Patents by Inventor Karl Schoenafinger

Karl Schoenafinger 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: 8003668
    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 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Elisabeth Defossa, Karl Schoenafinger, Gerhard Jaehne, Christian Buning, Georg Tschank, Ulrich Werner
  • Patent number: 7968546
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula I wherein X is and R2, R1, A, B, D, E, R9 are as defined herein useful for treating cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Swen Hoelder, Gunter Muller, Karl Schoenafinger, David William Will, Hans Matter, Martin Bossart, Cecile Combeau, Christine Delaisi, Ingrid Sassoon, Anke Steinmetz, Didier Benard
  • Patent number: 7910612
    Abstract: The present invention comprises 4-Oxy-N-[1,3,4]-thiadiazol-2-yl-benzene sulfonamides, the derivatives thereof and salts thereof as well as processes for their preparation and methods for their use as pharmaceutical compositions. More specifically, the invention relates to 4-oxy-N-[1,3,4]-thiadiazol-2-yl-benzene sulfonamides and to their physiologically acceptable salts and physiologically functional derivatives that exhibit peroxisome proliferator activator receptor (PPAR) PPARalpha, PPARdelta and PPARgamma agonist activity. The compounds themselves are defined by the structure of the formula I, wherein the various unnamed substituents are defined herein. The compounds are suitable for the treatment of disorders of fatty acid metabolism and glucose utilization disorders as well as of disorders in which insulin resistance is involved as well as demyelinating and other neurodegenerative disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Stefanie Keil, Karl Schoenafinger, Hans Matter, Matthias Urmann, Maike Glien, Wolfgang Wendler, Hans-Ludwig Schaefer, Eugen Falk
  • Patent number: 7888343
    Abstract: The present invention involves substituted bicyclic 8-pyrrolidinoxanthines and their derivatives of formula I: wherein the various R groups are defined herein. The present invention also comprises pharmaceutical compositions comprising them as well as processes for the preparation of these compounds and methods for the treatment of metabolic disorders such as type-2 diabetes, insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, arteriosclerosis diseases and the like through the administration of said compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Sanofi-A Ventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Schoenafinger, Gerhard Jaehne, Elisabeth Defossa, Lothar Schwink, Holger Wagner, Christian Buning, Georg Tschank, Ulrich Werner
  • Publication number: 20110034451
    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: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: sanofi-aventis
    Inventors: Uwe HEINELT, Volkmar WEHNER, Matthias HERRMANN, Karl SCHOENAFINGER, Henning STEINHAGEN, Bodo SCHEIPER
  • Publication number: 20110034461
    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: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: sanofi-aventis
    Inventors: Uwe HEINELT, Volkmar WEHNER, Matthias HERRMANN, Karl SCHOENAFINGER, Henning STEINHAGEN
  • Publication number: 20110034456
    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: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: sanofi-aventis
    Inventors: Uwe HEINELT, Volkmar WEHNER, Matthias HERRMANN, Karl SCHOENAFINGER, Henning STEINHAGEN
  • Publication number: 20110034452
    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: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS
    Inventors: Uwe HEINELT, Volkmar WEHNER, Matthias HERRMANN, Karl SCHOENAFINGER, Henning STEINHAGEN
  • Patent number: 7879864
    Abstract: Compounds for the treatment of elevated blood glucose levels and the physiological and metabolic disorders arising therefrom are disclosed which are inhibitors of the enzyme dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DDP-IV) and comprise novel substituted bicyclic 8-pyrrolidinoxanthines of formula I and their derivatives: wherein the various R-groups are defined herein. These compounds may be combined with other secondary active compounds which also are effective in the treatment of said disorders and the disease states or physiological manifestations arising therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Schoenafinger, Gerhard Jaehne, Elisabeth Defossa, Christian Buning, Georg Tschank, Ulrich Werner
  • Patent number: 7858647
    Abstract: The present invention comprises N-[1,3,4]-thiadiazol-2-yl-benzene sulfonamides, their physiologically acceptable salts and functional derivatives that exhibit peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) PPARdelta and PPARgamma agonist activity. The structure of the compounds of the invention are defined by Formula I below, And the isomers thereof wherein the various substituents are defined herein, including their physiologically acceptable salts. Processes for the compounds preparation are also disclosed. The compounds are suitable for the treatment of fatty acid metabolism and glucose utilization disorders, disorders relating to insulin resistance are involved as well as demyelinating and other neurodegenerative disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Stefanie Keil, Hans Matter, Karl Schoenafinger, Matthias Urmann, Maike Glien, Wolfgang Wendler, Hans-Ludwig Schaefer, Eugen Falk
  • Patent number: 7838528
    Abstract: Compounds for the treatment of elevated blood glucose levels and the physiological and metabolic disorders arising therefrom are disclosed and comprise novel substituted bicyclic 8-pyrrolidinoxanthines and their derivatives of formula I: wherein the various R groups are hereinafter defined. The present invention also comprises pharmaceutical compositions comprising them as well as processes for the preparation of these compounds. Particular blood glucose disorders treatable thereby include type-2 diabetes, insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, arteriosclerotic diseases and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: sanofi-aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Schoenafinger, Gerhard Jaehne, Elisabeth Defossa, Lothar Schwink, Holger Wagner, Christian Buning, Georg Tschank, Ulrich Werner
  • Patent number: 7795445
    Abstract: The present invention comprises the substituted 2-aminoalkylthiobenzimidazoles of formula I wherein R1-R5 and R11-R16 are hereinafter defined. These compounds, their derivatives and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are useful in the reduction of elevated blood sugar levels and are therefore useful in the treatment of hyperglycemia, diabetes, atherosclerosis and other blood sugar disorders. These compounds are particularly suitable in the treatment of type-2 diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: sanofi-aventis
    Inventors: Elisabeth Defossa, Karl Schoenafinger, Gerhard Jaehne, Christian Buning, Georg Tschank, Ulrich Werner
  • Patent number: 7781613
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the general formula (I), with the definitions of the substituents R1 to R5, A and X being detailed in the text, and to their physiologically tolerated salts, to processes for preparing these compounds and to the use thereof as inhibitors of hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Karl Schoenafinger, Stefan Petry, Guenter Mueller, Karl-Heinz Baringhaus
  • Patent number: 7781459
    Abstract: The invention relates to acyl-carboxyphenylurea derivatives and to their physiologically tolerated salts and physiologically functional derivatives. Compounds of the formula I, in which the radicals have the stated meanings, and the physiological tolerated salts thereof and processes for preparing them are described. The compounds are suitable for example for the treatment of type II diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    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, Alfons Enhsen
  • Patent number: 7772257
    Abstract: The present invention comprises bicyclic aryl-sulfonic acid [1,3,4]-thiadiazol-2-yl-amides, their functional derivatives thereof as well as their physiologically acceptable salts and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that exhibit peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) PPARdelta and PPARgamma agonist activity. The structure of the compounds of the invention are defined by Formula I below, wherein the various substituents are defined herein, including their physiologically acceptable salts. Processes for the preparation of compounds are also disclosed. The compounds are suitable for the treatment of fatty acid metabolism and glucose utilization disorders, disorders relating to insulin resistance are involved as well as demyelinating and other neurodegenerative disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Karl Schoenafinger, Stefanie Keil, Matthias Urmann, Hans Matter, Maike Glien, Wolfgang Wendler
  • Publication number: 20100183712
    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: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Hartmut STROBEL, Paulus WOHLFART, Alena SAFAROVA, Armin WALSER, Teri SUZUKI, Karl SCHÖNAFINGER, Ramalinga M. DHARANIPRAGADA
  • Patent number: 7754713
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the general formula (I), where the definition of the substituents A, B, D, E, R1 and R2 are detailed in the description, and the physiologically tolerated salts thereof, a process for the preparation of these compounds and their use as pharmaceuticals. These compounds are kinase inhibitors, in particular inhibitors of the kinase CDK2 (cyclin-dependent kinase 2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Aventis Pharma S.A.
    Inventors: Swen Hoelder, Karl Schoenafinger, David William Will, Hans Matter, Gunter Muller, Cecile Combeau, Christine Delaisi, Anke Steinmetz, Ingrid Sassoon
  • Patent number: 7732440
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula I, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, A and B are as defined herein, the pharmaceutical compositions and the uses as pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Stefanie Keil, Elisabeth Defossa, Karl Schoenafinger, Dieter Schmoll, Axel Deitrich, Johanna Kuhlmann-Gottke, Karl-Christian Engel
  • Patent number: 7727989
    Abstract: The present invention relates to kinase inhibitor compounds and derivatives thereof as well as compositions comprising them consisting of the structure of formula I: Wherein R1, R2, A, B, D and E are defined herein. These 4-benzimidazol-2-ylpyridazin-3-ones and their derivatives and compositions comprising them are useful in the treatment of neurological disorders such as Alzheimers' disease, Parkinsons' disease, obesity, hypertension and the like. These pyridazinone derivatives particularly inhibit the metabolic activity of glycogen synthase kinase-3 ? (GSK-3?) which is believed to cause the neurodegeneration that results in these diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Schoenafinger, Swen Hoelder, David William Will, Hans Matter, Guenter Mueller, Martin Bossart
  • Patent number: 7713963
    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: October 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: sanofi-aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Hartmut Strobel, Paulus Wohlfart, Alena Safarova, Armin Walser, Teri Suzuki, Karl Schoenafinger, Ramalinga M. Dharanipragada