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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:
Jan. 14, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Roy A Johnson, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; C07F / ; C07F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514107 ; 514 76 ; 514105 ; 558162 ;
Abstract
This invention provides a new use of acids, esters, and salts of arylmethylphosphonates of Formula I, ##STR1## or a phosphonic acid of Formula II ##STR2## and derivatives as anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic agents. Representative compounds include 4-dodecyloxybenzylphosphonic acid dimethyl ester, (2-naphthalenylmethyl)phosphonic acid dimethyl ester, and ([1,1'-biphenyl]-2-ylmethyl)phosphonic acid dimethyl ester.