Patents Examined by C. Delacruix-Muirheid
  • Methods of enhancing functioning of the large intestine
    Patent number: 6297214
    Abstract: The invention relates to glucagon-related peptides and their use for the prevention or treatment of disorders involving the large intestine. In particular, it has now been demonstrated that GLP-2 and peptidic agonists of GLP-2 can cause proliferation of the tissue of large intestine. Thus, the invention provides methods of proliferating the large intestine in a subject in need thereof. Further, the methods of the invention are useful to treat or prevent inflammatory conditions of the large intestine, including inflammatory bowel diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: 1149336 Ontario, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel J. Drucker
  • Process for the manufacture of optical integrated circuits
    Patent number: 6225191
    Abstract: The specification describes wafer fabrication cleaning processes for silicon optical bench technology. The cleaning processes are designed to remove debris in situ after dicing silicon wafers mounted on a tape carrier. They were also developed specifically to avoid staining and residues that often result from using standard dicing approaches in silicon optical bench integrated circuit manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Nelson Ahlquist, Mark Anthony Cappuzzo, Louis T. Gomez, Joseph Shmulovich, Judith Martin Szalkowski