Claims
- 1. A method to treat a subject having, or susceptible to developing, a pathogen infection, an autoimmune disease, inflammation or allergy, osteoporosis, acute myelitis, sarcoidosis, a cancer, a precancer, a neurological disorder, a wound, a bone fracture, a hemorrhage, a burn, a skin lesion or an immunosuppression condition or an unwanted immune response either or both of which are associated with a chemotherapy, radiation exposure or aging, wherein the method comprises intermittent administration of an effective amount of a compound to the subject, wherein the compound is 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate or the compound has the structure
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the compound has the structure
- 3. The method of claim 2 wherein hydrogen atoms at the 5 (if present), 8, 9 and 14 positions respectively are in the α,β,α,α configurations.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein
(1) R3 is a halogen and R1, R2, and one or both R4 independently are —OH, —ORPR, an ether an ester having the structure steroid-O—C(O)-organic moiety, carbonate, carbamate having the structure steroid-O—C(O)—NRPR-organic moiety, or an amino acid ester or peptide having the structure (A) R32—NH—{[C(R29)(R30)]b—C(O)—N(R31)}f—[C(R29)(R30)]a—C(O)—O-steroid, (B) R33—O—{C(O)—[C(R29)(R30)]d—N(R31)}g—C(O)—[C(R29)(R30)]c—N(R31)-O-steroid, or (C) R33—O—{C(O)—[C(R29)(R30)]d—N(R31)}e—C(O)—[C(R29)(R30)]c—N(R31)—C(O)—O-steroid, where each R29, R30 and R31 is independently selected and each R29 independently is —H or a C1-20 organic moiety, each R30 independently is the side chain of an amino acid, each R31 is —H or a protecting group, R32 and R33 independently are —H, a protecting group, an ester or an amide where each atom or group is independently chosen, a, b, c and d independently are 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, and e, f and g independently are an integer from 0 to 1000, or (2) R1, R2, R3 and one or both R4 independently are —OH, —ORPR, an ether, an ester having the structure steroid-O—C(O)-organic moiety, carbonate, carbamate having the structure steroid-O—C(O)—NRPR-organic moiety or an amino acid or peptide having the structure (A) R32—NH—{[C(R29)(R30)]b—C(O)—N(R31)}f—[C(R29)(R30)]a—C(O)—O-steroid, (B) R33—O—{C(O)—[C(R29)(R30)]d—N(R31)}g—C(O)—[C(R29)(R30)]c—N(R31)-O-steroid, or (C) R33—O—{C(O)-[C(R29)(R30)]d—N(R31)}e—C(O)—[C(R29)(R30)]c—N(R31)—C(O)—O-steroid, or (3) R1 is —H and R2, R3 and one or both R4 are not —H, provided that the compound is not 7α,17α-methyl-16-methylene-17β-hydroxy-19-norandrost-4-ene, 7α-methyl-16-methylene-17β-hydroxy-17α-ethynyl-19-norandrost-4-ene or 7α-methyl-16-methylene-17-oxo-19-norandrost-4-ene or an ester or ether of any of these compounds, or (4) R1 is —CN, ═CH2, acyl, thioacyl, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, ester having the structure steroid-C(O)—O-organic moiety, thioester having the structure steroid-C(S)—O-organic moiety or thioacetal having the structure steroid-C(O)-S-organic moiety, and R3 and one or both R4 are not —H, provided that R1 is not optionally substituted phenyl and provided that if R1 is —C(O)—OCH3, then R4 is not —CH3 or —C(O)—CH3, or (5) R1 is a halogen and R3 and one or both R4 are not —H, provided that either R3 is —OH, —ORPR, an ether, an ester having the structure steroid-O—C(O)-organic moiety, carbonate (O—C(O)—O—), carbamate, a halogen, —NH2, —N(RPR)2, —NO2, —N3, ═NOH, ═NOC(O)CH3, an amide, —SH, —SRPR, ═S, thioether, thioacetal —CN, acyl, thioacyl, or an amino acid or peptide having the structure (A) R32—NH—{[C(R29)(R30)]b—C(O)—N(R31)}f—[C(R29)(R30)]a—C(O)—O-steroid, (B) R33—O—{C(O)—[C(R29)(R30)]d—N(R31)}g—C(O)—[C(R29)(R30)]c—N(R31)-O-steroid, or (C) R33—O—{C(O)—[C(R29)(R30)]d—N(R31)}e—C(O)—[C(R29)(R30)]c—N(R31)—C(O)—O-steroid, or one or both R4 independently are —OH, —ORPR, an ether, an ester having the structure steroid-O—C(O)-organic moiety, carbonate, carbamate, a halogen, —NH2, —N(RPR)2, —NO2, —N3, ═NOH, ═NOC(O)CH3, amide having the structure steroid-NRPR—C(O)-organic moiety, —SH, —SRPR, ═S, thioether, thioacetal having the structure steroid—S—C(O)-organic moiety, —CN, alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, ester having the structure steroid-O—C(O)-organic moiety, thioester having the structure steroid-O—C(S)-organic moiety, thioacetal having the structure steroid-S-C(O)-organic moiety, or an amino acid or peptide having the structure (A) R32—NH—{[C(R29)(R30)]b—C(O)—N (R31)}f—[C(R29)(R30)]a—C(O)—O-steroid, (B) R33—O—{C(O)—[C(R29)(R30)]d—N(R31)}g—C(O)—[C(R29)(R30)]c—N(R31)-O-steroid, or (C) R33—O—{C(O)—[C(R29)(R30)]d—N(R31)}e—C(O)—[C(R29)(R30)]c—N(R31)—C(O)—O-steroid, or (6) R1 is a halogen, —NH2, —N(RPR)2, —NO2, ═NOH, ═NOC(O)CH3, amide having the structure steroid—NRPR—C(O)-organic moiety, carbamate having the structure steroid-NRPR—C(O)—O-organic moiety, —SH, —SRPR, ═S, thioether, thioacetal having the structure steroid—S—C(O)-organic moiety, —CN, ═CH2, acyl, thioacyl, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, ester having the structure steroid-C(O)—O-organic moiety, thioester having the structure steroid-C(S)-O-organic moiety or thioacetal having the structure steroid-C(O)-S-organic moiety and R2, R3 and one or both R4 are not —H, or (7) R1 is a halogen, —NH2, —NO2, —N3, ═NOH, ═NOC(O)CH3, amide having the structure steroid-NRPR—C(O)-organic moiety, carbamate having the structure steroid-NRPR—C(O)—O-organic moiety, —SRPR, thioether, thioacetal having the structure steroid—S—C(O)-organic moiety, —CN, ═CH2, acyl, thioacyl, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, ester having the structure steroid-C(O)—O-organic moiety, thioester having the structure steroid-C(S)-O-organic moiety, or thioacetal having the structure steroid-C(O)-S-organic moiety and R2 and one or both R4 are not —H and R9 is not —CH2-, provided that if one R4 is —CH2CH3, then R3 is not ═O, or (8) R1 is a halogen, —NH2, —N(RPR)2, —NO2, —N3, ═NOH, ═NOC(O)CH3, amide having the structure steroid-NRPR—C(O)-organic moiety, carbamate having the structure steroid-NRPR—C(O)—O-organic moiety, —SRPR, thioether, thioacetal having the structure steroid—S—C(O)-organic moiety, —CN, ═CH2, acyl, thioacyl, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, ester having the structure steroid-C(O)—O-organic moiety, thioester having the structure steroid-C(S)-O-organic moiety, or thioacetal having the structure steroid-C(O)-S-organic moiety and R2 and one or both R4 are not —H and R7 is not —CH2—, or (9) R1 is a halogen, —NH2, —N(RPR)2, —NO2, —N3, ═NOH, ═NOC(O)CH3, amide having the structure steroid-NRPR—C(O)-organic moiety, carbamate having the structure steroid-NRPR—C(O)—O-organic moiety, —SRPR, thioether, thioacetal having the structure steroid—S—C(O)-organic moiety, —CN, ═CH2, acyl, thioacyl, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, ester having the structure steroid-C(O)—O-organic moiety, thioester having the structure steroid-C(S)-O-organic moiety, or thioacetal having the structure steroid-C(O)-S-organic moiety and R2 and one or both R4 are not —H, and R6 is not —CH3, provided that R1 is not fluorine if R2 is ═O, one R4 is —OH or —O—C(O)—CH3 and R6 is —CH2OH or —CH2O—C(O)—CH3, or (10) R1 is —H, R2 and one or both R4 are not —H and R9 is not —CH2—, provided that R9 is not —C(O)— or —CH(OH)— when R2 is —OH in the α-configuration, both R4 are —H and alkyl and a double bond is present at the 4-5 position, or (11) R1 is —H, R2 is not —H and R8 and R9 are not —CH2—, or (12) R1 is a halogen, —NH2, —N(RPR)2, —NO2, —N3, ═NOH, ═NOC(O)CH3, amide having the structure steroid-NRPR—C(O)-organic moiety, carbamate having the structure steroid-NRPR—C(O)—O-organic moiety, —SH, —SRPR, ═S, thioether, thioacetal having the structure steroid—S—C(O)-organic moiety, —CN, ═CH2, acyl, thioacyl, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, ester having the structure steroid-C(O)—O-organic moiety, thioester having the structure steroid-C(S)-O-organic moiety, or thioacetal having the structure steroid-C(O)-S-organic moiety and R3 and one or both R4 are not —H, and R6 is not —CH3, or (13) the compound has the structure 106wherein R1 is —OH, —ORPR,—SH, —SRPR, —N3, —NH2, —N(RPR)2, —O—Si—(R13)3, —CN, —NO2, —C(O)—CH3, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, an ester, a thioester, a phosphoester, a phosphothioester, a phosphonoester, a phosphiniester, a sulfite ester, a sulfate ester, an amide, an amino acid, a peptide, an ether, a thioether, an acyl group, a thioacyl group, a carbonate, a carbamate, a thioacetal, an optionally substituted alkyl group, an optionally substituted alkenyl group, an optionally substituted alkynyl group, an optionally substituted aryl moiety, an optionally substituted heteroaryl moiety, an optionally substituted monosaccharide, an optionally substituted oligosaccharide, a nucleoside, a nucleotide, an oligonucleotide or a polymer, R2 is —H, —OH, —ORPR, —SH, —SRPR, ═S, ═CH2, —N3, —NH2, —N(RPR)2, —O—Si—(R13)3, —CN, —NO2, ═NOH, ═NOC(O)CH3, —C(O)—CH3, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, an ester, a thioester, a phosphoester, a phosphothioester, a phosphonoester, a phosphiniester, a sulfite ester, a sulfate ester, an amide, an amino acid, a peptide, an ether, a thioether, an acyl group, a thioacyl group, a carbonate, a carbamate, a thioacetal, an optionally substituted alkyl group, an optionally substituted alkenyl group, an optionally substituted alkynyl group, an optionally substituted aryl moiety, an optionally substituted heteroaryl moiety, an optionally substituted monosaccharide, an optionally substituted oligosaccharide, a nucleoside, a nucleotide, an oligonucleotide or a polymer, R3 is —OH, —ORPR, —SH, —SRPR, ═S, ═CH2, —N3, —NH2, —N(RPR)2, —O—Si—(R13)3, —CN, —NO2, ═NOH, ═NOC(O)CH3, —C(O)—CH3, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, an ester, a thioester, a phosphoester, a phosphothioester, a phosphonoester, a phosphiniester, a sulfite ester, a sulfate ester, an amide, an amino acid, a peptide, an ether, a thioether, an acyl group, a thioacyl group, a carbonate, a carbamate, a thioacetal, an optionally substituted alkyl group, an optionally substituted alkenyl group, an optionally substituted alkynyl group, an optionally substituted aryl moiety, an optionally substituted heteroaryl moiety, an optionally substituted monosaccharide, an optionally substituted oligosaccharide, a nucleoside, a nucleotide, an oligonucleotide or a polymer, provided that the compound is not 3α-bromo-16α-methoxyandrost-5-ene-17-one, and R4 is —H, —OH, —ORPR, —SH, —SRPR, ═S, ═CH2, —N3, —NH2, —N(RPR)2, —O—Si—(R13)3, —CN, —NO2, ═NOH, ═NOC(O)CH3, —C(O)—CH3, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, an ester, a thioester, a phosphoester, a phosphothioester, a phosphonoester, a phosphiniester, a sulfite ester, a sulfate ester, an amide, an amino acid, a peptide, an ether, a thioether, an acyl group, a thioacyl group, a carbonate, a carbamate, a thioacetal, an optionally substituted alkyl group, an optionally substituted alkenyl group, an optionally substituted alkynyl group, an optionally substituted aryl moiety, an optionally substituted heteroaryl moiety, an optionally substituted monosaccharide, an optionally substituted oligosaccharide, a nucleoside, a nucleotide, an oligonucleotide or a polymer, or (14) the compound has the structure 107wherein R1 is —OH, —ORPR, —SH, —SRPR, —N3, —NH2, —N(RPR)2, —O—Si—(R13)3, —CN, —NO2, —C(O)—CH3, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, an ester, a thioester, a phosphoester, a phosphothioester, a phosphonoester, a phosphiniester, a sulfite ester, a sulfate ester, an amide, an amino acid, a peptide, an ether, a thioether, an acyl group, a thioacyl group, a carbonate, a carbamate, a thioacetal, an optionally substituted alkyl group, an optionally substituted alkenyl group, an optionally substituted alkynyl group, an optionally substituted aryl moiety, an optionally substituted heteroaryl moiety, an optionally substituted monosaccharide, an optionally substituted oligosaccharide, a nucleoside, a nucleotide, an oligonucleotide or a polymer, R2 is —OH, —ORPR, —SH, —SRPR, ═S, ═CH2, —N3, —NH2, —N(RPR)2, —O—Si—(R13)3, —CN, —NO2, ═NOH, ═NOC(O)CH3, —C(O)—CH3, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, an ester, a thioester, a phosphoester, a phosphothioester, a phosphonoester, a phosphiniester, a sulfite ester, a sulfate ester, an amide, an amino acid, a peptide, an ether, a thioether, an acyl group, a thioacyl group, a carbonate, a carbamate, a thioacetal, an optionally substituted alkyl group, an optionally substituted alkenyl group, an optionally substituted alkynyl group, an optionally substituted aryl moiety, an optionally substituted heteroaryl moiety, an optionally substituted monosaccharide, an optionally substituted oligosaccharide, a nucleoside, a nucleotide, an oligonucleotide or a polymer, and R3 is —H, —OH, —ORPR, —SH, —SRPR, ═S, ═CH2, —N3, —NH2, —N(RPR)2, —O—Si—(R13)3, —CN, —NO2, ═NOH, ═NOC(O)CH3, —C(O)—CH3, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, an ester, a thioester, a phosphoester, a phosphothioester, a phosphonoester, a phosphiniester, a sulfite ester, a sulfate ester, an amide, an amino acid, a peptide, an ether, a thioether, an acyl group, a thioacyl group, a carbonate, a carbamate, a thioacetal, an optionally substituted alkyl group, an optionally substituted alkenyl group, an optionally substituted alkynyl group, an optionally substituted aryl moiety, an optionally substituted heteroaryl moiety, an optionally substituted monosaccharide, an optionally substituted oligosaccharide, a nucleoside, a nucleotide, an oligonucleotide or a polymer, provided that the compound is not 3α-bromo-16α-methoxyandrost-5-ene-17-one, and R4 is —H, —OH, —ORPR, —SH, SRPR, ═S, ═CH2, —N3, —NH2, —N(RPR)2, —O—Si—(R13)3, —CN, —NO2, ═NOH, ═NOC(O)CH3, —C(O)—CH3, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, an ester, a thioester, a phosphoester, a phosphothioester, a phosphonoester, a phosphiniester, a sulfite ester, a sulfate ester, an amide, an amino acid, a peptide, an ether, a thioether, an acyl group, a thioacyl group, a carbonate, a carbamate, a thioacetal, an optionally substituted alkyl group, an optionally substituted alkenyl group, an optionally substituted alkynyl group, an optionally substituted aryl moiety, an optionally substituted heteroaryl moiety, an optionally substituted monosaccharide, an optionally substituted oligosaccharide, a nucleoside, a nucleotide, an oligonucleotide or a polymer, or (15) R1 is a halogen, —NH2, —N(RPR)2, —NO2, —N3, ═NOH, amide having the structure steroid-NRPR—C(O)-organic moiety, carbamate having the structure steroid-NRPR—C(O)—O-organic moiety, —SRPR, thioether, thioacetal having the structure steroid—S—C(O)-organic moiety, —CN, ═CH2, acyl, thioacyl, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, ester having the structure steroid-C(O)—O-organic moiety, thioester having the structure steroid-C(S)-O-organic moiety, or thioacetal having the structure steroid-C(O)-S-organic moiety and R2, one or both R4 and R7 are not —H or —CH2—, provided that if R1 is —NH2 or —N(RPR)2, then R2 is not methyl, or (16) R1 is —H and R3, one or both R4 are not —H and R8 is not —CH2—, or (17) R1 is —H and R3, one or both R4 are not —H and R9 is not —CH2—, or (18) R1 is —H and R2, one or both R4 are not —H and R8 is not —CH2—, or (19) R1 is a halogen, R2 and R3 are not —H or —CH2— and one or both R4 independently are —ORPR, ether, an ester having the structure steroid-O—C(O)—organic moiety, carbonate (O—C(O)—O—), carbamate having the structure steroid-O—C(O)—NRPR-organic moiety, optionally substituted monosaccharide, optionally substituted oligosaccharide, a nucleoside, a nucleotide, an oligonucleotide, a polymer, or an amino acid or peptide having the structure (A) R32—NH—{[C(R29)(R30)]b—C(O)—N(R31)}f—[C(R29)(R30)]a—C(O)—O-steroid, (B) R33—O—{C(O)—[C(R29)(R30)]d—N(R31)}g—C(O)—[C(R29)(R30)]c—N(R31)-O-steroid, or (C) R33—O—{C(O)—[C(R29)(R30)]d—N(R31)}e—C(O)—[C(R29)(R30)]c—N(R31)—C(O)—O-steroid.
- 5. The method of claim 4 wherein hydrogen atoms at the 5 (if present), 8, 9 and 14 positions respectively are in the α,β,α,α configurations.
- 6. The method of claim 1 wherein the compound has the structure
- 7. The method of claim 6 wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 respectively are in the β,β,α,β configurations.
- 8. The method of claim 6 wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 respectively are in the β,β,β,β configurations.
- 9. The method of claim 6 wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 respectively are in the α,β,α,β configurations.
- 10. The method of claim 6 wherein no double bond is present at the 1-2 or 5-6 positions, R1, R2, R3 and R4 respectively are in the β,β,α,β configurations, R5 and R6 are —CH3 and R7, R8 and R9 are —CH2—.
- 11. The method of claim 6 wherein no double bond is present at the 1-2 position, a double bond is present at the 5-6 position, R1, R2, R3 and R4 respectively are in the β,β,α,β configurations, R5 and R6 are —CH3 and R7, R8 and R9 are —CH2—.
- 12. The method of claim 6 wherein no double bond is present at the 1-2 position, a double bond is present at the 5-6 position, R1, R2, R3 and R4 respectively are in the β,α,α,β configurations, R5 and R6 are —CH3 and R7, R8 and R9 are —CH2—.
- 13. The method of claim 6 wherein no double bond is present at the 5-6 position, a double bond is present at the 1-2 position, R1, R2, R3 and R4 respectively are in the α,β,α,β configurations, R5 and R6 are —CH3 and R7, R8 and R9 are —CH2—.
- 14. The method of claim 6 wherein R8 is —O— or —NH— and R7 and R9 are —CH2—.
- 15. The method of claim 6 wherein R9 is —O— or —NH— and R7 and R8 are —CH2—.
- 16. A method to treat a subject having, or susceptible to developing, a pathogen infection, wherein the method comprises administering an effective amount of a compound to the subject, wherein the pathogen infection is a hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus, Western Equine Encephalitis Virus, Japanese Encephalitis Virus, Yellow Fever Virus, a poxvirus, a Dengue virus, a papillomavirus, a togavirus, a flavivirus, an intracellular bacterium, a fungus, a yeast, a parasite, Mycobacterium, Listeria, Brucella, Bartonella, Bordetella, Pseudomonas, Yersinia, Vibrio, Salmonella, Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, Candida, Aspergillus, Cryptococcus, Plasmodium, Trypanosoma, Leishmania, a gastrointestinal nematode, a helminth, Cryptosporidium, Toxoplasma, Pneumocystis, Schistosoma, or Strongyloides stercoralis infection, and wherein the compound is 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate or the compound has the structure
- 17. The method of claim 16 wherein the compound is 16β-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate, 16β-chloro-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 16α-chloro-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 3β,16α-dihydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 3β,16β-dihydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 3β,16α,17β-trihydroxy-5α-androstane, 3β,16β,17β-trihydroxy-5α-androstane or 3α,16α,17β-trihydroxy-5α-androstane.
- 18. The method of claim 17 wherein the pathogen infection is an intracellular bacterium infection.
- 19. The method of claim 18 wherein the intracellular bacterium infection is a Mycobacterium infection and the subject is a human.
- 19. The method of claim 17 wherein the pathogen infection is an hepatitis B virus, poxvirus, Dengue virus, papillomavirus, a togavirus, or a flavivirus infection.
- 20. The method of claim 17 wherein the pathogen infection is a fungus infection or a yeast infection.
- 21. The method of claim 20 wherein the fungus infection or yeast infection is a Candida, Aspergillus, or a Cryptococcus infection and the subject is a human.
- 22. The method of claim 17, wherein the pathogen infection is a parasite infection.
- 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the parasite infection is a Plasmodium infection, a Trypanosoma infection, a Leishmania infection, a Schistosoma infection or a Cryptosporidium infection.
- 24. The method of claim 23 wherein the compound is 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one or 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate and the infection is a Plasmodium infection and the subject is a human.
- 25. A composition comprising 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 16α-bromo-2-oxa-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-11-oxa-5α-androstan-17-one or 16α-bromo-3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one hemihydrate and one or more nonaqueous liquid excipients, wherein the composition comprises less than about 3% v/v water.
- 26. The composition of claim 25 wherein the composition comprises less than about 0.3% v/v water.
- 27. The composition of claim 25 wherein the one or more nonaqueous liquid excipients are two or more of an alcohol, a polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol and benzyl benzoate.
- 28. The composition of claim 25 wherein the composition is a parenteral formulation.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional of pending U.S. application Ser. No. 09/535,675, filed Mar. 23, 2000, which is a continuation-in-part of abandoned U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/190,140, filed Mar. 16, 2000, abandoned U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/164,048, filed Nov. 8, 1999, abandoned U.S. application Ser. No. 09/414,905, filed Oct. 8, 1999, abandoned U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/140,028, filed Jun. 16, 1999, and abandoned U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/126,056, filed Mar. 23, 1999, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (4)
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60126056 |
Oct 1999 |
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Divisions (1)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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