Patents by Inventor William Hugh Parsons

William Hugh Parsons 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).

  • Pseudopeptide lactam inhibitors of peptide binding to MHC class II proteins
    Patent number: 5719296
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## are inhibitors of peptide binding to major histocompatibility complex type II proteins and are useful in the treatment and prevention of autoimmune diseases including: rheumatoid arthritis, Type I diabetes, multiple sclerosis, lupus erythematosis, Graves disease and pemphigus. The present invention also provides novel compositions, methods of treatment employing the compounds of the present invention and methods of manufacture of the compounds of structural formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: John J. Acton, III, Alan D. Adams, Jeffrey D. Hermes, A. Brian Jones, William Hugh Parsons, Peter J. Sinclair