Patents by Inventor James A. Yergey

James A. Yergey 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).

  • Pyranylphenyl hydroxyalkylnaphthoic acids as inhibitors of leukotriene biosynthesis
    Patent number: 5281720
    Abstract: Compounds having the formula I: ##STR1## are inhibitors of leukotriene biosynthesis. These compounds are useful as anti-asthmatic, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, and cytoprotective agents. They are also useful in treating angina, cerebral spasm, glomerular nephritis, hepatitis, endotoxemia, uveitis and allograft rejection and in preventing the formation of atherosclerotic plaques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1994
    Assignee: Merck Frosst Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert N. Young, Yves Girard, John W. Gillard, Laird A. Trimble, John Scheigetz, James A. Yergey, Yves Ducharme, Deborah A. Nicoll-Griffith, John H. Hutchinson
  • Pyranylphenyl naphthalene lactones as inhibitors of leukotriene biosynthesis
    Patent number: 5227399
    Abstract: Compounds having the formula I: ##STR1## are inhibitors of leukotriene biosynthesis. These compounds are useful as anti-asthmatic, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, and cytoprotective agents. They are also useful in treating angina, cerebral spasm, glomerular nephritis, hepatitis, endotoxemia, uveitis and allograft rejection and in preventing the formation of atherosclerotic plaques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Assignee: Merck Frosst Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert N. Young, Yves Girard, John W. Gillard, Laird A. Trimble, John Scheigetz, James A. Yergey, Yves Ducharme, Deborah A. Nicoll-Griffith, John H. Hutchinson