Patents by Inventor Roy L. M. Dobson

Roy L. M. Dobson 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).

  • 4(3,5-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxobutanamide compound useful as an anti-inflammatory agent
    Patent number: 5280045
    Abstract: The subject invention involves compositions comprising 4-(3,5-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxobutanamide, or 4-(3,5-bis-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxobutanoic acid and pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, and a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier. The subject invention also involves methods for treating diseases characterized by inflammation and/or pain, such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, in humans or lower animals by administration of a safe and effective amount of this compound to the human or lower animal in need of such treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Roy L. M. Dobson, Kenneth R. Wehmeyer, Steven P. Sirko, Benjamin F. Floyd
  • Cyclic anti-inflammatory derivatives of di-tert-butylphenol compounds, compositions and use
    Patent number: 4849428
    Abstract: The present invention involves compounds having the structure: ##STR1## (a) --A-- is selected from the group consisting of ##STR2## (b) --Y is selected from certain low molecular weight moieties which terminate in specific functional groups: --C.tbd.CH, ##STR3## and aldehydes in the form of their acetals; pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; and methods for treating inflammation by administering such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Roy L. M. Dobson, Maurice E. Loomans, Randall S. Matthews, Joseph A. Miller