Patents by Inventor Lucio Ceriani

Lucio Ceriani 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 preparing distamycin derivatives
    Patent number: 6906199
    Abstract: It is described a process for preparing, in high yields and purity and without the need of carrying out several steps and/or isolating many intermediates which could lead to undesired by-products, a distamycin derivative of formula wherein R is a bromine or chlorine atom; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds of formula (I) are useful in therapy as antitumor agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Pharmacia Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Francensco Caldarelli, Lucio Ceriani, Ilaria Candiani
  • Process for preparing distamycin derivatives
    Publication number: 20040077550
    Abstract: It is described a process for preparing, in high yields and purity and without the need of carrying out several steps and/or isolating many intermediates which could lead to undesired by-products, a distamycin derivative of formula 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Francesco Caldarelli, Lucio Ceriani, Ilaria Candiani
  • Process for the preparation of 2,2'-bipyrrolyl-pyrromethene (prodigiosins) derivatives
    Patent number: 5847127
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a process for the preparation of 5-?2H-pyrrol-2-ylidene)methyl!-2,2'-bi-1H-pyrrole compounds and an intermediate compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Pharmacia & UpJohn S.p.A.
    Inventors: Roberto D'Alessio, Arsenia Rossi, Marcellino Tibolla, Lucio Ceriani
  • Process for the preparation of 17.beta.-substituted-4-aza-5.alpha.-androstan-3-one derivatives
    Patent number: 5342948
    Abstract: The preparation of a compound of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein X is oxygen or sulphur; R.sub.1 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl; each of R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is, independently, hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.5 or C.sub.6 cycloalkyl or C.sub.6 -C.sub.9 cycloalkylalkyl; R.sub.4 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.3 - or C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.9 cycloalkylalkyl or aryl; and the symbol represents a single or a double bond; by a multi-step process is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Assignee: Farmitalia Carlo Erba S.R.L.
    Inventors: Achille Panzeri, Lucio Ceriani, Pierluigi Griggi, Marcella Nesi