Patents by Inventor John F. Lown

John F. Lown 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).

  • Patent number: 7067155
    Abstract: The invention relates to an anti-inflammatory composition containing humate, such as insoluble, granular, other insoluble, or soluble humate, particularly Menefee Humate®. The invention also includes other anti-inflammatory compositions containing humate and at least one additional anti-inflammatory agent such as indomethacin or another nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. The invention includes a method of treating acute or chronic inflammation in an animal, including a human, by administering one of these compositions. A method of facilitating the therapeutic effect of a therapeutic drug in an animal by co-administering humate is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: TBNI, Inc.
    Inventors: John F. Lown, Kevin Gill, Stephen J. Cutler, Horace G. Cutler, Stanley H. Pollock
  • Publication number: 20040131705
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel anti-inflammatory composition containing humate, such as insoluble, granular, other insoluble, or soluble humate, particularly Menefee Humate®. The invention also includes other anti-inflammatory compositions containing humate and at least one additional anti-inflammatory agent such as indomethacin or another nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. The invention includes a method of treating acute or chronic inflammation in an animal, including a human, by administering one of these compositions. A method of facilitating the therapeutic effect of a therapeutic drug in an animal by co-administering humate is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Applicant: TBNI, Inc., a Texas Corporation
    Inventors: John F. Lown, Kevin Gill, Stephen J. Cutler, Horace G. Cutler, Stanley H. Pollock
  • Patent number: 5626881
    Abstract: Humate, a composition of primarily humic acids, carbon, and organic matter, is used as a human dietary supplement. The humate may be mixed with food, liquid drinks, or flavoring and ingested. The powder, granule, or water-soluble powder form of humate may also be mixed with other known dietary supplements such as multi-vitamins and be formed into capsules and tablets. The preferred humate is mined from the Menefee Geological Formation in Northwestern New Mexico.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1997
    Assignee: Menefee Mining Corporation
    Inventor: John F. Lown