Patents by Inventor Richard Hugh Philip Porter

Richard Hugh Philip Porter 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: 8481548
    Abstract: The present invention relates to imidazole derivatives of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are described hereinabove. These compounds can be used in the treatment or prevention of mGluR5 receptor mediated disorders. These compounds are useful, inter alia, in the treatment or prevention of acute and/or chronic neurological disorders such as psychosis, epilepsy, schizophrenia, Alzheimer' disease, cognititve disorders and memory deficits, as well as chronic and acute pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Simona Maria Ceccarelli, Georg Jaeschke, Sabine Kolczewski, Richard Hugh Philip Porter, Eric Vieira
  • Patent number: 8293916
    Abstract: The present invention relates to diazole derivatives of the general formula wherein A, E, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in application and pharmaceutical compositions containing them. The invention also relates to use of such compounds for the treatment of diseases mediated by the metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluR), such as anxiety, chronic and acute pain, protection against liver damage, urinary incontinence, obesity, Fragile-X and autism, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, schizophrenia, ischemia, Huntington's chorea, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), dementia caused by AIDs, and Parkinson's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Simona Maria Ceccarelli, Georg Jaeschke, Sabine Kolczewski, Richard Hugh Philip Porter, Paul Spurr, Eric Vieira
  • Patent number: 7973165
    Abstract: The present invention relates to process for the preparation of an imidazole derivative of formula I, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are described hereinabove. These compounds can be used in the treatment or prevention of mGluR5 receptor mediated disorders. These compounds are useful, inter alia, in the treatment or prevention of acute and/or chronic neurological disorders such as psychosis, epilepsy, schizophrenia, Alzheimer' disease, cognitive disorders and memory deficits, as well as chronic and acute pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Simona Maria Ceccarelli, Georg Jaeschke, Sabine Kolczewski, Richard Hugh Philip Porter, Eric Vieira
  • Patent number: 7964620
    Abstract: The present invention relates to imidazole derivatives of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, X, Y and R are described hereinabove, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the imidazole derivatives of formula I, a process for preparing a compound of formula I, and a method of treating or preventing acute and/or chronic neurological disorder comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment and/or prevention a therapeutically effective amount of said pharmaceutical composition. These disorders include Alzheimer's disease. These disorders also include mild cognitive impairment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Simona Maria Ceccarelli, Georg Jaeschke, Sabine Kolczewski, Richard Hugh Philip Porter, Eric Vieira
  • Patent number: 7947685
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel pyrazine 2-carboxyamide derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the specification. These compounds are useful for the treatment of CNS disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Georg Jaeschke, Sabine Kolczewski, Richard Hugh Philip Porter, Eric Vieira
  • Patent number: 7678815
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel thiazole 4-carboxyamide derivatives of the general formula (I) and with methods for the preparation thereof, which compounds are useful as metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonists: wherein R1 to R4 are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Simona Maria Ceccarelli, Georg Jaeschke, Sabine Kolczewski, Richard Hugh Philip Porter, Eric Vieira
  • Publication number: 20100048569
    Abstract: The present invention relates to diazole derivatives of the general formula wherein A, E, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in application and pharmaceutical compositions containing them. The invention also relates to use of such compounds for the treatment of diseases mediated by the metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluR), such as anxiety, chronic and acute pain, protection against liver damage, urinary incontinence, obesity, Fragile-X and autism, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, schizophrenia, ischemia, Huntington's chorea, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), dementia caused by AIDs, and Parkinson's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Simona Maria Ceccarelli, Georg Jaeschke, Sabine Kolczewski, Richard Hugh Philip Porter, Paul Spurr, Eric Vieira
  • Patent number: 7531529
    Abstract: The present invention relates to imidazole derivatives of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are described hereinabove. These compounds can be used in the treatment or prevention of mGluR5 receptor mediated disorders. These compounds are useful, inter alia, in the treatment of genitourinary diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Roche Palo Alto LLC
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Simona Maria Ceccarelli, Georg Jaeschke, Sabine Kolczewski, Richard Hugh Philip Porter, Eric Vieira, Anthony P. D. W. Ford, Yu Zhong
  • Patent number: 7511055
    Abstract: The present invention relates to heterocyclic derivatives of formula I wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the description and claims, which compounds are metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 antagonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Georg Jaeschke, Sabine Kolczewski, Richard Hugh Philip Porter, Patrick Schnider, Eric Vieira
  • Publication number: 20090018171
    Abstract: The present invention relates to imidazole derivatives of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, X, Y and R are described hereinabove, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the imidazole derivatives of formula I, a process for preparing a compound of formula I, and a method of treating or preventing acute and/or chronic neurological disorder comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment and/or prevention a therapeutically effective amount of said pharmaceutical composition. These disorders include Alzheimer's disease. These disorders also include mild cognitive impairment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Simona Maria Ceccarelli, Georg Jaeschke, Sabine Kolczewski, Richard Hugh Philip Porter, Eric Vieira
  • Patent number: 7452909
    Abstract: The present invention relates to imidazole derivatives of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, X, Y and R are described hereinabove, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the imidazole derivatives of formula I, a process for preparing a compound of formula I, and a method of treating or preventing acute and/or chronic neurological disorder comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment and/or prevention a therapeutically effective amount of said pharmaceutical composition. These disorders include Alzheimer's disease. These disorders also include mild cognitive impairment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Simona Maria Ceccarelli, Georg Jaeschke, Sabine Kolczewski, Richard Hugh Philip Porter, Eric Vieira
  • Publication number: 20080269256
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I: wherein R1 to R3 are as defined in the specification, to processes for their preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and to methods for treating CNS disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Georg Jaeschke, Sabine Kolczewski, Richard Hugh Philip Porter, Eric Vieira
  • Patent number: 7414060
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I: wherein R1 to R3 are as defined in the specification, to processes for their preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and to methods for treating CNS disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Georg Jaeschke, Sabine Kolczewski, Richard Hugh Philip Porter, Eric Vieira
  • Publication number: 20080119489
    Abstract: The present invention relates to imidazole derivatives of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are described hereinabove. These compounds can be used in the treatment or prevention of mGluR5 receptor mediated disorders. These compounds are useful, inter alia, in the treatment or prevention of acute and/or chronic neurological disorders such as psychosis, epilepsy, schizophrenia, Alzheimer' disease, cognititve disorders and memory deficits, as well as chronic and acute pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Simona Maria Ceccarelli, George Jaeschke, Sabine Kolczewski, Richard Hugh Philip Porter, Eric Vieira
  • Patent number: 7332510
    Abstract: The present invention relates to imidazole derivatives of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are described hereinbelow. These compounds can be used in the treatment or prevention of mGluR5 receptor mediated disorders. These compounds are useful, inter alia, in the treatment or prevention of acute and/or chronic neurological disorders such as psychosis, epilepsy, schizophrenia, Alzheimer' disease, cognitive disorders and memory deficits, as well as chronic and acute pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Simona Maria Ceccarelli, Georg Jaeschke, Sabine Kolczewski, Richard Hugh Philip Porter, Eric Vieira
  • Patent number: 7241760
    Abstract: The present invention relates to imidazole derivatives of the general formula wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are described hereinbelow. These compounds can be used in the treatment or prevention of mGluR5 receptor mediated disorders. These compounds are useful, interalia, in the treatment or prevention of acute and/or chronic neurological disorders such as psychosis, epilepsy, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive disorders and memory deficits, as well as chronic and acute pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Simona Maria Ceccarelli, Georg Jaeschke, Sabine Kolczewski, Richard Hugh Philip Porter, Eric Vieira
  • Patent number: 7153874
    Abstract: The present invention provides 4-[1-Aryl-imidazol-4-ylethynyl]-2-alkyl-pyridine and 1-heteroaryl-imidazol-4-ylethynyl]-2-alkyl-pyridine derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for the treatment or prevention of disorders mediated in full or in part by metabotropic glutamate receptor 5. These disorders include, e.g. acute, traumatic and chronic degenerative processes of the nervous system, such as Alzheimer's disease, senile dementia, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's chorea, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple sclerosis, psychiatric diseases, such as schizophrenia and anxiety, depression, pain and drug dependency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Simona Maria Ceccarelli, Georg Jaeschke, Sabine Kolczewski, Richard Hugh Philip Porter, Eric Vieira
  • Patent number: 7091222
    Abstract: The present invention relates to imidazole derivatives of the general formula wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined hereinabove. This invention also relates to the compound's pharmaceutically acceptable salt and processes for the preparation thereof. These compounds can be used for the manufacture of pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment and prevention of mGluR5 receptor mediated disorders. These compounds are useful, inter alia, in the treatment or prevention of acute and/or chronic neurological disorders such as psychosis, epilepsy, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive disorders and memory deficit disorders, as well as chronic and acute pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Simona Maria Ceccarelli, Georg Jaeschke, Sabine Kolczewski, Richard Hugh Philip Porter, Eric Vieira
  • Publication number: 20040254179
    Abstract: The present invention relates to imidazole derivatives of the general formula 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Simona Maria Ceccarelli, Georg Jaeschke, Sabine Kolczewski, Richard Hugh Philip Porter, Eric Vieira
  • Publication number: 20040248888
    Abstract: The present invention relates to imidazole derivatives of formula I 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Simona Maria Ceccarelli, Georg Jaeschke, Sabine Kolczewski, Richard Hugh Philip Porter, Eric Vieira