Patents by Inventor Andrea L. C. Robidoux

Andrea L. C. Robidoux 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 synthesizing piperazic acid
    Patent number: 6177565
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for synthesizing piperazic acid and similar, ring-containing acids. The invention also relates to a process for simultaneously N(2)-acylating piperazic acid or an ester thereof and forming a bicyclic ring structure. The invention also relates to the use of either or both processes in a method of synthesizing a bicyclic compound useful as an intermediate for the production of an inhibitor of a caspase, particularly an inhibitor of interleukin-1&bgr; converting enzyme (“ICE”).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventor: Andrea L. C. Robidoux