Patents by Inventor Timothy W. Weber

Timothy W. Weber 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).

  • Process for synthesis of acylated HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors from a lactone diol precursor using Candida cylindracea
    Patent number: 5420024
    Abstract: An immobilized lipase is employed in an organic solvent to esterify diol lactone derivatives of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors to form HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors of formula (I). ##STR1## This process allows for the efficient, one-step production of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors of structural formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignees: Merck & Co., Inc., The University of Virginia Alumni Patents Foundation
    Inventors: Giorgio Carta, Michael J. Conder, John L. Gainer, Robert W. Stieber, Victor A. Vinci, Timothy W. Weber