Patents by Inventor Alison E. Bretnall

Alison E. Bretnall 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).

  • Salts of metformin and method
    Patent number: 6031004
    Abstract: Novel salts of the antidiabetic agent metformin acre provided which are metformin salts of dibasic acids (2:1 molar ratio), preferably metformin (2:1) fumarate and metformin (2:1) succinate, which may be employed alone or in combination with another antihyperglycemic agent such as glyburide, for treating diabetes. A method for treating diabetes employing the novel metformin salt by itself or in combination with another antidiabetic agent is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Peter Timmins, William J. Winter, Sushil K. Srivastava, Alison E. Bretnall, Chenkou Wei, Gerald L. Powers