Patents by Inventor Christine M. V. Moore

Christine M. V. Moore 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).

  • Method for the preparation of N-neohexyl-&agr;-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester from imidazolidin-4-one intermediates
    Patent number: 6465677
    Abstract: The synthesis of N-[N-(3,3-dimethylbutyl)-L-&agr;-aspartyl]-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester via conversion under reducing conditions of novel imidazolidinone(s) is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: The NutraSweet Company
    Inventors: Vladislav Orlovski, Indra Prakash, Mike G. Scaros, Christine M. V. Moore
  • Purification of N-[N-(3,3-dimethylbutyl)-L-&agr;-aspartyl]-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester via crystallization
    Patent number: 6423864
    Abstract: N-[N-(3,3-dimethylbutyl)-L-&agr;-aspartyl]-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester is crystallized in order to give highly pure product in high yield. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, N-[N-(3,3-dimethylbutyl)-L-&agr;-aspartyl]-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester is crystallized directly from an aqueous methanol reaction mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: The NutraSweet Company
    Inventors: Indra Prakash, Christine M. V. Moore, Kurt Wachholder