Patents by Inventor Nigel Gains

Nigel Gains 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).

  • Steroids
    Patent number: 5215972
    Abstract: Steroids of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 to R.sup.4, X and n have the significance given in the description, which lower the intestinal resorption of cholesterol and plasma cholesterol and a process of making same from corresponding steroids having an alcohol residue of the formula --O--X--OH in the 3-position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Cassal, Nigel Gains, Eva-Maria Gutknecht, Georges Hirth, Hans Lengsfeld