Patents by Inventor Thomas Christoph

Thomas Christoph 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: 20120046301
    Abstract: Substituted cyclic carboxamide and urea compounds, a process for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and the use of these compounds for the treatment and/or inhibition of pain and other conditions mediated by the vanilloid receptor 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Robert FRANK, Gregor Bahrenberg, Thomas Christoph, Klaus Schiene, Jean De Vry
  • Publication number: 20120022294
    Abstract: The invention relates to axomadol or a metabolite thereof for use in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Schiene, Petra Bloms-Funke, Thomas Christoph, Wolfgang Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20120016023
    Abstract: Active compound combinations of compounds of group A, particularly opioids such as (+)-(2R,3R)-1-dimethylamino-3-(3-methoxy-phenyl)-2-methyl-pentan-3-ol or a salt thereof with a physiologically tolerated acid, and compounds of group B, particularly anti-muscarine agents such as oxybutynin or a salt thereof with a physiologically tolerated acid suitable for treatment of an increased urge to urinate or urinary incontinence. Related pharmaceutical formulations and methods of treatment of an increased urge to urinate or urinary incontinence are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: GRUENENTHAL GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas CHRISTOPH
  • Publication number: 20120004317
    Abstract: The invention relates to tapentadol for use in the treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus SCHIENE, Petra Bloms-Funke, Thomas Christoph, Wolfgang Schroeder
  • Patent number: 8084484
    Abstract: Vanilloid receptor ligand compounds corresponding to formula I: pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, a process for producing such compounds, and methods of using such compounds for treating or inhibiting pain and various other disorders or conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Frank, Gregor Bahrenberg, Thomas Christoph, Klaus Schiene, Jean De Vry, Derek Saunders, Bernd Sundermann, Jeewoo Lee
  • Publication number: 20110301156
    Abstract: Vanilloid receptor ligand compounds corresponding to formula I: pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, a process for producing such compounds, and methods of using such compounds for treating or inhibiting pain and various other disorders or conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Frank, Gregor Bahrenberg, Thomas Christoph, Klaus Schiene, Jean De Vry, Derek Saunders, Bernd Sundermann, Jeewoo Lee
  • Patent number: 8017772
    Abstract: Substituted tetrahydropyrrolopyrazine compounds corresponding to the formula I: processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds for the treatment and/or inhibition of pain and other disorders or disease states at least partly mediated by KCNQ2/3 K+ channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Beatrix Merla, Thomas Christoph, Stefan Oberboersch, Klaus Schiene, Gregor Bahrenberg, Robert Frank, Sven Kuehnert, Wolfgang Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20110184020
    Abstract: Vanilloid receptor ligand compounds corresponding to formula I: a process for producing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and the use of such compounds to treat pain and various other vanilloid receptor mediated conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Robert FRANK, Gregor Bahrenberg, Thomas Christoph, Klaus Schiene, Jean De Vry, Derek Saunders, Michael Przewosny, Bernd Sundermann, Jeewoo Lee
  • Patent number: 7879858
    Abstract: Substituted tetrahydropyrrolopyrazine compounds corresponding to formula I a process for producing such compounds; and a method of using such compounds to treat or inhibit various disorders or disease states including pain, depression and anxiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Beatrix Merla, Thomas Christoph, Stefan Oberboersch, Klaus Schiene, Gregor Bahrenberg, Robert Frank, Sven Kuehnert, Wolfgang Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20110015220
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of compounds which exhibit an affinity for the ?-opioid receptor of at least 100 nM (Ki value, human) and an affinity for the ORL-1 receptor, wherein the ratio between the affinities ORL1/?defined as 1/[Ki(ORL1)/Ki(?)] is from 0.1 to 30, for the treatment of pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: GRUNENTHAL GMBH
    Inventors: KLAUS LINZ, BABETTE-YVONNE KÖGEL, WOLFGANG SCHRÖDER, THOMAS CHRISTOPH, JEAN DE VRY, ELMAR FRIDERICHS
  • Publication number: 20110003795
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted aromatic carboxamide and urea derivatives, to processes for the preparation thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and also to the use of these compounds for preparing pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Robert FRANK, Gregor BAHRENBERG, Thomas CHRISTOPH, Klaus SCHIENE, Jean DE VRY, Nils DAMANN, Sven FRORMANN, Bernhard LESCH, Jeewoo LEE, Yong-Soo KIM, Myeong-Seop KIM
  • Publication number: 20100331381
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted phenylureas and phenylamides, to processes for the preparation thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and also to the use of these compounds for preparing pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Frank, Gregor Bahrenberg, Thomas Christoph, Klaus Schiene, Jean De Vry, Nils Damann, Sven Frormann, Bernhard Lesch, Jeewoo Lee, Yong-Soo Kim, Myeong-Seop Kim
  • Publication number: 20100324009
    Abstract: Substituted sulfonamide derivatives, a process for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and to the use of substituted sulfonamide derivatives in the treatment or inhibition of pain and/or various disorders or disease states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan OBERBOERSCH, Melanie Reich, Stefan Schunk, Sabine Hees, Ruth Jostock, Michael Franz-Martin Engels, Achim Kless, Thomas Christoph, Klaus Schiene, Tieno Germann, Edward Bijsterveld
  • Publication number: 20100317644
    Abstract: Substituted sulfonamide derivatives, a process for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and to the use of substituted sulfonamide derivatives in the treatment or inhibition of pain and/or various disorders or disease states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan OBERBOERSCH, Melanie Reich, Stefan Schunk, Sabine Hees, Ruth Jostock, Michael Franz-Martin Engels, Achim Kless, Thomas Christoph, Klaus Schiene, Tieno Germann, Edward Bijsterveld
  • Publication number: 20100311842
    Abstract: Use of 1-phenyl-3-dimethylaminopropane compounds for the production of medicaments for treating neuropathic pain, preferably polyneuropathic pain, also preferably diabetic neuropathic pain, more preferably diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain, and furthermore preferably for treating diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: GRUENENTHAL GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas CHRISTOPH, Elmar Friderichs, Babette-Yvonne Koegel, Murielle Meen
  • Publication number: 20100190752
    Abstract: A composition of matter comprising in combination as component (a) at least one 3-(3-dimethylamino-1-ethyl-2-methyl-propyl)-phenol compound, and as component (b) at least one antiepileptic, a pharmaceutical formulation and a dosage form comprising said composition of matter, and a method of treating pain, e.g. neuropathic pain, in which components (a) and (b) are administered simultaneously or sequentially to a mammal, whereby component (a) may be administered before or after component (b) and whereby components (a) or (b) are administered to the mammal either via the same or a different pathway of administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Schiene, Petra Bloms-Funke, Thomas Christoph
  • Publication number: 20100063148
    Abstract: A composition of matter comprising in combination as component (a) at least one 3-(3-dimethylamino-1-ethyl-2-methyl-propyl)-phenol compound, and as component (b) at least one antiepileptic, a pharmaceutical formulation and a dosage form comprising said composition of matter, and a method of treating pain, e.g. neuropathic pain, in which components (a) and (b) are administered simultaneously or sequentially to a mammal, whereby component (a) may be administered before or after component (b) and whereby components (a) or (b) are administered to the mammal either via the same or a different pathway of administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: GRUENENTHAL GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Christoph, Klaus Schiene, Petra Bloms-Funke
  • Publication number: 20100004252
    Abstract: Substituted tetrahydropyrrolopyrazine compounds corresponding to the formula I: processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds for the treatment and/or inhibition of pain and other disorders or disease states at least partly mediated by KCNQ2/3 K+ channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: GRUENENTHAL GmbH
    Inventors: Beatrix MERLA, Thomas CHRISTOPH, Stefan OBERBOERSCH, Klaus SCHIENE, Gregor BAHRENBERG, Robert FRANK, Sven KUEHNERT, Wolfgang SCHROEDER
  • Patent number: 7625900
    Abstract: Substituted tetrahydropyrrolopyrazine compounds corresponding to the formula I: processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds for the treatment and/or inhibition of pain and other disorders or disease states at least partly mediated by KCNQ2/3 K+ channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Beatrix Merla, Thomas Christoph, Stefan Oberboersch, Klaus Schiene, Gregor Bahrenberg, Robert Frank, Sven Kuehnert, Wolfgang Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20090286831
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprising i) at least one composition that has affinity to the ?-opioid receptor, and at least one compound that has affinity to the VR1 receptor, or ii) at least one compound, in particular at least one compound corresponding to formula (I), (II), (III), (IV) or (V), that has affinity to the ?-opioid receptor and to the VR1 receptor, and also to the use of the pharmaceutical compositions i) and ii) for the production of a drug for the treatment of pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GMBH
    Inventors: Babette-Yvonne KOEGEL, Thomas CHRISTOPH, Gregor BAHRENBERG, Robert FRANK, Wolfgang SCHROEDER, Jean DE VRY, Eric-Paul PAQUES, Derek SAUNDERS, Klaus SCHIENE, Bernd SUNDERMANN, Jeewoo LEE, Hyung-Chul RYU