Patents by Inventor Meyer J. Wolin

Meyer J. Wolin 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).

  • Intestinal hydrogen removal using hydrogen-metabolizing microbes
    Patent number: 6328959
    Abstract: Some people suffer from pains in the abdomen that are due to excessive H2 gas produced in the intestine. In this invention, microbes that metabolize H2 are introduced into the intestine in order to accelerate the removal of the H2. The microbes are selected from species that are native to the large intestine of humans or other mammals, and are non-toxic. The end products are either non-gaseous, or significantly smaller volumes of gas than the original H2. The delivery of the microbes is accomplished by any one of several means, with packaging of the microbes in enteric coatings for oral ingestion as a preferred means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Susan R. Kayar, Meyer J. Wolin, Terry L. Miller
  • Method for inhibiting growth of methanogens
    Patent number: 5985907
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for decreasing the production of methane in ruminant animals, thereby increasing feed utilization efficiency, are disclosed. The methods employ HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors to selectively inhibit the growth of methane-producing bacteria without significantly inhibiting the growth of non-methanogens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Health Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Meyer J. Wolin, Terry L. Miller