Patents by Inventor Kathy Marie Sass

Kathy Marie Sass 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).

  • Nutritional product for a person having renal failure
    Patent number: 6376544
    Abstract: L-arginine found essential to enhance the glomerular function of the kidneys is used &phgr; formulate a low viscosity, calorie-dense, nutritional product for a person having renal failure. In a product free of citric acid or citrates, for oral ingestion, the taste of arginine is counteracted by lactic, malic or adipic acid; in a formulation for tube-feeding, citric acid and citrates in a specified ratio controls the product's stability. The ratio of calcium to phosphorus is controlled, as is the caloric distribution and water content; the amounts of vitamins and minerals included provide a nutritionally complete formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Novartis Nutrition AG
    Inventors: Carol Jo Lowry, Kathy Marie Sass
  • Method of administration of a nutritional product to a person having renal failure
    Patent number: 6288116
    Abstract: L-arginine found essential to enhance the glomerular function of the kidneys is used to formulate a low viscosity, calorie-dense, nutritional product for a person having renal failure. In a product free of citric acid or citrates, for oral ingestion, the taste of arginine is counteracted by lactic, malic or adipic acid; in a formulation for tube-feeding, citric acid and citrates in a specified ratio controls the product's stability. The ratio of calcium to phosphorus is controlled, as is the caloric distribution and water content; the amounts of vitamins and minerals included provide a nutritionally complete formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Novartis Nutrition AG
    Inventors: Carol Jo Lowry, Kathy Marie Sass
  • Nutritional product for a person having renal failure
    Publication number: 20010007878
    Abstract: L-arginine found essential to enhance the glomerular function of the kidneys is used &phgr; formulate a low viscosity, calorie-dense, nutritional product for a person having renal failure. In a product free of citric acid or citrates, for oral ingestion, the taste of arginine is counteracted by lactic, malic or adipic acid; in a formulation for tube-feeding, citric acid and citrates in a specified ratio controls the product's stability. The ratio of calcium to phosphorus is controlled, as is the caloric distribution and water content; the amounts of vitamins and minerals included provide a nutritionally complete formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Publication date: July 12, 2001
    Inventors: Carol Jo Lowry, Kathy Marie Sass