Patents by Inventor Beatrix Merla

Beatrix Merla 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).

  • Publication number: 20090005427
    Abstract: Substituted oxadiazole compounds corresponding to formula I: in which X denotes CH, CH2, CH?CH, CH2CH2, CH2CH?CH or CH2CH2CH2; R1 denotes aryl or heteroaryl, in each case unsubstituted or mono- or polysubstituted; or a C1-3 alkyl group-linked aryl or heteroaryl group, in each case unsubstituted or mono- or polysubstituted; R2 denotes aryl or heteroaryl, in each case unsubstituted or mono- or polysubstituted; a C1-3 alkyl chain-attached aryl group, in each case unsubstituted or mono- or polysubstituted; and R3 and R4 independently denote H; C1-6 alkyl, in each case saturated or unsaturated, branched or unbranched, wherein R3 and R4 do not simultaneously mean H; or R3 and R4 together denote CH2CH2OCH2CH2, or (CH2)3-6. The compounds have an affinity for the ?-opioid receptor and may take the form of the racemate; enantiomers, diastereomers, mixtures of enantiomers or diastereomers, an individual enantiomer or diastereomer, a free base, or a salt with a physiologically acceptable acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GMBH
    Inventors: Beatrix MERLA, Stefan Oberboersch, Bernd Sundermann, Werner Englberger, Hagen-Heinrich Hennies, Heinz Graubaum
  • Publication number: 20080312231
    Abstract: Substituted sulfonamide compounds corresponding to formula I pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, a process for preparing them, and the use of such compounds to treat or inhibit pain and other disorders or disease states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Beatrix MERLA, Stefan Oberboersch, Melanie Reich, Bernd Sundermann, Werner Englberger, Timo Struenker, Ruth Jostock, Sabine Hees, Edward Bijsterveld, Fritz Theil, Heinz Graubaum
  • Publication number: 20080312301
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted N-benzo[d]isoxazol-3-yl-amine derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are defined as in patent claim 1. The invention also relates to the use of said compounds for producing medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Beatrix Merla, Matthias Gerlach, Corinna Sundermann, Utz-Peter Jagusch, Hagen-Heinrich Hennies, Stefan Oberborsch, Michael Haurand, Ruth Jostock, Melanie Reich
  • Publication number: 20080306084
    Abstract: Substituted amide compounds corresponding to formula I: processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and the use of substituted amide derivatives for the preparation of medicaments for the treatment of pain and various other conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Oberboersch, Melanie Reich, Bernd Sundermann, Utz-Peter Jagusch, Beatrix Merla, Stefan Schunk, Werner Englberger, Timo Struenker, Hagen-Heinrich Hennies, Edward Bijsterveld, Fritz Theil, Heinz Graubaum
  • Publication number: 20080176915
    Abstract: Substituted benzo[d]isoxazol-3-yl amine compounds corresponding to formula I which exhibit an strong affinity to the KCNQ2/3 K+ channel, and which are suitable for treating or inhibiting pain and/or disorders or disease states that are at least partly mediated by the KCNQ2/3 K+ channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Beatrix MERLA, Robert Frank, Gregor Bahrenberg, Wolfgang Schroeder, Saskia Zemolka
  • Publication number: 20080167315
    Abstract: Substituted tetrahydropyrrolopyrazine compounds corresponding to the formula I: processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds for the treatment and/or inhibition of pain and other disorders or disease states at least partly mediated by KCNQ2/3 K+ channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: GRUENENTHAL GmbH
    Inventors: Beatrix Merla, Thomas Christoph, Stefan Oberboersch, Klaus Schiene, Gregor Bahrenberg, Robert Frank, Sven Kuehnert, Wolfgang Schroeder
  • Patent number: 7332519
    Abstract: Spirocyclic cyclohexane compounds, methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and the use of these spirocyclic cyclohexane compounds for treating conditions associated with the nociceptin/ORL1 receptor system, e.g. pain, drug withdrawal, anxiety, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Claudia Hinze, Bernd Sundermann, Stefan Oberboersch, Werner Englberger, Elmark Friderichs, Sven Frormann, Babette-Yvonne Koegel, Klaus Linz, Beatrix Merla, Derek Saunders, Wolfgang Schroeder, Hans Schick, Birgitta Henkel, Helmut Sonnenschein
  • Publication number: 20070135494
    Abstract: Substituted 5-aminomethyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid amides, a process for the production thereof, pharmaceutical preparations containing these compounds and the use of these compounds in pharmaceutical preparations for treatment or inhibition of withdrawal symptoms, memory disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, epilepsy, cardiovascular disorders, water retention, intestinal motility disorders, urinary incontinence, anorexia, tinnitus, pruritus, depression, sexual dysfunction, airways diseases, food intake disorders, or type II (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes, or for anxiolysis, diuresis, suppression of the urinary reflex, reducing the addictive potential of opioids, modulating locomotor activity, influencing the cardiovascular system, or regulating electrolyte balance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Beatrix Merla, Corinna Sundermann, Utz-Peter Jagusch, Werner Englberger, Hagen-Heinrich Hennies, Babette-Yvonne Kogel
  • Publication number: 20070135403
    Abstract: Substituted 2,5-diaminomethyl-1H-pyrroles, a process for the production thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and the use of these compounds for regulating 5-hydroxytryptamine uptake, noradrenalin uptake and/or opioid receptor activity, or for treating or inhibiting disorders or diseases at least partially mediated by a receptor selected from the group consisting of 5-hydroxytryptamine receptors, noradrenalin receptors and opioid receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Beatrix Merla, Corinna Sundermann, Utz-Peter Jagusch, Werner Englberger, Hagen-Heinrich Hennies
  • Patent number: 7230018
    Abstract: Substituted propane-1,3-diamine derivatives, methods for producing such derivatives, and medicaments and pharmaceutical compositions containing such derivatives useful for the treatment or prophylaxis of pain, urinary incontinence, itching, tinitus aurium, or diarrhea are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Sundermann, Helmut Buschmann, Babette-Yvonne Koegel, Beatrix Merla, Nikolaus Risch
  • Patent number: 7229991
    Abstract: 5-aminomethyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid amide compounds corresponding to formula I and processes for the production thereof. Pharmaceutical preparations containing these compounds and the use of these compounds for the production of pharmaceutical preparations and in related treatment methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Beatrix Merla, Corinna Sundermann, Utz-Peter Jagusch, Werner Englberger, Hagen-Heinrich Hennies, Babette-Yvonne Kögel
  • Publication number: 20050288342
    Abstract: 5-aminomethyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid amide compounds corresponding to formula I and processes for the production thereof. Pharmaceutical preparations containing these compounds and the use of these compounds for the production of pharmaceutical preparations and in related treatment methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Beatrix Merla, Corinna Sundermann, Utz-Peter Jagusch, Werner Englberger, Hagen-Heinrich Hennies, Babette-Yvonne Kögel
  • Publication number: 20050272782
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical preparations containing substituted 2,5-diaminomethyl-1H-pyrrole compounds corresponding to formula I, and the use of these compounds for the production of pharmaceutical preparations and in related treatment methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Beatrix Merla, Corinna Sundermann, Utz-Peter Jagusch, Werner Englberger, Hagen-Heinrich Hennies
  • Publication number: 20050192333
    Abstract: Spirocyclic cyclohexane compounds, methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and the use of these spirocyclic cyclohexane compounds for treating conditions associated with the nociceptin/ORL1 receptor system, e.g. pain, drug withdrawal, anxiety, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Claudia Hinze, Bernd Sundermann, Stefan Oberboersch, Werner Englberger, Elmark Friderichs, Sven Frormann, Babette-Yvonne Koegel, Klaus Linz, Beatrix Merla, Derek Saunders, Wolfgang Schroeder, Hans Schick, Birgitta Henkel, Helmut Sonnenschein
  • Publication number: 20040067928
    Abstract: Substituted propane-1,3-diamine derivatives, methods for producing such derivatives, and medicaments and pharmaceutical compositions containing such derivatives useful for the treatment or prophylaxis of pain, urinary incontinence, itching, tinitus aurium, or diarrhea are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Sundermann, Helmut Buschmann, Babette-Yvonne Koegel, Beatrix Merla, Nikolaus Risch