Patents by Inventor Thomas N. Gates

Thomas N. Gates 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 preventing heartburn
    Patent number: 5854267
    Abstract: A method for preventing heartburn episodes in a patient susceptible to suffering heartburn episodes following ingestion of heartburn-inducing food or beverage, comprising administering to the patient, 30 minutes prior to consumption by the patient of the food or beverage, a composition comprising an amount of famotidine of 10 mg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignees: Merck & Co., Inc., Mc Neil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Berlin, Thomas N. Gates, Thomas Simon
  • Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating the symptoms of overindulgence
    Patent number: 5417980
    Abstract: This invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treating the symptoms of overindulgence comprising an analgesic effective amount of acetaminophen or a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug and a gastric acid inhibiting effective amount of an H.sub.1 or H.sub.2 blocker, proton pump inhibitor or a combination thereof and methods of treating the symptoms of overindulgence comprising administering such pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Goldman, Thomas N. Gates
  • Ibuprofen antacid combinations
    Patent number: 5288507
    Abstract: This invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for use in the treatment of pain and inflammation and the treatment of acid indigestion, sour stomach, heartburn and symptoms of upset stomach associated with these conditions in a mammalian organism, said composition comprising:(i) an analgesically and anti-inflammatory effective amount of (S)-ibuprofen, or a salt thereof, substantially free of (R)-ibuprofen;(ii) an amount effective in the treatment of acid indigestion, sour stomach and/or heartburn of at least one of the antacids; and(iii) optionally, an amount effective in treating excess gas and flatulence of an anti-gas agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Assignees: Merck & Co., Inc., McNeill-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert T. Sims, Thomas N. Gates, William Slivka
  • Ibuprofen-muscle relaxant combinations
    Patent number: 5260337
    Abstract: This invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions for use in the treatment of pain and inflammation and the treatment of muscle spasms and associated pain, soreness and tightness of muscles in mammalian organism, said composition comprising:(i) an analgesically and anti-inflammatory effective amount of (S)-ibuprofen, or a salt thereof, substantially free of (R)-ibuprofen; and(ii) an amount effective in the treatment of muscle spasms of at least one of the muscle relaxants, or a therapeutically active stereoisomer thereof, substantially free of its other stereoisomers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1993
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Robert T. Sims, Thomas N. Gates, William Slivka
  • Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating the symptoms of overindulgence
    Patent number: 5204118
    Abstract: This invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treating the symptoms of overidulgence comprising an analgesic effective amount of acetaminophen or a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug and a gastric acid inhibiting effective amount of an H.sub.1 or H.sub.2 blocker, proton pump inhibitor or a combination thereof and methods of treating the symptoms of overindulgence comprising administering such pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1993
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Goldman, Thomas N. Gates