Patents by Inventor Frederick O. Gemmill, Jr.

Frederick O. Gemmill, Jr. 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).

  • .DELTA.9(11)-dehydro-8-isoestrone used to treat alzheimer's disease
    Patent number: 5552395
    Abstract: This invention relates to treating Alzheimer's disease with 8.alpha.-3-hydroxyestra-1,3,5(10),9(11)tetraen-17-one (.DELTA.9(11)-dehydro-8-isoestrone) (VI), ##STR1## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: American Home Products Corporation
    Inventors: Frederick O. Gemmill, Jr., Chester E. Orzech, Steven J. Adelman
  • Method of modifying bone resorption with .DELTA.9(11)-dehydro-8-isoestrone
    Patent number: 5496814
    Abstract: This invention relates to 8.alpha.-3-hydroxyestra-1,3,5(10),9(11)tetraen-17-one (.DELTA.9(11)-dehydro-8-isoestrone) (VI), ##STR1## to the process for its preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions containing said 8.alpha.-3-hydroxyestra-1,3,5(10),9(11)tetraen-17-one (.DELTA.9(11)-dehydro-8-isoestrone) (VI) and to the use of said 8.alpha.-3-hydroxyestra-1,3,5(10),9(11)tetraen-17-one (.DELTA.9(11)-dehydro-8-isoestrone) (VI) for modifying the balance between bone production and bone resorption, and as an antioxidant in a host animal, including man.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: American Home Products Corporation
    Inventors: Frederick O. Gemmill, Jr., Chester E. Orzech, Steven J. Adelman
  • Treating cardiac disorders with .DELTA.9(11)-dehydro-8-isoestrone
    Patent number: 5395831
    Abstract: This invention relates to 8.alpha.-3-hydroxyestra- 1,3,5( 10),9( 11 )tetraen-17-one (.DELTA.9( 11 )-dehydro-8-isoestrone) (VI), ##STR1## to the process for its preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions containing said 8.alpha.-3-hydroxyestra- 1,3,5(10), 9(11)tetraen-17-one (.DELTA.9(11)-dehydro-8-isoestrone) (VI) and to the use of said 8.alpha.-3-hydroxyestra-1,3,5(10),9(11 )tetraen-17-one (A9( 11 )-dehydro-8-isoestrone) (VI) for modifying the balance between bone production and bone resorption, and as an antioxidant in a host animal, including man.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: American Home Products Corporation
    Inventors: Frederick O. Gemmill, Jr., Chester E. Orzech, Steven J. Adelman