Patents by Inventor Katie Beth Williams

Katie Beth Williams 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).

  • Methods and compositions for phosphate binding
    Patent number: 8158117
    Abstract: The present invention provides improved methods and compositions for therapeutically controlling and/or reducing serum phosphate levels in animals and mammalian patients. The methods comprise administering to the patient an amount of a dendrimer composition effective to prevent absorption of substantial amounts of phosphate from the patient's GI tract. In a preferred version, a dose of between 2.5 and 15 grams per day is effective to prevent over 80% of phosphate present in the patient's GI tract from being absorbed. The dendrimer composition may comprise a hydrochloride, hydrobromide, hydroacetate or hydroanionic form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Hector F. DeLuca, Katie Beth Williams, Katarzyna Barcyka