Patents Examined by Alton D. Rollins
  • Patent number: 4505862
    Abstract: An analgesic and sleep-aid composition containing an analgesic (e.g. aspirin, APAP or combinations thereof) and diphenhydramine dihydrogencitrate. Discloses several dosage forms including a two layer tablet in which aspirin is contained in one layer and APAP contained in the other layer; the preferred form being such that the diphenhydramine dihydrogencitrate is contained in the APAP layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1985
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Company
    Inventors: Harold Sheinaus, Arnold D. Marcus
  • Patent number: 4504303
    Abstract: There are disclosed derivatives of five-membered nitrogen-containing heterocycles substituted on the nitrogen atom in position 1 by polyfunctional alkenyl groups. Said compounds are endowed with phytogrowth-regulating activity and, in higher doses, with herbicidal activity. A process for synthesizing the compounds and their use in agriculture are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1985
    Assignee: Montedison S.p.A.
    Inventors: Mirella Cecere, Franco Gozzo, Ernesto Signorini
  • Patent number: 4503063
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## a pharmaceutically or agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, wherein R is 5-chloro-2-pyridyl or phenyl optionally substituted by one to three substituents, each independently selected from F, Cl, Br, I, CF.sub.3, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl and C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy; R.sup.1 is CONR.sup.2 R.sup.3 where either(a) R.sup.2 is H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl and R.sup.3 is C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkanoyl or optionally substituted benzoyl; or(b) R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy)carbonyl; and R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are each H or CH.sub.3 ; methods for their use in combating fungal infections in plants, seeds and animals, including humans, and pharmaceutical and agricultural compositions containing them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1985
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Richardson, Kelvin Cooper
  • Patent number: 4503060
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each hydrogen, halogen, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms;R.sub.5 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or alkenyl of 3 to 6 carbon atoms;R.sub.6 is alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, alkenyl of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl, halo-phenyl, lower alkyl-phenyl, or lower alkoxy-phenyl or ##STR2## R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 are each hydrogen, halogen, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or alkoxy or 1 to 6 carbon atoms;n is an integer from 0 to 4, inclusive;x is --O--, --S--, or --CH.sub.2 --; and the broken line between the 10 and 13b-positions indicates a single or double bond;and non-toxic, pharmacologically acceptable acid addition salts thereof; the compounds as well as their salts are useful as antiallergics and antithrombotics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1985
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim KG
    Inventors: Gerhard Walther, Claus Schneider, Karl-Heinz Weber, Armin F/u/ gner
  • Patent number: 4503062
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel alicyclic alcohol compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein Az is imidazole or 1,2,4-triazole, R.sup.6 is optionally substituted phenyl and A is an alicyclic ring optionally benzo-fused, which compounds possess pharmaceutical, veterinary, agricultural and horticultural antifungal properties; together with a process for their manufacture, compositions containing them, and a method of combatting plant fungal diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1985
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLC
    Inventor: Michael B. Gravestock
  • Patent number: 4501897
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of E-isomers of 1-cyclohexyl-2-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-1-penten-3-one derivatives of the formula ##STR1## in which X and Y independently of one another represent hydrogen or halogen by contacting isomers of 1-cyclohexyl-2-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-1-penten-3-one derivatives of the formula ##STR2## in which X and Y have the previously indicated meaning with at least one secondary amine, if desired in the presence of water and/or in the presence of a water immiscible solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1985
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolf Reiser, Hans-Ludwig Elbe, Peter Feyen
  • Patent number: 4501698
    Abstract: A process is provided for converting 1-hydrogen-triazolo[4,3-a]-[1,4]benzodiazepines, e.g., estazolam, to 1-(hydroxymethyl)-triazolo-[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepines, and, if desired, these 1-(hydroxymethyl)-compounds to 1-aminomethyl compounds, e.g., to adinazolam, without the need for column chromatography or sealed tube procedures, and while minimizing 1,4-bis-(hydroxymethyl)- group formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1985
    Assignee: The Upjohn Company
    Inventor: John R. Palmer
  • Patent number: 4500341
    Abstract: Phenoxycarboxylic acid amide compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are individually selected from hydrogen and methyl,R.sup.3 is hydrogen or alkyl with from 1 to 5 carbon atomsR.sup.4 is optionally substituted alkoxycarbonylalkyl, aminocarbonylalkyl or dialkylaminocarbonylalkyl, phenyl, or substituted phenyl wherein the substituent is at least one of the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy or alkylthio of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, carbalkoxy of from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, halogen, and nitro; orR.sup.3 and R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1985
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Heinz Forster, Ludwig Eue, Robert R. Schmidt
  • Patent number: 4500537
    Abstract: A triazolyl-vinyl ketone or carbinol of the formula ##STR1## in which A represents the keto group or a CH(OH) grouping,R.sup.1 represents alkyl or halogenoalkyl andR.sup.2 represents a primary or tertiary alkyl radical, halogenoalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkylmercaptoalkyl, dialkylaminoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, an optionally substituted alkenyl, alkynyl or alkenynyl radical, phenylalkyl which is optionally substituted in the alkyl part and/or in the phenyl part, an optionally substituted indenyl or fluorenyl radical, or an optionally substituted diphenylmethyl or triphenylmethyl radical,or an addition product thereof with a physiologically acceptable acid or a metal salt, which possesses fungicidal activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1985
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans-Ludwig Elbe, Karl H. Buchel, Paul-Ernst Frohberger, Wilhelm Brandes
  • Patent number: 4499101
    Abstract: The compounds are N,N'-substituted thioureas, ureas and guanidines which are H-2 histamine receptor inhibitors. Two compounds of this invention are N,N'-bis[2-((4-methyl-5-imidazolyl)methylthio)ethyl]thiourea and N,N'-bis[2-((4-methyl-5-imidazolyl)methylthio)ethyl]-N"-cyanoguanidine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1985
    Assignee: Smith Kline & French Laboratories Limited
    Inventors: Graham J. Durant, Charon R. Ganellin
  • Patent number: 4499102
    Abstract: Thiazolidine and pyrrolidine compounds which have the general formula ##STR1## and salts thereof for preventing or relieving diabetic complications and for reducing blood pressure, the processes for their preparation, and the compositions comprising them and pharmaceutically acceptable excipient(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1985
    Assignee: Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Oya, Tadashi Iso
  • Patent number: 4499281
    Abstract: A substituted triazolylmethyl-oxirane of the formula ##STR1## in which R is optionally substituted alkyl, aryl or cycloalkyl is prepared by reacting a triazolyl-ketone of the formula ##STR2## with (a) dimethyloxosulphonium methylide of the formula ##STR3## or (b) trimethylsulphonium methylsulphate of the formula[(CH.sub.3).sub.3 S].sup..sym. CH.sub.3 SO.sub.4.sup..crclbar.in the presence of a diluent.The end product can then be reacted with a phenol of the formulaR"--OHto produce known fungicidally active compounds of the formula ##STR4## in which R" is optionally substituted phenyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1985
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Graham Holmwood, Erik Regel
  • Patent number: 4499280
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of reducing the feeding activity of insects on plants with the aid of 1,2,3-triazoles being unsubstituted in the 4- and 5-positions and bearing a phenyl moiety in the 1-position, fungicidal compositions comprising such triazoles and novel 1,2,3-triazoles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1985
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventor: Fritz Reisser
  • Patent number: 4497740
    Abstract: New 2-acylaminomethyl-1H-2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodiazepine compounds are described having the general formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl or alkenyl radical or the cyclopropylmethyl radical, R.sub.2 is a hydrogen atom, or a lower alkyl or alkenyl radical, n is 0, 1 or 2, R.sub.3 is an optionally substituted furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, pyridyl or phenyl radical, R.sub.4 is an optionally substituted furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl or pyridyl radical, R.sub.5 is a hydrogen or halogen atom, or a lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, hydroxyl, lower alkylthio, nitro, trifluoromethyl, cyano, amino, lower mono- or dialkylamino, lower monoalkanoylamino, lower N-alkyl-N-alkanoylamino or lower alkanoyloxy radical, and R.sub.6 is a hydrogen atom, or a lower alkyl or lower alkoxy radical or R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 together denote a methylenedioxy or ethylenedioxy radical. The compounds have pharmacological, for example, analgesic, properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1985
    Assignee: Kali-Chemie Pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Horst Zeugner, Dietmar Romer, Hans Liepmann, Wolfgang Milkowski
  • Patent number: 4497647
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel azolyl-olefin derivatives of the general formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an azolyl group,R.sub.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 cycloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl substituted by unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxycarbonyl or C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkenyl, or is C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 cycloalkyl which is substituted by 1 to 4 C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl groups,R.sub.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 cycloalkyl which is substituted by 1 to 4 C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl groups, or is the --C(R.sub.4)(R.sub.5)--[CH(R.sub.4)].sub.n --X--R.sub.6 group, wherein n is 0 or 1 andR.sub.4 and R.sub.5, each independently of the other, are hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl,X is oxygen or sulfur,R.sub.6 is a radical selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 cycloalkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkenyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1985
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Alfred Meyer, Walter Kunz, Ludwig Maier, Hermann Rempfler
  • Patent number: 4496738
    Abstract: 1,2,4-Triazole derivatives of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, or unsubstituted or substituted aryl, heteroaryl or arylalkyl,R.sup.2 is hydrogen or, independently of R.sup.1, has one of the meanings given for R.sup.1,R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 independently of one another are each hydrogen, halogen, nitro or lower alkyl andZ is hydroxyl or a --O.sup..crclbar. M.sup..sym. radical, where M.sup..sym. is one equivalent of a metal cation or is an unsubstituted or substituted ammonium ion,their preparation, and fungicides containing these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1985
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gerd Stubenrauch, Eberhard Ammermann, Gerhard Hamprecht, Ernst-Heinrich Pommer
  • Patent number: 4496483
    Abstract: S-(2-Halo-2-propen-l-yl) N-(hexamethyleneimino)thiolcarbamates in which the halo is preferably bromo or chloro. The compounds have biological activity and may be used, for example, as selective pre-emergence herbicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1985
    Assignee: United States Borax & Chemical Corporation
    Inventor: Don L. Hunter
  • Patent number: 4496388
    Abstract: Compounds, having fungicidal and plant growth regulatory properties, of the formula (I): ##STR1## and stereoisomers thereof, wherein Z is --CH.dbd. or .dbd.N--; R.sup.1 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl especially phenyl, or aralkyl; R.sup.2 is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, optionally-substituted aryl especially phenyl or aralkyl; R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, which may be the same or different, are alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, aralkyl, or together form a bridging group linking X and Y; R.sup.5 is hydrogen, alkyl or aryl; R.sup.6 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or acyl; and X and Y, which may be the same or different, are oxygen or sulphur; and acid salts and metal complexes thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1985
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLC
    Inventor: John M. Clough
  • Patent number: 4494983
    Abstract: Novel chloroacetic acid cyclohexylamides of the formula I ##STR1## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 have the meanings given in the description, their preparation and their use as herbicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1985
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Karl Eicken, Norbert Goetz, Bruno Wuerzer
  • Patent number: 4492597
    Abstract: A compound of 1,5-disubstituted 1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide represented by the general formula; ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is alkyl of one to three carbon atoms, chloro, fluoro, iodo, trifluoromethyl or nitro, R.sup.2 is hydrogen, methyl or chloro, R.sup.3 is hydrogen or methyl is provided in the invention, which shows an excellent herbicidal activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1985
    Assignee: Kureha Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsumichi Aoki, Yoichi Kanda, Keigo Satake, Hiroyasu Shinkawa