Patents by Inventor Sveinbjörn Gizurarson

Sveinbjörn Gizurarson 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 administration of active substances to the olfactory region
    Patent number: 6647980
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for administering a pharmaceutical preparation comprising at least one active substance to the olfactory region of a human. The method comprises administering a unit dose of the preparation by ejection from a nasal spray device (1) through a nostril of a human, the device and the pharmaceutical preparation being adapted so that the spray angle (3) is at the most 35°. The method is useful for the treatment of diseases affecting the olfactory organ, the brain and the central nervous system. The present invention also relates to a nasal spray device (1) comprising a pharmaceutical preparation. The pharmaceutical preparation preferably contains a viscosity enhancing agent and the pharmaceutical preparation preferably has a dynamic viscosity in the range of 5-300 cP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Inventor: Sveinbjörn Gizurarson
  • Antigen delivery system
    Patent number: 6514503
    Abstract: Adjuvants for administration, particularly for mucosal administration, of an antigen, are described, as well as compositions comprising the described adjuvant in combination with an antigen and a physiologicially acceptable vehicle. Methods of eliciting and enhancing an immune response utilizing the adjuvant compositions of the invention are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Lyfjathoun HF
    Inventors: Sveinbjörn Gizurarson, Vera Gudmundsdottir