Patents Assigned to Meracol Corporation Limited
  • Synthesis of ester linked long chain alkyl moieties
    Patent number: 7411079
    Abstract: A process for preparing a mixture of cetyl myristate and cetyl palmitate comprising reacting both myristic and palmitic acid with cetyl alcohol with an acid catalyst and one aromatic hydrocarbon at an elevated temperature and recovering from the aromatic hydrocarbon fraction the cetyl myristate and cetyl palmitate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Meracol Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Dianne Cadwallader, Parag Jhaveri
  • Treating irritable bowel syndrome or disease
    Patent number: 6696491
    Abstract: A treatment for humans or other mammals for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or irritable bowel disease (IBD) is disclosed using dosage forms or compositions that comprise cetyl myristate alone or (in admixture or serially) both cetyl myristate and cetyl palmitate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Meracol Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Timothy David Meakin, Dianne Cadwallader, Craig Leonard Heatley