Patents by Inventor Sally A. Schuette

Sally A. Schuette 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 for measuring fat digestion and absorption formulation to aid in measuring fat absorption
    Patent number: 6006754
    Abstract: A method for measuring fat assimilation, such as fat digestion and fat absorption, in a person is provided comprising feeding the person labeled fat, nonabsorbable marker, and a means for coloring stool; allowing the fat, marker and stool coloring means to travel through the digestive tract of the person; monitoring stool from the person for the appearance of the coloring means; collecting stool containing the coloring means; and measuring the amount of marker and labeled fat in the stool to determine the portion of fat digested and/or absorbed by the system. Also provided is a formulation to facilitate one-step administration and specimen collection of a fat-digestion and fat-absorption determinant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Biochem Analysis Corporation
    Inventors: Morteza X. Janghorbani, Sally A. Schuette, Mitchell B. Cohen