Patents by Inventor Maurizio Montoro

Maurizio Montoro 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 budesonide
    Patent number: 8119793
    Abstract: A process is described for preparing budesonide which comprises the steps of: a) preparing an aqueous hydrochloric acid solution; b) reacting 16?-hydroxyprednisolone and butyraldehyde within the solution prepared in step a), in an inert atmosphere; c) quenching the reaction of step b) with water. The process of the invention enables the ratio between the A and B epimers of budesonide to be controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Industriale Chimica S.r.L.
    Inventors: Roberto Lenna, Maurizio Montoro
  • PROCESS FOR PREPARING BUDESONIDE
    Publication number: 20090259037
    Abstract: A process is described for preparing budesonide which comprises the steps of: a) preparing an aqueous hydrochloric acid solution; b) reacting 16?-hydroxyprednisolone and butyraldehyde within the solution prepared in step a), in an inert atmosphere; c) quenching the reaction of step b) with water. The process of the invention enables the ratio between the A and B epimers of budesonide to be controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventors: Roberto Lenna, Maurizio Montoro