Patents by Inventor Francis Contard

Francis Contard 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).

  • Butanoic Acid Derivatives, Processes For The Preparation Thereof, Pharmaceutical Compositions Comprising Them, And Therapeutic Applications Thereof
    Publication number: 20080032982
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I): in which R, R1 and R2 are as defined in the description, the use thereof for the treatment of dyslipidaemia, atherosclerosis and diabetes, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and . processes for the preparation of these compounds. Compounds of formula (I) are activators of PPAR? and PPAR? isoforms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Jean Zeiller, Herve Dumas, Valerie Guyard-Dangremont, Isabelle Berard, Francis Contard, Daniel Guerrier, Gerard Ferrand, Yves Bonhomme
  • Dihydrobenzodiazepins and their use for treating dyslipidemia
    Patent number: 7323458
    Abstract: The invention concerns a benzodiazepin derivative of formula (I) and their use for treating dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, diabetes and its complications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft Mit Beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Jean-Jacques Berthelon, Daniel Guerrier, Michel Brunet, Jean-Jacques Zeiller, Francis Contard, Fréderic Ausseil
  • Pentenoic Acid Derivatives, Processes For The Preparation Thereof, Pharmaceutical Compositions Comprising Them, And Therapeutic Applications Thereof
    Publication number: 20080015253
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I): in which R, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the description, to their use for the treatment of dyslipidaemia, atherosclerosis and diabetes, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and to the processes for the preparation of these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Jean Zeiller, Herve Dumas, Valerie Guyard-Dangremont, Isabelle Berard, Francis Contard, Daniel Guerrier, Gerard Ferrand, Yves Bonhomme
  • Butenoic acid derivatives processes for the preparation thereof pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and use for the treatment of dyslipidaemia atherosclerosis and diabetes
    Publication number: 20060178434
    Abstract: The present invention relates to butenoic acid derivatives of the formula I: in which R, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the description, and also to processes for the preparation thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and to their use for the treatment of dyslipidaemia, atherosclerosis and diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Jean-Jacques Zeiller, Herve Dumas, Valerie Guyard-Dangremont, Isabelle Berard, Francis Contard, Daniel Guerrier, Gerard Ferrand, Yves Bonhomme
  • Novel carboxylic acids and derivatives for the treatment of and preventing diabetes and dyslipidaemia
    Publication number: 20060111445
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of the formula ((I): in which: n is an integer chosen from 1, 2 and 3; Y represents O; N—OR9, in which R9 represents H or a saturated hydrocarbon-based aliphatic group; CR10R11, in which R10 and R11, which may be identical or different, represent H or a saturated hydrocarbon-based aliphatic group; R1 and R2, which may be identical or different, represent H or a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon-based chain; or alternatively R1 and R2 together form an optionally substituted saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon-based chain; the radicals R3 and R4, which may be identical or different, take any of the is meanings given above for R1 and R2, or alternatively R1 and the group R4 borne by the carbon alpha to CR1R2 represent nothing and a double bond links the CR1R2 carbon to the alpha CR3R4 carbon; or alternatively one of the radicals R1 and R2 forms with one of the radicals R3 and R4 an optionally substituted saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon-based chain; one of the
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Nathalie Adje, Michel Brunet, Didier Roche, Jean-Jacques Zeiller, Stephane Yvon, Valerie Guyard-Dangremont, Francis Contard, Daniel Guerrier, Gerard Ferrand
  • Butyric acid derivatives
    Publication number: 20050020651
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of the formula I: (Formula I) in which: A, B, R1, Z, n and R2 are as defined in claim 1. These compounds are useful in the treatment of dyslipidaemia, atherosclerosis and diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Didier Roche, Jean-Jacques Zeiller, Francis Contard, Valerie Guyard-Dangremont, Daniel Guerrier, Herve Dupont, Jean-Jacques Berthelon
  • Benzopyrans and benzoxepines, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and preparation process
    Patent number: 6596758
    Abstract: The present invention relates to benzopyrans and benzoxepines of formula (I), wherein X, A, R1, R2 and (R)p have the meanings as given in claim 1, which can be used in the treatment of dislipidaemias, atherosclerosis and diabetes, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and to processes allowing the preparation of these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Michel Brunet, Jean-Jaques Zeiller, Jean-Jaques Berthelon, Francis Contard, Guy Augert, Daniel Guerrier