Patents by Inventor Sunil Mhaskar

Sunil Mhaskar 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).

  • Publication number: 20070053865
    Abstract: Antibiotic-associated diarrhea, such as that caused by Clostridium difficile, represents a serious medical complication that can result from administering a broad-spectrum antibiotic to a subject. Such diarrhea leads to significant potassium loss from the subject. The present invention discloses a polymeric therapeutic agent that treats antibiotic-associated diarrhea and is physiologically potassium neutral. This polymer contains polystyrene sodium sulfonate and polystyrene potassium sulfonate repeat units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Toni Chancellor-Adams, Sanjeev Katti, Sunil Mhaskar, Gerard Palace
  • Publication number: 20050214246
    Abstract: Antibiotic-associated diarrhea, such as that caused by Clostridium difficile, represents a serious medical complication that can result from administering a broad-spectrum antibiotic to a subject. Such diarrhea leads to significant potassium loss from the subject. The present invention discloses a polymeric therapeutic agent that treats antibiotic-associated diarrhea and is physiologically potassium neutral. This polymer contains polystyrene sodium sulfonate and polystyrene potassium sulfonate repeat units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Applicant: Genzyme Corporation
    Inventors: Sunil Mhaskar, Hitesh Bhagat, Caroline Bacon Kurtz, Sanjeev Katti, Toni Chancellor-Adams, Mukund Chorghade