Patents by Inventor Janet Tomlin

Janet Tomlin 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).

  • Gel-forming liquid dietary fibre composition
    Patent number: 5462742
    Abstract: A dietary fibre composition comprising a water-soluble, nononic cellulose ether having a cloud point not higher than 35.degree. C. in combination with a charged surfactant and optional additives in water, the ratio of surfactant to cellulose ether being 1:5 to 1:25 by weight, is a liquid solution at room temperature and a gel in the gastrointestinal tract at body temperature. The dietary fibre composition can be used as a bulk laxative and also as a slimming aid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Assignee: Pharmacia AB
    Inventors: Conny Bogentoft, Anders Carlsson, Janet Tomlin