Patents by Inventor Frank Himmelsbach

Frank Himmelsbach 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: 7772378
    Abstract: Glucopyranosyl-substituted (hetero)arylethynyl-benzene derivatives of the general formula I where the groups R1 to R6 as well as R7a, R7b, R7c are defined according to claim 1, including the tautomers, the stereoisomers thereof, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof. The compounds according to the invention are suitable for the treatment of metabolic disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Himmelsbach, Matthias Eckhardt, Peter Eickelmann, Leo Thomas, Edward Leon Barsoumian
  • Publication number: 20100179191
    Abstract: Glucopyranosyl-substituted cyclopropyl-benzene derivatives defined according to claim 1, including the tautomers, the stereoisomers thereof, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof. The compounds according to the invention are suitable for the treatment of metabolic disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Himmelsbach, Matthias Eckhardt, Peter Eickelmann
  • Publication number: 20100173916
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted xanthines of general formula wherein R1 to R4 are defined as in claim 1, the tautomers and the stereoisomers thereof, mixtures thereof, the prodrugs and the salts thereof which have valuable pharmacological properties, particularly an inhibiting effect on the activity of the enzyme dipeptidylpeptidase-IV (DPP-IV).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Frank HIMMELSBACH, Michael MARK, Matthias ECKHARDT, Elke LANGKOPF, Roland MAIER, Ralf R.H. LOTZ
  • Patent number: 7745414
    Abstract: Glucopyranosyl-substituted benzonitrile derivatives as defined herein, including the tautomers, the stereoisomers thereof, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof. The compounds according to the invention are suitable for the treatment of metabolic disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Eckhardt, Frank Himmelsbach, Peter Eickelmann, Achim Sauer, Leo Thomas
  • Publication number: 20100152167
    Abstract: The present invention relates to trisubstituted pyrimidines of formula (I) wherein 0Ra to Re are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of illnesses characterised by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, the use thereof for preparing a pharmaceutical composition with the abovementioned properties, and processes for the preparation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicants: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH & CO. KG, BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Georg DAHMANN, Frank HIMMELSBACH, Bernd KRIST, Martin LENTER, Alexander PAUTSCH, Gisela SCHNAPP, Martin STEEGMAIER, Helmut WITTNEBEN, Anthony S. PROKOPOWICZ, Walter SPEVAK, Andreas SCHOOP, Steffen STEURER
  • Publication number: 20100144703
    Abstract: Disclosed are substituted xanthines of general formula wherein R1 to R4 are defined hereinbelow, the tautomers, the stereoisomers, the mixtures thereof, the prodrugs thereof and the salts thereof, which have valuable pharmacological properties, particularly an inhibitory effect on the activity of the enzyme dipeptidylpeptidase-IV (DPP-IV).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Frank HIMMELSBACH, Elke LANGKOPF, Matthias ECKHARDT, Roland MAIER, Michael MARK, Mohammad TADAYYON, Ralf R. H. LOTZ
  • Patent number: 7723309
    Abstract: The invention relates to crystalline forms of 1-chloro-4-(?-D-glucopyranos-1-yl)-2-[4-((R)-tetrahydrofuran-3-yloxy)-benzyl]-benzene, to a method for the preparation thereof, as well as to the use thereof for preparing medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Himmelsbach, Sandra Schmid, Hans-Juergen Martin, Matthias Eckhardt, Martin Schuehle
  • Patent number: 7713938
    Abstract: The invention relates to a crystalline form of 1-chloro-4-(?-D-glucopyranos-1-yl)-2-[4-((S) -tetrahydrofuran-3-yloxy)-benzyl]-benzene, to a method for the preparation thereof, as well as to the use thereof for preparing medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Himmelsbach, Sandra Schmid, Martin Schuehle, Hans-Jürgen Martin, Matthias Eckhardt
  • Patent number: 7709480
    Abstract: The present invention relates to trisubstituted pyrimidines of formula (I) wherein 0Ra to Re are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of illnesses characterized by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, the use thereof for preparing a pharmaceutical composition with the abovementioned properties, and processes for the preparation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignees: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Georg Dahmann, Frank Himmelsbach, Bernd Krist, Martin Lenter, Alexander Pautsch, Gisela Schapp, Martin Steegmaier, Helmut Wittneben, Anthony S. Prokopowicz, Walter Spevak, Andreas Schoop, Steffen Steurer
  • Publication number: 20100099641
    Abstract: The invention relates to a crystalline form of 1-chloro-4-(?-D-glucopyranos-1-yl)-2-[4-((S)-tetrahydrofuran-3-yloxy)-benzyl]-benzene, to a method for the preparation thereof, as well as to the use thereof for preparing medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Frank HIMMELSBACH, Sandra SCHMID, Martin SCHUEHLE, Hans-Jurgen MARTIN, Matthias ECKHARDT
  • Publication number: 20100099651
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one EGFR kinase inhibitor and at least one additional active compound selected from beta-2 mimetics, steroids, PDE-IV inhibitors, p38 MAP kinase inhibitors, NK1 antagonists, anticholinergics and endothelin antagonists, processes for preparing the compositions and the use thereof as medicament in the treatment of respiratory or gastrointestinal complaints, as well as inflammatory diseases of the joints, the skin or the eyes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Birgit Jung, Frank Himmelsbach, Gerald Pohl
  • Publication number: 20100093654
    Abstract: Tetrasubstituted glucopyranosylated benzene derivatives of general formula (I) as defined according to claim 1, including the tautomers, the stereoisomers thereof, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof. The compounds according to the invention are suitable for the treatment of metabolic disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Himmelsbach, Matthias Eckhardt, Peter Eickelmann, Leo Thomas
  • Patent number: 7696212
    Abstract: Disclosed are substituted xanthines of general formula wherein R1 to R4 are defined hereinbelow, the tautomers, the stereoisomers, the mixtures thereof, the prodrugs thereof and the salts thereof, which have valuable pharmacological properties, particularly an inhibitory effect on the activity of the enzyme dipeptidylpeptidase-IV (DPP-IV).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH and Co. KG
    Inventors: Frank Himmelsbach, Elke Langkopf, Matthias Eckhardt, Roland Maier, Ralf Lotz, Michael Mark, Mohammad Tadayyon
  • Patent number: 7687469
    Abstract: Glucopyranosyl-substituted benzene derivatives defined according to claim 1, including the tautomers, the stereoisomers thereof, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof. The compounds according to the invention are suitable for the treatment of metabolic disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Eckhardt, Frank Himmelsbach, Peter Eickelmann, Leo Thomas, Edward Leon Barsoumian
  • Patent number: 7683160
    Abstract: Glucopyranosyl-substituted benzyl-benzene derivatives of the general formula I where the groups R1 to R6 as well as R7a, R7b, R7c are defined according to claim 1, including the tautomers, the stereoisomers thereof, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof. The compounds according to the invention are suitable for the treatment of metabolic disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Eckhardt, Frank Himmelsbach, Peter Eickelmann, Leo Thomas
  • Publication number: 20100069414
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bicyclic heterocycles of general formula wherein Ra to Rc, A to E and X are defined as in claim 1, the tautomers, stereoisomers and salts thereof, particularly the physiologically acceptable salts thereof with inorganic or organic acids or bases which have valuable pharmacological properties, in particular an inhibitory effect on signal transduction mediated by tyrosine kinases, their use in the treatment of diseases, especially tumoral diseases and diseases of the lungs and airways, and the preparation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Frank HIMMELSBACH, Elke LANGKOPF, Thomas METZ, Flavio SOLCA, Birgit JUNG, Anke BAUM
  • Publication number: 20100069310
    Abstract: Glucopyranosyl-substituted benzyl-benzonitrile derivatives of general formula (I) as defined according to claim 1, including the tautomers, the stereoisomers thereof, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof. The compounds according to the invention are suitable for the treatment of metabolic disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Himmelsbach, Matthias Eckhardt, Peter Eickelmann, Leo Thomas
  • Patent number: 7662790
    Abstract: Glucopyranosyloxy-substituted (heteroaryloxy-benzyl)-benzene compounds of the general formula I where the groups R1 to R6 as well as R7a, R7b, R7c are defined according to claim 1, including the tautomers, the stereoisomers thereof, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof. The compounds according to the invention are suitable for the treatment of metabolic disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Himmelsbach, Matthias Eckhardt, Peter Eickelmann, Leo Thomas
  • Publication number: 20100022505
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bicyclic heterocycles of general formula wherein Ra, Rb and Rc are defined as in claim 1, their tautomers, their stereoisomers, their mixtures and their salts, in particular their physiologically acceptable salts with inorganic or organic acids and bases, which have valuable pharmacological properties, in particular an inhibitory action on the signal transduction mediated by tyrosine kinases, their use for the treatment of illnesses, in particular of tumoral diseases and of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), of diseases of the lung and of the airways, and the preparation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Himmelsbach, Birgil Jung, Ralf Lotz, Markus Ostermeier
  • Publication number: 20100010023
    Abstract: A compound of general formula I wherein: Ra is a benzyl, 1-phenylethyl, or 3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl group; Rb is a dimethylamino, N-methyl-N-ethylamino, diethylamino, N-methyl-N-isopropylamino, N-methyl-N-cyclopropylamino, N-methyl-N-(2-methoxyethyl)amino, N-ethyl-N-(2-methoxyethyl)amino, bis(2-methoxyethyl)amino, morpholino, N-methyl-N-(tetra-hydrofuran-3-yl)amino, N-methyl-N-(tetrahydrofuran-2-ylmethyl)amino, N-methyl-N-(tetra-hydrofuran-3-ylmethyl)amino, N-methyl-N-(tetrahydropyran-4-yl)amino, or N-methyl-N-(tetrahydropyran-4-ylmethyl)amino group; and Rc is a cyclopropylmethoxy, cyclobutyloxy, cyclopentyloxy, tetrahydrofuran-3-yloxy, tetrahydrofuran-2-ylmethoxy, tetrahydrofuran-3-ylmethoxy, tetrahydropyran-4-yloxy, or tetrahydropyran-4-ylmethoxy group, or a tautomer, stereoisomer, or salt thereof, particularly the physiologically acceptable salts thereof with inorganic or organic acids or bases which have valuable pharmacological properties, in particular an inhibitory effect on signal transduction
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Frank HIMMELSBACH, Elke LANGKOPF, Stefan BLECH, Birgit JUNG, Anke BAUM, Flavio SOLCA