Patents by Inventor Emmanuel Pinard

Emmanuel Pinard 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: 7951836
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3, X, n, and m are as defined herein and to pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and to methods for treating neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Synese Jolidon, Robert Narquizian, Roger Norcross, Emmanuel Pinard
  • Patent number: 7932269
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel sulfonamides of formula wherein R1, R2, R3 and n are as described in the description and claims. The compounds are orexin receptor antagonists, useful in the treatment of disorders, in which orexin pathways are involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Henner Knust, Matthias Nettekoven, Emmanuel Pinard, Olivier Roche, Mark Rogers-Evans
  • Patent number: 7923470
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel sulfonamides of formula I wherein R1, R2, Ar, Hetaryl, m and n are as described in the description and claims. The compounds are orexin receptor antagonists, useful in the treatment of disorders, in which orexin pathways are involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Henner Knust, Matthias Nettekoven, Emmanuel Pinard, Olivier Roche, Mark Rogers-Evans
  • Publication number: 20110071154
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel sulfonamides of formula I wherein R1, R2, Ar, Hetaryl, m and n are as described in the description and claims. The compounds are orexin receptor antagonists, useful in the treatment of disorders, in which orexin pathways are involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Henner Knust, Matthias Nettekoven, Emmanuel Pinard, Olivier Roche, Mark Rogers-Evans
  • Publication number: 20110053904
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a compound of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, X and n are as defined herein or to a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt, to a racemic mixture, or to its corresponding enantiomers and/or optical isomers for the treatment of psychoses, pain, dysfunction in memory and learning, attention deficit, schizophrenia, dementia disorders or Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Sabine Kolczewski, Emmanuel Pinard
  • Patent number: 7897627
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula wherein Ar, Het, R1 and n are as defined herein and to pharmaceutically suitable acid addition salts, optically pure enantiomers, racemates or diastereomeric mixtures thereof. Compounds of formula I are orexin receptor antagonists and are useful in the treatment of sleep apnea, narcolepsy, insomnia, parasomnia, jet lag syndrome, circadian rhythms disorder and sleep disorders associated with neurological diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Henner Knust, Matthias Nettekoven, Emmanuel Pinard, Olivier Roche, Mark Rogers-Evans
  • Publication number: 20100311971
    Abstract: The present invention relates to four distinct crystalline forms and to an amorphous form of [4-(3-Fluoro-5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-2-yl)-piperazin-1-yl]-[5-methanesulfonyl-2-((S)-2,2,2-trifluoro-1-methyl-ethoxy)-phenyl]-methanone, and to their use in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions. The compounds of present invention are suitable for the treatment of psychoses, pain, neurodegenerative disfunction in memory and learning, schizophrenia, dementia and other diseases in which cognitive processes are impaired, such as attention deficit disorders or Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Andre Bubendorf, Annette Deynet-Vucenovic, Ralph Diodone, Olaf Grassmann, Kai Lindenstruth, Emmanuel Pinard, Franziska E. Rohrer, Urs Schwitter
  • Patent number: 7829563
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein Ar1, Ar2, Ar3, n, and R1 to R8 are as defined herein and to pharmaceutically suitable acid addition salts, optically pure enantiomers, racemates or diastereomeric mixtures thereof. These compounds are orexin receptor antagonists and may be useful in the treatment of disorders, in which orexin pathways are involved, like sleep disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Luca Gobbi, Henner Knust, Parichehr Malherbe, Matthias Nettekoven, Emmanuel Pinard, Olivier Roche, Mark Rogers-Evans
  • Patent number: 7790763
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3, n, and m, are as defined in the specification and to pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof. These compounds are good inhibitors of the glycine transporter 1 (GlyT-1) and are useful for the treatment of CNS disorders such as schizophrenia, cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Synese Jolidon, Robert Narquizian, Roger David Norcross, Emmanuel Pinard
  • Publication number: 20100210592
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of compounds of formula I wherein the substituents are described in the description and claims for the treatment of psychoses, dysfunction in memory and learning, schizophrenia, dementia, attention deficit disorders or Alzheimer's disease. The invention also relates to some compounds of formula I and pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Sabine Kolczewski, Hans-Peter Marty, Robert Narquizian, Emmanuel Pinard, Henri Stalder
  • Publication number: 20100197715
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula I wherein R1, R2, and Ar are as defined herein or to a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt, to a racemic mixture, or to its corresponding enantiomer and/or optical isomer thereof. These compounds and their pharmaceutical compositions are useful in the treatment of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Sabine Kolczewski, Emmanuel Pinard, Henri Stalder
  • Publication number: 20100120751
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with spiro-dihydrotetraazabenzoazulenes, i.e. spiro-5,6-dihydro-4H-2,3,5,10b-tetraaza-benzo[e]azulenes of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3, X, Y, Z, m and n are as described herein. The compounds according to the invention act as V1a receptor modulators and are useful as therapeutics acting peripherally and centrally in the conditions of dysmenorrhea, male or female sexual dysfunction, hypertension, chronic heart failure, inappropriate secretion of vasopressin, liver cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome, anxiety, depressive disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, autistic spectrum disorders, schizophrenia, and aggressive behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Caterina Bissantz, Erwin Goetschi, Roland Jakob-Roetne, Raffaello Masciadri, Emmanuel Pinard, Hasane Ratni, Mark Rogers-Evans, Patrick Schnider
  • Publication number: 20100111862
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel radiolabelled inhibitors of formula I for the Glycine 1 transporter (GlyT1), useful for the labelling and diagnostic imaging of the glycine 1 transporter functionality. wherein R1 is isopropoxy or 2,2,2-trifluoro-1-methyl-ethoxy; and R2 is a radiolabelled group CH3, wherein the radionuclide is 3H or 11C. The radiolabelled compounds of formula I may be used as PET (Positron Emission Tomography) radiotracer for the labelling and diagnostic molecular imaging of the glycine 1 transporter functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Daniela Alberati, Edilio Maurizio Borroni, Thomas Hartung, Roger Norcross, Emmanuel Pinard
  • Publication number: 20100048531
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula I wherein R1, R2, X, Ar1 and Ar2 are as defined herein and to pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts, to a racemic mixtures, or to their corresponding enantiomers and/or optical isomers thereof. Compounds of the invention are good inhibitors of the glycine transporter 1 (GlyT-1), and have a good selectivity to glycine transporter 2 (GlyT-2) inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Sabine Kolczewski, Robert Narquizian, Emmanuel Pinard
  • Publication number: 20100029664
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel sulfonamides of formula I wherein R1, R2, Ar, Hetaryl, m and n are as described in the description and claims. The compounds are orexin receptor antagonists, useful in the treatment of disorders, in which orexin pathways are involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Henner Knust, Matthias Nettekoven, Emmanuel Pinard, Olivier Roche, Mark Rogers-Evans
  • Patent number: 7642283
    Abstract: Methods of utilizing compounds of general formulas I and II as modulators and affinity labels of the MPTP complex are elucidated. Furthermore, methods for modulating the activity of the MPTP complex, methods for determining the presence of a component of the MPTP complex, and methods for identifying an active agent that modulates the activity of the MPTP complex, specifically methods for identifying an active agent that modulates the activity of the MPTP complex by interacting with the VDAC1 component are identified. Moreover, novel compounds of general formulas I and II are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Andrea Cesura, Emmanuel Pinard
  • Publication number: 20090312314
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel sulfonamides of formula wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, Ar, Ar1, Ar2, n, o and p are as described in the description and claims. The compounds are orexin receptor antagonists that may be useful in the treatment of disorders, in which orexin pathways are involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Henner Knust, Matthias Nettekoven, Emmanuel Pinard, Olivier Roche, Mark Rogers-Evans
  • Patent number: 7605163
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula wherein the substituents are described herein. The compounds may be used in the treatment of illnesses based on the glycine uptake inhibitor, such as psychoses, pain, neurodegenerative disfunction in memory and learning, schizophrenia, dementia and other diseases in which cognitive processes are impaired, such as attention deficit disorders or Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Synese Jolidon, Robert Narquizian, Matthias Heinrich Nettekoven, Roger David Norcross, Emmanuel Pinard, Henri Stalder
  • Patent number: 7595314
    Abstract: A compound of formula wherein the substituents are as described in the specification for the treatment of psychoses, pain, neurodegenerative disfunction in memory and learning, schizophrenia, dementia and other diseases in which cognitive processes are impaired, such as attention deficit disorders or Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Daniela Alberati-Giani, Synese Jolidon, Robert Narquizian, Matthias Heinrich Nettekoven, Roger David Norcross, Emmanuel Pinard, Henri Stalder
  • Patent number: 7589089
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and X are as defined herein or to pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof, with the exception of 4-methoxy-N-[2-oxo-2-(phenylamino)ethyl]-N-phenyl-benzamide, 4-chloro-N-[2-[(4-methylphenyl)amino]-2-oxoethyl]-N-phenyl-benzamide, 4-chloro-N-[2-[5-chloro-2-methoxyphenyl)amino]-2-oxoethyl]-N-benzamide, 4-methyl-N-(2-oxo-2-[(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)amino]ethyl]-N-benzamide, N-[2-[(4-methylphenyl)amino]-2-oxoethyl]-N-phenyl-benzamide, 4-methyl-N-[2-[(4-methylphenyl)amino]-2-oxoethyl]-N-phenyl-benzamide, 4-chloro-N-(2-oxo-2-[(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)amino]ethyl]-N-benzamide and N-[2-[(2,4-dimethoxyphenyl)amino]-2-oxoethyl]-N-[(2-fluorophenyl)methyl]-benzeneacetamide. The compounds are useful in the treatment of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Synese Jolidon, Robert Narquizian, Emmanuel Pinard