Patents by Inventor Paul Worms

Paul Worms 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: 5656631
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyridazine derivatives of formula: ##STR1## which are useful as ligands of cholinergic receptors, in particular, receptors of the M.sub.1 type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Robert Boigegrain, Roger Brodin, Jean Paul Kan, Dominique Olliero, Camille Georges Wermuth, Jean-Jacques Bourguignon, Paul Worms
  • Patent number: 5461053
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyridazine derivatives of formula: ##STR1## which are useful as ligands of cholinergic receptors, in particular, receptors of the M.sub.1 type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Robert Boigegrain, Roger Brodin, Jean P. Kan, Dominique Olliero, Camille G. Wermuth, Jean-Jacques Bourguignon, Paul Worms
  • Patent number: 5378706
    Abstract: The invention relates to thiazole derivatives corresponding to the general formula: ##STR1## in which: - R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each independently represent hydrogen; a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group; a phenyl group or a phenyl group monosubstituted or polysubstituted by a halogen atom, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, nitro or hydroxyl group; or one of the groups R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 denotes hydrogen and the other represents a naphthyl group; a benzyl group; an .alpha.,.alpha.-dimethyl-benzyl group; a cyclohexyl group; a biphenyl group; a thienyl group or an adamantyl group; or alternatively R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, taken together, represent a group; ##STR2## in which the phenyl group is bonded to the 4-position of the thiazole and the group (CH.sub.2).sub.m to the 5-position, m represents an integer equal to 2 or 3 and R.sub.5 denotes hydrogen or a nitro group, R.sub.3 is H or an alkyl group and R.sub.4 is notably an alkyl substituted by an amino group, a pyrrolidino, or a pydridino group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1995
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Kathleen Biziere, Dominique Olliero, Paul Worms
  • Patent number: 5232921
    Abstract: The invention relates to thiazole derivatives corresponding to the general formula: ##STR1## in which: R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each independently represent hydrogen; a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group; a phenyl group or a phenyl group monosubstituted or polysubstituted by a halogen atom, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, nitro or hydroxyl group; or one of the groups R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 denotes hydrogen and the other represents a naphthyl group; a benzyl group; an .alpha.,.alpha.-dimethyl-benzyl group; a cyclohexyl group; a biphenyl group; a thienyl group of an adamantyl group; or alternatively R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, taken together, represent a group; ##STR2## in which the phenyl group is bonded to the 4-position of the thiazole and the group (CH.sub.2).sub.m to the 5-position, m represents an integer equal to 2 or 3 and R.sub.5 denotes hydrogen or a nitro group, R.sub.3 is H or an alkyl group and R.sub.4 is notably an alkyl substituted by an amino group, a pyrrolidino, or a pyridino group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1993
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Kathleen Biziere, Dominique Olliero, Paul Worms
  • Patent number: 5086053
    Abstract: The present invention relates to thiadiazole derivatives having the formula: ##STR1## in which: R.sub.1 represents a phenyl group, non-substituted or substitued 1 to 3 times by a halogen atom, preferably chlorine or fluorine, or by a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group, preferably the methyl group, or by a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy group, preferably the methoxy group, or by a hydroxy group or by a trifluoromethyl group or a phenyl group substituted simultaneously by 1 to 3 halogen atoms and by 1 or 2 methyl groupings;R.sub.2 represents hydrogen or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group,R.sub.3 represents an alkylamino group or a heterocyclic group,Application: Drugs for treatment of notably senile dementia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1992
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Roger Brodin, Dominique Olliero, Paul Worms
  • Patent number: 5081119
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of 5-alkylpyridazine derivatives of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group or a phenyl group and R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 independently are a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group, or R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, taken with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded, form a morpholino group, or one of their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for combating pathological conditions associated with a cortical cholinergic deficiency, especially for the treatment of degenerative syndromes associated with senescence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1992
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Robert Boigegrain, Camille G. Wermuth, Paul Worms
  • Patent number: 4983603
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel tricyclic derivatives which are agonists of cholinergic receptors.These derivatives have the formula ##STR1## in which X=O, S, --OCH.sub.2 -- or --SCH.sub.2 --; R.sub.1 =H or halogen; and R.sub.2 = ##STR2## in which Alk is an alkylene group and R.sub.3, an R.sub.4, which are identical or different, are hydrogen or a lower alkyl group, or R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded, form a 5- or 6-membered cyclic amino group optionally containing a second heteroatom; or R.sub.2 is a group ##STR3## where R.sub.5 =C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl. Application: agonists of cholinergic receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1991
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme: SANOFI
    Inventors: Camille G. Wermuth, Paul Worms, Jean-Jacques Bourguignon, Roger Brodin
  • Patent number: 4977152
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel tricyclic derivatives which are agonists of cholinergic receptors and to drugs containing them.These derivatives have the following formula: ##STR1## in which: X represents a group (CH.sub.2).sub.n, n representing an integer equal to 2, 3 or 4, or alternatively a vinylene group or a methylvinylene group;R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, considered independently, represent hydrogen or a substituent occupying one of the free positions of the benzene ring and selected from the group comprising halogens, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group, a hydroxyl group, a thiol group, a nitro group and an optionally substituted amino group;Y represents oxygen, sulfur or a group --NH--; andR.sub.3 is an amino groupApplication: agonists of the cholinergic receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1990
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme: Sanofi
    Inventors: Kathleen Biziere, Camille G. Wermuth, Paul Worms, Jean-Jacques Bourguignon
  • Patent number: 4910199
    Abstract: The present invention relates to imidazo[1,2-b]-pyridazines having the formula: ##STR1## in which: R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, a halogen atom, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy group or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group occupying one of the free positions of the benzene ring; R.sub.2 represents hydrogen, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group or a phenyl group; R.sub.3 denotes hydrogen, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group or a phenyl group; and R.sub.4 R.sub.5 represent hydrogen or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group, or R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 form, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded, a 5-membered or 6-membered heterocycle optionally containing a second heteroatom. Application: drugs, especially for the treatment of cortical cholinergic deficiencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1990
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Jean-Jacques Bourguignon, Camille G. Wermuth, Paul Worms
  • Patent number: 4596802
    Abstract: The invention relates to thiadiazole derivatives corresponding to the formula: ##STR1## in which R represents: a linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms;a cycloalkyl group having 5 or 6 carbon atoms;a phenyl group optionally substituted by 1 or 2 halogen atoms, preferably chlorine, by 1 or 2 lower alkyl or lower alkoxy groups, by 1 or 2 hydroxyl groups or by a nitro or trifluoromethyl group;a biphenylyl group; oran alpha-naphthyl group;and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the said derivatives. It also relates to a process for the preparation of the said derivatives and the pharmaceutical compositions in which they are present. The said derivatives act on the central nervous system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1986
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Camille G. Wermuth, Roger Brodin, Paul Worms