Patents by Inventor David Robert Turton

David Robert Turton 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).

  • Publication number: 20120225002
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of 11C methyl iodide comprises coating the internal surface of a first reaction vessel with a solution of lithium aluminium hydride, wherein the first reaction vessel has an internal diameter not greater than about 1.5 mm; introducing 11C carbon dioxide into the first reaction vessel such that it is reduced by the lithium aluminium hydride to give a reduction product; and reacting the reduction product with hydriodic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: HAMMERSMITH IMANET LIMITED
    Inventor: DAVID ROBERT TURTON
  • Patent number: 8188324
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of 11C methyl iodide comprises coating the internal surface of a first reaction vessel with a solution of lithium aluminum hydride, wherein the first reaction vessel has an internal diameter not greater than about 1.5 mm; introducing 11C carbon dioxide into the first reaction vessel such that it is reduced by the lithium aluminum hydride to give a reduction product; and reacting the reduction product with hydriodic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Hammersmith Imanet Limited
    Inventor: David Robert Turton
  • Publication number: 20100105949
    Abstract: Radiolabelled acid chlorides may be synthesised by reacting a radiolabelled carboxylic acid with a solid-phase supported chlorinating agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2010
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: DAVID ROBERT TURTON, Edward Robins
  • Patent number: 7642375
    Abstract: Radiolabelled acid chlorides may be synthesised by reacting a radiolabelled carboxylic acid with a solid-phase supported chlorinating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Hammersmith Imanet Limited
    Inventors: David Robert Turton, Edward Robins
  • Publication number: 20080207909
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of 11C methyl iodide comprises coating the internal surface of a first reaction vessel with a solution of lithium aluminium hydride, wherein the first reaction vessel has an internal diameter not greater than about 1.5 mm; introducing 11C carbon dioxide into the first reaction vessel such that it is reduced by the lithium aluminium hydride to give a reduction product; and reacting the reduction product with hydriodic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventor: David Robert Turton