Patents by Inventor Franziska E. Rohrer

Franziska E. Rohrer 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: 8329912
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mono-sulfate and hemi-sulfate salts of 2-Chloro-4-[1-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-2,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-4-ylethynyl]-pyridine, to crystalline and amorphous forms thereof and to their use in pharmaceutical formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Cleary, Alexander Glomme, Olaf Grassmann, Shan-Ming Kuang, Roland Meier, Doreen Miller, Regina Moog, Franziska E. Rohrer, Jason Yang
  • Publication number: 20120309969
    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: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: André Bubendorf, Annette Deynet-Vucenovic, Ralph Diodone, Olaf Grassmann, Kai Lindenstruth, Emmanuel Pinard, Franziska E. Rohrer, Urs Schwitter
  • Publication number: 20120035222
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mono-sulfate and hemi-sulfate salts of 2-Chloro-4-[1-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-2,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-4-ylethynyl]-pyridine, to crystalline and amorphous forms thereof and to their use in pharmaceutical formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas Cleary, Alexander Glomme, Olaf Grassmann, Shan-Ming Kuang, Roland Meier, Doreen Miller, Regina Moog, Franziska E. Rohrer, Jason Yang
  • Publication number: 20110295007
    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, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Andre Bubendorf, Annette Deynet-Vucenovic, Ralph Diodone, Olaf Grassmann, Kai Lindenstruth, Emmanuel Pinard, Franziska E. Rohrer, Urs Schwitter
  • Patent number: 8063076
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the mono-sulfate salt, crystalline forms A and B of the mono-sulfate salt, an amorphous form of the mono-sulfate salt, hemi-sulfate salts, and a crystalline form A of the hemi-sulfate salt of the compound 2-chloro-4-[1-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-2,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-4-ylethynyl]-pyridine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Cleary, Alexander Glomme, Olaf Grassmann, Shan-Ming Kuang, Roland Meier, Doreen Miller, Regina Moog, Franziska E. Rohrer, Jason Yang
  • Patent number: 8039473
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Andre Bubendorf, Annette Deynet-Vucenovic, Ralph Diodone, Olaf Grassmann, Kai Lindenstruth, Emmanuel Pinard, Franziska E. Rohrer, Urs Schwitter
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20080312288
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the mono-sulfate salt, crystalline forms A and B of the mono-sulfate salt, an amorphous form of the mono-sulfate salt, hemi-sulfate salts, and a crystalline form A of the hemi-sulfate salt of the compound 2-chloro-4-[1-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-2,5-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-4-ylethynyl]-pyridine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Cleary, Alexander Glomme, Olaf Grassmann, Shan-Ming Kuang, Roland Meier, Doreen Miller, Regina Moog, Franziska E. Rohrer, Jason Yang
  • Publication number: 20080214561
    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: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Andre Bubendorf, Annette Deynet-Vucenovic, Ralph Diodone, Olaf Grassmann, Kai Lindenstruth, Emmanuel Pinard, Franziska E. Rohrer, Urs Schwitter