Patents by Inventor Jason E. Field

Jason E. Field 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).

  • INTERMEDIATE COMPOUNDS IN THE SYNTHESIS OF DRONABINOL
    Publication number: 20080312465
    Abstract: Dronabinol, the tetrahydrocannabinol compound which comprises the active constituent of marijuana and is pharmaceutically useful as an antiemetic, is prepared by a process involving reaction of cis-menth-1-ene-3,8-diol with olivetol to form 1,3-dihydroxy-2-[(1R,6R)-6-(2-hydroxyprop-2-yl)-3-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-yl]-5-pentylbenzene; and cyclizing the 1,3-dihydroxy-2-[(1R,6R)-6-(2-hydroxypropr-2-yl)-3-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-yl]-5-pentylbenzene so formed to obtain dronabinol. A novel synthesis of cis-menth-1-ene-3,8-diol is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: ALPHORA RESEARCH INC.
    Inventors: Fabio E.S. SOUZA, Jason E. FIELD, Ming PAN
  • Synthetic route to dronabinol
    Patent number: 7323576
    Abstract: Dronabinol, the tetrahydrocannabinol compound which comprises the active constituent of marijuana and is pharmaceutically useful as an antiemetic, is prepared by a process involving reaction of cis-menth-1-enc-3,8-diol with olivetol to form 1,3-dihydroxy-2-[(1R,6R)-6-(2-hydroxyprop-2-yl)-3-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-yl]-5-pentylbenzene; and cyclizing the 1,3-dihydroxy-2-[(1R,6R)-6-(2-hydroxyprop-2-yl)-3-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-yl]-5-pentylbenzene so formed to obtain dronabinol. A novel synthesis of cis-menth-1-ene-3,8-diol is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Alphora Research Inc.
    Inventors: Fabio E. S. Souza, Jason E. Field, Ming Pan, Navindra J. Ramjit, Tharsika Tharmanathan, Tracey Jende-Tindall