Patents by Inventor Thomas Benninghaus

Thomas Benninghaus 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).

  • Patent number: 5409900
    Abstract: A porphycene having the structure ##STR1## wherein each R.sup.1 is, independently, (a) --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --X, where n=1-4, X is OR.sup.2 and R.sup.2 is C.sub.1-6 alkyl, aralkyl or aryl; CN; OH; OSO.sub.2 R.sup.2 ; NH.sub.2 ; NHR.sup.2 ; NR.sub.2.sup.2 ; SH; SR.sup.2 ; S(O).sub.1-2 R.sup.2 ; COOH; CO.sub.2 R.sup.2 ; C(O)NH.sub.2 ; C(O)NHR.sup.2 ; C(O)NR.sub.2.sup.2 ; halogen; or CHO;(b) --(CH.sub.2).sub.m CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 where m is 0-2; or(c) --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --O--G where G is a mono- or oligosaccharide;(d) --(CH.sub.2).sub.2n --X, where X is an amino acid, oligopeptide covalently bonded by an ether-, ester- or amine-bond or --Y-- (CH.sub.2).sub.n -porphycene.sup.2 (porphycene.sup.2 being a compound of the same structure and Y is a direct bond; --O--; or --CH.dbd.CH.sub.2); or(e) where one, two or three of the substituents R.sup.1 are C.sub.1-6 alkyl or aryl and the remaining substituents are as above under (a)-(d), and salts and metal complexes thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Assignee: Cytopharm, Inc.
    Inventors: Emanuel Vogel, Clemens Richert, Thomas Benninghaus, Martin Muller, Alexander D. Cross
  • Patent number: 5262401
    Abstract: A porphycene having the structure ##STR1## wherein each R.sup.1 is, independently, (a) --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --X, where n= 1-4, X is OR.sup.2 and R.sup.2 is C.sub.1-6 alkyl, aralkyl or aryl; CN; OH; OSO.sub.2 R.sup.2 ; NH.sub.2 ; NHR.sup.2 ; NR.sup.2.sub.2 ; SH; SR.sup.2 ; S(O).sub.1-2 R.sup.2 ; COOH; CO.sub.2 R.sup.2 ; C(O)NH.sub.2 ; C(O)NHR.sup.2 ; C(O)NR.sup.2.sub.2 ; halogen; or CHO;(b) --(CH.sub.2).sub.m CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 where m is 0-2; or(c) --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --O--G where G is a mono- or oligosaccharide;(d) --(CH.sub.2).sub.2n --X, where X is an amino acid, oligopeptide covalently bonded by an ether-, ester- or amine-bond or --Y--(CH.sub.2).sub.n -porphycene.sup.2 (porphycene.sup.2 being a compound of the same structure and Y is a direct bond; --O--; or --CH.dbd.CH.sub.2); or(e) where one, two or three of the substituents R.sup.1 are C.sub.1-6 alkyl or aryl and the remaining substituents are as above under (a)-(d), and salts and metal complexes thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1993
    Assignee: Cytopharm, Inc.
    Inventors: Emanuel Vogel, Clemens Richert, Thomas Benninghaus, Martin Muller, Alexander D. Cross
  • Patent number: 5179120
    Abstract: A porphycene having the structure ##STR1## wherein each R.sup.1 is, independently, (a) --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --X, where n=1-4, X is OR.sup.2 and R.sup.2 is C.sub.1-6 alkyl, aralkyl or aryl; CN; OH; OSO.sub.2 R.sup.2 ; NH.sub.2 ; NHR.sup.2 ; NR.sub.2.sup.2 ; SH; SR.sup.2 ; S(O).sub.1-2 R.sup.2 ; COOH; CO.sub.2 R.sup.2 ; C(O)NH.sub.2 ; C(O)NHR.sup.2 ; C(O)NR.sub.2.sup.2 ; halogen; or CHO;(b) --(CH.sub.2).sub.m CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 where m is 0-2; or(c) --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --O--G where G is a mono- or oligosaccharide;(d) --(CH.sub.2).sub.2n --X, where X is an amino acid, oligopeptide covalently bonded by an ether-, ester- or amine-bond or --Y--(CH.sub.2).sub.n -porphycene.sup.2 (porphycene.sup.2 being a compound of the same structure and Y is a direct bond; --O--; or --CH.dbd.CH.sub.2); or(e) where one, two or three of the substituents R.sup.1 are C.sub.1-6 alkyl or aryl and the remaining substituents are as above under (a)-(d), and salts and metal complexes thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1993
    Assignee: Cytopharm, Inc.
    Inventors: Emanuel Vogel, Clemens Richert, Thomas Benninghaus, Martin Muller, Alexander D. Cross