Patents by Inventor Simona M Ceccarelli

Simona M Ceccarelli 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: 9809599
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and n are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds. The present compounds are useful as fatty-acid binding protein (FABP) 4 and/or 5 inhibitors and may be used for the treatment or prophylaxis of lipodystrophy, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, liver diseases involving inflammation, steatosis and/or fibrosis, such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, in particular non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, metabolic syndrome, obesity, chronic inflammatory and autoimmune inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Simona M. Ceccarelli, Aurelia Conte, Holger Kuehne, Bernd Kuhn, Werner Neidhart, Ulrike Obst Sander, Markus Rudolph
  • Patent number: 9708340
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, W, A and B are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Simona M. Ceccarelli, Aurelia Conte, Holger Kuehne, Bernd Kuhn, Werner Neidhart, Ulrike Obst Sander, Hans Richter
  • Patent number: 9688675
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of general formula I wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein which may be used for the treatment of schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, major depression, bipolar disorders, anxiety disorders, normal aging, epilepsy, retinal degeneration, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, Parkinson's disease, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, chemotherapy-induced cognitive dysfunction (“chemobrain”), Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, hearing loss, tinnitus, spinocerebellar ataxia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease, stroke, and disturbances due to radiation therapy, chronic stress, optic neuropathy or macular degeneration, or abuse of neuro-active drugs, selected from alcohol, opiates, methamphetamine, phencyclidine and cocaine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Simona M. Ceccarelli, Ravi Jagasia, Roland Jakob-Roetne, Jens-Uwe Peters, Juergen Wichmann
  • Patent number: 9657014
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of compounds of general formula I wherein R?, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein, or to a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt, to a racemic mixture or to its corresponding enantiomer and/or optical isomers thereof, and for methods to treat a variety of neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Simona M. Ceccarelli, Ravi Jagasia, Roland Jakob-Roetne, Rainer E. Martin, Jens-Uwe Peters, Juergen Wichmann
  • Patent number: 9604977
    Abstract: Compounds having the formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, A, E and n are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds as fatty-acid binding protein (FABP) 4 and/or 5 inhibitors for the treatment or prophylaxis of type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, chronic kidney diseases, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Simona M. Ceccarelli, Holger Kuehne, Bernd Kuhn, Werner Neidhart, Ulrike Obst Sander, Hans Richter
  • Patent number: 9586903
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of compounds of general formula wherein R1 is phenyl or pyridinyl, which are optionally substituted by halogen, cyano or lower alkyl substituted by halogen, or is dihydro-pyran-4-yl; R2 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; R3 is —(CHR)n-phenyl, optionally substituted by lower alkoxy or S(O)2-lower alkyl, or is heterocycloalkyl, optionally substituted by ?O and lower alkyl, or is —(CH2)n-five or six membered heteroaryl, optionally substituted by lower alkyl, or is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkyl substituted by halogen, lower alkyl substituted by hydroxy, —NR—S(O)2-lower alkyl, —(CH2)n-cycloalkyl or —(CH2)n—S(O)2-lower alkyl; or R2 and R3 form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a heterocycloalkyl ring, selected from the group consisting of 1,1-dioxo-thiomorpholinyl, morpholinyl, or pyrrolidinyl, optionally substituted by hydroxyl; R is hydrogen or lower alkyl; n is 0, 1 or 2; or to a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt, to a racemic mixture
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Simona M. Ceccarelli, Ravi Jagasia, Roland Jakob-Roetne, Rainer E. Martin, Juergen Wichmann
  • Patent number: 9440962
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of general formula wherein Ar1/Ar2 are phenyl or a 5 or 6-membered heteroaryl; R1/R2 is hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, CF3 or lower alkoxy; n,m are 1 or 2; or to a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt, to a racemic mixture or to its corresponding enantiomer and/or optical isomers thereof, with the exception of the compound 2,1-benzisoxazole, 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-5 -yl)-.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Simona M. Ceccarelli, Ravi Jagasia, Roland Jakob-Roetne, Juergen Wichmann
  • Publication number: 20160185795
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, W, A and B are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: BERND BUETTELMANN, SIMONA M. CECCARELLI, AURELIA CONTE, HOLGER KUEHNE, BERND KUHN, WERNER NEIDHART, ULRIKE OBST SANDER, HANS RICHTER
  • Patent number: 9365550
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of general formula wherein R1 hydrogen, lower alkyl, halogen or lower alkyl substituted by halogen; R2 is hydrogen or halogen; X1 is N or CH; X2 is N or CH; with the proviso that only one of X1 or X2 is N; X3 is C(R) or N; and R is hydrogen, lower alkyl, halogen, lower alkyl substituted by halogen, lower alkoxy or SO2-lower alkyl; or to a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt, to a racemic mixture or to its corresponding enantiomer and/or optical isomers thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Simona M. Ceccarelli, Ravi Jagasia, Roland Jakob-Roetne, Juergen Wichmann
  • Patent number: 9353102
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, A, E and n are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Simona M. Ceccarelli, Holger Kuehne, Bernd Kuhn, Werner Neidhart, Ulrike Obst Sander, Hans Richter
  • Publication number: 20160137643
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of general formula I wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein which maybe used for the treatment of schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, major depression, bipolar disorders, anxiety disorders, normal aging, epilepsy, retinal degeneration, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, Parkinson's disease, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, chemotherapy-induced cognitive dysfunction (“chemobrain”), Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, hearing loss, tinnitus, spinocerebellar ataxia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease, stroke, and disturbances due to radiation therapy, chronic stress, optic neuropathy or macular degeneration, or abuse of neuro-active drugs, selected from alcohol, opiates, methamphetamine, phencyclidine and cocaine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Simona M. Ceccarelli, Ravi Jagasia, Roland Jakob-Roetne, Jens-Uwe Peters, Juergen Wichmann
  • Patent number: 9315502
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of general formula wherein Ar is phenyl or pyridinyl; X1 is N or CH, X2 is N or CH, with the proviso that only one of X1 or X2 is N and the other is CH; R1 is hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkyl substituted by halogen, cyano or S(O)2-lower alkyl; R2 is hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkyl substituted by halogen or cyano; n is 1 or 2; or to a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt, to a racemic mixture or to its corresponding enantiomer and/or optical isomers thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Simona M. Ceccarelli, Ravi Jagasia, Roland Jakob-Roetne, Juergen Wichmann
  • Patent number: 9284321
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of general formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, X, R and n are as defined herein. The compounds may be used for the treatment of schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, major depression, bipolar disorders, anxiety disorders, normal aging, epilepsy, retinal degeneration, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, Parkinson's disease, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, chemotherapy-induced cognitive dysfunction, Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, hearing loss, tinnitus, spinocerebellar ataxia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease, stroke, radiation therapy, chronic stress, abuse of neuro-active drugs, such as alcohol, opiates, methamphetamine, phencyclidine and cocaine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Simona M. Ceccarelli, Ravi Jagasia, Roland Jakob-Roetne, Juergen Wichmann
  • Patent number: 9278918
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, W, A and B are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Simona M. Ceccarelli, Aurelia Conte, Holger Kuehne, Bernd Kuhn, Werner Neidhart, Ulrike Obst Sander, Hans Richter
  • Publication number: 20160060270
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and n are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds. The present compounds are useful as fatty-acid binding protein (FABP) 4 and/or 5 inhibitors and may be used for the treatment or prophylaxis of lipodystrophy, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, liver diseases involving inflammation, steatosis and/or fibrosis, such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, in particular non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, metabolic syndrome, obesity, chronic inflammatory and autoimmune inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Simona M. Ceccarelli, Aurelia Conte, Holger Kuehne, Bernd Kuhn, Werner Neidhart, Ulrike Obst Sander, Markus Rudolph
  • Publication number: 20160046583
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of compounds of general formula wherein R1 is phenyl or pyridinyl, which are optionally substituted by halogen, cyano or lower alkyl substituted by halogen, or is dihydro-pyran-4-yl; R2 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; R3 is —(CHR)n-phenyl, optionally substituted by lower alkoxy or S(O)2-lower alkyl, or is heterocycloalkyl, optionally substituted by ?O and lower alkyl, or is —(CH2)n-five or six membered heteroaryl, optionally substituted by lower alkyl, or is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkyl substituted by halogen, lower alkyl substituted by hydroxy, —NR—S(O)2-lower alkyl, —(CH2)n-cycloalkyl or —(CH2)n—S(O)2-lower alkyl; or R2 and R3 form together with the N-atom to which they are attached a heterocycloalkyl ring, selected from the group consisting of 1,1-dioxo-thiomorpholinyl, morpholinyl, or pyrrolidinyl, optionally substituted by hydroxyl; R is hydrogen or lower alkyl; n is 0, 1 or 2; or to a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt, to a racemic mixture
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Simona M. Ceccarelli, Ravi Jagasia, Roland Jakob-Roetne, Rainer E. Martin, Juergen Wichmann
  • Publication number: 20160002152
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, W, A and B are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: BERND BUETTELMANN, SIMONA M. CECCARELLI, AURELIA CONTE, HOLGER KUEHNE, BERND KUHN, WERNER NEIDHART, ULRIKE OBST SANDER, HANS RICHTER
  • Patent number: 9199938
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and n are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds. The present compounds are useful as fatty-acid binding protein (FABP) 4 and/or 5 inhibitors and may be used for the treatment or prophylaxis of lipodystrophy, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, liver diseases involving inflammation, steatosis and/or fibrosis, such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, in particular non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, metabolic syndrome, obesity, chronic inflammatory and autoimmune inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Simona M. Ceccarelli, Aurelia Conte, Holger Kuehne, Bernd Kuhn, Werner Neidhart, Ulrike Obst Sander, Markus Rudolph
  • Patent number: 9139593
    Abstract: Provided are compounds of Formula I, R1-L1-A-L2-R2??(I), and stereoisomers, tautomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, L1, L2, R1 and R2 are defined herein. The present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition and methods of using such compounds. The compounds are useful for therapy and/or prophylaxis in a patient, and in particular to inhibitors of Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase (sEH).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Simona M. Ceccarelli, Carine Guerot, Henner Knust
  • Publication number: 20150259341
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of general formula wherein Ar is phenyl or pyridinyl; X1 is N or CH, X2 is N or CH, with the proviso that only one of X1 or X2 is N and the other is CH; R1 is hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkyl substituted by halogen, cyano or S(0)2-lower alkyl; R2 is hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkyl substituted by halogen or cyano; n is 1 or 2; or to a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt, to a racemic mixture or to its corresponding enantiomer and/or optical isomers thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Simona M. Ceccarelli, Ravi Jagasia, Roland Jakob-Roetne, Juergen Wichmann