Patents by Inventor Theresa Maria Ballard

Theresa Maria Ballard 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: 9932335
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula wherein R1, Y1, Y2, X, R and n are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Theresa Maria Ballard, Emmanuel Pinard, Herve Schaffhauser, Katrin Groebke Zbinden, Thomas Ryckmans, Alexander Flohr
  • Publication number: 20160194321
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula wherein R1 halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, cyano, phenyl, C(O)NHCH3, C(O)NH2, lower alkyl substituted by halogen or is a five-membered heteroaryl group, optionally substituted by lower alkyl; Y1 is N or CH; Y2 is CH; and if Y1 is CH, Y1 and Y2 may form together with the C-atoms to which they are attached a ring, containing —CH?N—N(CH3)—, —CH?N—N(H)—; X is CH or N; R is (CH2)m-cycloalkyl, optionally substituted by hydroxy, lower alkoxy or lower alkyl, or is tetrahydropyran, optionally substituted by hydroxy, or is lower alkoxy, substituted by hydroxy, or is lower alkyl substituted by one or two hydroxy, or is (CH2)m-pyridinyl, optionally substituted by hydroxy, lower alkyl or lower alkyl substituted by hydroxy, or is L-phenyl, optionally substituted by hydroxy, lower alkyl or lower alkyl substituted by hydroxy, and L is a bond, —CH(CH2OH)— or —CH2CH(OH)—; n is 0, 1 or 2; m is 0 or 1; or to a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt, to
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Theresa Maria BALLARD, Emmanuel PINARD, Herve SCHAFFHAUSER, Katrin GROEBKE ZBINDEN, Thomas RYCKMANS, Alexander FLOHR
  • Patent number: 7235547
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase (AChE inhibitor) and a metabotropic glutamate receptor 2 antagonist (mGluR2 antagonist) and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. The invention also relates to a method of treating and/or preventing acute and/or chronic neurological disorders comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment and/or prevention a therapeutically effective amount of said AChE inhibitor and mGluR2 antagonist as well as a kit comprising said AChE inhibitor and mGluR2 antagonist. In particular, the mGluR2 antagonist relates to the compound of formula I wherein, R1, R2, R3, X and Y are described hereinabove. The combination of the AChE inhibitor and mGluR2 antagonist is useful for treating and/or preventing chronic neurological disorders. These disorders include Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Theresa Maria Ballard, Silvia Gatti McArthur, Erwin Goetschi, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Johannes Woltering
  • Patent number: 6849624
    Abstract: The invention is the compounds 2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(1,1-dioxo-1?6-thiomorpholin-4-yl)-4-o-tolyl-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide and 2-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-N-[6-(1,1-dioxo-1?6-thiomorpholin-4-yl)-4-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-pyridin-3-yl]-N-methyl-isobutyramide. Compounds of the invention are useful in pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of migraine, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, bronchial hyperreactivity, inflammatory bowel disease or for the treatment of disorders including Parkinson's disease, anxiety, depression, pain, headache, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, edema, allergic rhinitis, Crohn's disease, ocular injury, ocular inflammatory diseases, psychosis, motion sickness, induced vomiting, emesis, urinary incontinence, psychoimmunologic or psychosomatic disorders, cancer, withdrawal symptoms of addictive drugs from opiates or nicotine, traumatic brain injury or benign prostatic hyperplasia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Theresa Maria Ballard, Torsten Hoffmann, Sonia Maria Poli, Patrick Schnider, Andrew Sleight
  • Publication number: 20030064983
    Abstract: The invention is the compounds
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Theresa Maria Ballard, Torsten Hoffmann, Sonia Maria Poli, Patrick Schnider, Andrew Sleight