Patents by Inventor Megumi Kitano

Megumi Kitano 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).

  • Gastrointestinal mucosa-adherent pharmaceutical composition
    Patent number: 6428813
    Abstract: In order to provide a composition having a long gastroduodenal residence time and exhibiting an improved efficacy, is provided a gastrointestinal mucosa-adherent composition comprising an active ingredient and a material which swells a viscogenic agent capable of being viscous with water a (e.g. curdlan and/or a low-substituted hydroxypropylcellulose etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yohko Akiyama, Naoki Nagahara, Megumi Kitano, Masafumi Nakao