Patents by Inventor Bernd Löffler

Bernd Löffler 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: 20070259925
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, and X 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: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Markus Boehringer, Daniel Hunziker, Holger Kuehne, Bernd Loeffler, Ramakanth Sarabu, Hans Peter Wessel
  • Publication number: 20070100561
    Abstract: The present invention provides a crystal of the extracellular domain of mammalian DPP-IV, wherein the crystal has an orthorhombic space group of P212121 and one homodimer of DPP-IV in the asymmetric unit. Also provided is a co-crystal which includes a ligand bound to the active site of mammalian DPP-IV. The invention permits the identification or design of inhibitor compounds of DPP-IV activity, for use in treatment of type II diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Hennig, Bernd Loeffler, Ralf Thoma
  • Publication number: 20070098781
    Abstract: The present invention refers to pharmaceutical composition comprising a DPP-IV inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Bernd Loeffler, Alexander MacDonald, Cynthia Rocha, Eric Worth
  • Publication number: 20070015269
    Abstract: The present invention provides a crystal of the extracellular domain of mammalian DPP-IV, wherein the crystal has an orthorhombic space group of P212121 and one homodimer of DPP-IV in the asymmetric unit. Also provided is a co-crystal which includes a ligand bound to the active site of mammalian DPP-IV. The invention permits the identification or design of inhibitor compounds of DPP-IV activity, for use in treatment of type II diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Hennig, Bernd Loeffler, Ralf Thoma
  • Publication number: 20060135561
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 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, non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus and/or impaired glucose tolerance, obesity, and/or metabolic syndrome or ?-cell protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Markus Boehringer, Daniel Hunziker, Bernd Kuhn, Bernd Loeffler, Thomas Luebbers, Fabienne Ricklin
  • Publication number: 20060135512
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1 is 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: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Markus Boehringer, Daniel Hunziker, Bernd Kuhn, Bernd Loeffler, Hans Marty, Patrizio Mattei, Robert Narquizian
  • Publication number: 20060116393
    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: November 28, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Markus Boehringer, Daniel Hunziker, Bernd Kuhn, Bernd Loeffler, Fabienne Ricklin, Hans Wessel
  • Publication number: 20050143405
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and X are as defined in the specification, 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: January 18, 2005
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Markus Boehringer, Bernd Loeffler, Jens-Uwe Peters, Matthias Steger, Peter Weiss
  • Publication number: 20050096348
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, and X 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: December 13, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Markus Boehringer, Daniel Hunziker, Holger Kuehne, Bernd Loeffler, Ramakanth Sarabu, Hans Wessel
  • Patent number: 6591177
    Abstract: A method is described for control of a CVT automatic transmission (1) in which a sensed main pressure (p_hd_act) and a sensed contact pressure (p_s2_act) of a secondary pulley (7) are entered as signals in an electronic transmission control (8). For diagnosis of an error in the sensing of the main pressure (p_hd_act) and/or of the contact pressure (p_s2_act) of the secondary pulley (7) their actual values or comparison variable (|p_hd_act-p_hd_nom|, |p_s2_act-p_s2_nom|) formed therefrom are compared with applicable threshold values (p_hd_min, pd_phd_regdiff, p_s2_min, pd_ps2_regdiff) associated with a range of plausible pressure values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: ZF Batavia, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Bernd Löffler
  • Patent number: 6475112
    Abstract: Engine torque control system based on the dynamic behavior of a driven automatic transmission consists in that the engine dynamics is limited as function of a sporting mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: ZF Batavia, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Bernd Löffler, Peter Janssen
  • Patent number: 6436004
    Abstract: Within the scope of the process for variator slip treatment in continuously variable automatic transmissions of a motor vehicle, upon detection of variator slip, a characteristic field (1) of slip meter is locally incremented according to ratio value (iv) and to engine torque (M_mot) and simultaneously an evaluated slip meter (2) of an evaluation module (3), likewise according to ratio value (iv) and to engine torque (M_mot), is increased, wherein via the evaluation module (3), the variator slip is assessed according to duration and intensity. Besides, a characteristic field (4) of slip status meter connected with the evaluated slip meter (2) is incremented together with the evaluated slip meter (2), a signal being passed on to an error memory (5) so that, with the entry of the error, slip, evaluated slip and slip status meter are entered in the error memory (5) as environmental conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Bernd Löffler, Hans-Dieter Hengstler, Joachim Cichy