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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 1980
Filed:
Oct. 23, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael H Fisher, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Peter Kulsa, Plainfield, NJ (US);
Bruce O Linn, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424274 ;
Abstract
Symmetrically substituted pyromellic diimides are disclosed wherein the compounds are substituted with a variety of substituent groups. The symmetrically substituted compounds are useful for administration to ruminant animals to increase feed efficiency, shift volatile fatty acid production in the ruminant from acetate with an increase in the more energetically efficient propionate and butyrate and to suppress methane formation in the rumen. Compositions and methods of treatment utilizing said compounds as the active ingredient thereof are also disclosed.