Patents by Inventor Robertus M. De Pater

Robertus M. De Pater has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Selective process for the deacylation of acylated compounds
    Patent number: 5989877
    Abstract: The invention provides a simple and selective method for the deacylation of 4-acylated statins during the preparation of statins from a fermentation broth, more specifically a reduction of impurities from the process, by increasing the pH of the fermentation broth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Gist-Brocades B.V.
    Inventors: Robertus M. De Pater, Mieke Sibeyn
  • Enzymatic synthesis of ceramides and hybrid ceramides
    Patent number: 5610040
    Abstract: The present invention provides an efficient method for the production of ceramides and hybrid ceramides via the selective N-acylation of glycosphingolipids by reacting an organic acid or ester thereof with a lysosphingolipid in the presence of a lipase in an organic medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1997
    Assignee: Gist-brocades, n.v.
    Inventors: Jan W. H. Smeets, Robertus M. De Pater, Johannes W. J. Lambers