Patents by Inventor Molly Kate Boie

Molly Kate Boie 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).

  • Lipase inhibiting polymers
    Patent number: 6875428
    Abstract: The invention features a method for treating obesity in a patient by administering to the patient a polymer that has been substituted with one or more groups that inhibit lipases, which are enzymes responsible for the hydrolysis of fat. The invention further relates to the polymers employed in the methods described herein as well as novel intermediates and methods for preparing the polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Genzyme Corporation
    Inventors: W. Harry Mandeville, III, Molly Kate Boie, Venkata R. Garigapati
  • Lipase inhibiting polymers
    Publication number: 20030185789
    Abstract: The invention features a method for treating obesity in a patient by administering to the patient a polymer that has been substituted with one or more groups that inhibit lipases, which are enzymes responsible for the hydrolysis of fat. The invention further relates to the polymers employed in the methods described herein as well as novel intermediates and methods for preparing the polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicant: GelTex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: W. Harry Mandeville, Molly Kate Boie, Venkata R. Garigapati
  • Lipase inhibiting polymers
    Patent number: 6572850
    Abstract: The invention features a method for treating obesity in a patient by administering to the patient a polymer that has been substituted with one or more groups that inhibit lipases, which are enzymes responsible for the hydrolysis of fat. The invention further relates to the polymers employed in the methods described herein as well as novel intermediates and methods for preparing the polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: GelTex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: W. Harry Mandeville, III, Molly Kate Boie, Venkata R. Garigapati
  • Lipase inhibiting polymers
    Patent number: 6558657
    Abstract: The invention features a method for treating obesity in a patient by administering to the patient a polymer that has been substituted with one or more groups that inhibit lipases, which are enzymes responsible for the hydrolysis of fat. The invention further relates to the polymers employed in the methods described herein as well as novel intermediates and methods for preparing the polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: GelTex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: W. Harry Mandeville, III, Molly Kate Boie, Venkata R. Garigapati
  • Lipase inhibiting polymers
    Patent number: 6352692
    Abstract: The invention features a method for treating obesity in a patient by administering to the patient a polymer that has been substituted with one or more groups that inhibit lipases, which are enzymes responsible for the hydrolysis of fat. The invention further relates to the polymers employed in the methods described herein as well as novel intermediates and methods for preparing the polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: GelTex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: W. Harry Mandeville, III, Molly Kate Boie, Venkata R. Garigapati
  • Lipase inhibiting polymers
    Patent number: 6267952
    Abstract: The invention features a method for treating obesity in a patient by administering to the patient a polymer that has been substituted with one or more groups that inhibit lipases, which are enzymes responsible for the hydrolysis of fat. The invention further relates to the polymers employed in the methods described herein as well as novel intermediates and methods for preparing the polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: GelTex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: W. Harry Mandeville, III, Molly Kate Boie, Venkata R. Garigapati