Patents by Inventor Lorenzo De Ferra

Lorenzo De Ferra 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).

  • Patent number: 11242412
    Abstract: A method for the qualification and selection of manufacturing processes, raw materials, intermediates and batch production of pentosan polysulfate based on the identification of acetylated monosaccharide units, including units of xylose substituted with 4-O-methyl-glucuronic which also lead the acetyl group, as structural characterizing units, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Chemi S.P.A.
    Inventors: Lorenzo De Ferra, Annamaria Naggi, Maurizio Zenoni, Barbara Pinto
  • Patent number: 10870711
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a polysaccharide composed of D-xylose units of formula (III) linked together via beta 1,4 glycosidic bonds wherein R1 is hydrogen or acetyl, R2 is hydrogen, acetyl or a 4-O-methyl glucuronic acid unit, wherein, when R2 is a 4-O-methyl glucuronic acid unit, the R1 group on the same saccharide unit is defined as G, wherein G is hydrogen or acetyl, and wherein the sugar unit at the reducing end of sun such polysaccharide is xylose, lyxose or xylulose, said process comprising the following steps: selective deacetylation of xylan extracted from beech wood; and isomerization of the selectively deacetylated xylan achieved in step or the following steps: isomerization of xylan extracted from beech wood; and selective deacetylation of isomerized xylan achieved in step. The process is useful for the preparation of pentosan polysulfate or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for pharmaceutical use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Chemi S.P.A.
    Inventors: Lorenzo De Ferra, Ettore Ammirati, Simona Andreassi, Mauro Annibaldi, Luca Mandelli, Barbara Pinto, Felice Stracqualursi
  • Patent number: 10869843
    Abstract: Phosphatidic acid is administered orally to increase muscle mass and strength in exercising mammals. Phosphatidic acid is administered orally to aging, bedridden or cachectic patients to improve nitrogen balance. The preferred form of phosphatidic acid for administration is phosphatidic acid-enriched lecithin. Creatine is co-administered orally to increase the muscle-building and strength effect. Other suggested additives include nutritional and herbal supplements, micronutrients and hormones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: CHEMI NUTRA
    Inventors: Lorenzo De Ferra, Marvin Heuer, Scott Hagerman, Martin Purpura, Ralf Jager
  • Patent number: 10787469
    Abstract: A process for the purification of L-?-glycerophosphorylcholine is described, wherein L-?-glycerophosphorylcholine is crystallized from DMSO or from a mixture of DMSO with at least another solvent, preferably selected from water, alcohol, halogenated solvents, ethers, esters and/or amides. Such a process allows to obtain L-?-glycerophosphorylcholine having a purity greater than 99.5%, preferably greater than 99.7%, even more preferably greater than or equal to 99.9%. A method for determining the purity of L-?-glycerophosphorylcholine is also described, comprising the elution of L-?-glycerophosphorylcholine through an HPLC column having an amino stationary phase, and subsequent detection of L-?-glycerophosphorylcholine itself, and any impurity thereof, by means of an Evaporative Light Scattering Detector type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Inventors: Lorenzo De Ferra, Mauro Anibaldi, Maurizio Zenoni, Fabrizio Cocchi
  • Publication number: 20200010578
    Abstract: A method for the qualification and selection of manufacturing processes, raw materials, intermediates and batch production of pentosan polysulfate based on the identification of acetylated monosaccharide units, including units of xylose substituted with 4-O-methyl-glucuronic which also lead the acetyl group, as structural characterizing units, is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Chemi S.P.A.
    Inventors: Lorenzo De Ferra, Annamaria Naggi, Maurizio Zenoni, Barbara Pinto
  • Patent number: 10407515
    Abstract: A method for the qualification and selection of manufacturing processes, raw materials, intermediates and batch production of pentosan polysulfate based on the identification of acetylated monosaccharide units, including units of xylose substituted with 4-O-methyl-glucuronic which also lead the acetyl group, as structural characterizing units, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: CHEMI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Lorenzo De Ferra, Annamaria Naggi, Maurizio Zenoni, Barbara Pinto
  • Publication number: 20190218234
    Abstract: A process for the purification of L-?-glycerophosphorylcholine is described, wherein L-?-glycerophosphorylcholine is crystallized from DMSO or from a mixture of DMSO with at least another solvent, preferably selected from water, alcohol, halogenated solvents, ethers, esters and/or amides. Such a process allows to obtain L-?-glycerophosphorylcholine having a purity greater than 99.5%, preferably greater than 99.7%, even more preferably greater than or equal to 99.9%. A method for determining the purity of L-?-glycerophosphorylcholine is also described, comprising the elution of L-?-glycerophosphorylcholine through an HPLC column having an amino stationary phase, and subsequent detection of L-?-glycerophosphorylcholine itself, and any impurity thereof, by means of an Evaporative Light Scattering Detector type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Chemi S.P.A.
    Inventors: Lorenzo De Ferra, Mauro Anibaldi, Maurizio Zenoni, Fabrizio Cocchi
  • Publication number: 20180134813
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a polysaccharide composed of D-xylose units of formula (III) linked together via beta 1,4 glycosidic bonds wherein R1 is hydrogen or acetyl, R2 is hydrogen, acetyl or a 4-O-methyl glucuronic acid unit, wherein, when R2 is a 4-O-methyl glucuronic acid unit, the R1 group on the same saccharide unit is defined as G, wherein G is hydrogen or acetyl, and wherein the sugar unit at the reducing end of sun such polysaccharide is xylose, lyxose or xylulose, said process comprising the following steps: selective deacetylation of xylan extracted from beech wood; and isomerization of the selectively deacetylated xylan achieved in step or the following steps: isomerization of xylan extracted from beech wood; and selective deacetylation of isomerized xylan achieved in step. The process is useful for the preparation of pentosan polysulfate or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for pharmaceutical use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: Chemi S.P.A.
    Inventors: Lorenzo De Ferra, Ettore Ammirati, Simona Andreassi, Mauro Annibaldi, Luca Mandelli, Barbara Pinto, Felice Stracqualursi
  • Publication number: 20170101425
    Abstract: A process for the purification of L-?-glycerophosphorylcholine is described, wherein L-?-glycerophosphorylcholine is crystallized from DMSO or from a mixture of DMSO with at least another solvent, preferably selected from water, alcohol, halogenated solvents, ethers, esters and/or amides. Such a process allows to obtain L-?-glycerophosphorylcholine having a purity greater than 99.5%, preferably greater than 99.7%, even more preferably greater than or equal to 99.9%. A method for determining the purity of L-?-glycerophosphorylcholine is also described, comprising the elution of L-?-glycerophosphorylcholine through an HPLC column having an amino stationary phase, and subsequent detection of L-?-glycerophosphorylcholine itself, and any impurity thereof, by means of an Evaporative Light Scattering Detector type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Lorenzo De Ferra, Mauro Anibaldi, Maurizio Zenoni, Fabrizio Cocchi
  • Publication number: 20160206637
    Abstract: Alpha-glycerophosphocholine can replace and/or displace caffeine wherever caffeine is used for its physiological benefits in dietary supplements, in beverages, including energy drinks and shots, and in foods and medical foods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Lorenzo De Ferra, Scott L. Hagerman, Martin Purpura, Ralf Jaeger, Chase Hagerman, Maurizio Zenoni
  • Patent number: 9266863
    Abstract: Described herein is a process for the synthesis of azacitidine or decitabine, comprising the silylation of azacytosine in the presence of N,O-bis-trimethylsilyl-trifluoroacetamide. Such reaction is performed in an organic solvent, preferably aprotic, even more preferably selected from among dichloromethane, dichloroethane and/or acetonitrile. According to a further aspect of the process, 2 to 3 moles of N,O-bis-trimethylsilyl-trifluoroacetamide are used per mole of azacytosine, preferably from 2.2 to 2.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: CHEMI SPA
    Inventors: Lorenzo De Ferra, Maurizio Zenoni, Stefano Turchetta, Mauro Anibaldi, Ettore Ammirati, Paolo Brandi, Giorgio Berardi
  • Publication number: 20160002365
    Abstract: A method for the qualification and selection of manufacturing processes, raw materials, intermediates and batch production of pentosan polysulfate based on the identification of acetylated monosaccharide units, including units of xylose substituted with 4-O-methyl-glucuronic which also lead the acetyl group, as structural characterizing units, is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Lorenzo De Ferra, Annamaria Naggi, Maurizio Zenoni, Barbara Pinto
  • Patent number: 9096491
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of a prodrug of 5-aminosalicylic acid, namely 2-butanoyloxy-5-amino-benzoic acid, and solid forms of such compound are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: CHEMI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Maurizio Zenoni, Umberto Ciambecchini, Lorenzo De Ferra, Stefano Turchetta, Vincenzo De Sio
  • Patent number: 8981090
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of pemetrexed diethyl ester 2 by purifying the mixture obtainable by reacting compounds 1 and 1a in the presence of a chemical agent capable of promoting the formation of a peptide bond in an aprotic organic solvent characterized in that the mixture is subjected to the following steps: a) washing with a basic aqueous solution; b) concentration of the organic phase; c) addition of a polar organic solvent and/or a mixture of polar organic solvents; d) precipitation of the pemetrexed diethyl ester 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Chemi S.p.A.
    Inventors: Umberto Ciambecchini, Stefano Turchetta, Maurizio Zenoni, Lorenzo De Ferra, Paolo Brandi
  • Patent number: 8946456
    Abstract: The present invention regards an improved and industrially advantageous process for the preparation of the 2-hydroxy-4-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-6-yl-methanol intermediates, also called “feso chromenyl” and (R)-2-[3-(diisopropylamino)-1-phenylpropyl]-4-(hydroxymethyl)phenol, also called “(R)-feso deacyl”, which are in turn used in the synthesis of fesoterodine and in particular of fesoterodine fumarate. This process utilises reagents which are non-toxic and manageable at industrial level and enables obtaining a new stable and non-hygroscopic crystalline form of the key intermediate “(R)-feso deacyl”, called form B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Chemi S.p.A.
    Inventors: Umberto Ciambecchini, Stefano Turchetta, Lorenzo De Ferra, Maurizio Zenoni
  • Publication number: 20140163251
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of a prodrug of 5-aminosalicylic acid, namely 2-butanoyloxy-5-amino-benzoic acid,and solid forms of such compound are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: CHEMI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Maurizio Zenoni, Umberto Ciambecchini, Lorenzo De Ferra, Stefano Turchetta, Vincenzo De Sio
  • Publication number: 20130338114
    Abstract: Phosphatidic acid, lyso-phosphatidic acid, and/or phospholipase D can be administered to exercising mammals to increase muscle mass and strength. These actives can be administered orally to aging, bedridden or cachectic patients, as well as resistance training individuals, to improve nitrogen balance. The oral administration of phosphatidic acid as well as other actives described herein was found to increase muscle hypertrophy, strength, and lean body mass, and to decrease body fat in subjects, for example, when combined with resistance training.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Chemi Nutra
    Inventors: Lorenzo DE FERRA, Marvin A. HEUER, Scott L. HAGERMAN, Martin PURPURA, Ralf JAEGER
  • Publication number: 20130102529
    Abstract: The present invention refers to an iron (III) caseinsuccinylate characterised by a content of iron comprised between 4.5% and 7% by weight, and by a solubility in water approximately greater than 92%. The present invention further refers to a method for preparing iron (III) caseinsuccinylate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: ITALFARMACO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Stevenazzi, Lorenzo De Ferra, Barbara Pinto
  • Publication number: 20130079532
    Abstract: The present invention regards an improved and industrially advantageous process for the preparation of the 2-hydroxy-4-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-6-yl-methanol intermediates, also called “feso chromenyl” and (R)-2-[3-(diisopropylamino)-1-phenylpropyl]-4-(hydroxymethyl)phenol, also called “(R)-feso deacyl”, which are in turn used in the synthesis of fesoterodine and in particular of fesoterodine fumarate. This process utilises reagents which are non-toxic and manageable at industrial level and enables obtaining a new stable and non-hygroscopic crystalline form of the key intermediate “(R)-feso deacyl”, called form B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: CHEMI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Umberto Ciambecchini, Stefano Turchetta, Lorenzo De Ferra, Maurizio Zenoni
  • Patent number: 8377662
    Abstract: The document describes a process for the preparation of N-Acyl-Phosphatidyl-Ethanolamine of formula (I) on an industrial scale, In which R1, R2 and R3 are, independently from each other, saturated, monounsaturated or polyunsaturated acyls C10-C30, pure or mixed together, and X?OH or OM, where M=alkaline metal or alkaline earth, ammonium or alkylammonium. The process in question allows the conversion of lecithin of synthetic or natural origin into N-Acyl-Phosphatidyl-Ethanolamine of formula (I) of high purity, using a limited molar excess of the reagent N-acyl-ethanolamine, where the acyl is as defined above for the formula (I) through reaction of transphosphatidylation in the presence of the enzyme phospholipase D and in conditions suitable for production on an industrial scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Chemi S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lorenzo De Ferra, Mauro Anibaldi, Ettore Ammirati