Patents by Inventor Alfred Sallmann

Alfred Sallmann 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: 6107343
    Abstract: The present invention describes an ophthalmic composition comprising diclofenac potassium, the use of said composition as a medicament for treating inflammatory conditions of the eye, for treating glaucoma or for treating ear inflammatory and/or painful conditions (otitis); as well as the use of diclofenac potassium in the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for treating any inflammatory condition of the eye, for treating glaucoma or for treating ear inflammatory and/or painful conditions (otitis).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Alfred Sallmann, Gyorgy Lajos Kis, Wolfgang Blum, Alica Huxley
  • Patent number: 5891913
    Abstract: The present invention describes an ophthalmic composition diclofenac potassium, the use of said composition as a medicament for treating inflammatory conditions of the eye, for treating glaucoma or for treating ear inflammatory conditions and/or painful conditions (otitis)-l as well as the use of diclofenac potassium in the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of any inflammatory condition of the eye, for treating glaucoma or for treating ear inflammatory and/or painful conditions (otitis).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Novartis Finance Corporation
    Inventors: Alfred Sallmann, Gyorgy Lajos Kis, Wolfgang Blum, Alica Huxley
  • Patent number: 5708024
    Abstract: A salt of 2-?(2,6-dichlorophenyl)amine!phenylacetoxyacetic acid with an organic basic cation of formula (I); Wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently are lower alkyl, or if R.sub.1 is hydrogen H--N(R.sub.1)(R.sub.2) has the meaning of arginine or lysine or if R.sub.1 is methyl H--N(R.sub.1)(R.sub.2) has the meaning of N-methylglucamine. This compound pocesses analgesic activity as well as antiinflammatory activity, suitable in the treatment of conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, lumbar pains, luxations and ocular inflammation. The compound further has an improved stability in aqueous solutions in comparison to the alkali metal salts, e.g. sodium and potassium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignee: Novartis Corporation
    Inventor: Alfred Sallmann
  • Patent number: 5635524
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel substituted oxazolidines of formula (I) wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are simultaneously hydrogen or both together are the identical lower alkyl radical, and to the salts thereof in racemic and chiral form, to a process for the preparation of said compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and to the use thereof as medicaments. The compounds have a stimulating effect on beta-adrenergic receptors and can be used, inter alia, for the treatment of diseases associated with reversible obstruction of the respiratory tract, typically asthma and chronic bronchitis, and also for inflammation of different origin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1997
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Alfred Sallmann, Hans-Peter Gschwind, Eric Francotte
  • Patent number: 5369117
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel oxazolidines of formula (1) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are simultaneously hydrogen or both are the same lower alkyl radical or together are 4- to 7-membered lower alkylene, and to the salts thereof in racemic and chiral form, to the preparation of these novel compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to the use thereof as medicaments. The compounds have a stimulating effect on beta-adrenergic receptors and can be used, inter alia, for the treatment of diseases associated with reversible obstruction of the respiratory tract, typically asthma and chronic bronchitis, and also for inflammations of different origin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Alfred Sallmann, Hans-Peter Gschwind, Eric Francotte
  • Patent number: 5359083
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein R is straight-chain C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alk-1-en-1-yl, and salts thereof, and to a novel starting material and the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Marc Gerspacher, Alfred Sallmann
  • Patent number: 5248693
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.7 alkyl, or wherein R is the structural element-alk-R.sub.1 in which alk is C.sub.1 -C.sub.7 alkylene, C.sub.2 -C.sub.7 alkylidene or C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 cycloalkylidene and R.sub.1 is hydroxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.7 alkoxy, phenyl-C.sub.1 -C.sub.7 alkoxy or C.sub.2 -C.sub.7 alkanoyloxy;in free form or in the form of a salt; processes for their preparation, their use, and also pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula I in free form or in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1993
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Marc Gerspacher, Alfred Sallmann, Rolf Schurter
  • Patent number: 5190947
    Abstract: The invention relates to the codeine salt of [2-[(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-amino]-phenyl]-acetic acid of formula ##STR1## to processes for the preparation thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising that salt, and to its use as an analgesic drug.Compositions comprising the salt of formula I are used especially in the case of severe painful conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1993
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Walter Riess, Alfred Sallmann
  • Patent number: 5096917
    Abstract: Novel trisubstituted indole compounds of formula ##STR1## wherein R is straight-chain C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alk-1-en-1-yl, and their salts can be used as pharmaceutical active ingredients and can be manufactured in a manner known per se.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1992
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Alfred Sallmann, Willy Meyer
  • Patent number: 5032606
    Abstract: 4-Acylresorcinol ethers of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is lower alkyl, R.sub.2 is fluorinated lower alkyl, R.sub.3 is hydrogen, lower alkoxy, trifluoromethyl or halogen, alk is an alkylene or hydroxyalkylene radical which is uninterrupted or interrupted by oxygen, one of the radicals R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.7 is a group of the formula --NH--C(.dbd.O)--R.sub.8, a radical R.sub.4 or R.sub.5 which differs from this is a radical R.sub.9 and a radical R.sub.7 which differs from this is a radical R.sub.10, R.sub.6 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, trifluoromethyl, halogen, carboxyl which is free, esterified or amidated, cyano or lower alkanoyl, R.sub.8 is carboxyl which is free, esterified or amidated or 5-tetrazolyl, R.sub.9 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen or trifluoromethyl and R.sub.10 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen, trifluoromethyl, cyano or carboxyl which is free, esterified or amidated, and their salts have antiallergic and antiinflammatory properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Andreas Beck, Alfred Sallmann, Robert W. Lang, Paul Wenk
  • Patent number: 4863942
    Abstract: Novel 4-acylresorcinol ethers of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 represents lower alkyl, R.sub.2 represents lower alkyl, lower alkenyl or lower alkynyl, R.sub.3 represents hydrogen, lower alkoxy, trifluoromethyl or halogen, alk represents an alkylene radical, one of the radicals R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.7 is a group of the formula --NH--C(.dbd.O)--R.sub.8, a radical R.sub.4 or R.sub.5 that is other than a group of the formula --NH--C(.dbd.0)--R.sub.8 is a radical R.sub.9 and a radical R.sub.7 that is other than a group of the formula --NH--C(.dbd.0)--R.sub.8 is a radical R.sub.10, R.sub.6 represents hydrogen, lower alkyl, halogen, trifluoromethyl, optionally esterified or amidated carboxy, cyano or lower alkanoyl, R.sub.8 represents optionally esterified or amidated carboxy, or 5-tetrazolyl, R.sub.9 represents hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen or trifluoromethyl, and R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1989
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Wenk, Alfred Sallmann, Andreas Beck
  • Patent number: 4820726
    Abstract: 4-Acylresorcinol esthers of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is lower alkyl, R.sub.2 is fluorinated lower alkyl, R.sub.3 is hydrogen, lower alkoxy, trifluoromethyl or halogen, alk is an alkylene or hydroxyalkylene radical which is uninterrupted or interrupted by oxygen, one of the radicals R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.7 is a group of the formula --NH--C(.dbd.O)--R.sub.8, a radical R.sub.4 or R.sub.5 which differs from this is a radical R.sub.9 and a radical R.sub.7 which differs from this is a radical R.sub.10, R.sub.6 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, trifluoromethyl, halogen, carboxyl which is free, esterified or amidated, cyano or lower alkanoyl, R.sub.8 is carboxyl which is free, esterified or amidated or 5-tetrazolyl, R.sub.9 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen or trifluoromethyl and R.sub.10 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen, trifluoromethyl, cyano or carboxyl which is free, esterified or amidated, and their salts have antiallergic and antiinflammatory properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1989
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Andreas Beck, Alfred Sallmann, Robert W. Lang, Paul Wenk
  • Patent number: 4808604
    Abstract: Novel 4-acylresorcinol ethers of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is lower alkyl, alk is a hydroxyalkylene radical which can be interrupted by oxygen and R.sub.2 is 5-tetrazolyl, it being possible for the ring A to be additionally substituted by a lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, lower alkoxy and/or halogen and for the ring B to be additionally substituted by lower alkyl, lower alkanoyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, cyano, carbamyl, halogen and/or trifluoromethyl, and salts thereof have antiallergic properties and can be used as active compounds for medicaments. They are prepared by methods known as per se.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1989
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Andreas Beck, Alfred Sallmann, Paul Wenk
  • Patent number: 4670604
    Abstract: 4-Acylresorcinol ethers of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is lower alkyl, R.sub.2 is fluorinated lower alkyl, R.sub.3 is hydrogen, lower alkoxy, trifluoromethyl or halogen, alk is an alkylene or hydroxyalkylene radical which is uninterrupted or interrupted by oxygen, one of the radicals R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.7 is a group of the formula --NH--C(.dbd.O)--R.sub.8, a radical R.sub.4 or R.sub.5 which differs from this is a radical R.sub.9 and a radical R.sub.7 which differs from this is a radical R.sub.10, R.sub.6 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, trifluoromethyl, halogen, carboxyl which is free, esterified or amidated, cyano or lower alkanoyl, R.sub.8 is carboxyl which is free, esterified or amidated or 5-tetrazolyl, R.sub.9 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen or trifluoromethyl and R.sub.10 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen, trifluoromethyl, cyano or carboxyl which is free, esterified or amidated, and their salts have antiallergic and antiinflammatory properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1987
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Andreas Beck, Alfred Sallmann, Robert W. Lang, Paul Wenk
  • Patent number: 4476132
    Abstract: Quinolinone derivatives of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which X represents oxy or a direct bond, R.sub.1 represents an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic, araliphatic, heterocyclic or heterocyclic-aliphatic radical or hydrogen, Ph represents an optionally additionally substituted 1,2-phenylene radical containing the group R.sub.1 --X--C(O)--, and one of the radicals R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 represents an optionally esterified or amidated carboxy group R.sub.4 and the other represents hydrogen or an aliphatic radical or, in the case of a radical R.sub.3, hydroxy, and in which either R.sub.A and R.sub.B together represent oxo, R.sub.C and R.sub.D together represent an additional bond, or, when R.sub.2 represents a radical R.sub.4, R.sub.C is hydrogen and R.sub.3 and R.sub.D together represent oxo, and R.sub.E represents a radical R.sub.5 which represents hydrogen or an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic heterocyclic-aliphatic radical, or R.sub.A represents an optionally etherified hydroxy group and R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1984
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Goschke, Pier G. Ferrini, Alfred Sallmann
  • Patent number: 4447431
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel tri-substituted imidazole derivatives, especially compounds of the general formula I ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 represent, independently of each other, carbocyclic aryl and heteroaryl,A represents a divalent hydrocarbon radical, andR.sub.3 represents carboxy, esterified carboxy or amidated carboxy,their isomers and their salts, especially pharmaceutically acceptable salts, with the proviso that, if A represents methylene or ethylidene and R.sub.3 represents ethoxycarbonyl, at least one of the radicals R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is different from phenyl, and the further proviso that, if A represents ethylidene and R.sub.3 represents carboxy, at least one of the radicals R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is different from phenyl, p-methoxyphenyl and p-chlorophenyl, processes for their manufacture, pharmaceutical preparations containing such compounds, and their use, for example as active substances in medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1984
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Alfred Sallmann
  • Patent number: 4421765
    Abstract: Phenylacetic acid amide compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen having an atomic number of not more than 35 or trifluoromethyl, R.sub.2 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen having an atomic number of not more than 35 or trifluoromethyl, R.sub.3 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or halogen having an atomic number of not more than 35 and R.sub.4 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or halogen having an atomic number of not more than 35, and in which R.sub.5 is a radical of aliphatic character containing the group R.sub.6, R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are each hydrogen or together are a divalent aliphatic radical and the group of the formula --C(.dbd.O)--R.sub.8 (Ia) is a carboxyl group, which can be functionally modified, and their salts are useful as anti-inflammatory agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1983
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Alfred Sallmann, Gerhard Baschang
  • Patent number: 4420490
    Abstract: Phenylacetic acid amide compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen having an atomic number of not more than 35 or trifluoromethyl, R.sub.2 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen having an atomic number of not more than 35 or trifluoromethyl, R.sub.3 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or halogen having an atomic number of not more than 35 and R.sub.4 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or halogen having an atomic number of not more than 35, and in which R.sub.5 is a radical of aliphatic character containing the group R.sub.6, R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are each hydrogen or together are a divalent aliphatic radical and the group of the formula --C(.dbd.O)--R.sub.8 (Ia) is a carboxyl group, which can be functionally modified, and their salts are useful as anti-inflammatory agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1983
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Alfred Sallmann, Gerhard Baschang
  • Patent number: 4346105
    Abstract: Phenylacetic acid amide compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen having an atomic number of not more than 35 or trifluoromethyl, R.sub.2 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen having an atomic number of not more than 35 or trifluoromethyl, R.sub.3 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or halogen having an atomic number of not more than 35 and R.sub.4 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or halogen having an atomic number of not more than 35, and in which R.sub.5 is a radical of aliphatic character containing the group R.sub.6, R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are each hydrogen or together are a divalent aliphatic radical and the group of the formula --C(.dbd.O)--R.sub.8 (Ia) is a carboxyl group, which can be functionally modified, and their salts are useful as anti-inflammatory agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1982
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Alfred Sallmann, Gerhard Baschang
  • Patent number: 4346104
    Abstract: Phenylacetic acid amide compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen having an atomic number of not more than 35 or trifluoromethyl, R.sub.2 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen having an atomic number of not more than 35 or trifluoromethyl, R.sub.3 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or halogen having an atomic number of not more than 35 and R.sub.4 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or halogen having an atomic number of not more than 35, and in which R.sub.5 is a radical of aliphatic character containing the group R.sub.6, R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are each hydrogen or together are a divalent aliphatic radical and the group of the formula --C(.dbd.O)--R.sub.8 (Ia) is a carboxyl group, which can be functionally modified, and their salts are useful as anti-inflammatory agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1982
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Alfred Sallmann, Gerhard Baschang