Patents by Inventor Peter D. Murray

Peter D. Murray 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).

  • Use of flavone derivatives for gastroprotection
    Patent number: 5399584
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to methods for preventing or treating damage to the mucosal lining of the gastrointestinal tract of a human or lower animal by administering a safe and effective amount of a compound having the structure: ##STR1## wherein X and Y are each independently selected from O and S; R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each independently selected from hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, unsubstituted or monosubstituted straight or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkanyl, and unsubstituted or substituted straight or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkanoxy; and each of R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 is hydrogen or, if one or more of R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is other than hydrogen, each of R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 is selected from hydrogen, halo, trifluoromethyl, and unsubstituted straight or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkanyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Ares, Sunil V. Kakodkar, Gary R. Kelm, Peter D. Murray, Jared L. Randall, Candice L. Slough