Patents by Inventor Barry J. Morton

Barry J. Morton 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).

  • Crystalline forms of macrolide antibiotic
    Patent number: 6583274
    Abstract: Novel crystalline forms of a compound of Formula 1 are disclosed: Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising these forms, and methods of their preparation and use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas J. M. Allen, Barry J. Morton, Robert J. Rafka, Colman B. Ragan
  • 13-membered azalides and their use as antibiotic agents
    Patent number: 6329345
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of preparing compounds of the formula 1 and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds of formula 1 are antibacterial agents that may be used to treat various bacterial and protozoa infections. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of formula 1 and to methods of treating bacterial protozoa infections by administering the compounds of formula 1. The invention also relates to methods of preparing the compounds of formula 1 and to intermediates useful in such preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc
    Inventors: Robert J. Rafka, Barry J. Morton, Colman B. Ragan, Peter Bertinato, John P. Dirlam, Alan E. Blize, Carl B. Ziegler
  • Use of 1,4-anhydroglucitol/galactitol in low calorie food products, and a method of preparing 1,4-anhydro-dl-galactitol
    Patent number: 6007848
    Abstract: Low calorie food products that contain highly crystalline bulking agents that impart improved texture and mouthfeel to the food products are described. The food products contain 1,4-anhydroglucitol or 1,4-anhydrogalactitol and a food ingredient. A method of preparing 1,4-anhydro-DL-galactitol comprising heating galactitol in a water-immiscible, high-boiling, reaction-inert medium in the presence of a mineral acid is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Cultor Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael E. Hendrick, deceased, Barry J. Morton, Robert J. Rafka