Patents by Inventor Joergen B. Lassen

Joergen B. Lassen 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).

  • Method for treating obesity
    Patent number: 4745122
    Abstract: A method for treating obesity in humans or non-human animals, which method comprises administering an effective, non-toxic amount of paroxetine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to obese humans or animals and compositions for use in such treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1988
    Assignee: A/S Ferrosan
    Inventor: Joergen B. Lassen
  • Long-term weight reduction of obese patients using femoxetine
    Patent number: 4442113
    Abstract: A method for assisting with appetite and weight control and reduction in obese human patients, which comprises the step of orally or rectally administering an appetite-suppressant compound selected from the group consisting of femoxetine and a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof in an effective appetite-suppressant amount over a period of at least eight (8) weeks is disclosed. The appetite-suppresssant compound is preferably orally administered together with a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier in a daily dosage of 100 to 1,000 mg in the form of a tablet containing about 100 to 300 mg of the appetite-suppressant compound, which is preferably a pharmaceutically-acceptable femoxetine acid addition salt, especially the hydrochloride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1984
    Assignee: A/S Ferrosan
    Inventors: Joergen B. Lassen, Birte K. Skrumsager, Joergen A. Christensen