{
  "patent_number": "US 4147780",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "Chemical Compounds for Fighting Bacterial and Yeast Infections",
  "original_title": "α-Amino-phosphonous acids for inhibiting bacteria and yeast",
  "summary": "A 1977 patent for a specific class of amino-phosphonous acid chemicals designed to act as antibiotics against bacteria and yeast.",
  "what_it_does": "The patent describes a group of chemical compounds known as alpha-amino-phosphonous acids. These molecules are structured to interfere with the biological processes of pathogenic bacteria and yeast. By administering these compounds, either orally or through injection, the patent claims a method for treating microbial infections in mammals. The chemical structure relies on a specific arrangement where an amino group and a phosphonous acid group are attached to the same carbon atom, with various side chains (R and R1) attached to modify the molecule's properties.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover compounds where both R and R1 are hydrogen atoms.",
    "Does not cover non-amino-phosphonous acid structures.",
    "Does not cover the treatment of viral or parasitic infections.",
    "Does not cover naturally occurring amino acids that lack the phosphonous acid group."
  ],
  "filed": "1977-05-23",
  "granted": "1979-04-03",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "Ciba Geigy Corp",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/ciba-geigy-corp",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Eric K. Baylis",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/eric-k-baylis"
    },
    {
      "name": "John G. Dingwall",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/john-g-dingwall"
    },
    {
      "name": "Colin D. Campbell",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/colin-d-campbell"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 17,
  "tags": [
    "pharmaceutical",
    "biotech"
  ],
  "abstract": "The present invention relates to new phosphonous acid derivatives, especially to alpha -amino-phosphonous acids and processes for their production. The new phosphonous acids are valuable chemotherapeutica in the treatment of pathogenic bacteria, gram-negative bacteria and yeast.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/4147780/timoptic-timolol",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/4147780/timoptic-timolol/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US4147780",
  "relatedPatents": []
}