Patents by Inventor Pietro Minotti

Pietro Minotti 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 preparation of iodinated contrast agent
    Patent number: 8624061
    Abstract: The present invention relies on a process for the preparation of non ionic iodinated contrast agents and, in more details, it relates to a process for the preparation of Iopamidol in high yields and with a high degree of purity. In more details, the invention discloses a process for the preparation of a compound of formula (III) comprising the condensation reaction a compound of formula (II) with 2-amino-1,3-propandiol, being said reaction carried out in an aprotic dipolar solvent and in the presence of an alkaline or alkaline rare earth metal oxide or hydroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Bracco Imaging S.p.A.
    Inventors: Silvia Ceragioli, Giovanni Ciarciello, Salvatore Incandela, Pietro Minotti
  • Process For The Preparation Of Iodinated Contrast Agent
    Publication number: 20110207960
    Abstract: The present invention relies on a process for the preparation of non ionic iodinated contrast agents and, in more details, it relates to a process for the preparation of Iopamidol in high yields and with a high degree of purity. In more details, the invention discloses a process for the preparation of a compound of formula (III) comprising the 5 condensation reaction a compound of formula (II) with 2-amino-1,3-propandiol, being said reaction carried out in an aprotic dipolar solvent and in the presence of an alkaline or alkaline rare earth metal oxide or hydroxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: BRACCO IMAGING S.P.A.
    Inventors: Silvia Ceragioli, Giovanni Ciarciello, Salvatore Incandela, Pietro Minotti