Patent 7671066 was granted and assigned to Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. on March, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The invention relates to inhibitors of the phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) enzyme. More particularly, the invention relates to compounds that are derivatives of 1-phenyl-2-pyridynyl alkylene alcohols, methods of preparing such compounds, compositions containing them and therapeutic use thereof.