Patents by Inventor Sergio Melotto

Sergio Melotto 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: 20120196910
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new use of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate salt thereof: for the treatment of a somatoform disorder such as body dysmorphic disorder or hyperchondriasis, bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, binge eating, paraphilia and nonparaphilic sexual addictions, Sydeham's chorea, torticollis, autism, a movement disorder including Tourette's syndrome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Dieter HAMPRECHT, Christian Heidbreder, Sergio Melotto, Fabrizio Micheli, Tadataka Yamada
  • Publication number: 20100286151
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein R is an aryl or heteroaryl; which may be substituted by one or more: halogen, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, cyano; Z1 is H, C1-C4 alkyl or F; Z is CH2, CH(C1-C4 alkyl), C(C1-C4 alkyl)2 or a bond; A is a 5 membered heteroaryl, which may be substituted by one or more: halogen, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkyl, Cl C4 haloalkoxy, cyano; B is hydrogen or is a 5-6 membered heteroaryl, or phenyl, which may be substituted by one or more: halogen, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, cyano; being A and B linked via any atom; processes for their preparation, intermediates used in these processes, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy, as NPY Y5 receptor antagonists and as agents for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of eating disorders such as a binge eating disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Jonathan Bentley, Matteo Biagetti, Romano Di Fabio, Thorsten Genski, Sebastien Guery, Silvia Rosalia Kopf, Colin philip Leslie, Angelica Mazzali, Sergio Melotto, Domenica Antonia Pizzi, Fabio Maria Sabbatini, Catia Seri
  • Publication number: 20100197699
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein R is an aryl or heteroaryl; which may be substituted by one or more: halogen, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, cyano; W is —CZ1 or nitrogen; Z1 is hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl; A is a 5 membered heteroaryl, pyrazine, pyrimidine, or quinoline or quinazoline which may be substituted by one or more: halogen, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, cyano; B is hydrogen or a 5-10 membered aryl or heteroaryl which may be substituted by one or more: halogen, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, cyano; being A and B linked via any atom; provided that when W is —CZ1, compounds of formula (I) have a trans stereochemistry; processes for their preparation, intermediates used in these processes, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy, as NPY Y5 receptor antagonists and as agents for the t
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Jonathan Bentley, Matteo Biagetti, Francesca Cardullo, Thorsten Genski, Silvia Rosalia Kopf, Colin Philip Leslie, Sergio Melotto, Mirco Meniconi, Giancarlo Merlo, Domenica Antonia Pizzi, Catia Seri
  • Publication number: 20090042897
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, selected from a group consisting of: (trans)-8-({[1-(2-fluorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]amino}methyl)-3-(2-fluoro-3-pyridinyl)-1-oxa-3-azaspiro[4.5]decan-2-one; (trans)-8-({[1-(2-fluorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]amino}methyl)-3-(3-pyridazinyl)-1-oxa-3-azaspiro[4.5]decan-2-one; (trans)-8-({[1-(2-fluorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]amino}methyl)-3-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-1-oxa-3-azaspiro[4.5]decan-2-one; processes for their preparation, intermediates used in these processes, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy, as NPY Y5 receptor antagonists and as agents for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of eating disorders such as a binge eating disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: GLAXO GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Jonathan Bentley, Matteo Biagetti, Thorsten Genski, Silvia Rosalia Kopf, Colin Philip Leslie, Sergio Melotto
  • Publication number: 20090036461
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new use of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate salt thereof: wherein: G is selected from a group consisting of: phenyl, pyridyl, benzothiazolyl, indazolyl; p is an integer ranging from 0 to 5; R1 is independently selected from a group consisting of: halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, C1-4alkyl, haloC1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxy, haloC1-4alkoxy, C1-4alkanoyl; or corresponds to a group R5; R2 is hydrogen or C1-4alkyl; R3I s C1-4alkyl; R4 is hydrogen, or a phenyl group, a heterocyclyl group, a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic group, or a 8- to 11-membered bicyclic group, any of which groups is optionally substituted by 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents selected from the group consisting of: halogen, cyano, C1-4alkyl, haloC1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxy, C1-4alkanoyl; R5 is a moiety selected from the group consisting of: isoxazolyl, —CH2—N-pyrrolyl, 1,1-dioxido-2-isothiazolidinyl, thienyl, thiazolyl, pyridyl, 2-pyrrolidinonyl, and such a group is optionally substituted by
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Dieter Hamprecht, Christian Heidbreder, Sergio Melotto, Fabrizio Micheli, Tadataka Yamada
  • Publication number: 20060287325
    Abstract: The present invention relates to therapeutic combinations comprising paroxetine or physiologically acceptable salts or solvates thereof and 2-(R)-(4-Fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-4-(S)-((8aS)-6-oxo-hexahydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a]-pyrazin-2-yl)-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid [1-(R)-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-ethyl]-methylamide or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions containing said combinations and their use in the treatment of depression and/or anxiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventor: Sergio Melotto
  • Publication number: 20060241143
    Abstract: The present invention relates to therapeutic combinations comprising paroxetine or physiologically acceptable salts or solvates thereof and 2-methoxy-5-(5-trifluoromethyl-tetrazol-1-yl-benzyl)]-(2S-phenyl-piperidin-3S-yl)-amine or physiologically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions containing said combinations and their use in the treatment of depression and/or anxiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventor: Sergio Melotto
  • Publication number: 20060241124
    Abstract: The present invention relates to therapeutic combinations comprising paroxetine or physiologically acceptable salts or solvates thereof and 2-(S)-(4-Fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-piperazine-1-carboxylic acid [1-(R)-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-ethyl]-methyl-amide or physiologically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions containing said combinations and their use in the treatment of depression and/or anxiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Renzo Carletti, Mauro Corsi, Sergio Melotto
  • Publication number: 20060217395
    Abstract: The present invention relates to therapeutic combinations comprising paroxetine or physiologically acceptable salts or solvates thereof and 4-(S)-(4-Acetyl-piperazin-1-yl)-2-(R)-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid [1-(R)-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-ethyl]-methylamide or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions containing said combinations and their use in the treatment of depression and/or anxiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Renzo Carletti, Mauro Corsi, Sergio Melotto
  • Patent number: 6951861
    Abstract: The invention relates to piperazine derivatives, to processes for their preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and to their medical use. The novel compounds are antagonists of tachykinins, including substance P and other neurokinins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: SmithKline Beechan Corporation
    Inventors: Giuseppe Alvaro, Romano Di Fabio, Riccardo Giovannini, Giuseppe Guercio, Yves St-Denis, Antonella Ursini, Mauro Corsi, Sergio Melotto