Patents Examined by Sikarl A. Witherspoon
  • Patent number: 11312677
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods or processes of synthesizing building blocks and feedstocks for producing a broader range of polymers, including renewable polymers, from renewable resources such as CO2. In a process of manufacturing a renewable feedstock for polymer production, a CO2 derived lactone is prepared and processed to form the renewable feedstock. The process may include alkoxycarbonylation of the CO2 derived lactone to form a diester and hydrogenation of the diester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: QATAR FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Sarim Dastgir, Francesco Ferretti, Muhammad Sharif, Ralf Jackstell, Matthias Beller, Douglas W. Stephan, Louie Fan
  • Patent number: 11306112
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to chemical synthesis, and more particularly to a biphenyltetradentate phosphite compound and a preparation and application thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OXO CHEM LTD.
    Inventors: Runtong Zhang, Xin Yan, Jianghua Peng, Jianxin Wang, Xintong He
  • Patent number: 11306056
    Abstract: The invention relates to N-hydroxysulfonamide derivatives that donate nitroxyl (HNO) under physiological conditions and are useful in treating and/or preventing the onset and/or development of diseases or conditions that are responsive to nitroxyl therapy, including heart failure and ischemia/reperfusion injury. Novel N-hydroxysulfonamide derivatives release HNO at a controlled rate under physiological conditions, and the rate of HNO release is modulated by varying the nature and location of functional groups on the N-hydroxysulfonamide derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals, Inc., The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: John P. Toscano, Frederick Arthur Brookfield, Andrew D. Cohen, Stephen Martin Courtney, Lisa Marie Frost, Vincent Jacob Kalish
  • Patent number: 11306116
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for separating natural substance mixtures, in particular those consisting of plant extracts, and for isolating and purifying and obtaining same, by means of sequential centrifugal partition chromatography (sCPC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Spectrum Therapeutics GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Englert, Andreas Ruiz
  • Patent number: 11298422
    Abstract: The viability of cancer cells can be reduced by administering an Aurora kinase inhibitor (e.g., MLN8237 or another Aurora A kinase inhibitor, AZD1152 or another Aurora B kinase inhibitor) to the cancer cells, and applying an alternating electric field with a frequency between 100 and 300 kHz (e.g., 200 kHz) to the cancer cells. Furthermore, cancer (e.g., glioblastoma) in a subject may be treated by administering an Aurora kinase inhibitor to the subject, and applying an alternating electric field with frequency between 100 and 300 kHz (e.g., 200 kHz) to a target region of the subject (e.g., the brain).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Novocure GmbH
    Inventors: Dietmar Krex, Achim Temme, Rosa S. Shnaiderman, Moshe Giladi
  • Patent number: 11291669
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a combination of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one second agent selected from the group consisting of signal transduction pathway inhibitors, tumour immunotherapeutics, agents inhibiting the BCL2 family of proteins, agents inhibiting Mcl-1, proteasome Inhibitors, poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) Inhibitors, aromatase inhibitors, conventional cytotoxic agents or a miscellaneous agent selected from abiraterone, ARN-509 and MYC inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Karus Therapeutics Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Joseph Shuttleworth, Andrew David Whale
  • Patent number: 11292757
    Abstract: A method comprising synthesizing a substituted cyclopentenone compound via reaction of a substituted cycloalkyl acrylate ester in the presence of phosphorous pentoxide/methanesulfonic acid reagent to make the substituted cyclopentenone compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventor: Angela I. Padilla-Acevedo
  • Patent number: 11292752
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing an aldehyde by a hydroformylation reaction of reacting an olefin with hydrogen and carbon monoxide in the presence of a Group 8 to 10 metal-phosphine complex catalyst, including the following steps (1) and (2): (1) a step of oxidizing by withdrawing a reaction solution having accumulated therein a high-boiling-point byproduct from a reaction zone and bringing the withdrawn reaction solution into contact with an oxygen-containing gas, and (2) a step of, after the step (1), mixing a poor solvent and hydrogen with the reaction solution, then crystallizing the Group 8 to 10 metal-phosphine complex catalyst by crystallization, and recovering the crystallized complex catalyst from the reaction solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Sato, Yoshiyuki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11285402
    Abstract: An apparatus for purifying diamond CBD oil crystals. A cylindrical glass or metal vessel is provided and supported by least one support post, the vessel having an upper portion and a lower surface having laser etched nucleation sites for initiating crystal growth. A removable head is engageable with the upper portion of the vessel, the head having an uppermost portion and a plurality of ports extending therethrough. A pressurized nitrogen tank is operatively connected to a port of the head, as is a pressure gauge. A safety valve is disposed at the uppermost portion of the head. Optionally, an inline desiccant chamber is also operatively connected to the head. The apparatus crystalizes cannabinoids in either a solventless process or a solvent process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Inventors: Josh Rutherford, Spencer Uniss, Adam Weiss, Stephen Tolpa
  • Patent number: 11286270
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are antimicrobial compounds compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, the method of use and preparation thereof. Some embodiments relate to boronic acid derivatives and their use as therapeutic agents, for example, ?-lactamase inhibitors (BLIs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Qpex Biopharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott J. Hecker, Serge Henri Boyer, Hubertus J. A. Dielemans, Angela Gonzalez de Castro, Andreas H. M. de Vries, Laurent Lefort
  • Patent number: 11286224
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a compound of formula (I). The present invention also relates to compounds of formula (A) or a compound in the form of a stereoisomer. The present invention further relates to the use of a compound of formula (A) as aroma chemical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Volker Hickmann, Shrirang Hindalekar, Nitin Gupte, Sadanand Ardekar, Wolfgang Siegel, Vijay Narayanan Swaminathan, Ralf Pelzer
  • Patent number: 11279677
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds for use as photochromic molecular switches having very long thermal isomerization half-lives and switchable fluorescence properties both in solution and the solid state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
    Inventors: Ivan Abrahamian, Hai Qian, Susnata Pramanik, Baihao Shao, Quan Li
  • Patent number: 11267775
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing cannabidiol by separation and purification using high-speed countercurrent chromatography, comprising: alcohol extraction and water precipitation, adsorption with a macroporous resin, and high-speed countercurrent chromatography separation. The present invention separates and obtains high-purity cannabidiol from industrial hemp flowers or leaves, while at the same time removing the psychotoxic component tetrahydrocannabinol by combining a macroporous resin chromatographic column with a high-speed countercurrent chromatograph, and optimizing process parameters, and the solvent used therein being environmentally friendly, leaving no residues, having low cost and being recyclable. Therefore, the method is suitable for industrial production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Techson Industry Company Limited
    Inventor: Qiuyun Deng
  • Patent number: 11267776
    Abstract: Described herein is a process including alpha alkylation of an aldehyde with a polycyclic olefin followed by a ring opening step in order to provide a compound of formula in a form of any one of its stereoisomers or a mixture thereof and where n represents 1 to 4 and R2 to R5 represent independently of each other, a hydrogen atom or a C1-6 linear alkyl group or a C3-6 branched alkyl group; and R3 and R4 or R5 or, alternatively, R2 and R3 when taken together form a saturated or unsaturated optionally substituted 5 or 6 membered carbocyclic ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: FIRMENICH SA
    Inventor: Julie Quintaine
  • Patent number: 11261138
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing olefins from alcohols by means of catalytic dehydration. More in particular, the present invention relates to a process for producing at least one olefin by dehydrating at least one alcohol having a number of carbon atoms comprised between 2 and 6, preferably comprised between 2 and 4, more preferably at least one alcohol having a number of carbon atoms of 3, even more preferably 2-propanol, in the presence of a catalytic material comprising at least one large pore zeolite in acid form, or predominantly acid form, preferably selected from the group consisting of zeolites having BEA structure, MTW structure and mixtures thereof, and preferably at least one inorganic binder, more preferably alumina. Preferably, the olefin has the same number of carbon atoms as the starting alcohol. Furthermore, preferably the olefin does not contain conjugated double bonds and more preferably the olefin is a mono-olefin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Versalis S.P.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Antonio Fois, Roberto Buzzoni
  • Patent number: 11260378
    Abstract: A catalyst system useful in the production of bisphenol-A comprises (a) an acidic heterogeneous catalyst; (b) a first catalyst promoter comprising at least one organic sulfur-containing compound; and (c) a second catalyst promoter different from the first catalyst promoter and comprising at least one organic Brønsted acidic ionic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: BADGER LICENSING LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Papile
  • Patent number: 11261148
    Abstract: A method for producing a carbonyl compound represented by formula (1): wherein R1 is hydrogen or an organic group; R2 is hydrogen or an organic group; and R3 is hydrogen or an organic group; or two or three of R1, R2, and R3 may be linked to form a ring that may have at least one substituent, the method comprising step A of oxidizing an olefin compound represented by formula (2): wherein symbols are as defined above, by an oxidizing agent in the presence of (a) a non-alcohol organic solvent, (b) water, (c) a metal catalyst, and (d) an additive represented by the formula: MXn, wherein M is an element belonging to any one of Group 1, Group 2, Group 13, Group 14, and Group 15 in the periodic table, or NR4, wherein R is hydrogen or a C1-10 organic group; X is halogen; and n is a number of 1 to 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Higashi, Satoru Yoneda, Sumi Ishihara, Yosuke Kishikawa
  • Patent number: 11252975
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing caffeine, wherein the method comprises: (a) combining a coffee extract comprising caffeine with an aqueous organic acid; (b) crystallizing the coffee extract and the aqueous organic acid so as to form caffeine-organic acid co-crystals in an aqueous phase; (c) separating the caffeine-organic acid co-crystals from the aqueous phase; and (d) extracting caffeine from the co-crystals obtained in step (c), wherein step (d) comprises placing the co-crystals in an aqueous solution so as to form a caffeine precipitate and a solution comprising the organic acid. Also provided is a method for producing a decaffeinated coffee extract comprising chlorogenic acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Julien Philippe Nicolas Mahieux, Stefan Palzer, Gerhard Niederreiter, Laurent Forny, Federico Mora, Bruno Edgar Chavez Montes, Laure Poquet, Heiko Oertling
  • Patent number: 11254634
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing at least one of an unsaturated aldehyde and an unsaturated carboxylic acid from an alkene by an oxidation reaction, in which a n-layered catalyst layer (n?2) is provided in a gas flow direction in a reaction tube, two or more kinds of catalysts having different activities are used; and the catalysts are packed in such a manner that dT?20° C. is satisfied, when a difference between a temperature PTn of an exothermic peak in a n-th layer as counted from a gas inlet and a minimum value mTn?1 of a temperature of a catalyst layer which appears between an exothermic peak in a (n-1)th layer and an exothermic peak in a n-th layer from the gas inlet is represented as dT (=PTn?mTn?1), and the change rate of dT is 2.5 or less at a reaction bath temperature within a range of ±6° C. of a reaction bath temperature at which the highest yield is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryota Hiraoka, Shogo Yasuda, Tomoyuki Kawamura, Takanori Nakano
  • Patent number: 11254597
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing a material of plant origin rich in phenolic acids, including at least one metal, including: preparing a material of plant origin chosen from: aquatic plants; materials rich in tannins; materials rich in lignin; and obtaining a material of plant origin, rich in phenolic acids, in which the ratio of the intensity of the vibration band of the C?O bond of the COOH group and the intensity of each of the vibration bands the aromatic ring determined in FT-IR is between 0.5 and 4. The material of plant origin is brought into contact with an effluent including from 0.1 to 1000 mg/l of at least one metal, thus obtaining a material of plant origin rich in phenolic acids including from 1 to 30% by weight of at least one metal relative to the total weight of the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Claude Grison, David Carrasco, Andrii Stanovych