Patents by Inventor Kenneth B. Klein

Kenneth B. Klein 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).

  • Method of treating pulmonary hypertension with benzidine prostaglandins
    Patent number: 5153222
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with methods for the prophylaxis, treatment and diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension which comprise the administrative of an effective amount of a compound of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein a is an integer of from 1 to 3; X and Y, which may be the same or different, are selected from --O-- and --CH.sub.2 --;R is --(CH.sub.2).sub.5 R.sup.1 wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or methyl, or R is cyclohexyl, orR is --CH(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2 C.tbd.CCH.sub.3 ; andthe dotted line represents an optional double bond;or of a physiologically acceptable salt or acid derivative thereof.Medicaments and diagnostic aids for use in the methods of the invention are also within the scope of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Assignee: Burroughs Wellcome Co.
    Inventors: Anjaneyulu S. Tadepalli, Walker A. Long, James W. Crow, Kenneth B. Klein