Patents by Inventor Ragnar Hovland

Ragnar Hovland 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: 20170029368
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to lipid compounds of the general formula (I): (I) wherein R1 is selected from a C10-C22 alkyl, a C10-C22 alkenyl having 1-6 double bonds, and a C10-C22 alkynyl having 1-6 triple bonds; R2 and R3 are the same or different substituents; Y is selected from sulphur, sulfoxide, and sulfone; and X represents a carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof, a carboxylic ester, a carboxylic anhydride or a carboxamide; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, complex or solvate thereof. The disclosure also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and lipid compositions comprising such compounds, and to such compounds for use as medicaments or for use in therapy, in particular for the treatment of diseases related to the cardiovascular, metabolic and inflammatory disease area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Anne Kristin HOLMEIDE, Ragnar HOVLAND, Morten BRÆNDVANG
  • Patent number: 9394228
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed to treat or prevent at least one disease or condition in a subject in need thereof comprising administering a compound of Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or ester thereof, wherein R1 and R2 are independently chosen from a hydrogen atom or linear, branched, and/or cyclic C1-C6 alkyl groups, with the proviso that R1 and R2 are not both hydrogen or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof. Such diseases or conditions may relate to coronary heart disease (CHD), for example atherosclerosis; metabolic syndrome/insulin resistance; and/or a dyslipidemic condition such as hypertriglyceridemia (HTG), elevated LDL-cholesterol, elevated total-cholesterol, elevated Apo B and low HDL-cholesterol. The present disclosure further provides for a method of reducing atherosclerosis development. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula (I) are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: PRONOVA BIOPHARMA NORGE AS
    Inventors: Ragnar Hovland, Tore Skjæret, David Fraser
  • Patent number: 9365482
    Abstract: Methods for the efficient synthesis of fatty acid derivatives and their intermediates are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Pronova Biopharma Norge AS
    Inventors: Tore Skjæret, Ragnar Hovland
  • Publication number: 20160009625
    Abstract: Methods for the efficient synthesis of fatty acid derivatives and their intermediates are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: PRONOVA BIOPHARMA NORGE AS
    Inventors: Tore SKJÆRET, Ragnar HOVLAND
  • Publication number: 20140316002
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to lipid compounds of general formula (I) wherein R1 is chosen from a C10-C22 alkyl group, a C10-C22 alkenyl group having 1-6 double bonds, and a C10-C22 alkynyl group having 1-6 triple bonds; R2 and R3 are the same or different and may be selected from different substituents; Y is chosen from sulphur, sulfoxide, and sulfone; and X is a carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof, a carboxylic ester, a carboxylic anhydride, or a carboxamide; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, complex, or solvate thereof. The present disclosure also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and lipid compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds such as for treating diseases related to cardiovascular, metabolic, and/or inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: PRONOVA BIOPHARMA NORGE AS
    Inventors: Anne Kristin Holmeide, Ragnar HOVLAND, Morten BRÆNDVANG
  • Publication number: 20140221439
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to lipid compounds of the general formula (I): R1—O—C(R2)(R3)—X??(I) wherein R1 is a C10-C22 alkyl group, a C10-C22 alkenyl group having 1-6 double bonds, or a C10-C22 alkynyl group having 1-6 triple bonds; R2 and R3 are the same or different and may be chosen from different substituents; and X is a carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof, such as a carboxylic ester, a carboxylic anhydride, a phospholipid, triglyceride, or a carboxamide; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, solvate of such salt, or a prodrug thereof. The present disclosure also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and lipid compositions comprising at least one compound according to the present disclosure, and to such compounds for use as medicaments or for use in therapy, in particular for the treatment of diseases related to the cardiovascular, metabolic, and inflammatory disease area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: PRONOVA BIOPHARMA NORGE AS
    Inventors: Ragnar Hovland, Anne Kristin HOLMEIDE, Tore SKJÆRET, Morten BRÆNDVANG
  • Patent number: 8759558
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lipid compounds of the general formula (I): wherein R1 is selected from a C10-C22 alkyl, a C10-C22 alkenyl having 1-6 double bonds, and a C10-C22alkynyl having 1-6 triple bonds; R2 and R3 are the same or different and may be selected from a group of different substituents; Y is selected from sulphur, sulfoxide, and sulfone; and X represents a carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof, a carboxylic ester, a carboxylic anhydride or a carboxamide; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, complex or solvate thereof. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and lipid compositions comprising such compounds, and to such compounds for use as medicaments or for use in therapy, in particular for the treatment of diseases related to the cardiovascular, metabolic and inflammatory disease area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Pronova Biopharma Norge AS
    Inventors: Anne Kristin Holmeide, Ragnar Hovland, Morten Brændvang
  • Patent number: 8735436
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to lipid compounds of the general formula (I): R1-O—C(R2)(R3)-X??(I) wherein R1 is a C10-C22 alkyl group, a C10-C22 alkenyl group having 1-6 double bonds, or a C10-C22 alkynyl group having 1-6 triple bonds; R2 and R3 are the same or different and may be chosen from different substituents; and X is a carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof, such as a carboxylic ester, a carboxylic anhydride, a phospholipid, triglyceride, or a carboxamide; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, solvate of such salt or a prodrug thereof. The present disclosure also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and lipid compositions comprising at least one compound according to the present disclosure, and to such compounds for use as medicaments or for use in therapy, in particular for the treatment of diseases related to the cardiovascular, metabolic, and inflammatory disease area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Pronova Biopharma Norge AS
    Inventors: Ragnar Hovland, Anne Kristin Holmeide, Tore Skjæret, Morten Brændvang
  • Publication number: 20130345269
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed to treat or prevent at least one disease or condition in a subject in need thereof comprising administering a compound of Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or ester thereof, wherein R1 and R2 are independently chosen from a hydrogen atom or linear, branched, and/or cyclic C1-C6 alkyl groups, with the proviso that R1 and R2 are not both hydrogen or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof. Such diseases or conditions may relate to coronary heart disease (CHD), for example atherosclerosis; metabolic syndrome/insulin resistance; and/or a dyslipidemic condition such as hypertriglyceridemia (HTG), elevated LDL-cholesterol, elevated total-cholesterol, elevated Apo B and low HDL-cholesterol. The present disclosure further provides for a method of reducing atherosclerosis development. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula (I) are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Ragnar Hovland, Tore Skjæret, David Fraser
  • Publication number: 20130046013
    Abstract: Fatty acid conjugates of salicylate derivatives and compositions thereof are disclosed. Further disclosed are methods for treating various diseases comprising the administration of an effective amount of at least one compound according to the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Ragnar Hovland, Tore Skæret, Jenny Rosman
  • Publication number: 20120122940
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to lipid compounds of the general formula (I): R1-O—C(R2)(R3)-X??(I) wherein R1 is a C10-C22 alkyl group, a C10-C22 alkenyl group having 1-6 double bonds, or a C10-C22 alkynyl group having 1-6 triple bonds; R2 and R3 are the same or different and may be chosen from different substituents; and X is a carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof, such as a carboxylic ester, a carboxylic anhydride, a phospholipid, triglyceride, or a carboxamide; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, solvate of such salt or a prodrug thereof. The present disclosure also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and lipid compositions comprising at least one compound according to the present disclosure, and to such compounds for use as medicaments or for use in therapy, in particular for the treatment of diseases related to the cardiovascular, metabolic, and inflammatory disease area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Ragnar Hovland, Anne Kristin Holmeide, Tore Skjæret, Morten Brændvang
  • Publication number: 20120108602
    Abstract: DGAT-1 inhibitor compounds of formula (1), pharmaceutically-acceptable salts and pro-drugs thereof are described, together with pharmaceutical compositions, processes for making them and their use in treating, for example, obesity wherein, for example, Ring A is optionally substituted 2,6-pyrazindiyl; X is ?0; Ring B is optionally substituted 1,4-phenylene; Y1 is a direct bond or —O—; Y2 is —(CH2)r— wherein r is 2 or 3; n is 0 or n is 1 when Y1 is a direct bond between Ring B and Ring C and when Ring B is 1,4-phenylene and Ring C is (4-6C)cycloalkane; Ring C is optionally substituted (4-6C)cycloalkane, (7-10C)bicycloalkane, (8-12C)tricycloalkane, phenylene or pryidindiyl; L is a direct bond or —O—; p is 0, 1 or 2 and when p is 1 or 2 RA1 and RA2 are each independently hydrogen or (1-4C)alkyl; Z is carboxy or a mimic or bioisostere thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Udo Andreas BAUER, Jonas Gunnar BARLIND, Petra JOHANNESSON, Jan Magnus JOHANSSON, Alexander Tobias NOESKE, Annika Ulrika PETERSSON, Alan Martin BIRCH, Roger John BUTLIN, Clive GREEN, Andrew LEACH, Ragnar HOVLAND
  • Publication number: 20110190395
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to lipid compounds of general formula (I) wherein R1 is chosen from a C10-C22 alkyl group, a C10-C22 alkenyl group having 1-6 double bonds, and a C10-C22 alkynyl group having 1-6 triple bonds; R2 and R3 are the same or different and may be selected from different substituents; Y is chosen from sulphur, sulfoxide, and sulfone; and X is a carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof, a carboxylic ester, a carboxylic anhydride, or a carboxamide; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, complex, or solvate thereof. The present disclosure also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and lipid compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds such as for treating diseases related to cardiovascular, metabolic, and/or inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Anne Kristin Holmeide, Ragnar Hovland, Morten Brændvang
  • Publication number: 20100267828
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds of the general formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and are chosen from a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkyl group, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an acyloxy group, an acyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, an alkylthio group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkylsulfinyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an amino group, and an alkylamino group; or any pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, complex, or pro-drug thereof; and their use as medicaments for the treatment of various diseases and conditions, for example, reduction of elevated triglyceride levels, i.e., hypertriglyceridemia, reduction of non-HDL cholesterol, reduction of glucose and HbA1c, and improvement of insulin resistance. The present disclosure also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising compounds of formula (I), as well as to processes for preparing compounds according to formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Anne Kristin Holmeide, Ragnar Hovland
  • Publication number: 20090306133
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Acetyl Coenzyme A Carboxylase (ACC) inhibitors according to formula (I), or an enantiomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, E, L, Z and n are as defined herein, to processes for preparing such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them, to the use of such inhibitors and to methods for their therapeutic use, particularly in the treatments of obesity and diabetes mellitus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: David Blomberg, Anders Holmen, Petra Johannesson, Pernilla Sorme, Pernilla Stahlberg, Kay Brickmann, Volker Schnecke, Eric Wellner, Ragnar Hovland, Asa Mansson, Alleyn Plowright
  • Publication number: 20090298853
    Abstract: DGAT-1 inhibitor compounds of formula (I), pharmaceutically-acceptable salts and pro-drugs thereof are described, together with pharmaceutical compositions, processes for making them and their use in treating, for example, obesity wherein, for example, Ring A is optionally substituted 2,6-pyrazindiyl; X is ?O; Ring B is optionally substituted 1,4-phenylene; Y1 is a direct bond or —O—; Y2 is —(CH2)r— wherein r is 2 or 3; n is 0 or n is 1 when Y1 is a direct bond between Ring B and Ring C and when Ring B is 1,4-phenylene and Ring C is (4-6C)cycloalkane; Ring C is optionally substituted (4-6C)cycloalkane, (7-10C)bicycloalkane, (8-12C)tricycloalkane, phenylene or pryidindiyl; L is a direct bond or —O—; p is 0, 1 or 2 and when p is 1 or 2 RA1 and RA2 are each independently hydrogen or (1-4C)alkyl; Z is carboxy or a mimic or bioisostere thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Udo Andreas Bauer, Jonas Gunnar Barlind, Petra Johannesson, Jan Magnus Johansson, Alexander Tobias Noeske, Annika Ulrika Petersson, Alan Martin Birch, Roger John Butlin, Clive Green, Andrew Leach, Ragnar Hovland