Patents by Inventor Luciano Villanova

Luciano Villanova 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).

  • Artemisinin derivatives for the treatment of melanoma
    Patent number: 8507698
    Abstract: The invention relates to Artemisinin derivatives of general formula (I) wherein A and B are as defined in the specification. Compounds (I) have proved able to inhibit cell proliferation, in particular of uveal melanoma cells, and can therefore be used, either alone or in association with other antitumoral drugs, for the preparation of medicaments intended for the treatment of malignant melanoma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Lachifarma S.R.L. Laboratorio Chimico Farmaceutico Salentino
    Inventors: Azzurra Villanova, Luciano Villanova, Felicia Cisale
  • Process for manufacturing artemisinin
    Patent number: 8420834
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for manufacturing crude Artemisinin comprising the extraction of Artemisia annua from plant material with carbon dioxide or water in a critical physical state such that after extraction, the solvent evaporates completely from the resulting extract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Lachifarma S.r.l. Laboratorio Chimico Farmaceutico Salentino
    Inventors: Felicia Cisale, Azzurra Villanova, Luciano Villanova
  • PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING ARTEMISININ
    Publication number: 20100331553
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for manufacturing crude Artemisinin comprising the extraction of Artemisia annua from plant material with carbon dioxide or water in a critical physical state such that after extraction, the solvent evaporates completely from the resulting extract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Lachifarma S.R.L.-Laboratorio Chimico Farmaceutico
    Inventors: Luigi Villanova, Felicia Cisale, Azzurra Villanova, Luciano Villanova
  • YOGHURT CONTAINING HYDROXYTYROSOL AND OTHER BIOPHENOLS WITH A PREVENTIVE NUTRITIONAL ACTIVITY BENEFICIAL TO HUMAN BEINGS
    Publication number: 20100297330
    Abstract: A yoghurt includes hydroxytyrosol as an additional component, so as to provide a healthy, natural food product with additional health-giving and beneficial characteristics, which in particular provides nutritional prevention against damage caused by oxidative stress, inflammation, angiogenesis and the related tumoral processes, cholesterol proliferation and atherosclerotic processes, and a general effect of nutritional prevention of aging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: Lachifarma S.R.L. Laboratorio Chimico Farmaceutico Salentino
    Inventors: Luigi Villanova, Azzurra Villanova, Luciano Villanova, Alessandro Merendino, Gianluca Fasieloo, Felicia Cisale
  • ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVES FOR THE TREATMENT OF MELANOMA
    Publication number: 20100216869
    Abstract: The invention relates to Artemisinin derivatives of general formula (I) wherein A and B are as defined in the specification. Compounds (I) have proved able to inhibit cell proliferation, in particular of uveal melanoma cells, and can therefore be used, either alone or in association with other antitumoral drugs, for the preparation of medicaments intended for the treatment of malignant melanoma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Luigi Villanova, Felicia Cisale, Felicia Cisale, Azzurra Villanova, Luciano Villanova
  • PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF TYROSOL AND HYDROXYTYROSOL FROM OIL MILL WASTEWATERS AND CATALYTIC OXIDATION METHOD IN ORDER TO CONVERT TYROSOL IN HYDROXYTYROSOL
    Publication number: 20090023815
    Abstract: A process for preparing Tyrosol and/or Hydroxytyrosol from oil mill wastewaters. includes: a) Microfiltration (MF), Ultrafiltration (UF), Nanofiltration (NF) and Reverse Osmosis (RO) of the OMW; b) Separation of Tyrosol, Hydroxytyrosol and other phenolic compounds from the concentrated RO; c) Oxidation of the obtained Tyrosol to Hydroxytyrosol in the presence of methyl rhenium trioxide and of hydrogen peroxide in a protic solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: LACHIFARMA S.R.L LABORATORIO CHIMICO FARMACEUTICO SALENTINO
    Inventors: Luigi Villanova, Luciano Villanova, Gianluca Fasiello, Alessandro Merendino
  • Process for the recovery of tyrosol and hydroxytyrosol from oil mill wastewaters and catalytic oxidation method in order to convert tyrosol in hydroxytyrosol
    Patent number: 7427358
    Abstract: A for preparing Tyrosol and/or Hydroxytyrosol from oil mill wastewaters. includes: a) Microfiltration (MF), Ultrafiltration (UF). Nanofiltration (NF) and Reverse Osmosis (RO) of the OMW; b) Separation of Tyrosol, Hydroxytyrosol and other phenolic compounds from the concentrated RO; c) Oxidation of the obtained Tyrosol to Hydroxytyrosol in the presence of methyl rhenium trioxide and of hydrogen peroxide in a protic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Lachifarma s.r.l. Laboratorio Chimico Farmaceutico Salentino
    Inventors: Luigi Villanova, Luciano Villanova, Gianluca Fasiello, Alessandro Merendino
  • Process for the recovery of tyrosol and hydroxytyrosol from oil mill wastewaters and catalytic oxidation method in order to convert tyrosol in hydroxytyrosol
    Publication number: 20060070953
    Abstract: A for preparing Tyrosol and/or Hydroxytyrosol from oil mill wastewaters. includes: a) Microfiltration (MF), Ultrafiltration (UF), Nanofiltration (NF) and Reverse Osmosis (RO) of the OMW; b) Separation of Tyrosol, Hydroxytyrosol and other phenolic compounds from the concentrated RO; c) Oxidation of the obtained Tyrosol to Hydroxytyrosol in the presence of methyl rhenium trioxide and of hydrogen peroxide in a protic solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Luigi Villanova, Luciano Villanova, Gianluca Fasiello, Alessandro Merendino