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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:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael J. Costanzo, Ivyland, PA (US);
Assignee:
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., Raritan, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1445 ; A61K 3/156 ; A61K 3/152 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1445 ; A61K 3/156 ; A61K 3/152 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to methods ands compositions for bringing about changes in skin pigmentation and for treating inflammatory disorders. More particularly, this invention relates to compounds which affect melanogenesis and can be used as depigmenting agents or as agents for darkening skin utilizing the PAR-2 pathway and compounds for the, prevention and treatment of immunomediated inflammatory diseases, particularly those associated with the respiratory tract, such as asthma and allergic rhinitis.