Patents by Inventor Vance J. Novack

Vance J. Novack 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 acids via alpha-chloroepoxy esters
    Publication number: 20040220424
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for preparing certain acids of formula (I) via a chloroepoxy ester, which are useful as phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Applicant: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Ann M. Diederich, Vance J. Novack
  • Method for preparing cyclohexane carboxylic acids
    Patent number: 6740765
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for preparing 4-substituted-4-cyanocyclohexane carboxylates by forming the cyclohexane ring by treating a &agr;,&agr;-bis(2-haloethyl)-4-benzeneacetonitrile with a dialkyl malonate and decarboxylating the resulting diester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Ann M. Diederich, Ann Marie Eldridge, Robert J. Mills, Vance J. Novack