Patents by Inventor Klaus Wirth

Klaus Wirth 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).

  • Publication number: 20130123325
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of the formula I for use in the treatment of atherosclerosis, heart failure, renal diseases, liver diseases or inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventors: Sven Ruf, Thorsten Sadowski, Klaus Wirth, Herman Schreuder, Christian Buning, Barbel Fruhbeis, Joachim Tillner, Andreas Czich, Tobias Pahler
  • Publication number: 20130123276
    Abstract: Use of Telaprevir and related compounds in atherosclerosis, heart failure, renal diseases, liver diseases or inflammatory diseases. The present invention relates to a compound of the formula I for use in the treatment of atherosclerosis, heart failure, renal diseases, liver diseases or inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventors: Sven Ruf, Thorsten Sadowski, Klaus Wirth, Herman Schreuder, Christian Buning, Barbel Fruhbeis, Joachim Tillner, Andreas Czich, Tobias Pahler
  • Publication number: 20130065859
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted 2-(chroman-6-yloxy)-thiazoles of the formula I, in which Ar, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the claims. The compounds of the formula I are inhibitors of the sodium-calcium exchanger (NCX), especially of the sodium-calcium exchanger of subtype 1 (NCX1), and are suitable for the treatment of diverse disorders in which intracellular calcium homeostasis is disturbed, such as arrhythmias, heart failure and stroke. The invention furthermore relates to processes for the preparation of the compounds of the formula I, their use as pharmaceuticals, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Werngard CZECHTIZKY, John WESTON, Nils RACKELMANN, Michael PODESCHWA, Petra ARNDT, Klaus WIRTH, Heinz GOEGELEIN, Olaf RITZELER, Volker KRAFT, Patrice BELLEVERGUE, Gary MCCORT
  • Publication number: 20130053416
    Abstract: 3-Heteroaroylamino-propionic acid derivatives and their use as pharmaceuticals The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I, wherein Ht, G, R10, R30, R40, R50 and R60 have the meanings indicated in the claims, which are valuable pharmaceutical active compounds. They are inhibitors of the protease cathepsin A, and are useful for the treatment of diseases such as atherosclerosis, heart failure, renal diseases, liver diseases or inflammatory diseases, for example. The invention furthermore relates to processes for the preparation of the compounds of the formula I, their use and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Sven RUF, Josef PERNERSTORFER, Thorsten SADOWSKI, Georg HORSTICK, Herman SCHREUDER, Christian BUNING, Klaus WIRTH
  • Publication number: 20130053402
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formulae Ia and Ib, wherein G, R10, R30, R40, R50 and R60 have the meanings indicated in the claims, which are valuable pharmaceutical active compounds. They are inhibitors of the protease cathepsin A, and are useful for the treatment of diseases such as atherosclerosis, heart failure, renal diseases, liver diseases or inflammatory diseases, for example. The invention furthermore relates to processes for the preparation of the compounds of the formulae Ia and Ib, their use and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Sven RUF, Josef PERNERSTORFER, Thorsten SADOWSKI, Georg HORSTICK, Herman SCHREUDER, Christian BUNING, Klaus WIRTH
  • Publication number: 20130046004
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I, wherein A, D, E, G, R10, R30, R40, R50 and R60 have the meanings indicated in the claims, which are valuable pharmaceutical active compounds. They are inhibitors of the protease cathepsin A, and are useful for the treatment of diseases such as atherosclerosis, heart failure, renal diseases, liver diseases or inflammatory diseases, for example. The invention furthermore relates to processes for the preparation of the compounds of the formula I, their use and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Sven Ruf, Josef Pernerstorfer, Thorsten Sadowski, Georg Horstick, Herman Schreuder, Christian Buning, Thomas Olpp, Bodo Scheiper, Klaus Wirth
  • Publication number: 20120252809
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I, wherein A, D, E, L, G, R10, R30, R40, R50 and R60 have the meanings indicated in the claims, which are valuable pharmaceutical active compounds. They are inhibitors of the protease cathepsin A, and are useful for the treatment of diseases such as atherosclerosis, heart failure, renal diseases, liver diseases or inflammatory diseases, for example. The invention furthermore relates to processes for the preparation of the compounds of the formula I, their use and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Sven RUF, Thorsten SADOWSKI, Klaus WIRTH, Herman SCHREUDER, Christian BUNING
  • Publication number: 20120232112
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I, wherein A, D, E, G, R10, R11, R30, R40, R50 and R60 have the meanings indicated in the claims, which are valuable pharmaceutical active compounds. They are inhibitors of the protease cathepsin A, and are useful for the treatment of diseases such as atherosclerosis, heart failure, renal diseases, liver diseases or inflammatory diseases, for example. The invention furthermore relates to processes for the preparation of the compounds of the formula I, their use and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Sven RUF, Thorsten SADOWSKI, Georg HORSTICK, Herman SCHREUDER, Christian BUNING, Thomas OLPP, Klaus WIRTH
  • Patent number: 8106099
    Abstract: The invention relates to the combination of one or more IKr channel blockers and of one or more Kv1.5 blockers, in particular phenyl-carboxamides of the formula Ia or Ib or pharmaceutically tolerable salts thereof, and the use of the combination for the treatment of atrial arrhythmias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Brendel, Klaus Wirth, Heinz Goegelein, Maurits Allessie, Yuri Blaauw
  • Publication number: 20120022039
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted indanes and derivatives thereof, to physiologically acceptable salts and physiologically functional derivatives thereof, to the production thereof, to drugs containing at least one substituted indane according to the invention or derivative thereof, and to the use of the substituted indanes according to the invention and to derivatives thereof as MCH antagonists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Lothar Schwink, Siegfried Stengelin, Matthias Gossel, Klaus Wirth
  • Publication number: 20120015936
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted tetrahydronaphthalenes, to derivatives thereof, to physiologically acceptable salts thereof, to physiologically functional derivatives, to the production thereof, to drugs containing at least one substituted tetrahydronaphthalene according to the invention or derivative thereof, and to the use of the substituted tetrahydronaphthalenes according to the invention and to derivatives thereof as MCH antagonists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Lothar Schwink, Siegfried Stengelin, Matthias Gossel, Klaus Wirth
  • Patent number: 8067614
    Abstract: This invention is directed to the compound of formula (I), compositions containing said compounds to inhibit the sodium-proton exchanger of subtype 3 (NHE3) which are useful in the prevention or treatment of various disorders in a patient suffering from a disease state, such as, renal disorders including acute or chronic renal failure, disorders of biliary function and for respiratory disorders such as snoring or sleep apnea or for stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Heinelt, Hans-Jochen Lang, Armin Hofmeister, Klaus Wirth, Martin Hug
  • Patent number: 8044074
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and X have the meanings stated in the claims. The compounds are particularly suitable as antiarrhythmic active ingredients, in particular for the treatment and prophylaxis of atrial arrhythmias, for example atrial fibrillation (AF) or atrial flutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Joachim Brendel, Heinrich Christian Englert, Klaus Wirth, Michael Wagner, Jean-Marie Ruxer, Fabienne Pilorge
  • Publication number: 20110201590
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted aminoindanes and analogs thereof of formula (I) and the pharmaceutical use thereof. Medicaments which comprise compounds of this type are suitable for the prevention or treatment of diverse disorders such as, for example, of respiratory disorders, cystic fibrosis disorders, acute or chronic renal disorders or bowel disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS
    Inventors: Nils Rackelmann, Laurent Bialy, Heinrich Englert, Klaus Wirth, Petra Arndt, John Weston, Uwe Heinelt, Markus Follmann
  • Patent number: 7868003
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted 4-phenyltetrahydroisoquinolines of formula I wherein R1-R8, N, W, X and Z are defined herein. These compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them are useful in the treatment of respiratory disorders, sleep apnea, kidney disorders, high blood pressure, hypertension, disorders of the central nervous system and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Uwe Heinelt, Hans-Jochen Lang, Klaus Wirth, Thomas Licher, Armin Hofmeister
  • Patent number: 7825264
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I in which A, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and n have the meanings stated in the claims. The compounds are particularly suitable as antiarrhythmic active ingredients, in particular for the treatment and prophylaxis of atrial arrhythmias, for example atrial fibrillation (AF) or atrial flutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: sanofi-aventis
    Inventors: Joachim Brendel, Heinrich Christian Englert, Stefan Peukert, Klaus Wirth, Michael Wagner, Jean-Marie Ruxer, Fabienne Pilorge
  • Patent number: 7790742
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted 4-phenyltetrahydroisoquinoline compounds of the structure of formula I and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them wherein the R groups are herein defined. These are excellent inhibitors of the sodium-hydrogen exchanger (NHE), in particular of the sodium-hydrogen exchanger of subtype 3 (NHE3). As such these compounds are useful in the treatment of various disorders of the renal and respiratory systems such as acute or chronic renal failure, pulmonary complications, biliary function disorders, respiratory disorders such as snoring or sleep apneas and cardiovascular/central nervous system disorders such as stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Jochen Lang, Uwe Heinelt, Klaus Wirth, Thomas Licher, Armin Hofmeister
  • Patent number: 7763643
    Abstract: The present invention comprises compounds and compositions comprising substituted thiophene derivatives with the following backbone structure: The compounds of this type are of useful in the treatment of various disorders, such as, respiratory disorders and snoring, acute and chronic disorders, disorders induced by ischemic and/or reperfusion events and by proliferative or fibrotic events, disorders of the central nervous system and lipid metabolism, diabetes, blood coagulation and infection by parasites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Jochen Lang, Uwe Heinelt, Armin Hofmeister, Klaus Wirth, Michael Gekle, Markus Bleich
  • Publication number: 20100168196
    Abstract: This invention is directed to the compound of formula (I), compositions containing said compounds to inhibit the sodium-proton exchanger of subtype 3 (NHE3) which are useful in the prevention or treatment of various disorders in a patient suffering from a disease state, such as, renal disorders including acute or chronic renal failure, disorders of biliary function and for respiratory disorders such as snoring or sleep apnea or for stroke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Uwe HEINELT, Hans-Jochen LANG, Armin HOFMEISTER, Klaus WIRTH, Martin HUG
  • Publication number: 20100162629
    Abstract: A thermally insulated lift gate for selectively closing an opening of a cold-store, including roller guides extending vertically along sides of the opening of the cold-store, a door leaf slidably disposed within the roller guides and a lifting mechanism for vertically moving the door leaf within the roller guides to open and close the opening of the cold-store. The door leaf includes a rigid region defining an uppermost portion thereof and a flexible region defining at least a lower portion thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Martin WIRTH, Klaus Wirth