Patents by Inventor Karl Schönafinger

Karl Schönafinger 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: 9079906
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds of formula I where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, Q1, Q2 and Q3 are each as defined below. The compounds of formula I have antithrombotic activity and inhibit especially protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1). The invention further relates to a process for preparing the compound of formula I and to the use thereof as a medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Uwe Heinelt, Volkmar Wehner, Matthias Herrmann, Karl Schoenafinger, Henning Steinhagen, Bodo Scheiper
  • Patent number: 8871798
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to compounds of formula I: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, X and Y have the meanings denoted in the disclosure. The compounds of formula I have antithrombotic activity and in particular inhibit the protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1). The disclosure further relates to a method for producing the compound of formula I and to the use thereof as a pharmaceutical product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Karl Schoenafinger, Henning Steinhagen, Bodo Scheiper, Uwe Heinelt, Volkmar Herrmann, Matthias Herrmann
  • Patent number: 8853206
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds of formula I where X, A?, Q1, Q2, Q3, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 and R9 are each as defined below. The compounds of formula I have antithrombotic activity and inhibit especially protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1). The invention further relates to a process for preparing the compound of formula I and to the use thereof as a medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Uwe Heinelt, Volkmar Wehner, Matthias Herrmann, Karl Schoenafinger, Henning Steinhagen
  • Patent number: 8598177
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds of formula I where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, Q1, Q2 and Q3 are each as defined below. The compounds of formula I have antithrombotic activity and inhibit especially protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1). The invention further relates to a process for preparing the compound of formula I and to the use thereof as a medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Uwe Heinelt, Volkmar Wehner, Matthias Herrmann, Karl Schoenafinger, Henning Steinhagen
  • Patent number: 8541410
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I wherein A1, A2, R1, R2, R3, X and n are as defined in the claims, which are valuable pharmaceutically active compounds for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases, for example of cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, angina pectoris, cardiac insufficiency, thromboses or atherosclerosis. The compounds of the formula I are capable of modulating the body's production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance. The invention furthermore relates to processes for preparing compounds of the formula I, to their use for the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose, and to pharmaceutical preparations which comprise compounds of the formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Sanofi-aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Ursula Schindler, Karl Schönafinger, Hartmut Strobel
  • Patent number: 8466169
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds of formula I where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R9, Ar, Q1, Q2 and Q3 are each as defined below. The compounds of the formula I have antithrombotic activity and inhibit especially protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1). The invention further relates to a process for preparing the compound of the formula I and to the use thereof as a medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Uwe Heinelt, Volkmar Wehner, Matthias Herrmann, Karl Schoenafinger, Henning Steinhagen
  • Patent number: 8344004
    Abstract: The invention relates to cyclic N-[1,3,4]-thiadiazol-2-yl-benzene sulfonamides and to their physiologically acceptable salts and physiologically functional derivatives showing PPARdelta or PPARdelta and PPARgamma agonist activity. What is described are compounds of the formula I, in which the radicals are as defined, and their physiologically acceptable salts and processes for their preparations. The compounds are suitable for the treatment and/or prevention of disorders of fatty acid metabolism and glucose utilization disorders as well as of disorders in which insulin resistance is involved and demyelinating and other neurodegenerative disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Karl Schoenafinger, Stefanie Keil, Matthias Urmann, Hans Matter, Maike Glien, Wolfgang Wendler, Ulrike Wendler, legal representative
  • Patent number: 8247452
    Abstract: The invention relates to urea- and urethane-substituted acylureas and to their physiologically tolerated salts and physiologically functional derivatives. In particular, the invention relates to the compounds of the formula I wherein the radicals have meanings described herein, and to their physiologically tolerated salts and to processes for their preparation. The compounds are suitable for example as antidiabetics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Elisabeth DeFossa, Dieter Kadereit, Thomas Klabunde, Hans-Joerg Burger, Andreas Herling, Karl-Ulrich Wendt, Erich Von Roedern, Karl Schoenafinger
  • Publication number: 20120208805
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds of formula I where X, A?, Q1, Q2, Q3, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 and R9 are each as defined below. The compounds of formula I have antithrombotic activity and inhibit especially protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1). The invention further relates to a process for preparing the compound of formula I and to the use thereof as a medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Uwe HEINELT, Volkmar WEHNER, Matthias HERRMANN, Karl SCHOENAFINGER, Henning STEINHAGEN
  • Patent number: 8236810
    Abstract: The invention 8-aminothioxanthines and the derivatives of formula I wherein the various R groups and substituents are comprised of a number of different (C1-C10)-alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkene, alkyne, etc. groups and derivatives thereof which are hereinafter more specifically defined for the treatment of metabolic disorders such as type-2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, arteriosclerotic diseases and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Schoenafinger, Gerhard Jaehne, Elisabeth Defossa, Guenter Billen, Christian Buning, Georg Tschank, Ulrich Werner
  • Patent number: 8198272
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds of formula I where X, A?, Q1, Q2, Q3, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 and R9 are each as defined below. The compounds of formula I have antithrombotic activity and inhibit especially protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1). The invention further relates to a process for preparing the compound of formula I and to the use thereof as a medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Uwe Heinelt, Volkmar Wehner, Matthias Herrmann, Karl Schoenafinger, Henning Steinhagen
  • Patent number: 8173674
    Abstract: The invention relates to sulfonyl-phenyl-oxadiazolones and to their physiologically acceptable salts and physiologically functional derivatives showing PPARdelta or PPARdelta and PPARgamma agonist activity. What are described are compounds of the formula I, in which the radicals are as defined, and their physiologically acceptable salts and processes for their preparations. The compounds are suitable for the treatment and/or prevention of disorders of fatty acid metabolism and glucose utilization disorders as well as of disorders in which insulin resistance is involved and demyelinating and other neurodegenerative disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Stefanie Keil, Matthias Urmann, Karl Schoenafinger, Wolfgang Wendler, Maike Glien, Hans-Ludwig Schaefer, Eugen Falk
  • Publication number: 20120108573
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I wherein A1, A2, R1, R3, X and n are as defined in the claims, which are valuable pharmaceutically active compounds for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases, for example of cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, angina pectoris, cardiac insufficiency, thromboses or atherosclerosis. The compounds of the formula fare capable of modulating the body's production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance. The invention furthermore relates to processes for preparing compounds of the formula I, to their use for the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose, and to pharmaceutical preparations which comprise compounds of the formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Ursula SCHINDLER, Karl SCHÖNAFINGER, Hartmut STROBEL
  • Patent number: 8163774
    Abstract: The present invention comprises the use of amino-substituted 8-N-benzimidazoles compounds of formula I wherein R3, R4-R5, R11 and R20-R21 are hereinafter defined which display a therapeutically utilizable blood sugar-lowering action. These compounds are intended to be particularly suitable in the treatment of diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Elisabeth DeFossa, Karl Schoenafinger, Gerhard Jaehne, Christian Buning, Georg Tschank, Ulrich Werner
  • Patent number: 8163751
    Abstract: The present invention relates to acylated indanyl amines according to the general formula (I) wherein R1-R4 have the meanings given in the description, A is CH2, CHOH or CH—(C1-C3-alkyl), B is CH2 or CH—(C1-C3-alkyl), and R5 is an aryl or heteroaryl group, possibly substituted by the substituents listed in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Hartmut Strobel, Paulus Wohlfart, Alena Safarova, Armin Walser, Teri Suzuki, Karl Schönafinger, Ramalinga M. Dharanipragada
  • Patent number: 8138207
    Abstract: The present invention comprises the use of amino-carbonyl-substituted 8-N-benzimidazoles compounds of formula I wherein R3, R4-R5, R11 and R20-R21 are hereinafter defined which display a therapeutically utilizable blood sugar-lowering action. These compounds are intended to be particularly suitable in the treatment of diabetes, carbohydrate and lipid metabolic disorders and other blood sugar complications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Elisabeth DeFossa, Karl Schoenafinger, Gerhard Jaehne, Christian Buning, Georg Tschank, Ulrich Werner
  • Patent number: 8106213
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I wherein A1, A2, R1, R2, R3, X and n are as defined in the claims, which are valuable pharmaceutically active compounds for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases, for example of cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, angina pectoris, cardiac insufficiency, thromboses or atherosclerosis. The compounds of the formula I are capable of modulating the body's production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance. The invention furthermore relates to processes for preparing compounds of the formula I, to their use for the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose, and to pharmaceutical preparations which comprise compounds of the formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Ursula Schindler, Karl Schönafinger, Hartmut Strobel
  • Publication number: 20120010203
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds of formula I where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, Q1, Q2 and Q3 are each as defined below. The compounds of formula I have antithrombotic activity and inhibit especially protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1). The invention further relates to a process for preparing the compound of formula I and to the use thereof as a medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS
    Inventors: Uwe HEINELT, Volkmar WEHNER, Matthias HERRMANN, Karl SCHOENAFINGER, Henning STEINHAGEN, Bodo SCHEIPER
  • Patent number: 8076336
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds of formula I where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, Q1, Q2 and Q3 are each as defined below. The compounds of formula I have antithrombotic activity and inhibit especially protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1). The invention further relates to a process for preparing the compound of formula I and to the use thereof as a medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Uwe Heinelt, Volkmar Wehner, Matthias Herrmann, Karl Schoenafinger, Henning Steinhagen, Bodo Scheiper
  • Publication number: 20110224263
    Abstract: The invention relates to cyclic N-[1,3,4]-thiadiazol-2-yl-benzene sulfonamides and to their physiologically acceptable salts and physiologically functional derivatives showing PPARdelta or PPARdelta and PPARgamma agonist activity. What is described are compounds of the formula I, in which the radicals are as defined, and their physiologically acceptable salts and processes for their preparations. The compounds are suitable for the treatment and/or prevention of disorders of fatty acid metabolism and glucose utilization disorders as well as of disorders in which insulin resistance is involved and demyelinating and other neurodegenerative disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS
    Inventors: Karl SCHOENAFINGER, Stefanie KEIL, Matthias URMANN, Hans MATTER, Maike GLIEN, Wolfgang WENDLER, Ulrike Wendler