Patents by Inventor Willi E. K. Heine

Willi E. K. Heine 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).

  • Non-invasive measure of intestinal transit time and uses thereof
    Patent number: 5233997
    Abstract: A measurement test for gastrointestinal transit time, including the steps of administering a dose of labeled glycosyl ureide, measuring the labeled CO.sub.2 and determining the amount of CO.sub.2 over time is described. The assay can be used for measuring the effectiveness of drugs, the effect of drugs on gastrointestinal motility diagnoses of gastrointestinal motility disease measuring the effectiveness of treatment, and the effect of diet on motility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1993
    Assignee: Baylor College of Medicine
    Inventors: Peter D. Klein, Willi E. K. Heine, Heiner K. Berthold