Patents by Inventor Geo Adam

Geo Adam 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: 6113527
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is C.sub.6-12 -cycloalkyl, optionally substituted by lower alkyl or C(O)O lower alkyl, indan-1-yl or indan-2-yl, optionally substituted by lower alkyl; acenaphthen-1-yl; bicyclo[3.3.1]non-9-yl, octahydro-inden-2-yl; 2,3-dihydro-1H-phenalen-1-yl; 2,3,3a,4,5,6-hexahydro-1H-phenalen-1-yl, decahydro-azulen-2-yl; bicyclo[6.2.0]dec-9-yl; decahydro-naphthalen-1-yl, decahydro-naphthalen-2-yl; tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-yl, tetrahydro-naphthalen-2-yl or 2-oxo-1,2-diphenyl-ethyl;R.sup.2 is .dbd.O or hydrogen,R.sup.3 is hydrogen, isoindolyl-1,3-dione, lower alkoxy, lower alkyl, amino, benzyloxy, --CH.sub.2 OR.sup.5 or --CH.sub.2 N(R.sup.5).sub.2 ;R.sup.4 is hydrogen or --CH.sub.2 OR.sup.5 ;R.sup.5 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; ##STR2## is cyclohexyl or phenyl, optionally substituted by lower alkyl, halogen or alkoxy; to racemic mixtures and their corresponding enantiomers and or pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Geo Adam, Andrea Cesura, Fran.cedilla.ois Jenck, Sabine Kolczewski, Stephan Rover, Jurgen Wichmann
  • Patent number: 6107342
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the compound of formulae ##STR1## and to a process for the manufacture of compounds of the general formula ##STR2## which are ligands for the metabotropic glutamate receptors of group II, whereinT is tritium;R.sup.1 is hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower alkenyloxy, benzyloxy, hydrogen, deuterium or tritium;R.sup.11 is hydrogen, deuterium or tritium, hydroxy or amino, andR.sup.2 is hydrogen or tritium, orR.sup.1 and R.sup.2 form a bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Geo Adam, Philippe Nicolas Huguenin-Virchaux, Vincent Mutel, Heinz Stadler, Thomas Johannes Woltering
  • Patent number: 6075034
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula whereinR.sup.1 is C.sub.5-12 -cycloalkyl, optionally substituted by lower alkyl; decahydro-naphthalen-1-yl; decahydro-naphthalen-2-yl; indan-1-yl or indan-2-yl, optionally substituted by lower alkyl; decahydro-azulen-2-yl; bicyclo[6.2.0]dec-9-yl; acenaphthen-1-yl; bicyclo[3.3.1]non-9-yl; 2,3-dihydro-1H-phenalen-1-yl; 2,3,3a,4,5,6-hexahydro-1H-phenalen-1-yl; octahydro-inden-2-yl; 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-yl; 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalen-2-yl; naphthalen-lower alkyl-1-yl; naphthalen-lower alkyl-2-yl; acenaphthen-1-yl; and 5-isopropyl-2-methyl-bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-yl;R.sup.2, R.sup.3 are hydrogen; hydroxy; lower alkyl; .dbd.O; or phenyl, optionally substituted by lower allyl, halogen or alkoxy;R.sup.4 is hydrogen; lower alkyl; --(CH.sub.2).sub.n CH(OH)CF.sub.3 ; --(CH.sub.2).sub.n C.sub.3-6 -cycloalkyl; phenyl; benzyl; tetrahydrofuran-3-yl; --(CH.sub.2).sub.n OCH.sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.5 ; --(CH.sub.2).sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Geo Adam, Frank Dautzenberg, Sabine Kolczewski, Stephan Rover, Jurgen Wichmann
  • Patent number: 6071925
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or halogen;R.sup.3 is phenyl, which is unsubstituted or substituted by lower alkyl, CF.sub.3, lower alkoxy or halogen;R.sup.4 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, --C(O)-lower alkyl, --C(O)-phenyl, lower alkyl-C(O)-phenyl, lower alkylene-C(O)O-lower alkyl, lower alkantriyl-di-C(O)O-lower alkyl, hydroxy-lower alkyl, lower alkyl-O-lower alkyl, lower alkyl-CH(OH)CF.sub.3, phenyl or benzyl,R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are each independently hydrogen, phenyl, lower alkyl or di-lower alkyl or R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 together with the carbon atoms to which they are bound form a phenyl ring, orR.sup.5 and one of R.sup.1 or R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Geo Adam, Andrea Cesura, Guido Galley, Fran.cedilla.ois Jenck, Frederick Monsma, Jr., Stephan Rover, Jurgen Wichmann
  • Patent number: 6054588
    Abstract: The compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R signifies halogen or lower alkyl;n signifies 0-3;R.sup.1 signifies lower alkyl; cycloalkyl; benzyl optionally substituted by hydroxy, halogen, lower alkoxy or lower alkyl; benzoyl optionally substituted by amino, lower alkyl-amino or di-lower alkylamino; acetyl or cycloalkyl-carbonyl; and ##STR2## signifies an aromatic 5-membered residue which is bonded via a N-atom and which contains further 1-3 N atoms in addition to the linking N atom,as well as their pharmaceutically acceptable salts as therapeutically active substances, especially for the control or prevention of acute and/or chronic neurological disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Geo Adam, Sabine Kolczewski, Vincent Mutel, Heinz Stadler, Jurgen Wichmann, Thomas Johannes Woltering
  • Patent number: 6043366
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Geo Adam, Andrea Cesura, Caido Galley, Fran.cedilla.ois Jenck, Stephan Rover, Jurgen Wichmann
  • Patent number: 6020525
    Abstract: This invention relates to (2S,2'R,3'R)-2-(2,3-dicarboxyl-cyclopropyl)-glycine of formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.2 is hydrogen or tritium and to a process for the preparation thereof. The described compounds can be used as a pharmacological tool to study the function of group II mGluR (metabotropic glutamate receptor).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Geo Adam, Philippe Nicolas Huguenin-Virchaux, Jurgen Wichmann
  • Patent number: 5958931
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with compounds of the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, phenyl or benzyl,R.sup.2 is lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, --O(CH.sub.2).sub.n N(R.sup.13)(R.sup.14), --(CH.sub.2).sub.n N(R.sup.13)(R.sup.14) or --N(R.sup.15)(CH.sub.2).sub.n N(R.sup.13)(R.sup.14),R.sup.3 -R.sup.12 are hydrogen, halogen, trifluoromethyl, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, lower alkoxy, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, --N(R.sup.13).sub.2, phenyl, phenyloxy, benzyl or benzyloxy, orR.sup.6 and R.sup.7 together are a benzene ring,R.sup.13 -R.sup.15 are hydrogen, lower alkyl or cycloalkyl andn is 1-5,as well as their pharmaceutically acceptable salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Geo Adam, Sabine Kolczewski, Vincent Mutel, Jurgen Wichmann, Thomas Johannes Woltering