Patents Represented by Attorney George E. Johnston
  • Patent number: 7989454
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of diseases such as, for example, COPD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Romyr Dominique, Robert Alan Goodnow, Jr., Agnieszka Kowalczyk, Qi Qiao, Achyutharao Sidduri, Jefferson Wright Tilley
  • Patent number: 5969190
    Abstract: The compound, (E)-(1R,3R)-5-[(R)-11-hydroxy-7,11-dimethyl-dodec-2-enylidene]-cyclohexane -1,3-diol of the formula I: ##STR1## is useful in the treatment or prevention of hyperproliferative skin diseases, particularly psoriasis, basal cell carcinomas, disorders of keratinization and keratosis; or for reversing the conditions associated with photodamage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Franz Bauer, Lawrence F. Courtney