Patents by Inventor Hester Hendrina Vorster

Hester Hendrina Vorster 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).

  • Anti-atherosclerotic and anti-thrombotic agent and the use thereof
    Patent number: 6528095
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical agent for the prevention or treatment of any of the following conditions in mammals: atherosclerosis, thrombosis, unwanted high levels of free radicals, unwanted long fibrin clot lysis times, unwanted fibrin clot characteristics, unwanted high levels of free fatty acids and obesity, is provided. The agent comprises a short chain fatty acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, derivative or precursor thereof, in a pharmaceutically acceptable protective coating which is resistant to digestion and solution in the stomach and small intestine of a mammal, but digestible or soluble in the colon of a mammal. Preferably the agent comprises calcium acetate in a shellac coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignees: Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, Octrooibureau Kisch N.V.
    Inventors: Hester Hendrina Vorster, Frederick Johannes Veldman