Patents Represented by Attorney Thomas Blankinship
  • Patent number: 7183280
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bicyclic imidazole compounds of general formula wherein R1 to R3 and A are defined as in claims 1 to 8, the tautomers, the enantiomers, the stereoisomers, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof, which have valuable pharmacological properties, particularly an inhibiting effect on the activity of the enzyme dipeptidylpeptidase-IV (DPP-IV).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Himmelsbach, Elke Langkopf, Matthias Eckhardt, Norbert Hauel, Mohammad Tadayyon, Leo Thomas