Patents by Inventor Lucia Herranz

Lucia Herranz 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).

  • Process for the production of a novel endothelin antagonist
    Patent number: 5352800
    Abstract: Fermentation processes for the production of a compound of the Structural Formula I ##STR1## The compound of Structural Formula I has been shown to have endothelin antagonist activity and is therefore useful in treating cardiovascular disorders, such as hypertension, congestive heart failure, postischemic renal failure vasospasm, cerebral and cardia ischemia, myocardial infarction inflammatory diseases, Raynaud's disease, endotoxin shock and asthma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Gerard F. Bills, Michael A. Goetz, Robert A. Giacobbe, Lucia Herranz, E. Tracy Turner Jones, Fernando Pelaez, Yu L. Kong, Sheo B. Singh, Siobhan Stevens-Miles