Patents by Inventor Beat Wirz

Beat Wirz 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: 10870626
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to processes for preparing (cyclopentyl[d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine compounds, and more particularly relates to processes for preparing (R)-4-(5-methyl-7-oxo-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[d] pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine and N-protected derivatives thereof, which may be used as an intermediate in the synthesis of Ipatasertib (i.e., (S)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(4-((5R,7R)-7-hydroxy-5-methyl-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-(isopropylamino)-propan-1-one). The present disclosure additionally relates to various compounds that are intermediates employed in these processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignees: F. Hoffman-La Roche AG, Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Francis Gosselin, Chong Han, Hans Iding, Reinhard Reents, Scott Savage, Beat Wirz
  • Publication number: 20200010428
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to processes for preparing (cyclopentyl[d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine compounds, and more particularly relates to processes for preparing (R)-4-(5-methyl-7-oxo-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[d] pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine and N-protected derivatives thereof, which may be used as an intermediate in the synthesis of Ipatasertib (i.e., (S)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(4-((5R,7R)-7-hydroxy-5-methyl-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-(isopropylamino)-propan-1-one). The present disclosure additionally relates to various compounds that are intermediates employed in these processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Francis Gosselin, Chong Han, Hans Iding, Reinhard Reents, Scott Savage, Beat Wirz
  • Patent number: 10457648
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to processes for preparing (cyclopentyl[d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine compounds, and more particularly relates to processes for preparing (R)-4-(5-methyl-7-oxo-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[d] pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine and N-protected derivatives thereof, which may be used as an intermediate in the synthesis of Ipatasertib (i.e., (S)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(4-((5R,7R)-7-hydroxy-5-methyl-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-(isopropylamino)-propan-1-one). The present disclosure additionally relates to various compounds that are intermediates employed in these processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignees: GENENTECH INC., F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG
    Inventors: Francis Gosselin, Chong Han, Hans Iding, Reinhard Reents, Scott Savage, Beat Wirz
  • Patent number: 10017749
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mutant transaminase with increased transaminase activity relative to the wild-type transaminase, a fusion protein comprising the transaminase, a polynucleotide coding for the transaminase, a host cell comprising the polynucleotide, mutant transaminase and/or fusion protein, a method of producing an amine with the mutant transaminase or fusion protein and the use of the mutant transaminase or fusion protein for the production of an amine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Steven Paul Hanlon, Hans Iding, Paul Spurr, Beat Wirz, Uwe Bornscheuer, Ioannis Pavlidis, Martin Steffen Weiss
  • Publication number: 20170247338
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to processes for preparing (cyclopentyl[d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine compounds, and more particularly relates to processes for preparing (R)-4-(5-methyl-7-oxo-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[d] pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazine and N-protected derivatives thereof, which may be used as an intermediate in the synthesis of Ipatasertib (i.e., (S)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(4-((5R,7R)-7-hydroxy-5-methyl-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[d]pyrimidin-4-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-(isopropylamino)-propan-1-one). The present disclosure additionally relates to various compounds that are intermediates employed in these processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Francis Gosselin, Chong Han, Hans Iding, Reinhard Reents, Scott Savage, Beat Wirz
  • Patent number: 9562009
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes to manufacture crystalline N-[(3S)-1-[4-[(3-fluorophenyl)methoxy]phenyl]-5-oxo-pyrrolidin-3-yl]acetamide. Also disclosed are compounds useful as intermediates in the methods of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Olaf Grassmann, Stefan Hildbrand, Roland Meier, Michelangelo Scalone, Urs Schwitter, Beat Wirz, Ulrich Zutter
  • Publication number: 20160304843
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mutant transaminase with increased transaminase activity relative to the wild-type transaminase, a fusion protein comprising the transaminase, a polynucleotide coding for the transaminase, a host cell comprising the polynucleotide, mutant transaminase and/or fusion protein, a method of producing an amine with the mutant transaminase or fusion protein and the use of the mutant transaminase or fusion protein for the production of an amine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Paul HANLON, Hans IDING, Paul SPURR, Beat WIRZ, Uwe BORNSCHEUER, Ioannis PAVLIDIS, Martin Steffen WEISS
  • Publication number: 20160237032
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes to manufacture crystalline N-[(3S)-1-[4-[(3-fluorophenyl)methoxy]phenyl]-5-oxo-pyrrolidin-3-yl]acetamide. Also disclosed are compounds useful as intermediates in the methods of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Olaf Grassmann, Stefan Hildbrand, Roland Meier, Michelangelo Scalone, Urs Schwitter, Beat Wirz, Ulrich Zutter
  • Publication number: 20110054174
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a compound of formula I, wherein R1 is C1-6-alkyl and R2 is hydrogen or halogen. (R)-2-phenyl propionic acid derivatives of formula I are key intermediates in the synthesis of 5-substituted-pyrazine or pyridine glucokinase activators of the formula Xa, which have the potential to be useful for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of type II diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Stephan Bachmann, Alec Fettes, Hans Iding, Beat Wirz, Ulrich Zutter
  • Patent number: 7872141
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with processes for the manufacture of the pyrrolidine-3,4-dicarboxamide derivative of formula (I), and the intermediates useful for those processes of manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Adam, Pascal Dott, Hans Iding, Hans-Juergen Mair, Reinhard Reents, Beat Wirz
  • Patent number: 7820699
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with cyclic amines of formula (I) wherein X1 to X3, Y1 to Y3, R1?, R1? and n are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds inhibit coagulation factor Xa and can be used as medicaments and for treating diseases associated with coagulation factor Xa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Katrin Groebke Zbinden, Wolfgang Haap, Hans Hilpert, Narendra Panday, Fabienne Ricklin, Beat Wirz
  • Patent number: 7642366
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with new phosphine ligands of the formula I wherein R1 and R2 are independently of each other alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl or heteroaryl, said alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl or heteroaryl may be substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, hydroxy, amino, mono- or dialkylamino, aryl, —SO2—R7, —SO3?, —CO—NR8R8?, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, trialkylsilyl, diarylalkylsilyl, dialkylarylsilyl or triarylsilyl; R3 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; R4? and R4 signify independently of each other hydrogen, alkyl or optionally substituted aryl; or R4? and R4 together with the C-atom they are attached to form a 3-8-membered carbocyclic ring; dotted line is absent or is present and forms a double bond; R5 and R6 are independently of each other hydrogen, alkyl or aryl; or linked together to form a 3-8-membered carbocyclic ring or an aromatic ring; R7 is alkyl, aryl or NR8R8?; and R8 and R8? are independently of each other hydrogen, alkyl or aryl; metal complexes with such ligands as well as the use of su
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Hans Iding, Ernst Kupfer, Bruno Lohri, Kazimierz Michal Pietrusiewicz, Kurt Puentener, Michelangelo Scalone, Wioleta Swierczynska, Beat Wirz
  • Publication number: 20090326253
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with new phosphine ligands of the formula I wherein R1 and R2 are independently of each other alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl or heteroaryl, said alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl or heteroaryl may be substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, hydroxy, amino, mono- or dialkylamino, aryl, —SO2—R7, —SO3?, —CO—NR8R8?, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, trialkylsilyl, diarylalkylsilyl, dialkylarylsilyl or triarylsilyl; R3 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; R4? and R4 signify independently of each other hydrogen, alkyl or optionally substituted aryl; or R4? and R4 together with the C-atom they are attached to form a 3-8-membered carbocyclic ring; dotted line is absent or is present and forms a double bond; R5 and R6 are independently of each other hydrogen, alkyl or aryl; or linked together to form a 3-8-membered carbocyclic ring or an aromatic ring; R7 is alkyl, aryl or NR8R8?; and R8 and R8? are independently of each other hydrogen, alkyl or aryl; metal complexes with such ligands as well as the use of suc
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Hans Iding, Ernst Kupfer, Bruno Lohri, Kazimierz Michal Pietrusiewicz, Kurt Puentener, Michelangelo Scalone, Wioleta Swierczynska, Beat Wirz
  • Patent number: 7629346
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I: wherein R1 to R8 are as defined in the description and claims, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds are useful for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with the modulation of CB1 receptors, such as obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Hebeisen, Hans Iding, Matthias Heinrich Nettekoven, Ulrike Obst Sander, Stephan Roever, Urs Weiss, Beat Wirz
  • Publication number: 20080214826
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with processes for the manufacture of the pyrrolidine-3,4-dicarboxamide derivative of formula (I), and the intermediates useful for those processes of manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Adam, Pascal Dott, Hans Iding, Hans-Juergen Mair, Reinhard Reents, Beat Wirz
  • Publication number: 20080154043
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the manufacture of the 7-oxabicyclo derivative of the formula I
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Paul Spurr, Beat Wirz
  • Publication number: 20070293509
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I: wherein R1 to R8 are as defined in the description and claims, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds are useful for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with the modulation of CB1 receptors, such as obesity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Paul Hebeisen, Hans Iding, Matthias Heinrich Nettekoven, Ulrike Obst Sander, Stephan Roever, Urs Weiss, Beat Wirz
  • Patent number: 7229999
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula wherein X and R1 to R8 are as defined in the description and claims, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds are useful for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with the modulation of CB1 receptors, such as obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Hebeisen, Hans Iding, Matthias Heinrich Nettekoven, Ulrike Obst, Stephan Roever, Beat Wirz
  • Publication number: 20070100152
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with new phosphine ligands of the formula I wherein R1 and R2 are independently of each other alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl or heteroaryl, said alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl or heteroaryl may be substituted by alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, hydroxy, amino, mono- or dialkylamino, aryl, —SO2—R7, —SO3?, —CO—NR8R8?, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, trialkylsilyl, diarylalkylsilyl, dialkylarylsilyl or triarylsilyl; R3 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; R4? and R4 signify independently of each other hydrogen, alkyl or optionally substituted aryl; or R4? and R4 together with the C-atom they are attached to form a 3-8-membered carbocyclic ring; dotted line is absent or is present and forms a double bond; R5 and R6 are independently of each other hydrogen, alkyl or aryl; or linked together to form a 3-8-membered carbocyclic ring or an aromatic ring; R7 is alkyl, aryl or NR8R8?; and R8 and R8? are independently of each other hydrogen, alkyl or aryl; metal complexes with such ligands as well as the use of s
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Hans Iding, Ernst Kupfer, Bruno Lohri, Kazimierz Pietrusiewicz, Kurt Puentener, Michelangelo Scalone, Wioleta Swierczynska, Beat Wirz
  • Publication number: 20070032542
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of enantiopure intermediates useful in the synthesis of valuable pharmaceutically active compounds, e.g. MAOB inhibitors, and to novel intermediates of formulae I and II wherein R21, R22, R23 and R24 are as defined in the description and claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Hans Iding, Daniela Krummenacher, Beat Wirz, Woflgang Wostl