Patents by Inventor Joseph Dunn, Jr.

Joseph Dunn, 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).

  • Renin-inhibitory pepstatin phenyl derivatives
    Patent number: 4980283
    Abstract: A phenyl derivative of pepstatin A, which is much more potent than pepstatin in inhibiting renin enzyme activity and has significantly greater selectivity for renin over pepsin inhibition than does pepstatin, which is useful in treating hypertension and congestive heart failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Leeyuan Huang, Joseph Dunn, Jr., Lawrence Koupal, Jerrold Liesch, Otto Hensens, H. Boyd Woodruff
  • Renin-inhibitory pepstatin phenyl derivatives
    Patent number: 4874745
    Abstract: A phenyl derivative of pepstatin A, which is much more potent than pepstatin in inhibiting renin enzyme activity and has significantly greater selectivity for renin over pepsin inhibition than does pepstatin, which is useful in treating hypertension and congestive heart failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1989
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Leeyuan Huang, Lawrence Koupal, Joseph Dunn, Jr., Jerrold M. Liesch, Otto Hensens, H. Boyd Woodruff