Patents by Inventor Robert M. Neer

Robert M. Neer 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).

  • Method of increasing bone mass
    Patent number: 4833125
    Abstract: A method for increasing bone mass in a human afflicted with osteoporosis or a similar disease which comprises administering to the human so afflicated an effective amount of a composition comprising a parathyroid hormone or physiologically active fragment thereof, or equivalents thereof, in combination with either (a) a hydroxylated Vitamin D compound, or a structural or functional analogue thereof, or (b) a dietary calcium supplement. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the necessary components are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1989
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Neer, John T. Potts, Jr., David M. Slovik
  • Method of increasing bone mass
    Patent number: 4698328
    Abstract: A method for increasing bone mass in a human afflicted with osteoporosis or a similar disease which comprises administering to the human so afflicted an effective amount of a composition comprising a parathyroid hormone or physiologically active fragment thereof, or equivalents thereof, in combination with either (a) a hydroxylated Vitamin D compound, or a structural or functional analogue thereof, or (b) a dietary calcium supplement. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the necessary components are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1987
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Neer, John T. Potts, Jr., David M. Slovik