Patents by Inventor Claus Ehrhardt

Claus Ehrhardt 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: 20230365571
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tricyclic compounds comprising a diazepinone moiety which are effective in inhibiting Sppl2a (signal peptide peptidase like protease 2a), to pharmaceutical compositions containing such inhibitors, and to methods of using such inhibitors and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Trixi Brandl, Claus Ehrhardt, Robert Epple, Christian Markert, Pascal Rigollier, Juraj Velcicky
  • Patent number: 9822092
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I): said compound is inhibitor of MMP-2, and/or MMP-8, and/or MMP-9, and/or MMP-12 and/or MMP-13, and thus can be employed for the treatment of a disorder or disease characterized by abnormal activity of MMP-2, and/or MMP-8, and/or MMP-9, and/or MMP-12 and/or MMP-13. Accordingly, the compound of formula (I) can be used in treatment of disorders or diseases mediated by MMP-2, and/or MMP-8, and/or MMP-9, and/or MMP-12, and/or MMP-13. Finally, the present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Claus Ehrhardt, Leslie Wighton McQuire, Pascal Rigollier, Olivier Rogel, Michael David Shultz, Ruben Alberto Tommasi
  • Patent number: 8975439
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I): said compound is inhibitor of MMP-2, and/or MMP-8, and/or MMP-9, and/or MMP-12 and/or MMP-13, and thus can be employed for the treatment of a disorder or disease characterized by abnormal activity of MMP-2, and/or MMP-8, and/or MMP-9, and/or MMP-12 and/or MMP-13. Accordingly, the compound of formula (I) can be used in treatment of disorders or diseases mediated by MMP-2, and/or MMP-8, and/or MMP-9, and/or MMP-12, and/or MMP-13. Finally, the present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Ruben Alberto Tommasi, Michael David Shultz, Leslie Wighton McQuire, Pascal Rigollier, Olivier Rogel, Claus Ehrhardt
  • Publication number: 20150045398
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I): said compound is inhibitor of MMP-2, and/or MMP-8, and/or MMP-9, and/or MMP-12 and/or MMP-13, and thus can be employed for the treatment of a disorder or disease characterized by abnormal activity of MMP-2, and/or MMP-8, and/or MMP-9, and/or MMP-12 and/or MMP-13. Accordingly, the compound of formula (I) can be used in treatment of disorders or diseases mediated by MMP-2, and/or MMP-8, and/or MMP-9, and/or MMP-12, and/or MMP-13. Finally, the present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Claus EHRHARDT, Leslie Wighton MCQUIRE, Pascal RIGOLLIER, Olivier ROGEL, Michael David SHULTZ, Ruben Alberto TOMMASI
  • Patent number: 8362063
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I): said compound is inhibitor of MMP-2, and/or MMP-8, and/or MMP-9, and/or MMP-12 and/or MMP-13, and thus can be employed for the treatment of a disorder or disease characterized by abnormal activity of MMP-2, and/or MMP-8, and/or MMP-9, and/or MMP-12 and/or MMP-13. Accordingly, the compound of formula (I) can be used in treatment of disorders or diseases mediated by MMP-2, and/or MMP-8, and/or MMP-9, and/or MMP-12, and/or MMP-13. Finally, the present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Ruben Alberto Tommasi, Michael Shultz, Leslie Wighton McQuire, Pascal Rigollier, Olivier Rogel, Claus Ehrhardt
  • Patent number: 8362040
    Abstract: Compounds of the present invention having the formula exhibit inhibitory activity on the natural enzyme renin. Thus, compounds of formula (I) may be employed for the treatment of hypertension, atherosclerosis, unstable coronary syndrome, congestive heart failure, cardiac hypertrophy, cardiac fibrosis, cardiomyopathy postinfarction, unstable coronary syndrome, diastolic dysfunction, chronic kidney disease, hepatic fibrosis, complications resulting from diabetes, such as nephropathy, vasculopathy and neuropathy, diseases of the coronary vessels, restenosis following angioplasty, raised intra-ocular pressure, glaucoma, abnormal vascular growth, hyperaldosteronism, cognitive impairment, alzheimers, dementia, anxiety states and cognitive disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Richard Sedrani, Juergen Klaus Maibaum, Werner Breitenstein, Holger Sellner, Claus Ehrhardt, Nils Ostermann
  • Patent number: 8309596
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the crystal structure of the serine protease kallikrein 7 and to the use of this crystal structure in drug discovery. The present invention also relates to compounds binding specifically to this active site of kallikrein 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Stefanie Flohr, Stefan Andreas Randl, Nils Ostermann, Ulrich Hassiepen, Frederic Berst, Ursula Bodendorf, Bernd Gerhartz, Andreas Marzinzik, Claus Ehrhardt, Josef Gottfried Meingassner
  • Publication number: 20120258954
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I): said compound is inhibitor of MMP-2, and/or MMP-8, and/or MMP-9, and/or MMP-12 and/or MMP-13, and thus can be employed for the treatment of a disorder or disease characterized by abnormal activity of MMP-2, and/or MMP-8, and/or MMP-9, and/or MMP-12 and/or MMP-13. Accordingly, the compound of formula (I) can be used in treatment of disorders or diseases mediated by MMP-2, and/or MMP-8, and/or MMP-9, and/or MMP-12, and/or MMP-13. Finally, the present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Claus Ehrhardt, Leslie Wighton McQuire, Pascal Rigollier, Olivier Rogel, Michael Shultz, Ruben Alberto Tommasi
  • Patent number: 8222424
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I): said compound is inhibitor of MMP-2, and/or MMP-8, and/or MMP-9, and/or MMP-12 and/or MMP-13, and thus can be employed for the treatment of a disorder or disease characterized by abnormal activity of MMP-2, and/or MMP-8, and/or MMP-9, and/or MMP-12 and/or MMP-13. Accordingly, the compound of formula (I) can be used in treatment of disorders or diseases mediated by MMP-2, and/or MMP-8, and/or MMP-9, and/or MMP-12, and/or MMP-13. Finally, the present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Claus Ehrhardt, Leslie Wighton McQuire, Pascal Rigollier, Olivier Rogel, Michael Shultz, Ruben Alberto Tommasi
  • Patent number: 8178559
    Abstract: 3,4-substituted piperidine compounds, these compounds for use in the diagnostic and therapeutic treatment of a warm-blooded animal, especially for the treatment of a disease (=disorder) that depends on activity of renin; the use of a compound of that class for the preparation of a pharmaceutical formulation for the treatment of a disease that depends on activity of renin; the use of a compound of that class in the treatment of a disease that depends on activity of renin; pharmaceutical formulations comprising a 3,4-substituted piperidine compound, and/or a method of treatment comprising administering a 3,4substituted piperidine compound, a method for the manufacture of a 3,4-substituted piperidine compound, and novel intermediates and partial steps for their synthesis are disclosed. The 3,4-disubstituted piperidine compounds have the formula (I), wherein the symbols have the meanings defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Werner Breitenstein, Takeru Ehara, Claus Ehrhardt, Philipp Grosche, Yuko Hitomi, Yuki Iwaki, Takanori Kanazawa, Kazuhide Konishi, Juergen Klaus Maibaum, Keiichi Masuya, Atsuko Iwasaki, Nils Ostermann, Masaki Suzuki, Atsushi Toyao, Fumiaki Yokokawa
  • Patent number: 8084450
    Abstract: 3,4-substituted piperidine compounds, these compounds for use in the diagnostic and therapeutic treatment of a warm-blooded animal, especially for the treatment of a disease (=disorder) that depends on activity of renin; the use of a compound of that class for the preparation of a pharmaceutical formulation for the treatment of a disease that depends on activity of renin; the use of a compound of that class in the treatment of a disease that depends on activity of renin; pharmaceutical formulations comprising a 3,4-substituted piperidine compound, and/or a method of treatment comprising administering a 3,4-substituted piperidine compound, a method for the manufacture of a 3,4-substituted piperidine compound, and novel intermediates and partial steps for their synthesis are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Werner Breitenstein, Takeru Ehara, Claus Ehrhardt, Philipp Grosche, Yuko Hitomi, Yuki Iwaki, Takanori Kanazawa, Kazuhide Konishi, Juergen Klaus Maibaum, Keiichi Masuya, Atsuko Nihonyanagi, Nils Ostermann, Masaki Suzuki, Atsushi Toyao, Fumiaki Yokokawa
  • Publication number: 20110263560
    Abstract: 3,4-substituted piperidine compounds, these compounds for use in the diagnostic and therapeutic treatment of a warm-blooded animal, especially for the treatment of a disease (=disorder) that depends on activity of renin; the use of a compound of that class for the preparation of a pharmaceutical formulation for the treatment of a disease that depends on activity of renin; the use of a compound of that class in the treatment of a disease that depends on activity of renin; pharmaceutical formulations comprising a 3,4-substituted piperidine compound, and/or a method of treatment comprising administering a 3,4substituted piperidine compound, a method for the manufacture of a 3,4-substituted piperidine compound, and novel intermediates and partial steps for their synthesis are disclosed. The 3,4-disubstituted piperidine compounds have the formula (I), wherein the symbols have the meanings defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Werner BREITENSTEIN, Takeru EHARA, Claus EHRHARDT, Philipp GROSCHE, Yuko HITOMI, Yuki IWAKI, Takanori KANAZAWA, Kazuhide KONISHI, Juergen Klaus MAIBAUM, Keiichi MASUYA, Atsuko Nihonyanagi, Nils OSTERMANN, Masaki SUZUKI, Atsushi TOYAO, Fumiaki YOKOKAWA
  • Publication number: 20110014186
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I): said compound is inhibitor of MMP-2, and/or MMP-8, and/or MMP-9, and/or MMP-12 and/or MMP-13, and thus can be employed for the treatment of a disorder or disease characterized by abnormal activity of MMP-2, and/or MMP-8, and/or MMP-9, and/or MMP-12 and/or MMP-13. Accordingly, the compound of formula (I) can be used in treatment of disorders or diseases mediated by MMP-2, and/or MMP-8, and/or MMP-9, and/or MMP-12, and/or MMP-13. Finally, the present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Claus Ehrhardt, Leslie Wighton McQuire, Pascal Rigollier, Olivier Rogel, Michael Shultz, Ruben Alberto Tommasi
  • Patent number: 7825124
    Abstract: Indolylmaleimide derivatives comprising either a substituted phenyl, naphthyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, quinazolinyl, quinolyl, isoquinolyl or pyrimidinyl residue have interesting pharmaceutical properties, e.g. in the treatment and/or prevention of T-cell mediated acute or chronic inflammatory diseases or disorders, autoimmune diseases, graft rejection or cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Inventors: Rainer Albert, Nigel G Cooke, Sylvain Cottens, Claus Ehrhardt, Jean-Pierre Evenou, Richard Sedrani, Peter Von Matt, Jurgen Wagner, Gerhard Zenke
  • Patent number: 7825260
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I, wherein X, a, b, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined in the specification, processes for their production, their uses and pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Rainer Albert, Claus Ehrhardt, Peter Ettmayer, Klaus Hinterding, Klemens Högenauer, Peter Nussbaumer
  • Publication number: 20100256144
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the crystal structure of the serine protease kallikrein 7 and to the use of this crystal structure in drug discovery. The present invention also relates to compounds binding specifically to this active site of kallikrein 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Stefanie Flohr, Stefan Andreas Randl, Nils Ostermann, Ulrich Hassiepen, Frederic Berst, Ursula Bodendorf, Bernd Gerhartz, Adreas Marzinzik, Claus Ehrhardt, Josef Gottfried Meingassner
  • Patent number: 7807709
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of (3,4-di-, 3,3,4-tri, 3,4,4-tri- or 3,3,4,4-tetra-)substituted pyrrolidine compounds for the preparation of a pharmaceutical formulation for the treatment of a disease that depends on activity of renin; the use of a compound of that class in the treatment of a disease that depends on activity of renin; compounds that are part of a subclass of these substituted pyrrolidine compounds for use in the diagnostic and therapeutic treatment of a warm-blooded animal, especially for the treatment of a disease (=disorder) that depends on activity of renin; new compounds that are part of a subclass of these substituted pyrrolidine compounds; pharmaceutical formulations comprising said substituted pyrrolidine compounds, and/or a method of treatment comprising administering said substituted pyrrolidine compounds, a method for the manufacture especially of said new substituted pyrrolidine compounds, as well as novel intermediates, starting materials and/or partial steps for their synthesis
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Claus Ehrhardt, Osamu Irie, Edwige Liliane Lorthiois, Juergen Klaus Maibaum, Nils Ostermann, Holger Sellner
  • Publication number: 20100240679
    Abstract: Compounds of the present invention having the formula exhibit inhibitory activity on the natural enzyme renin. Thus, compounds of formula (I) may be employed for the treatment of hypertension, atherosclerosis, unstable coronary syndrome, congestive heart failure, cardiac hypertrophy, cardiac fibrosis, cardiomyopathy postinfarction, unstable coronary syndrome, diastolic dysfunction, chronic kidney disease, hepatic fibrosis, complications resulting from diabetes, such as nephropathy, vasculopathy and neuropathy, diseases of the coronary vessels, restenosis following angioplasty, raised intra-ocular pressure, glaucoma, abnormal vascular growth, hyperaldosteronism, cognitive impairment, alzheimers, dementia, anxiety states and cognitive disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Richard Sedrani, Juergen Klaus Maibaum, Werner Breitenstein, Holger Sellner, Claus Ehrhardt, Nils Ostermann
  • Publication number: 20100240638
    Abstract: The present application describes macrocyclic compounds of formula (I) with NS3 protease inhibitory activity for treating hepatitis C virus infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Shawn D. Britt, Jiping Fu, David Thomas Parker, Michiael Patane, Parkash Raman, Branko Radetich, Mohindra Seepersaud, Aregahegn Yifru, Rui Zheng, Trixi Brand, Sylvain Cottens, Claus Ehrhardt, Stefan Andreas Randl, Pascal Rigollier, Nikolaus Schiering, Oliver Simic
  • Patent number: 7786123
    Abstract: Indolylmaleimide derivatives comprising either a substituted phenyl, naphthyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, quinazolinyl, quinolyl, isoquinolyl or pyrimidinyl residue have interesting pharmaceutical properties, e.g. in the treatment and/or prevention of T-cell mediated acute or chronic inflammatory diseases or disorders, autoimmune diseases, graft rejection or cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Inventors: Rainer Albert, Nigel Graham Cooke, Sylvain Cottens, Claus Ehrhardt, Jean-Pierre Evenou, Richard Sedrani, Peter Von Matt, Jürgen Wagner, Gerhard Zenke