Patents by Inventor John G. Whitney

John G. Whitney 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 of preparing mycophenolic acid glucoside
    Patent number: 4234684
    Abstract: An improved method of preparing mycophenolic acid glucoside which comprises contacting mycophenolic acid with glucose in an aqueous medium in the presence of a glucosylating enzyme selected from that produced by Streptomyces candidus NRRL 5449 and that produced by Streptomyces aureofaciens NRRL 2209 until mycophenolic acid glucoside is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1980
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Bernard J. Abbott, John G. Whitney