Patents by Inventor Yoon-Jeong Kong

Yoon-Jeong Kong 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 pravastatin sodium
    Patent number: 7223590
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing pravastatin sodium. More specifically, in the process for preparing pravastatin sodium by adding a precursor of the pravastatin to a microorganism-culturing medium to obtain pravastatin sodium, the precursor of the pravastatin is added to a culture medium that is culturing Streptomyces carbophilus KBT229 (KCCM-10317), which is obtained by UV-mutating a Streptomyces carbophilus FERM BP-1145, and cultured to obtain the pravastatin sodium with high density and high efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Kobiotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam-Hee Choi, Kon-Tae Tak, Ki-Woo Lee, Nam-Hyun Kim, Jong-Chang Jun, Yoon-Jeong Kong, Kyung-Mi Lee
  • Process for preparing pravastatin sodium
    Publication number: 20040259216
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing pravastatin sodium. More specifically, in the process for preparing pravastatin sodium by adding a precursor of the pravastatin to a microorganism-culturing medium to obtain pravastatin sodium, the precursor of the pravastatin is added to a culture medium that is culturing Streptomyces carbophilus KBT229 (KCCM-10317), which is obtained by UV-mutating a Streptomyces carbophilus FERM BP-1145, and cultured to obtain the pravastatin sodium with high density and high efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Nam-Hee Choi, Kon-Tae Tak, Ki-Woo Lee, Nam-Hyun Kim, Jong-Chang Jun, Yoon-Jeong Kong, Kyung-Mi Lee