Patents Examined by Robert Mirstl
  • 11-Dioxy-cis-4,5-didehydro-PGF compounds
    Patent number: 4024167
    Abstract: This invention relates to a group of cis-4,5-didehydro-11-deoxy-PG.sub.1 analogs having variable chain length, optional methyl substitution in the methyl-terminated side-chain, and processes for making them. These compounds are useful for a variety of pharmacological purposes, including ulcer treatment, inhibition of platelet aggregation, increase of nasal patency, and labor induction at term.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1977
    Assignee: The Upjohn Company
    Inventors: Gordon L. Bundy, Norman A. Nelson