Patents by Inventor Manuela Avi

Manuela Avi 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 enzymatic production of carnitine from beta-lactones
    Patent number: 9523106
    Abstract: Subject of the invention is a process for the production of L-carnitine, wherein a ?-lactone, which is a 4-(halomethyl)oxetane-2-one, is converted into L-carnitine, wherein the process comprises an enzymatic conversion of the ?-lactone into (R)-4-halo-3-hydroxybutyric acid or (R)-4-halo-3-hydroxybutyric acid ester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: LONZA LTD.
    Inventors: Ellen Klegraf, Manuela Avi
  • PROCESS FOR THE ENZYMATIC PRODUCTION OF CARNITINE FROM BETA-LACTONES
    Publication number: 20130034885
    Abstract: Subject of the invention is a process for the production of L-carnitine, wherein a ?-lactone, which is a 4-(halomethyl)oxetane-2-one, is converted into L-carnitine, wherein the process comprises an enzymatic conversion of the ?-lactone into (R)-4-halo-3-hydroxybutyric acid or (R)-4-halo-3-hydroxybutyric acid ester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventors: Ellen Klegraf, Manuela Avi