Patents by Inventor Robert Ruloff

Robert Ruloff 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).

  • (Ethylene)-( propylene)-triaminepentaacetic acid derivatives, process for their production, and their use for the production of pharmaceutical agents
    Publication number: 20040258620
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel class of ligands, complexes comprising such ligands and a metal ion, and adducts of these metal complexes and a macromolecule. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of making and using the ligand-metal complexes are also described. The invention also relates to the use of macromolecular adducts for enhancement of diagnostic imaging. In particular, the invention relates to (ethylene)-(propylene)-triaminepentaacetic acid (EPTPA) derivatives, a process for their production, and their use for the production of pharmaceutical agents for NMR diagnosis or radiodiagnosis or radiotherapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Lutz Lehmann, Ulrich Niedballa, Hannelore Niedballa, Johannes Platzek, Matthias Friebe, Christoph Hilger, Andre E Merbach, Eva Jakab Toth, Robert Ruloff, Sabrina Laus