Patents by Inventor Simona Maria Ceccarelli

Simona Maria 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: 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
  • Publication number: 20120232104
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with novel sulfonamide derivatives of formula (I) wherein R2, R3, R4, A, X, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4 and Z1 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: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Konrad Bleicher, Simona Maria Ceccarelli, Odile Chomienne, Patrizio Mattei, Tanja Schulz-Gasch, Christoph Martin Stahl
  • Publication number: 20110319438
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with novel sulfonamide derivatives of formula (I) wherein R2, R3, R4, A, X, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4 and Z1 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: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Konrad Bleicher, Simona Maria Ceccarelli, Odile Chomienne, Patrizio Mattei, Tanja Schulz-Gasch, Christoph Martin Stahl
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20100144762
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with novel sulfonamide derivatives of formula (I) wherein R2, R3, R4, A, X, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4 and Z1 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: February 8, 2010
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Konrad Bleicher, Simona Maria Ceccarelli, Odile Chomienne, Patrizio Mattei, Tanja Schulz-Gasch, Christoph Martin Stahl
  • Patent number: 7723538
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with novel sulfonamide derivatives of formula (I) wherein R2, R3, R4, A, X, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4 and Z1 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: June 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Konrad Bleicher, Simona Maria Ceccarelli, Odile Chomienne, Patrizio Mattei, Tanja Schulz-Gasch, Christoph Martin Stahl
  • 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
  • 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: 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: 7189850
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the general formula wherein A-A is —CH2—CH2—, —CH2—CH2—CH2—, —CH2—O— or —O—CH2—; and X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, n, and p are as defined herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for the treatment of psychoses, pain, neurodegenerative dysfunction in memory and learning, schizophrenia, dementia and other diseases in which cognitive processes are impaired, such as attention deficit disorders or Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Simona Maria Ceccarelli, Emmanuel Pinard, Henri Stalder
  • Patent number: 7176316
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula wherein X and Y are each independently selected from —CH2— or —O—, with the proviso that X and Y are not simultaneously —O—; A is —S(O)2— or —C(O)—; and R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined in the specification. The compounds are GlyT-1 inhibitors and are useful for the treatment of psychoses, pain, dysfunction in memory and learning, schizophrenia, dementia and other diseases in which cognitive processes are impaired, such as attention deficit disorders or Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Daniela Alberati-Giani, Simona Maria Ceccarelli, Emmanuel Pinard, Henri Stadler
  • Patent number: 7173133
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula wherein A-B is —CH2—CH2—, —CH2—O— or —O—CH2—; X is hydrogen or hydroxy; R1 is aryl, optionally substituted by one or two substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, lower alkyl, cyano, CF3, —OCF3, lower alkoxy, —SO2-lower alkyl and heteroaryl; R2 is aryl, optionally substituted by one or two substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, lower alkyl, CF3, and lower alkoxy; R3 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; n is 0, 1 or 2; or a pharmaceutically active salt thereof. The compounds of the invention may be used in the treatment of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Simona Maria Ceccarelli, Synese Jolidon, Emmanuel Pinard, Andrew William Thomas
  • 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