Patents by Inventor Bernd Kuhn

Bernd Kuhn 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).

  • IMIDAZOPYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVES
    Publication number: 20110237564
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with novel imidazopyrimidine derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1, R2 and R8 are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts and esters thereof. These compounds inhibit PDE10A and can be used as pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Rubén Alvarez Sánchez, Konrad Bleicher, Alexander Flohr, Luca Gobbi, Katrin Groebke Zbinden, Matthias Koerner, Bernd Kuhn, Jens-Uwe Peters, Markus Rudolph
  • CYCLOPENTYL- AND CYCLOHEPTYLPYRAZOLES
    Publication number: 20110237628
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel cyclopentyl- and cycloheptylpyrazole derivatives of the formula I wherein A and R1 to R4 are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts thereof. The invention relates also to compositions including these compounds and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Gregory Martin Benson, Konrad Bleicher, Uwe Grether, Bernd Kuhn, Hans Richter, Sven Taylor
  • PYRAZOLE PHENYL DERIVATIVES
    Publication number: 20110237640
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula I: wherein one of R5, R6 and R7 is and X1, X2, R1 to R15 and n are as defined in the description, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and/or esters thereof. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, to a process for their preparation and to their use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases which are modulated by PPAR ? and/or PPAR? agonists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Jean Ackermann, Johannes Aebi, Alfred Binggeli, Uwe Grether, Georges Hirth, Bernd Kuhn, Hans-Peter Maerki, Markus Meyer, Peter Mohr, Matthew Blake Wright
  • CARTRIDGE AND NEEDLE SYSTEM THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20110224640
    Abstract: The invention refers to a cartridge (100), such as an injection cartridge, and to a needle system (200) therefore. Further, the invention refers to a combination of such an injection cartridge and a needle system. More specifically, the invention refers to a closure system for an injection cartridge which allows attachment of a needle system to the cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Bernd Kühn, Hermann Koch, Christopher James Smith
  • Imidazopyridines
    Patent number: 8017604
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with novel imidazopyridine derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and A are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts and esters thereof. These compounds inhibit PDE10A and can be used for the treatment of various diseases, including central nervous system disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and schizophrenia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Daniela Alberati, Rubén Alvarez Sánchez, Konrad Bleicher, Alexander Flohr, Katrin Groebke Zbinden, Matthias Koerner, Bernd Kuhn, Jens-Uwe Peters, Markus Rudolph
  • Indazole or 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-indazole derivatives
    Patent number: 8008505
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel indazole or 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-indazole derivatives of formula I wherein R1 to R8 are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds are FXR modulators and can be used as medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Martin Benson, Konrad Bleicher, Uwe Grether, Bernd Kuhn, Hans Richter, Sven Taylor
  • NITROGEN-CONTAINING HETEROARYL DERIVATIVES
    Publication number: 20110183979
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with novel nitrogen-containing heteroaryl derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, A1, A2, and Y are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts and esters thereof. These compounds inhibit PDE10A and can be used as medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Konrad Bleicher, Alexander Flohr, Katrin Groebke Zbinden, Matthias Koerner, Bernd Kuhn, Jens-Uwe Peters, Rosa Maria Rodriguez-Sarmiento, Eric Vieira
  • NEW BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES
    Publication number: 20110077273
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof can be used in the form of pharmaceutical compositions, wherein A, B, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, n, m and p have the significance defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Gregory Martin Benson, Konrad Bleicher, Song Feng, Uwe Grether, Bernd Kuhn, Rainer E. Martin, Jean-Marc Plancher, Hans Richter, Markus Rudolph, Sven Taylor
  • NOVEL IMIDAZOPYRIDINES
    Publication number: 20110071128
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with novel imidazopyridine derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and A are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts and esters thereof. These compounds inhibit PDE10A and can be used for the treatment of various diseases, including central nervous system disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and schizophrenia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Daniela Alberati, Rubén Alvarez Sánchez, Konrad Bleicher, Alexander Flohr, Katrin Groebke Zbinden, Matthias Koerner, Bernd Kuhn, Jens-Uwe Peters, Markus Rudolph
  • AQUEOUS FORMULATIONS OF (2-HYDROXYMETHYL-INDANYL-4-OXY)-PHENYL-4,4,4-TRIFLUOROBUTANE-1-SULFONATE
    Publication number: 20110065788
    Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous formulations containing (?)-(R)-3-(2-hydroxymethylindanyl-4-oxy)phenyl 4,4,4-trifluorobutane-1-sulfonate. Said formulations are suitable as infusion solutions or as concentrate for producing these infusion solutions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: BAYER SCHERING PHARMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Bernd Kühn, Antje Brück, Yoshifumi Katakawa, Masami Yasui
  • Tetrahydrocarbazoles and derivatives
    Patent number: 7906546
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, X1, X2, X3, X4, n, and k are defined in the description and claims, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and/or pharmaceutically acceptable esters thereof. The compounds are useful for in the treatment and prophylaxis of diseases which are modulated by LXR? and/or LXR? agonists, including increased lipid and cholesterol levels, particularly low HDL-cholesterol, high LDL-cholesterol, atherosclerotic diseases, diabetes, particularly non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia, Alzheimer's disease, sepsis, inflammatory diseases such as colitis, pancreatitis, cholestasis/fibrosis of the liver, and diseases that have an inflammatory component such as Alzheimer's disease or impaired/improvable cognitive function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Henrietta Dehmlow, Bernd Kuhn, Raffaello Masciadri, Narendra Panday, Hasane Ratni, Matthew Blake Wright
  • TWO-CHAMBER INJECTION DEVICE HAVING GAS-PERMEABLE MEMBRANE
    Publication number: 20110060274
    Abstract: The invention relates to a two-chamber syringe device comprising a cylinder element (2), a closure element (6), two plungers (3) and (4) and optionally an intermediate plunger (3a), wherein one or more fluid-tight, gas-permeable membranes (8) and optionally valve membranes (15) are arranged in the wall of the cylinder element (2) or in the closure element (6), allowing gas in the chambers to escape from the cylinder element (2) when the plungers (3), (3a) and (4) are displaced in the distal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: sanofi-aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Bernd KUHN
  • Hexafluoroisopropanol derivatives
    Patent number: 7897815
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with novel hexafluoroisopropanol derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1 to R6, m and n are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts and esters thereof. These compounds bind to LXR alpha and LXR beta and can be used as medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Henrietta Dehmlow, Bernd Kuhn, Raffaello Masciadri, Narendra Panday, Hasane Ratni, Matthew Blake Wright
  • FBPase inhibitors for diabetes
    Patent number: 7868030
    Abstract: Compounds of formula as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof, wherein R1 to R3 have the significance given in the application and which can be used in the form of pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Marcel Gubler, Wolfgang Haap, Paul Hebeisen, Eric A. Kitas, Bernd Kuhn, Rudolf E. Minder, Brigitte Schott, Hans P. Wessel
  • Carboxyl- or hydroxyl-substituted benzimidazole derivatives
    Patent number: 7816540
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel carboxyl- or hydroxyl-substituted benzimidazole derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1 to R6 are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts and esters thereof. These compounds bind to FXR and can be used as medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Martin Benson, Konrad Bleicher, Uwe Grether, Bernd Kuhn, Rainer E. Martin, Jean-Marc Plancher, Hans Richter, Sven Taylor, Minmin Yang
  • SUBSTITUTED PYRIDO [1,2-a] ISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVES
    Publication number: 20100222340
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1 to R4 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 DPP-IV, such as diabetes, particularly non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, and impaired glucose tolerance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Markus Boehringer, Daniel Hunziker, Bernd Kuhn, Bernd Michael Loeffler, Fabienne Ricklin, Hans Peter Wessel
  • HETEROARYL SUBSTITUTED PYRIDAZINONE DERIVATIVES
    Publication number: 20100216793
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel pyridazinone derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts and esters thereof. These compounds inhibit PDE10A and can be used as pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Daniela Alberati, Matthias Koerner, Bernd Kuhn, Jens-Uwe Peters, Rose Maria Rodriguez Sarmiento, Mark Rogers-Evans, Markus Rudolph
  • TETRAHYDROCARBAZOLES AND DERIVATIVES
    Publication number: 20100216833
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, X1, X2, X3, X4, n, and k are defined in the description and claims, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and/or pharmaceutically acceptable esters thereof. The compounds are useful for in the treatment and prophylaxis of diseases which are modulated by LXR? and/or LXR? agonists, including increased lipid and cholesterol levels, particularly low HDL-cholesterol, high LDL-cholesterol, atherosclerotic diseases, diabetes, particularly non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia, Alzheimer's disease, sepsis, inflammatory diseases such as colitis, pancreatitis, cholestasis/fibrosis of the liver, and diseases that have an inflammatory component such as Alzheimer's disease or impaired/improvable cognitive function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Henrietta Dehmlow, Bernd Kuhn, Raffaello Masciadri, Narendra Panday, Hasane Ratni, Matthew Blake Wright
  • PYRIDAZINONES
    Publication number: 20100152193
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel pyridazinones of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts and esters thereof. These compounds inhibit PDE10A and can be used for the treatment of CNS disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Daniela Alberati, Luca Gobbi, Matthias Koerner, Bernd Kuhn, Jens-Uwe Peters, Rosa Maria Rodriguez-Sarmiento, Mark Rogers-Evans, Markus Rudolph
  • Heteroaryl carboxamides
    Patent number: 7718679
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with novel heteroaryl carboxamides of formula (I) wherein A, R1, R2, X, Y, Z and m are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds inhibit the coagulation factor Xa and can be used for the treatment or prevention of thrombotic disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Katrin Groebke Zbinden, Wolfgang Haap, Hans Hilpert, Bernd Kuhn, Narendra Panday, Fabienne Ricklin