Patents by Inventor Manuela Hug

Manuela Hug 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).

  • Pharmaceutical compositions containing lipase inhibitor
    Patent number: 6358522
    Abstract: The present invention provides orally administrable pharmaceutical compositions containing an inhibitor of gastrointestinal lipase, one (or more) additive(s) of the group consisting of substantially non-digestible, substantially non-fermentable, hydrophilic and/or hydrocolloidal food grade thickeners and emulsifiers, and auxiliary excipients. Methods are provided for preventing and treating anal leakage of oil in a patient by administering the compositions of the present invention to the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Manuela Hug, Hans-Peter Märki, Marcel Meier