Patents by Inventor Trong N. Luong

Trong N. Luong 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).

  • Benzoxepines
    Patent number: 5602152
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is compounds of general formula: ##STR1## in which: X represents O or CHR,R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, which are identical or different, represent a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.7 alkyl group, it being possible for R.sub.1 to additionally form a bond with R;R.sub.5 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group or R.sub.5, taken together with R.sub.7, forms a bond or a >O; group;R.sub.6 represents a group of formula: ##STR2## in which R.sub.10 and R.sub.11, taken together with the carbon atom to which they are attached, form a nitrogenous heterocyclic group, and their N-oxides and pharmaceutically acceptable salts. These compounds are powerful activators of potassium channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit Beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Jean J. Berthelon, Michel Brunet, Marc Noblet, Philippe Durbin, Daniel Guerrier, Trong N. Luong