furet, Paul William Manley, Jeanette Marjorie Wood, Stefano Ferrari, Francesco Hofmann, Jurgen Mestan, Andreas Huth, Martin Kruger, Dieter Seidelmann, Andreas Menrad, Martin Haberey, Karl-Heinz Thierauch
  • Patent number: 6514974
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I, wherein r is 0 to 2, n is 0 to 2; m is 0 to 4; R1 and R2 (i) are in each case a lower alkyl, or (ii) together form a bridge in subformula I* or (iii) together form a bridge in subformula I** wherein one or two of the ring members T1, T2, T3, and T4 are nitrogen, and the remainder are in each case CH; A, B, D, and E are N or CH, wherein not more than 2 of these radicals are N; G is lower alkylene, acyloxy- or hydroxy-lower alkylene, —CH2—O—, —CH2—S—, —CH2—NH—, oxa, thia, or imino; Q is methyl; R is H or lower alkyl; X is imino, oxa, or thia; Y is aryl, pyridyl, or (un)substituted cycloalkyl; and Z is mono- or disubstited amino, halogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, hydroxy, etherified or esterified hydroxy, nitro, cyano, carboxy, esterified carboxy, alkanoyl, carbamoyl, N-mono- or N,N-disubstituted carbamoyl, amidino, guanidino, mercapto, sulfo, phenylthio, p
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Guido Bold, Jörg Frei, Peter Traxler, Karl-Heinz Altmann, Helmut Mett, David Raymond Stover, Jeanette Marjorie Wood
  • Patent number: 6451991
    Abstract: Oligonucleotides are provided which have increased nuclease resistance, substituent groups for increasing binding affinity to complementary nucleic acid strand, and subsequences of 2′-deoxy-erythro-pentofuranosyl nucleosides that activate RNase H. Such oligonucleotides are useful for diagnostics and other research purposes, for modulating the expression of a protein in organisms, and for the diagnosis, detection and treatment of other conditions susceptible to ooligonucleotide therapeutics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignees: ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Novartis AG
    Inventors: Pierre Martin, Karl-Heinz Altmann, Phillip Dan Cook, Brett P. Monia
  • Patent number: 6448277
    Abstract: Described are compounds of formula (I), wherein W is O or S; X is NR8; Y is CR9R10—(CH2)n wherein R9 and R10 are independently of each other hydrogen or lower alkyl, and n is an integer of from and including 0 to and including 3; or Y is S02; R1 is aryl; R2 is a mono- or bicyclic heteroaryl group comprising one or more ring nitrogen atoms with the exception that R2 cannot represent 2-phthalimidyl, and in case of Y=SO2 cannot represent 2,1,3-benzothiadiazol-4-yl; any of R3, R4, R5 and R6, independently of the other, is H or a substituent other than hydrogen; and R7 and R8, independently of each other, are H or lower alkyl; or a N-oxide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for the preparation of a pharmaceutical product for the treatment of a neoplastic disease which responds to an inhibition of the VEGF receptor tyrosine kinase activity. The compounds of formula (I) can be used for the treatment e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignees: Novartis AG, Schering Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Altmann, Guido Bold, Pascal Furet, Paul William Manley, Jeanette Marjorie Wood, Stefano Ferrari, Francesco Hofmann, Jürgen Mestan, Andreas Huth, Martin Krüger, Dieter Seidelmann, Andreas Menrad, Martin Haberey, Karl-Heinz Thierauch
  • Publication number: 20020091261
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I, 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventors: Guido Bold, Jorg Frei, Peter Traxler, Karl-Heinz Altmann, Helmut Mett, David Raymond Stover, Jeanette Marjorie Wood
  • Patent number: 6387927
    Abstract: The invention relates to anti-tumour-effective compounds of formula (I), wherein the radicals have the meanings given in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Novatis AG
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Altmann, Guido Bold, Giorgio Caravatti, Andreas Flörsheimer
  • Patent number: 6350878
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of synthesis for a compound of formula (I), wherein R is a heterocyclyl moiety and X1, X2, X3 and X4 are, independently of each other, protecting groups, which is appropriate for the synthesis of epothilone B and desoxyepothione B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Altmann, Armin Bauer, Dieter Schinzer
  • Publication number: 20020019414
    Abstract: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Altmann, Guido Bold, Pascal Furet, Paul William Manley, Jeanette Marjorie Wood, Stefano Ferrari, Francesco Hofmann, Jurgen Mestan, Andreas Huth, Martin Kruger, Dieter Seidelmann, Andreas Menrad, Martin Haberey, Karl-Heinz Thierauch
  • Publication number: 20020010181
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Altmann, Guido Bold, Paul William Manley
  • Patent number: 6329519
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) wherein B1 is a radical of a nucleoside base, R1 is hydrogen or a hydroxy-protecting group, R2 is hydrogen, hydroxy or a 2′-nucleoside-modifying atom or group, R3 is an unsubstituted or substituted C1 to C10 alkyl, C2 to C10 alkenyl, C4 to C10 cycloalkylalkyl, C6 to C10 aryl or C7 to C13 aralkyl group, and Z is halogen or a group of formula (II) where R4 and R5 are each independently an unsubstituted or substituted C1 to C10 alkyl, C2 to C10 alkenyl, C4 to C10 cycloalkylalkyl, C6 to C10 aryl or C7 to C13 aralkyl group, or R4 is said group and R5 is hydrogen or R4 and R5 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached denote a five- to thirteen-membered heterocyclic ring, or Z is a group of formula (III): Nuc-O—, where Nuc is the residue of a natural or synthetic nucleoside or oligonucleotide after removal of a 5′-hydroxyl group therefrom attached through a 5′-methylene thereof to the indicated oxygen atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Paul Collingwood, Heinz Ernst Moser, Karl-Heinz Altmann, Mark Edward Douglas
  • Patent number: 6291668
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oligonucleotide derivative which is specifically hybridizable to a region of a RNA deriving from the gene encoding human Bcl-2 protein, the region being selected from the group consisting of a region comprising a sequence corresponding to a sequence ranging from base position no. 1880 (5′) to no. 1899 (3′), or comprising at least a part thereof, of the human Bcl-2 cDNA, and a region comprising the translation termination codon of the RNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Annemarie Ziegler, Uwe Zangemeister-Wittke, Doriano Fabbro, Karl-Heinz Altmann
  • Patent number: 6258812
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I, wherein r is 0 to 2, n is 0 to 2; m is 0 to 4; R1 and R2 (i) are in each case a lower alkyl, or (ii) together form a bridge in subformula I* (I*) or (iii) together form a bridge in subformula I** (I**), wherein one or two of the ring members T1, T2, T3, and T4 are nitrogen, and the remainder are in each case CH; A, B, D, and E are N or CH, wherein not more than 2 of these radicals are N; G is lower alkylene, acyloxy- or hydroxy-lower alkylene, —CH2—O—, —CH2—S—, —CH2—NH—, oxa, thia, or imino; Q is methyl; c is H or lower alkyl; X is imino, oxa, or thia; Y is aryl, pyridyl, or (un)substituted cycloalkyl; and Z is mono- or disubstited amino, halogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, hydroxy, etherified or esterified hydroxy, nitro, cyano, carboxy, esterified carboxy, alkanoyl, carbamoyl, N-mono- or N,N-disubstituted carbamoyl, amidino, guanidino, mercapto, sulfo, p
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Guido Bold, Jörg Frei, Peter Traxler, Karl-Heinz Altmann, Helmut Mett, David Raymond Stover, Jeanette Marjorie Wood
  • Patent number: 6153599
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression of protein kinase C. Oligonucleotides are provided which are targeted to nucleic acids encoding PKC. The oligonucleotides contain a methoxyethoxy (--O--CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3) modification at the 2' position of at least one nucleotide. Methods of inhibiting PKC expression and methods of treating conditions associated with expression of PKC using oligonucleotides of the invention are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignees: ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Novartis AG
    Inventors: Nicholas M. Dean, Pierre Martin, Karl-Heinz Altmann
  • Patent number: 5998385
    Abstract: Oligonucleotides are provided which are targeted to nucleic acids encoding human c-raf and capable of inhibiting raf expression. The oligonucleotides contain a methoxyethoxy (2'-O--CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3) modification at the 2' position of at least one nucleotide. Methods of inhibiting the expression of human raf using oligonucleotides of the invention are also provided. The present invention further comprises methods of inhibiting hyperproliferation of cells and methods of treating abnormal proliferative conditions which employ oligonucleotides of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Brett P. Monia, Pierre Martin, Karl-Heinz Altmann