Patents by Inventor Kai Strothmann

Kai Strothmann 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: 10463666
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition which comprises progestogens, preferably drospirenone, estrogens, preferably ethinylestradiol and 5-methyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolate, can be employed as oral contraceptive and moreover prevents disorders caused by folate deficiency in the consumers, in particular cardiovascular disorders and, after conception of the embryo, congenital malformations caused by folate deficiency such as, for example, neural tube defects, ventricular valve defects, urogenital defects, and cleft lip, jaw and palate, without masking the symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency, and at the same time even in the case of homozygous or heterozygous polymorphism of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase facilitates unimpaired utilizability of the folate component 5-methyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolate by the body and thus its biological activity for preventing the abovementioned congenital malformations caused by folate deficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignees: MERCK & CIE, Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Kai Strothmann, Gavin Welch Wasserfall-Smith, Klaus Pietrzik, Kristina King, Rudolf Moser
  • Patent number: 9974805
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition in the form of pourable granules or a chewable tablet containing at least one phosphate binding substance and at least one effervescent agent. The composition may be taken orally without adding water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Kai Strothmann, Friedrich Schulze, Johannes Bartholomaeus, Eva Fries-Schaffner, Astrid Bonert
  • Publication number: 20160243160
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition in the form of pourable granules or a chewable tablet containing at least one phosphate binding substance and at least one effervescent agent. The composition may be taken orally without adding water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Kai STROTHMANN, Friedrich SCHULZE, Johannes BARTHOLOMAEUS, Eva FRIES-SCHAFFNER, Astrid OPPERMANN
  • Publication number: 20160095860
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition which comprises progestogens, preferably drospirenone, estrogens, preferably ethinylestradiol and 5-methyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolate, can be employed as oral contraceptive and moreover prevents disorders caused by folate deficiency in the consumers, in particular cardiovascular disorders and, after conception of the embryo, congenital malformations caused by folate deficiency such as, for example, neural tube defects, ventricular valve defects, urogenital defects, and cleft lip, jaw and palate, without masking the symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency, and at the same time even in the case of homozygous or heterozygous polymorphism of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase facilitates unimpaired utilizability of the folate component 5-methyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolate by the body and thus its biological activity for preventing the abovementioned congenital malformations caused by folate deficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicants: MERCK & CIE, Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Kai STROTHMANN, Gavin Welch SMITH, Klaus PIETRZIK, Kristina KING, Rudolf MOSER
  • Publication number: 20130202699
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition in the form of pourable granules or a chewable tablet containing at least one phosphate binding substance and at least one effervescent agent. The composition may be taken orally without adding water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Kai Strothmann, Friedrich Schulze, Johannes Bartholomaeus, Eva Fries-Schaffner, Astrid Oppermann
  • Publication number: 20080160004
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition which comprises progestogens, preferably drospirenone, estrogens, preferably ethinylestradiol and 5-methyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolate, can be employed as oral contraceptive and moreover prevents disorders caused by folate deficiency in the consumers, in particular cardiovascular disorders and, after conception of the embryo, congenital malformations caused by folate deficiency such as, for example, neural tube defects, ventricular valve defects, urogenital defects, and cleft lip, jaw and palate, without masking the symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency, and at the same time even in the case of homozygous or heterozygous polymorphism of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase facilitates unimpaired utilizability of the folate component 5-methyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolate by the body and thus its biological activity for preventing the abovementioned congenital malformations caused by folate deficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Kai Strothmann, Gavin Welch Smith, Klaus Pietrzik, Kristina King, Rudolf Moser
  • Publication number: 20060293295
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition which may comprise progestogens, preferably drospirenone, estrogens, preferably ethinylestradiol and 5-methyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolate, which may be employed as oral contraceptive and moreover prevents disorders caused by folate deficiency in the consumers, in particular cardiovascular disorders and, after conception of the embryo, congenital malformations caused by folate deficiency such as, for example, neural tube defects, ventricular valve defects, urogenital defects, and cleft lip, jaw and palate, without masking the symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency, and at the same time even in the case of homozygous or heterozygous polymorphism of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase facilitates unimpaired utilizability of the folate component 5-methyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolate by the body and thus its biological activity for preventing the abovementioned congenital malformations caused by folate deficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: Kai Strothmann, Gavin Smith, Hartmut Blode, Kristina King, Rudolf Moser