Patents by Inventor Ralf Kanzler

Ralf Kanzler 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: 9630908
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the preparation of lacosamide in substantially optically pure form, which in one aspect comprises the following steps: (i) resolution of O-methyl-D,L-serine to provide O-methyl-D-serine in substantially optically pure form; (ii) acetylation of O-methyl-D-serine thereby obtained to provide the N-acetyl 10 derivative thereof in substantially optically pure form; (iii) activating the carboxy group of the compound thereby obtained; and (iv) reacting the compound thereby obtained with benzylamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: UCB Pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Alain Merschaert, Christophe Joseph Szczepaniak, Joerg Hamann, Ralf Kanzler
  • Publication number: 20160039744
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the preparation of lacosamide in substantially optically pure form, which in one aspect comprises the following steps: (i) resolution of O-methyl-D,L-serine to provide O-methyl-D-serine in substantially optically pure form; (ii) acetylation of O-methyl-D-serine thereby obtained to provide the N-acetyl 10 derivative thereof in substantially optically pure form; (iii) activating the carboxy group of the compound thereby obtained; and (iv) reacting the compound thereby obtained with benzylamine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: UCB PHARMA GMBH
    Inventors: Alain Merschaert, Christophe Joseph Szczepaniak, Joerg Hamann, Ralf Kanzler
  • Patent number: 9139513
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the preparation of lacosamide in substantially optically pure form, which in one aspect comprises the following steps: (i) resolution of O-methyl-D,L-serine to provide O-methyl-D-serine in substantially optically pure form; (ii) acetylation of O-methyl-D-serine thereby obtained to provide the N-acetyl 10 derivative thereof in substantially optically pure form; (iii) activating the carboxy group of the compound thereby obtained; and (iv) reacting the compound thereby obtained with benzylamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: UCB Pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Alain Merschaert, Christophe Joseph Szczepaniak, Joerg Hamann, Ralf Kanzler
  • Patent number: 8946476
    Abstract: The present patent application relates to an alternative process for the preparation of amino derivatives. In particular, the present application relates to an improved process for the manufacture of Lacosamide (LCM), (R)-2-acetamido-N-benzyl-3-methoxypropion-amide, which is useful as an anticonvulsive drug. In a particular aspect, the present invention relates to a process of manufacture of optically enriched (R)-2-acetamido-N-benzyl-3-methoxypropion-amide (I) comprising resolution of 2-acetamido-N-benzyl-3-methoxypropion-amide (II).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: UCB Pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Didier Bouvy, Alain Merschaert, Véronique Pinilla, Joerg Hamann, Ralf Kanzler, Antoine Thomas
  • Publication number: 20140018577
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the preparation of lacosamide in substantially optically pure form, which in one aspect comprises the following steps: (i) resolution of O-methyl-D,L-serine to provide O-methyl-D-serine in substantially optically pure form; (ii) acetylation of O-methyl-D-serine thereby obtained to provide the N-acetyl 10 derivative thereof in substantially optically pure form; (iii) activating the carboxy group of the compound thereby obtained; and (iv) reacting the compound thereby obtained with benzylamine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: UCB PHARMA GMBH
    Inventors: Alain Merschaert, Christophe Joseph Szczepaniak, Joerg Hamann, Ralf Kanzler
  • Patent number: 8115028
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I) wherein R is hydrogen, a formyl group, a straight, branched or cyclic C1-C6 alkylcarbonyl group or a phenylcarbonyl group, or a salt thereof, characterized by the steps of reacting a compound of formula (II) with a mixture of Grignard initiator and Mg in a solvent to form a Grignard reagent, reacting the Grignard reagent with paraformaldehyde or trioxane to obtain a compound of formula (III) and then further reacting the compound of formula (III) in a known manner to obtain a compound of formula (I) and optionally salt formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Inventors: Seth C. Ennis, Cornelia Fuchs, Ralf Kanzler, Dean A. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20110263899
    Abstract: The present patent application relates to an alternative process for the preparation of amino derivatives. In particular, the present application relates to an improved process for the manufacture of Lacosamide (LCM), (R)-2-acetamido-N-benzyl-3-methoxypropion-amide, which is useful as an anticonvulsive drug. In a particular aspect, the present invention relates to a process of manufacture of optically enriched (R)-2-acetamido-N-benzyl-3-methoxypropion-amide (I) comprising resolution of 2-acetamido-N-benzyl-3-methoxypropion-amide (II).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: UCB PHARMA GMBH
    Inventors: Didier Bouvy, Alain Merschaert, Véronique Pinilla, Joerg Hamann, Ralf Kanzler, Antoine Thomas
  • Publication number: 20100292499
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I) wherein R is hydrogen, a formyl group, a straight, branched or cyclic C1-C6 alkylcarbonyl group or a phenylcarbonyl group, or a salt thereof, characterized by the steps of reacting a compound of formula (II) with a mixture of Grignard initiator and Mg in a solvent to form a Grignard reagent, reacting the Grignard reagent with paraformaldehyde or trioxane to obtain a compound of formula (III) and then further reacting the compound of formula (III) in a known manner to obtain a compound of formula (I) and optionally salt formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: SCHWARZ PHARMA LTD.
    Inventors: Seth C. Ennis, Cornelia Fuchs, Ralf Kanzler, Dean A. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20080227995
    Abstract: A process of producing a compound of the following formula (3): wherein R1 is a C1-5 alkyl group, R2 is a halogen atom, a C1-5 alkyl group, a C2-5 alkenyl group, a C2-5 alkynyl group, a C1-5 alkyl group, a C1-5 alkoxy group, a nitro group, or a hydroxy group, wherein multiple R2 may be the same or may be different, and a is an integer of from 0 to 4, comprising reacting a compound of the following formula (2): wherein R2 and a are as defined above with a C1-5-alkanesulfonyl chloride or C1-5-alkanesulfonic acid anhydride followed by hydrolyzing an N,N-disulfonated derivative of compound (3) to the compound of formula (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: Schwarz Pharma AG
    Inventors: Jorg Hamann, Ralf Kanzler, Youxin Li
  • Patent number: 5284872
    Abstract: New organic nitrate compounds, formed by condensing a nitrato alkanoic acid with a sulfur-containing amino acid or peptide followed by the reaction of the resulting product with an amino acid, N-acylamino acid, peptide or an N-acyl peptide to produce a thio ester thereof, which prevent nitrate tolerance or overcome existing tolerance and which are useful for the treatment of cardiac diseases including circulatory diseases, coronary dilation, high blood pressure, cardiac insufficiency and for dilating the peripheral vessels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1994
    Assignee: Schwarz Pharma AG
    Inventors: Klaus Sandrock, Eike Noack, Edgar Fritschi, Ralf Kanzler, Martin Feelisch