Patents by Inventor Walter George Shortis

Walter George Shortis 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).

  • Administering osmotic colonic evacuant containing a picosulfate
    Patent number: 6132767
    Abstract: Colonic evacuation, treatment of small bowel bacterial overgrowth or irritable bowel syndrome or treating acute or chronic bacterial bowel infection comprises administering an osmotic colonic evacuant in solid form, preferably a mixture of sodium dihydrogen phosphate and disodium hydrogen phosphate or a sulfate based laxative comprising a picosulfate, together with a diluent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Inventors: Thomas Julius Borody, Walter George Shortis, Nicolas Peter Shortis
  • Administering osmotic colonic evacuant containing a picosulfate
    Patent number: 6103268
    Abstract: Colonic evacuation, treatment of small bowel bacterial overgrowth or irritable bowel syndrome or treating acute or chronic bacterial bowel infection comprises administering an osmotic colonic evacuant in solid form, preferably a mixture of sodium dihydrogen phosphate and disodium hydrogen phosphate or a sulfate based laxative comprising a picosulfate, together with a diluent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Inventors: Thomas Julius Borody, Walter George Shortis, Nicolas Peter Shortis
  • Picosulfate-containing preparation for colonic evacuation
    Patent number: 5858403
    Abstract: An osmotic colonic evacuant in solid dosage form, which comprises a phosphate based laxative or a sulfate based laxative and preferably comprises sodium picosulfate and an antacid, is used preferably in conjunction with 250 ml to 1,500 ml diluent, alone or as part of a sequential pack, to evacuate the colon, to treat small bowel bacterial overgrowth, irritable bowel syndrome, and acute or chronic bacterial bowel infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Inventors: Thomas Julius Borody, Walter George Shortis, Nicolas Peter Shortis