Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Norbert Gruenfeld
  • Patent number: 5071858
    Abstract: Disclosed are 3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzothiopyran-3-yl-methyl- and ethylamines useful as antipsychotics, processes for the preparation of said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing same, and a method of treating psychotic disorders by administering said compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1991
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Alan J. Hutchison
  • Patent number: 5071861
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with aromatase inhibiting compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein R and Ro represent hydrogen or lower alkyl; or R and Ro located on adjacent carbon atoms and together when combined with the benzene ring to which they are attached form a naphthalene or tetrahydronaphthalene ring; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently represent hydrogen, lower alkyl, (lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-lower alkyl)-thio, lower alkenyl, aryl, aryl-lower alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -cycloalkyl, or C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -cycloalkyl-lower alkyl; or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 combined represent lower alkylidene, mono- or di-aryl-lower alkylidene; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 combined also represent C.sub.4 -C.sub.6 -straight chain alkylene, lower alkyl-substituted straight chain alkylene or ortho-phenylene bridged-C.sub.2 -C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1991
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Bowman, Ronald E. Steele, Leslie J. Browne
  • Patent number: 5063233
    Abstract: The compound of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R, R.sub.3 and R.sub.5 independently represent hydrogen or hydroxy provided that at least one of R, R.sub.3 and R.sub.5 represents hydroxy; R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, lower alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 -alkenyl, hydroxy-lower alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl or optionally substituted cycloalkyl-lower alkyl, bicycloalkyl, bicycloalkyl-lower alkyl, adamantyl, tetrahydropyranyl, tetrahydrothiopyranyl, tetrahydropyranyl-lower alkyl, tetrahydrothiopyranyl-lower alkyl, adamantyl-lower alkyl, aryl-hydroxy-lower alkyl, aryl, aryl-lower alkyl, aryl-C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -cycloalkyl, 9-fluorenyl, 9-fluorenyl-lower alkyl or cycloalkenyl-lower alkyl; or R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1991
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Jen Chen, Alan J. Hutchison
  • Patent number: 5057506
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with the phosphonic acids of formula I ##STR1## wherein one or both of the acidic hydroxy groups of the phosphonic acid moiety may be functionalized in form of pharmaceutically acceptable mono- or di- esters; wherein Y represent optionally substituted 2-carboxypyrrolidinyl, 2-carboxy-2,5-dihydropyrrolyl, 2-carboxy-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridinyl, 2-carboxy-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridinyl, 2-carboxypiperidinyl, 2-carboxyetrahydroquinolinyl or 2-carboxyperhydroquinolinyl, 2-carboxyl-2,3-dihydroindolyl or 2-carboxyperhydroindolyl as described herein, and in each of which the carboxy group may be functionalized in form of a pharmaceutical acceptable ester or amide; A represents a direct bond, lower alkenylene, lower alkylidene or lower alkylene provided that A does not represent a direct bond when Y represents 2-carboxypyrolidinyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; which are useful for the treatment of nervous system disorders in mammals and as antagonists of the N-methyl-D
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1991
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Shaw, Knneth R. Shaw, Josef A. Schneider
  • Patent number: 5034381
    Abstract: Disclosed are 2-substituted adenosine derivatives of the formula ##STR1## in which R represents a substituted amino grouping of the formula ##STR2## as defined herein; pharmaceutically acceptable ester derivatives thereof in which free hydroxy groups are esterified in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable prodrug ester; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds; methods for their preparation; and their use in mammals as therapeutically effective adenosine-2 (A-2) agonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Alan J. Hutchison, John E. Francis
  • Patent number: 5025025
    Abstract: Disclosed are the compounds of formula ##STR1## wherein A represents lower alkylene; B represents oxygen, sulfur, lower alkylene, lower alkylene interrupted by oxygen, sulfur, sulfinyl or sulfonyl, (oxy-, sulfinyl-, sulfonyl- or thio)-lower alkylene, lower alkenylene, phenylene or a direct bond; M represents lower alkylene, lower alkylene interrupted by oxygen, sulfur, sulfinyl or sulfonyl, (oxy-, sulfinyl, sulfonyl- or thio)-lower alkylene, lower alkenylene or a direct bond; or one of A, B and M represents lower alkylidenylene and the other two independently represent lower alkylene; R represents hydrogen unless A, B or M represents lower alkylidenylene in which case R represents the second bond to the adjacent aklylidenylene unsaturated carbon atom; Het represents 1-imidazolyl, 3-pyridyl, or 1-imidazolyl or 3-pyridyl substituted by lower alkyl; Ar represents carbocyclic or heterocyclic aryl; pharmaceutically acceptable ester and amide derivatives thereof; the N-oxides of said compounds wherein Het represent
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1991
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Shripad S. Bhagwat, Alan J. Main, Herman R. Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 5021430
    Abstract: Disclosed are compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein X and Y independently represent hydroxymethyl; cyano; carboxy; functionally modified carboxy selected from esterified carboxy, carbamoyl, and N-substituted carbamoyl; 5-tetrazolyl; 2-oxazolyl, 4,5-dihydro-2-oxazolyl, or each said grouping substituted by lower alkyl; R and R.sub.o independently represent lower alkyl, (C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)-cycloalkyl-lower alkyl, or aryl-lower alkyl; A represents methylene; or A represents methylene substituted by lower alkyl, by lower alkylthio-lower alkyl, by aryl-lower alkylthio-lower alkyl, by arylthio-lower alkyl, by hydroxy-lower alkyl, by acyloxy-lower alkyl, by lower alkoxy-lower alkyl, by aryl-lower alkyloxy-lower alkyl, by aryloxy-lower alkyl, by amino-lower alkyl, by acylamino-lower alkyl, by guanidino-lower alkyl, by (C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)-cycloalkyl, by (C.sub.3 -C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1991
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Gary M. Ksander
  • Patent number: 5015645
    Abstract: Disclosed are the compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein R and R.sub.1 -R.sub.3 independently represent hydrogen or lower alkyl, and m represents the integer 2 or 3; their methods of preparation; pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and their use for treating cognitive disorders in mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1991
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Jan W. F. Wasley
  • Patent number: 4997832
    Abstract: Disclosed are the compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 -R.sub.3 represent hy drogen or lower alkyl; m represents the integer 2 or 3; n represents the integer 1 or 2; Het represents a pyrrole or imidazole ring bonded at any two adjacent positions and optionally substituted by one or two of lower alkyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of compounds of formula I wherein Het represents optionally substituted imidazole; their methods of preparation; pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and their use for treating cognitive disorders in mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1991
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Jan W. F. Wasley
  • Patent number: 4992465
    Abstract: R represents hydrogen or lower alkyl; R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, lower alkyl or aryl-lower alkyl; R.sub.2 represents hydrogen, lower alkyl or aryl-lower alkyl; or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 together represent alkylene of 4 to 6 carbon atoms; R.sub.3 represents hydrogen, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, aryl-lower alkoxy, acyloxy or aryloxy in compounds wherein Z represents S; or R.sub.3 represents hydroxy, lower alkoxy, aryl-lower alkoxy, acyloxy or aryloxy, and is attached only at the 5- or 8- position in compounds wherein Z represents O; R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 represent independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or halogen; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; and mono or di- S-oxides of compounds of formula I wherein Z represents S and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof; and use thereof as central nervous system active agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Alan J. Hutchison
  • Patent number: 4978672
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with aromatase inhibiting compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein R and Ro represent hydrogen or lower alkyl; or R and Ro located on adjacent carbon atoms and together when combined with the benzene ring to which they are attached form a naphthalene or tetrahydronaphthalene ring; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently represent hydrogen, lower alkyl, (lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-lower alkyl)-thio, lower alkenyl, aryl, aryl-lower alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -cycloalkyl, or C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -cycloalkyl-lower alkyl; or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 combined represent lower alkylidene, mono- or di-aryl-lower alkylidene; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 combined also represent C.sub.4 -C.sub.6 -straight chain alkylene, lower alkyl-substituted straight chain alkylene or ortho-phenylene bridged-C.sub.2 -C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1990
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Bowman, Ronald E. Steele, Leslie Browne
  • Patent number: 4977144
    Abstract: Disclosed are the compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R represents hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-lower alkyl; R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, lower alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 -alkenyl, carbocyclic or heterocyclic aryl, carbocyclic or heterocyclic aryl-lower alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 -cycloalkyl, or optionally lower alkyl substituted (C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 -cycloalkyl, bicycloheptyl, bicycloheptenyl, adamantyl, tetrahydropyranyl or tetrahydrothiopyranyl)-lower alkyl, or diaryl-lower alkyl; R.sub.2 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl; R.sub.3 represents hydroxymethyl or --CONHR.sub.4 in which R.sub.4 represents hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl-lower alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 -cycloalkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1990
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Roger A. Fujimoto, John E. Francis, Alan J. Hutchison
  • Patent number: 4977181
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with the novel pharmaceutically acceptable tromethamine salt of 1-methyl-beta-oxo-alpha-(phenylcarbamoyl)-2-pyrrolepropionitrile of the formula II ##STR1## pharmaceutical compositions comprising said salt and a method of treating inflammatory and arthritic conditions in mammals by administering said salt to mammals in need of such treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1990
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Gordon N. Walker
  • Patent number: 4968697
    Abstract: The compounds of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R represents hydrogen or lower alkyl; R.sub.1 represents C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -cycloalkyl optionally substituted by lower alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -cycloalkyl-lower alkyl optionally substituted by lower alkyl, bicycloalkyl, bicycloalkyl-lower alkyl, aryl, aryl-lower alkyl, aryl-C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -cycloalkyl, 9-fluorenyl, diaryl-lower alkyl, 9-fluorenyl-lower alkyl, cycloalkenyl-lower alkyl, bicycloalkenyl-lower alkyl, tetrahydropyranyl-lower alkyl, tetrahydrothiopyranyl-lower alkyl or adamantyl-lower alkyl; or R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1990
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Alan J. Hutchison
  • Patent number: 4962105
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of enhancing the antihypertensive effect of an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor which comprises the administration to mammals of an effective antihypertensive potentiating amount of 1-(7-carboxyheptyl)-3-methyl-2-(3-pyridyl)-indole, 1-methyl-2-(3-pyridyl)-3-)5-carboxypentyl)-5-chloroindole, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the 2-(3-pyridyl)-indole derivatie in combination with an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1990
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Gary M. Ksander, Mark B. Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 4960787
    Abstract: The invention relates to the pyrrolyl-substituted hydroxamic acid derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein R represents aryl, aryl-lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, bicycloalkyl or adamantyl; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 represent hydrogen or lower alkyl; Y represents a direct bond, lower alkylene, lower alkenylene or lower alkadienylene; Z represents ##STR2## wherein R.sub.3 represents hydrogen or acyl; R.sub.4 represents lower alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 -cycloalkyl, aryl or aryl-lower alkyl; or Z represents ##STR3## wherein R.sub.3 represents hydrogen or acyl; R.sub.5 represents lower alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 -cycloalkyl, aryl, aryl-lower alkyl, amino or N-(mono- or di-lower alkyl)-amino; R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 represent hydrogen or lower alkyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof provided that R.sub.3 represents hydrogen; which are useful as lipoxygenase inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1990
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Jan W. F. Wasley
  • Patent number: 4957931
    Abstract: Disclosed are 1,2-benzisoxazole and 1,2-benzisothiazole derivatives represented by formula I ##STR1## wherein X represents oxygen or sulfur; Z represents carbon (CH) so as to complete the imidazol-1-yl ring radical or Z represents nitrogen (N) so as to complete the 1,2,4-triazol-l-yl ring radical; R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, aryl-lower alkyl or lower alkyl; R.sub.2 represents hydrogen, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, aryl-lower alkyl or lower alkyl; or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 combined represent lower alkylene; or R.sub.1 combined with R.sub.5 located on the Z-carbon atom of the imidazolyl radical represents C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkylene; R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 independently represent hydrogen, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, halogen, trifluoromethyl, cyano, nitro, amino, hydroxy, lower alkanoyloxy, carbocyclic aroyloxy, lower alkoxy, or carbocyclic aryl; or R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, together when located on adjacent carbon atoms, represent lower alkylenedioxy; or R.sub.3 and R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1990
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Robert M. Bowman
  • Patent number: 4954504
    Abstract: The compound of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R, R.sub.3 and R.sub.5 independently represent hydrogen or hydroxy provided that at least one of R, R.sub.3 and R.sub.5 represents hydroxy; R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, lower alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 -alkenyl, hydroxy-lower alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl or optionally substituted cycloalkyl-lower alkyl, bicycloalkyl, bicycloalkyl-lower alkyl, adamantyl, tetrahydropyranyl, tetrahydrothiopyranyl, tetrahydropyranyl-lower alkyl, tetrahydrothiopyranyl-lower alkyl, adamantyl-lower alkyl, aryl-hydroxy-lower alkyl, aryl, aryl-lower alkyl, aryl-C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -cycloalkyl, 9-fluorenyl, 9-fluorenyl-lower alkyl or cycloalkenyl-lower alkyl; or R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1990
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Jen Chen, Alan J. Hutchison
  • Patent number: 4939261
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein X and Y independently represent hydroxymethyl; cyano; carboxy; functionally modified carboxy selected from esterified carboxy, carbamoyl, and N-substituted carbamoyl; 5-tetrazolyl; 2-oxazolyl, 4,5-dihydro-2-oxazolyl, 2-imidazolyl or 4,5-dihydro-2-imidazolyl or any said grouping substituted by lower alkyl; R and R.sub.0 independently represent hydrogen, lower alkyl, (C.sub.3 -C.sub.7)-cycloalkyl-lower alkyl, or aryl-lower alkyl in which aryl represents phenyl, pyridyl, thienyl, furyl, biphenyl or naphthyl, each unsubstituted or mono- or di-substituted by halogen, lower alkyl, hydroxy, acyloxy, lower alkoxy, trifluoromethyl or cyano; A represents straight chain (C.sub.2 -C.sub.5)-alkylene; or A represents straight chain (C.sub.2 -C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1990
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Gary M. Ksander
  • Patent number: 4937250
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with aromatase inhibiting compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein R and Ro represent hydrogen or lower alkyl; or R and Ro located on adjacent carbon atoms and together when combined with the benzene ring to which they are attached form a naphthalene or tetrahydronaphthalene ring; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently represent hydrogen, lower alkyl, (lower alkyl, aryl or aryl-lower alkyl)-thio, lower alkenyl, aryl, aryl-lower alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -cycloalkyl, or C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -cycloalkyl-lower alkyl; or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 combined represent lower alkylidene, mono- or di-aryl-lower alkylidene; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 combined also represent C.sub.4 -C.sub.6 -straight chain alkylene, lower alkyl-substituted straight chain alkylene or ortho-phenylene bridged-C.sub.2 -C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Bowman, Ronald E. Steele, Leslie J. Browne