Patents by Inventor Nigel Christopher Parkinson

Nigel Christopher Parkinson 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).

  • Process for the preparation of steroid derivatives
    Patent number: 5750734
    Abstract: A process is described for the preparation of a compound of formula (I) or a stereoisomeric compound thereof, in which the 1,2-position is saturated or is a double bond; X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 are each independently hydrogen or halogen; R.sup.1 is hydrogen or acyl; R.sup.2 is hydroxyl, acyloxy or oxo; and R.sup.3 is alkyl, by reacting a compound of formula (II) with an aldehyde R.sup.3 CHO in either phosphoric acid or about 60% to about 75% w/w sulphuric acid. Compounds of formula (I) are either pharmacologically active steroids or are intermediates in the synthesis of pharmacologically active steroids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Limited
    Inventors: Nigel Christopher Parkinson, Andrew Paul Van Sickle