Patents by Inventor Karla Drescher

Karla Drescher 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: 9540376
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tricyclic hexahydrodiazepinoquinolines, such as compounds of formula (I), carrying a substituted alkyl radical, to a method for producing them, to a pharmaceutical composition containing such compounds, to their use as modulators, especially agonists or partial agonists, of the 5-HT2C receptor, their use for preparing a medicament for the prevention or treatment of conditions and disorders which respond to the modulation of 5-HT2C receptor, to a method for preventing or treating conditions and disorders which respond to the modulation of 5-HT2C receptor, and processes for preparing such compounds and compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gisela Backfisch, Margaretha Henrica Maria Bakker, Günter Blaich, Wilfried Braje, Karla Drescher, Thomas Erhard, Andreas Haupt, Viktor Lakics, Anna Linsenmeier, Helmut Mack, Raimund Peter, Ana Lucia Relo, Lynette Smyth
  • Publication number: 20160318871
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds which are inhibitors of phosphodiesterase type 10A and to their use for the manufacture of a medicament and which thus are suitable for treating or controlling of medical disorders selected from neurological disorders and psychiatric disorders, for ameliorating the symptoms associated with such disorders and for reducing the risk of such disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Hervé Geneste, Michael Ochse, Karla Drescher, Jürgen Dinges, Clarissa Jakob
  • Patent number: 9475808
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I, the N-oxides, tautomers, the prodrugs and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: In formula I the variables Het, A, X, Y, Z, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and Q are as defined in the claims. The compounds of the formula I, the N-oxides, tautomers, the prodrugs and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are inhibitors of phosphodiesterase type 10A. Thus, the invention also relates to the use of the compounds of the formula I, the N-oxides, tautomers, the prodrugs and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for the manufacture of a medicament and which thus are suitable for treating or controlling of medical disorders selected from neurological disorders and psychiatric disorders, for ameliorating the symptoms associated with such disorders and for reducing the risk of such disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignees: AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Hervé Geneste, Michael Ochse, Karla Drescher, Berthold Behl, Loic Laplanche, Jürgen Dinges, Clarissa Jakob
  • Patent number: 9464085
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I, the N-oxides, tautomers, the prodrugs and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. where in formula I the variables R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined in the claims and where X is C—R6 or N, Y is C—R7 or N, where R6 and R7 are, inter alia, hydrogen, halogen, alkoxy, haloalkoxy and the like. The compounds of the formula I, the N-oxides, tautomers, the prodrugs and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are inhibitors of phosphodiesterase type 10A and to their use for the manufacture of a medicament and which thus are suitable for treating or controlling of medical disorders selected from neurological disorders and psychiatric disorders, for ameliorating the symptoms associated with such disorders and for reducing the risk of such disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignees: AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Hervé Geneste, Michael Ochse, Karla Drescher, Clarissa Jakob
  • Patent number: 9464072
    Abstract: A method for treating a patient suffering from disorders and deficits of the central nervous system associated with diabetes, associated with aging and neurodegeneration, comprising attention deficit disorder in general, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Alzheimer's disease (AD), mild cognitive impairment, senile dementia, AIDS dementia, neurodegeneration, depression, and schizophrenia, comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment an effective amount of a selective inhibitor of the 11-?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type 1 enzyme activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: R. Scott Bitner, Kaitlin E. Browman, Michael E. Brune, Yixian Long, Jurgen Dinges, Karla Drescher, Peer Jacobson, Hwan-soo Jae, Ravi Kurukulasuriya, James T. Link, David J. Madar, Jyoti R. Patel, Marina A. Pliushchev, Jeffrey J. Rohde, Lynne E. Rueter, Qi Shuai, Bryan K. Sorensen, Jiahong Wang, Karsten M. Wicke, Martin Winn, Dariusz Wodka, Vince Yeh, Hong Yong
  • Patent number: 9388141
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel acylaminocycloalkyl compounds, in particular to the compounds of the formula I as described herein and to their salts and N-oxides. The compounds possess valuable therapeutic properties and are suitable, in particular, for treating diseases that respond to modulation of the dopamine D3 receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: AbbVie Inc., AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Haupt, Jürgen Dinges, Liliane Unger, Karsten Wicke, Robert Van Waterschoot, Karla Drescher, Ana Relo
  • Patent number: 9388148
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel acylaminocycloalkyl compounds, in particular to the compounds of the formula I as described herein and to their salts and N-oxides. The compounds possess valuable therapeutic properties and are suitable, in particular, for treating diseases that respond to modulation of the dopamine D3 receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: AbbVie Inc., AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Haupt, Jürgen Dinges, Liliane Unger, Karsten Wicke, Robert Van Waterschoot, Karla Drescher, Ana Relo
  • Patent number: 9388180
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I, the N-oxides, tautomers, the prodrugs and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: AbbVie Inc., Abbott GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hervé Geneste, Michael Ochse, Karla Drescher, Clarissa Jakob, Maricel Torrent
  • Patent number: 9376396
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel acylaminocycloalkyl compounds, in particular to the compounds of the formula I as described herein and to their salts and N-oxides. The compounds possess valuable therapeutic properties and are suitable, in particular, for treating diseases that respond to modulation of the dopamine D3 receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignees: ABBVIE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH & CO. KG, ABBVIE INC.
    Inventors: Andreas Haupt, Jürgen Dinges, Liliane Unger, Karsten Wicke, Robert van Waterschoot, Scott Mittelstadt, Karla Drescher, Ana Relo
  • Publication number: 20160137668
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of the formula I which are inhibitors of phosphodiesterase type 10A and to their use for the manufacture of a medicament and which thus are suitable for treating or controlling of medical disorders selected from neurological disorders and psychiatric disorders, for ameliorating the symptoms associated with such disorders and for reducing the risk of such disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Hervé GENESTE, Michael OCHSE, Karla DRESCHER, Sean TURNER, Berthold BEHL, Loic LAPLANCHE, Jürgen DINGES, Clarissa JAKOB, Lawrence BLACK
  • Patent number: 9273068
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of the formula (I), wherein Het, A, Q, X1, X2, X3, R1 and R2 are defined in the specification, which are inhibitors of phosphodiesterase type 10A and to their use for the manufacture of a medicament and which thus are suitable for treating or controlling of medical disorders selected from neurological disorders and psychiatric disorders, for ameliorating the symptoms associated with such disorders and for reducing the risk of such disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignees: AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Hervé Geneste, Michael Ochse, Karla Drescher, Sean Turner, Berthold Behl, Loic Laplanche, Jürgen Dinges, Clarissa Jakob, Lawrence Black
  • Publication number: 20160016954
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tricyclic quinoline and quinoxaline derivatives, to a pharmaceutical composition containing such compounds, to their use as modulators, especially agonists or partial agonists, of the 5-HT2C receptor, their use for preparing a medicament for the prevention or treatment of conditions and disorders which respond to the modulation of 5-HT2C receptor, and to a method for preventing or treating conditions and disorders which respond to the modulation of 5-HT2C receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Hannes Koolman, Wilfried Braje, Helmut Mack, Andreas Haupt, Ana Lucia Relo, Karla Drescher, Margaretha Henrica Maria Bakker, Viktor Lakics, Carolin Hoft
  • Publication number: 20160002231
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I, the N-oxides, tautomers, the prodrugs and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: In formula I the variables Het, A, X, Y, Z, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and Q are as defined in the claims. The compounds of the formula I, the N-oxides, tautomers, the prodrugs and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are inhibitors of phosphodiesterase type 10A. Thus, the invention also relates to the use of the compounds of the formula I, the N-oxides, tautomers, the prodrugs and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for the manufacture of a medicament and which thus are suitable for treating or controlling of medical disorders selected from neurological disorders and psychiatric disorders, for ameliorating the symptoms associated with such disorders and for reducing the risk of such disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Hervé GENESTE, Michael OCHSE, Karla DRESCHER, Berthold BEHL, Loic LAPLANCHE, Jürgen DINGES, Clarissa JAKOB
  • Patent number: 9200005
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I, the N-oxides, tautomers, the prodrugs and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: In formula I the variables X1 is CH or N, X2 is O or S and where R1, R2, R3, R4 and Q are as defined in the claims. The compounds of the formula I, the N-oxides, tautomers, the prodrugs and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are inhibitors of phosphodiesterase type 10A. Thus, the invention also relates to the use of the compounds of the formula I, the N-oxides, tautomers, the prodrugs and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for the manufacture of a medicament and which thus are suitable for treating or controlling of medical disorders selected from neurological disorders and psychiatric disorders, for ameliorating the symptoms associated with such disorders and for reducing the risk of such disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignees: AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Katja Jantos, Michael Ochse, Hervé Geneste, Jayne Froggett, Clarissa Jakob, Karla Drescher, Jürgen Dinges
  • Patent number: 9169253
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tricyclic quinoline and quinoxaline derivatives, to a pharmaceutical composition containing such compounds, to their use as modulators, especially agonists or partial agonists, of the 5-HT2C receptor, their use for preparing a medicament for the prevention or treatment of conditions and disorders which respond to the modulation of 5-HT2C receptor, and to a method for preventing or treating conditions and disorders which respond to the modulation of 5-HT2C receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hannes Koolman, Wilfried Braje, Helmut Mack, Andreas Haupt, Ana Lucia Relo, Karla Drescher, Margaretha Henrica Maria Bakker, Viktor Lakics, Carolin Hoft
  • Patent number: 9163019
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I, the N-oxides, tautomers, the prodrugs and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: In formula I the variables Het, A, X, Y, Z, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and Q are as defined in the claims. The compounds of the formula I, the N-oxides, tautomers, the prodrugs and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are inhibitors of phosphodiesterase type 10A. Thus, the invention also relates to the use of the compounds of the formula I, the N-oxides, tautomers, the prodrugs and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for the manufacture of a medicament and which thus are suitable for treating or controlling of medical disorders selected from neurological disorders and psychiatric disorders, for ameliorating the symptoms associated with such disorders and for reducing the risk of such disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignees: AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Hervë Geneste, Michael Ochse, Karla Drescher, Berthold Behl, Loic Laplanche, Jürgen Dinges, Clarissa Jakob
  • Publication number: 20150259343
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tricyclic hexahydrodiazepinoquinolines carrying a cyclic substituent, to a method for producing them, to a pharmaceutical composition containing such compounds, to their use as modulators, especially agonists or partial agonists, of the 5-HT2C receptor, their use for preparing a medicament for the prevention or treatment of conditions and disorders which respond to the modulation of 5-HT2C receptor, to a method for preventing or treating conditions and disorders which respond to the modulation of 5-HT2C receptor, and processes for preparing such compounds and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Gisela BACKFISCH, Margaretha Henrica Maria BAKKER, Günter BLAICH, Wilfried BRAJE, Karla DRESCHER, Thomas ERHARD, Andreas HAUPT, Hannes KOOLMAN, Viktor LAKICS, Anna LINSENMEIER, Helmut MACK, Raimund PETER, Ana Lucia RELO
  • Publication number: 20150259346
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tricyclic hexahydrodiazepinoquinolines carrying a substituted alkyl radical, to a method for producing them, to a pharmaceutical composition containing such compounds, to their use as modulators, especially agonists or partial agonists, of the 5-HT2C receptor, their use for preparing a medicament for the prevention or treatment of conditions and disorders which respond to the modulation of 5-HT2C receptor, to a method for preventing or treating conditions and disorders which respond to the modulation of 5-HT2C receptor, and processes for preparing such compounds and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Gisela BACKFISCH, Margaretha Henrica Maria BAKKER, Günter BLAICH, Wilfried BRAJE, Karla DRESCHER, Thomas ERHARD, Andreas HAUPT, Viktor LAKICS, Anna LINSENMEIER, Helmut MACK, Raimund PETER, Ana Lucia RELO, Lynette SMYTH
  • Publication number: 20150175570
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear C1-C3 alkyl and fluorinated linear C1-C3 alkyl; R2 is hydrogen or methyl; R3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, C1-C2-alkyl, fluorinated C1-C2-alkyl, C1-C2-alkoxy and fluorinated C1-C2-alkoxy, R4 is C1-C2-alkyl or fluorinated C1-C2-alkyl; n is 0, 1 or 2, and the physiologically tolerated salts of these compounds and the N-oxides thereof. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition that comprises at least one compound of the formula I and/or at least one physiologically tolerated acid addition salt thereof, and further to a method for treating disorders that respond beneficially to dopamine D3 receptor antagonists or dopamine D3 agonists, said method comprising administering an effective amount of at least one compound or physiologically tolerated acid addition salt of the formula I to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Sean Colm Turner, Andreas Haupt, Wilfried Braje, Udo Lange, Karla Drescher, Liliane Unger, Ana Lucia Jongen-Relo, Anton Bespalov
  • Publication number: 20150099740
    Abstract: A method for treating a patient suffering from disorders and deficits of the central nervous system associated with diabetes, associated with aging and neurodegeneration, comprising attention deficit disorder in general, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Alzheimer's disease (AD), mild cognitive impairment, senile dementia, AIDS dementia, neurodegeneration, depression, and schizophrenia, comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment an effective amount of a selective inhibitor of the 11-?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type 1 enzyme activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: R. Scott Bitner, Kaitlin E. Browman, Michael E. Brune, Yixian Chen, Jurgen Dinges, Karla Drescher, Peer Jacobson, Hwan-soo Jae, Ravi Kurukulasuriya, James T. Link, David J. Madar, Jyoti R. Patel, Marina A. Pliushchev, Jeffrey J. Rohde, Lynne E. Rueter, Qi Shuai, Bryan K. Sorensen, Jiahong Wang, Karsten M. Wicke, Martin Winn, Dariusz Wodka, Vince Yeh, Hong Yong