Patents by Inventor Martin Westphal

Martin Westphal 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: 11406614
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the enhancement of the efficacy of anticancer agents by a composition comprising an aqueous phase, an oil phase, EPA and DHA for use in the treatment of solid tumors, wherein EPA and DHA are present in an amount of at least 65% based on the total weight of the oil phase wherein the composition comprises EPA and DHA in a weight ratio between 1:2 and 1:4, or wherein the composition comprises EPA and DHA in a weight ratio between 6:1 and 4:1 and wherein the treatment comprises administering the composition and administering at least one anticancer agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Westphal, Edmundo Brito De La Fuente, Crispulo Gallegos-Montes, Silke Baasner, Stefanie Honndorf, Lida Quinchia
  • Publication number: 20200306215
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the enhancement of the efficacy of anticancer agents by a composition comprising an aqueous phase, an oil phase, EPA and DHA for use in the treatment of solid tumors, wherein EPA and DHA are present in an amount of at least 65% based on the total weight of the oil phase wherein the composition comprises EPA and DHA in a weight ratio between 1:2 and 1:4, or wherein the composition comprises EPA and DHA in a weight ratio between 6:1 and 4:1 and wherein the treatment comprises administering the composition and administering at least one anticancer agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Martin Westphal, Edmundo BRITO DE LA FUENTE, Crispulo Gallegos-Montes, Silke Baasner, Stefanie HONNDORF, Lida Quinchia
  • Publication number: 20200022941
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment of liver diseases. In particular, it relates to a composition for use in treating and/or preventing a liver disease in a subject, wherein said composition comprises eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) wherein the ratio of EPA to DHA is at least 2:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Martin Westphal, Silke Baasner, Stefanie HONNDORF, Edmundo BRITO DE LA FUENTE, Crispulo Gallegos-Montes, Lida Quinchia-Bustamante
  • Publication number: 20190183961
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to L-glutamine for use in preserving, improving or restoring kidney function or for decelerating and/or attenuating a decline in kidney function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Martin WESTPHAL, John STOVER, Melanie BOTHE, Silke BAASNER, Rosa ABELE
  • Patent number: 10272102
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hydroxyalkyl starch or a pharmaceutical preparation thereof for the treatment of a hematological neoplasm, especially by effectively reducing proliferation rate of cancer cells and inhibiting cancer cell growth and wherein the hydroxyalkyl starch has a mean molecular weight (MW) above 20 and below 1300 kDa and a molar substitution (MS) in the range of from 0.1 to 1.5, wherein the alkylation may be an ethylation, propylation or butylation or mixes thereof; and wherein the alkyl may be further substituted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: FRESENIUS KABI DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Westphal, Silke Baasner
  • Publication number: 20160175341
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hydroxyalkyl starch or a pharmaceutical preparation thereof for the treatment of a hematological neoplasm, especially by effectively reducing proliferation rate of cancer cells and inhibiting cancer cell growth and wherein the hydroxyalkyl starch has a mean molecular weight (MW) above 20 and below 1300 kDa and a molar substitution (MS) in the range of from 0.1 to 1.5, wherein the alkylation may be an ethylation, propylation or butylation or mixes thereof; and wherein the alkyl may be further substituted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Martin Westphal, Silke Baasner
  • Publication number: 20160082036
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hydroxyalkyl starch or a pharmaceutical preparation thereof for the treatment of cancer, tumor or tumor associated diseases, especially by effectively reducing tumor growth rate and inhibiting tumor growth and wherein the hydroxyalkyl starch has a mean molecular weight (MW) above 20 and below 1300 kDa and a molar substitution (MS) in the range of from 0.1 to 1.5, wherein the alkylation may be an ethylation, propylation or butylation or mixes thereof; and wherein the alkyl may be further substituted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Martin Westphal, Silke Baasner
  • Publication number: 20150273434
    Abstract: The invention provides an additive for binding the residual moisture in the residue salt of a salt heap to reduce the heap water content, wherein the additive has hydraulically and/or pozzolanically setting properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Kind, Albrecht Palm, Martin Westphal
  • Publication number: 20130207036
    Abstract: The invention provides an additive for binding the residual moisture in the residue salt of a salt heap to reduce the heap water content, wherein the additive has hydraulically and/or pozzolanically setting properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: K+S KALI GMBH
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Kind, Albrecht Palm, Martin Westphal
  • Publication number: 20130209176
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mixture to be applied onto a dump of residue salt as an infiltration-inhibiting layer for reducing the occurrence of pile water caused by precipitation, wherein the mixture comprises residue salt and a mineral additive which is poorly soluble to insoluble and has hydraulically and/or pozzolanically setting properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: K+S KALI GMBH
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Kind, Albrecht Palm, Martin Westphal
  • Publication number: 20130183103
    Abstract: The invention relates to a base seal of a dump, in particular a residual salt dump, said seal comprising two layers disposed on top of one another. The upper layer has a mixture of gravel, sand and bentonite or powered clay with a permeability coefficient of k?10?9 m/s and the lower layer has a mixture of sand and bentonite or powered clay with a permeability coefficient of k?5*10?10 m/s.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: K+S Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ines Feldberg, Hans-Joachim Kind, Matthias Kockx, Michael Lesch, Albrecht Palm, Martin Westphal
  • Publication number: 20010016056
    Abstract: A hand-held computer for the display and processing of medical data having a portable housing (2), a processor with both a working memory and a hard disk memory, a touch screen connected to the processor (3), a rechargeable battery, and corresponding I/O interfaces (10-17). The processor is programmed with a medical image processing and diagnosis software for receiving medical image data in the DICOM standard, wherein the maximum displayable number of differentiated individual image displays is limited in number, corresponding to the size of the touch screen (3). A passive pen (4) is provided to operate the touch screen (3) as an additional input device. An infrared interface is provided for feeding in medical data from a mainframe computer and/or a computer network. The processor also has a data connection with a radio reception and transmission device for wireless data exchange via a mobile radio network, and includes a modem, integrated in the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Applicant: Medical Communications Soft-und Hardware GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Westphal, Martin Schinkmann