Patents by Inventor Miroslav Pokorny

Miroslav Pokorny 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 isolation of lovastatin
    Patent number: 5712130
    Abstract: There is disclosed a process for the isolation of the hypolipaemic active substance lovastatin from a sample, e.g. fermentation broth, mycelium or filtrate of Aspergillus terreus (ATCC 20542) or Aspergillus oryzae (ATCC 74135) by extraction with butyl acetate. Simultaneously with the concentration of the extract, lactonisation takes place. There follows a direct crystallization of lovastatin in the lactone form from butyl acetate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: KRKA tovarna zdravil, p.o
    Inventors: Pavica Hajko, Tanja Vesel, Ivan Radez, Miroslav Pokorny