Patents by Inventor Norman Bryson Roberts

Norman Bryson Roberts 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).

  • Metal compounds mixed or sulphated, as phosphate binders
    Patent number: 9242869
    Abstract: A mixed metal compound for pharmaceutical use is free from aluminum and has a phosphate binding capacity of at least 30%, by weight of the total weight of phosphate present, over a pH range of from 2-8. The compound is especially useful for treatment of hyperphosphataemia. The metals are preferably iron (III) and at least one of calcium, magnesium, lanthanum and cerium. A metal sulphate for pharmaceutical use is selected from at least one of calcium, lanthanum and cerium sulphate compounds and has a phosphate binding capacity of at least 30% by weight of the total phosphate present, over a pH range from 2-8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: OPKO IRELAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Norman Bryson Roberts, Maurice Webb, Benjamin Joseph Rankin
  • METAL COMPOUNDS MIXED OR SULPHATED, AS PHOSPHATE BINDERS
    Publication number: 20140120180
    Abstract: A mixed metal compound for pharmaceutical use is free from aluminium and has a phosphate binding capacity of at least 30%, by weight of the total weight of phosphate present, over a pH range of from 2-8. The compound is especially useful for treatment of hyperphosphataemia. The metals are preferably iron (III) and at least one of calcium, magnesium, lanthanum and cerium. A metal sulphate for pharmaceutical use is selected from at least one of calcium, lanthanum and cerium sulphate compounds and has a phosphate binding capacity of at least 30% by weight of the total phosphate present, over a pH range from 2-8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: CYTOCHROMA DEVELOPMENT INC.
    Inventors: Norman Bryson Roberts, Maurice Webb Chester, Benjamin Joseph