Patents by Inventor Thomas Smith Shepherd

Thomas Smith Shepherd 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).

  • Pharmaceutical formulations
    Patent number: 5665700
    Abstract: A Pharmaceutical formulation comprises a biologically active material such as insulin, erythropoietin, calcitonin and growth hormone, and, associated with it, a phospholipid for forming a material which participates in the alpha-glycerol or other pathways for the formation of lecithins which are found in the intestinal epithelial cell. Biologically active protein orally administered in such a formulation are bioavailable and bioactive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: Skua Investments Limited
    Inventors: Young W. Cho, Michael John Flynn, Thomas Smith Shepherd