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).

  • Publication number: 20150259334
    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: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Simona M. Ceccarelli, Ravi Jagasia, Roland Jakob-Roetne, Juergen Wichmann
  • Publication number: 20150252044
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of compounds of general formula wherein R? is hydrogen or lower alkyl; R1 is halogen, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl or cyano; or is phenyl, optionally substituted by one to three substituents, selected from lower alkyl, lower alkyl substituted by halogen, lower alkoxy, lower alkoxy substituted by halogen, halogen, cyano, hydroxy, C(O)—NH-lower alkyl, CH2—C(O)—NH-lower alkyl, CH2—NH—C(O)-lower alkyl, CH2NH2, S(O)2CH3, S(O)2N(CH3)2, or by heterocycloalkyl groups; or is pyrazol-1, 4 or 5-yl, optionally substituted by lower alkyl; or is thiazol-5-yl, optionally substituted by one or two lower alkyl groups; or is pyridine 2, 3 or 4-yl, optionally substituted by lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen or N(CH3)2; or is 3,6-dihydro-2H-pyran; or is benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl; or is 2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-6-yl; R2 is hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkyl substituted by alkoxy; R3 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkyl substituted by halogen, lower alkyl substituted by hydroxy,
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Simona M. Ceccarelli, Ravi Jagasia, Roland Jakob-Roetne, Rainer E. Martin, Jens-Uwe Peters, Juergen Wichmann
  • Publication number: 20150246922
    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: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Simona M. Ceccarelli, Ravi Jagasia, Roland Jakob-Roetne, Juergen Wichmann
  • Publication number: 20150203472
    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: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Simona M. Ceccarelli, Ravi Jagasia, Roland Jakob-Roetne, Juergen Wichmann
  • Publication number: 20150183778
    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: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Simona M. Ceccarelli, Holger Kuehne, Bernd Kuhn, Werner Neidhart, Ulrike Obst Sander, Hans Richter
  • Publication number: 20150175594
    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: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Simona M. Ceccarelli, Holger Kuehne, Bernd Kuhn, Werner Neidhart, Ulrike Obst Sander, Hans Richter
  • Publication number: 20140323462
    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: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Simona M. Ceccarelli, Carine Guerot, Henner Knust
  • Patent number: 8809552
    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: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Simona M. Ceccarelli, Carine Guerot, Henner Knust
  • Patent number: 8673946
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel 4-trimethylammoniobutyrates of the formula wherein A1, R1, m and n are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds inhibit carnitine palmitoyl transferase (CPT) activity, in particular CPT2 activity, and can be used as medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Mirjana Andjelkovic, Simona M. Ceccarelli, Odile Chomienne, Patrizio Mattei
  • Patent number: 8349893
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel 4-trimethylammoniobutyrates of the formula wherein A1, R1, m and n are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds inhibit carnitine palmitoyl transferase (CPT) activity, in particular CPT2 activity, and can be used as medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Mirjana Andjelkovic, Simona M. Ceccarelli, Odile Chomienne, Patrizio Mattei
  • Patent number: 8344027
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel 4-dimethylaminobutyric acid derivatives of the formula wherein A1, A2, R1, m and n are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds inhibit carnitine palmitoyl transferase (CPT) activity, in particular CPT2 activity, and can be used as medicaments in methods for the treatment of diseases modulated by CPT2 inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Mirjana Andjelkovic, Simona M. Ceccarelli, Odile Chomienne, Gerald Lewis Kaplan, Patrizio Mattei, Jefferson Wright Tilley
  • Publication number: 20120289554
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel 4-dimethylaminobutyric acid derivatives of the formula wherein A1, A2, R1, m and n are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds inhibit carnitine palmitoyl transferase (CPT) activity, in particular CPT2 activity, and can be used as medicaments in methods for the treatment of diseases modulated by CPT2 inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Mirjana Andjelkovic, Simona M. Ceccarelli, Odile Chomienne, Gerald Lewis Kaplan, Patrizio Mattei, Jefferson Wright Tilley
  • Patent number: 8163793
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of formula (I) wherein A, R1-R6 are as defined in the description and in the claims. The compound of formula (I) can be used as a medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Rubén Alvarez Sánchez, David Banner, Simona M. Ceccarelli, Uwe Grether, Wolfgang Haap, Peter Hartman, Guido Hartmann, Hans Hilpert, Holger Kuehne, Harald Mauser, Jean-Marc Plancher
  • Patent number: 8071628
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with novel indazole derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, X and Y are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts and esters thereof. These compounds inhibit L-CPT1 and can be used in the prevention or treatment of diseases which are modulated by L-CPT1 inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Jean Ackermann, Konrad Bleicher, Simona M. Ceccarelli, Odile Chomienne, Patrizio Mattei
  • Patent number: 8039487
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with novel piperidine-amide derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, X and Y are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts and esters thereof. These compounds inhibit L-CPT1 and may be used to treat diseases associated with L-CPT1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Mirjana Andjelkovic, Simona M. Ceccarelli, Odile Chomienne, Patrizio Mattei
  • Patent number: 8030308
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with novel heterobicyclic derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, V, W, X and Y are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts and esters thereof. These compounds inhibit L-CPT1 and can be used as medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Jean Ackermann, Konrad Bleicher, Simona M. Ceccarelli, Odile Chomienne, Patrizio Mattei, Ulrike Obst Sander
  • Publication number: 20110046112
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with novel heterobicyclic derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, V, W, X and Y are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts and esters thereof. These compounds inhibit L-CPT1 and can be used as medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Jean Ackermann, Konrad Bleicher, Simona M. Ceccarelli, Odile Chomienne, Patrizio Mattei, Ulrike Obst Sander
  • Patent number: 7893099
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of formula (I) wherein A1 and R1 to R5 are defined as in the description and in the claims. The compound of formula (I) can be used as a medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: David Banner, Simona M. Ceccarelli, Uwe Grether, Wolfgang Haap, Hans Hilpert, Holger Kuehne, Harald Mauser, Jean-Marc Plancher, Ruben Alvarez Sanchez
  • Patent number: 7879845
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with novel heterobicyclic derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, V, W, X and Y are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts and esters thereof. These compounds inhibit L-CPT1 and can be used as medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Jean Ackermann, Konrad Bleicher, Simona M. Ceccarelli, Odile Chomienne, Patrizio Mattei, Ulrike Obst Sander
  • Publication number: 20110015234
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with novel indazole derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, X and Y are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts and esters thereof. These compounds inhibit L-CPT1 and can be used in the prevention or treatment of diseases which are modulated by L-CPT1 inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Jean Ackermann, Konrad Bleicher, Simona M. Ceccarelli, Odile Chomienne, Patrizio Mattei