Manganese Patents (Class 424/639)
  • Patent number: 7029703
    Abstract: A dietary supplement for benefitting human bone health includes a calcium source, a source of vitamin D activity, and an osteoblast stimulant. A preferred calcium source is microcrystalline hydroxyapatite, which also contains protein (mostly collagen), phosphorus, fat, and other minerals. A preferred source of vitamin D activity is cholecalciferol, and a preferred osteoblast stimulant is ipriflavone. In addition to these basic ingredients, the composition can further include various other minerals known to occur in bone, vitamin C, and glucosamine sulfate, all of which exert beneficial effects on growth and maintenance of healthy bone. A method for benefitting human bone health involves administering a daily regimen of the dietary supplement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Metagenics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim C. Krumhar, Holly A. Johnson
  • Patent number: 7014871
    Abstract: An iodine preparation composition suitable for use on wounds comprising an iodide source, an oxidant and a buffer characterized in that the iodide is held separately from the oxidant until the point of use, and that the buffer is capable of maintaining the pH of the composition at between pH 45 and pH 6 so that iodine is generated at a physiologically acceptable dose rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Inventors: Dave Parsons, Elizabeth Jacques, Philip Bowler
  • Patent number: 7001612
    Abstract: A composition for the relief of heat stress, particularly for restoration of electrolyte balance due to passive exposure to heat resulting in excessive transpiration/perspiration, without strenuous physical activity, contains predetermined levels of selected electrolytes including, in part by weight, sodium ion not exceeding 250 parts, at least 100 parts of potassium ion, at least 100 parts of magnesium ion, and carbohydrates not exceeding 2.5% by weight, as needed for organoleptic purposes only. The composition can further include up to 30 parts of zinc, up to 10 parts of manganese, and from 65 to 400 parts of calcium. Furthermore, the composition can contain oligoelements, dermoprotective vitamins and anti-oxidants so as to compensate for the chemical changes which might occur in the skin of a person passively exposed to heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: All Sun HSF Company Limited
    Inventors: Fausto Armonti, Donato Mitola, Jacobus C. Samson
  • Patent number: 6939566
    Abstract: Microbicidal formulations are described which are preferably ecologically friendly and non-toxic to mammals, and are highly effective against a broad spectrum of detrimental pathogenic microorganisms. The microbicidal formulation contains complexes having the formula R-M, wherein R is at least one organic chelating moiety and M is at least one metal ion which is microbicidal to at least one microorganism. These complexes can disrupt microorganism activities by penetrating the natural protecting bio-films of such microorganisms through the reaction of the R-group with the organic constituents of these microorganisms while releasing M into their intra-cellular media. Thus, this process exhibits its biocidal activities from the inside-out, contrary to other methods which rely on damaging the protective biofilms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Inventors: Kareem I. Batarseh, Marwan Al-Kayed
  • Patent number: 6924273
    Abstract: The instant invention provides a method of treating or preventing osteoarthritis, joint effusion, joint inflammation and pain, synovitis, lameness, post operative arthroscopic surgery, deterioration of proper joint function including joint mobility, the reduction or inhibition of metabolic activity of chondrocytes, the activity of enzymes that degrade cartilage, the reduction or inhibition of the production of Hyaluronic acid, said method comprising orally administering to a mammalian species a therapeutically effective amount of Hyaluronic Acid or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Additionally, compositions containing hyaluronic acid; chondroitin sulfate, and glucosamine sulfate in a paste formulation are also disclosed which can be administered on their own or can be used as a feed additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Inventor: Scott W. Pierce
  • Patent number: 6884415
    Abstract: The antioxidation food product of the present invention is produced by fermenting a food product containing bacteria having catalase activity, such as Lactobacillus plantarum, in the presence of a manganese-containing natural material. The antioxidation food product has antioxidation activity in viva, including the digestive tract, by simultaneously expressing a superoxide dismutase-like activity and a catalase activity, and is effective for preventing disease caused by active oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masamichi Toba, Shigeto Uchiyama, Reiko Ohta, Seiichi Shimizu, Shuichi Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 6881424
    Abstract: A highly acidic metalated organic acid composition and its preparation. The acidic composition can be prepared by mixing a monovalent or polyvalent cation and an organic acid in the presence of a strong oxyacid, wherein the resultant acidic composition is less corrosive to a ferrous metal than a solution of a mineral acid having the same acidic pH value as that of the acidic composition, and where in the acid composition is more biocidal than a mixture of the organic acid and a metal salt of the organic acid which mixture has the same acid normality value as that of the acidic composition. The acidic composition can be prepared by mixing at least one regenerating acid, at least one metal base, and at least one organic acid, wherein the amount of the regenerating acid is in excess of the equivalent amount of the metal base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Mionix Corporation
    Inventors: Maurice Clarence Kemp, Robert Blaine Lalum, David E. Lewis, Robert H. Carpenter
  • Patent number: 6863904
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions without added iron and methods for prophylactic nutritional supplementation and therapeutic nutritional supplementation. Specifically, the method involves administering to an individual a composition comprising carotenoids, vitamin E, vitamin D, vitamin C, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid, pyridoxine, biotin, pantothenic acid, cobalamin, magnesium, manganese, zinc, selenium, chromium, copper, alpha lipoic acid, and lutein, wherein the composition is free of added iron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Everett Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Giordano, Charles Balzer
  • Patent number: 6833362
    Abstract: A composition for accelerating the disposal of ethanol from bodily fluid. Certain additives can accelerate the metabolic oxidation of ethanol, and others in addition act as catalysts or “pseudo” enzymes for the oxidation. Additives include the oxidant Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide and a variety of other additives such as transition metal ions and complexes thereof which favor the oxidation reaction. The compositions described can act as a sobriety inducer and/or as an effective palliative for the unpleasant effects of overuse of ethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Inventors: Ward Beryl Bowen, Jr., Daniel Salman Daniel
  • Publication number: 20040253319
    Abstract: The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions for alleviating pathological conditions in a post-menopausal woman, comprising lysine, proline, arginine, ascorbic acid, magnesium, green tea extract, N-acetyl-cysteine, selenium, copper, manganese and one pharmaceutical acceptable component selected from the group consisting of a carrier, a diluent, and an excipient, wherein the compositions contain 24-25 wt % lysine, 16-25 wt % ascorbic acid and 22-25 wt % green tea extract. A method of treatment using the pharmaceutical compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Shrirang Netke, Aleksandra Niedzwiecki, Matthias Rath, Vadim Ivanov
  • Patent number: 6831103
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for suppressing or ameliorating a symptom accompanying diminished homeostasis, comprising theanine; and a mineral composition comprising theanine and a mineral. According to the present invention, there can be provided a composition for suppressing or ameliorating the above symptoms; and a mineral composition having a reduced peculiar metal taste, of which administration is made easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Taiyo Kagaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoko Ueda, Yukiko Nagato, Yukiko Tanaka, Tsutomu Okubo, Kanari Kobayashi, Nobuyuki Aoi, Seiji Shu, Lekh Raj Juneja
  • Patent number: 6827943
    Abstract: Described are dermatological compositions for treating, protecting and re-epitheliazing cutaneous wounds and damaged skin, such compositions including about 21 to about 40% urea and trace amounts of zinc, copper and manganese in the form of their respective pharmaceutically acceptable salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Bradley Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley P. Glassman, Dileep Bhagwat, Daniel Glassman
  • Publication number: 20040180006
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for blocking the calcium cascade. More particularly, compositions and methods are provided that inhibit histamine reactions triggered by the calcium cascade, using the naturally occurring pH gradients in the body to deliver therapeutic doses of metal ions which block the calcium cascade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventor: Nicholas A. Sceusa
  • Patent number: 6790463
    Abstract: The use of a pharmaceutical formulation in treating coronary arteriosclerosis and a two-component pharmaceutical formulation. The pharmaceutical formulation contains peroxidic species or reaction products resulting from oxidation of an alkene, such as geraniol, by an oxygen-containing oxidizing agent, such as ozone; a penetrating solvent, such as dimithyl sulfoxide; a dye containing a chelated metal, such as hematoporphyrin; and an aromatic redox compound, such as benzoquinone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Inventors: Robert F. Hofmann, Robert H. Carpenter
  • Publication number: 20040170701
    Abstract: Therapeutic composition comprising (a) a physiologically acceptable source of assimilable copper; (b) salicylic acid or a physiologically acceptable derivative thereof; (c) vitamin C; and (d) a physiologically acceptable source of assimilable zinc; and method for the prevention or treatment of a respiratory disease, septicemia, cellulitis, AIDS, an autoimmune disease, or a bacteria or viral infection, in particular common cold or influenza, or for enhancing the immune system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventor: John Carter
  • Patent number: 6774111
    Abstract: The two carbohydrate mixture of this invention utilizes a source of fructose in combination with at least one readily digestible glucose polymer source. The addition of the fructose significantly decreases the glycemic response when compared to the digestible glucose polymer alone. Additional components may be added to the simple two component carbohydrate mixture to form a carbohydrate system suitable for incorporation into an enteral nutritional. This carbohydrate system optionally incorporates nonabsorbent carbohydrates, dietary fiber and indigestible oligosaccharides. The present invention is also directed to an enteral nutritional which incorporates the two component carbohydrate mixture and less than 37% of calories from fat. Additionally, the invention is directed to a method of delivering nutrients to a person with diabetes by feeding the enteral nutritional.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Bryan W. Wolf, Bradley A. Zinker, Keith A. Garleb, Joseph E. Walton
  • Patent number: 6770307
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a herbal medicinal composition for preventing or treating type II diabetes. The composition is comprised of extracts from Pterocarpus marsupium, Morus alba, Orthosiphon aristatus, Opiophogon japonicus, Rosa rugosa, Commelina communis, Trichosanthis kirilowii and Anemarrhena asphodeloides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Inventors: Ji-Won Yoon, Hee-Sook Jun
  • Patent number: 6764692
    Abstract: A method of treating laminitis in a horse is disclosed, comprising administering to the horse a naturally chelated trace mineral composition; promoting healthy skin, hair and hoof tissue. A method of reducing dietary intake is also disclosed, comprising administering to a horse in need thereof, effective amounts of a naturally chelated trace mineral composition. A method of preparing the chelated trace mineral composition from ocean seabed rock is further disclosed, as well as the chelated trace mineral composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Inventor: Carlos Cortelezzi
  • Publication number: 20040137022
    Abstract: A regime/regimen for relaxing and/or slackening human cutaneous and/or subcutaneous vascular tissue and for combating skin pallor, and/or for restoring stress-modified vascular equilibrium, comprising administering to an individual subject in need of such treatment, a thus-effective amount of manganese and/or at least one organic and/or inorganic salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: SOCIETE L'OREAL S.A.
    Inventors: Isabelle Nonotte, Lionel Breton
  • Patent number: 6746523
    Abstract: A composition for protecting wood from weathering which comprises the complex from an acidic water soluble metal salt combined with fatty amine in a weight ratio of from 1 to 10 to 10 to 1 metal salt to fatty amine wherein the metal salt is chosen from the group comprising cobalt, iron, manganese, nickel, and silver. The composition may contain a nonionic or cationic pesticide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Inventor: Michael Howard West
  • Patent number: 6743191
    Abstract: The invention relates to a substitution infusion fluid for hemofiltration of a specific composition. The use of said substitution infusion fluid significantly reduces the risk of the occurrence of abnormalities in a patient undergoing pure hemofiltration. The invention also relates to process for pure hemofiltration of blood wherein said substitution infusion fluid is used. The invention also relates to a matching citrate anticoagulation fluid of a specific composition. The invention also relates to a process for pure hemofiltration of blood wherein said substitution infusion fluid is used in combination with said citrate anticoagulation fluid. The use of said substitution infusion fluid in combination with said citrate anticoagulation fluid significantly further reduces the risk of the occurrence of abnormalities in a patient undergoing pure hemofiltration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences AG
    Inventor: Pe Chou Chang
  • Publication number: 20040096520
    Abstract: A regime/regimen for relaxing and/or slackening human cutaneous and/or subcutaneous tissue, in particular for treating wrinkles and fine lines in the skin, comprising administering to an individual subject in need of such treatment, a thus-effective amount of manganese and/or at least one organic and/or inorganic salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Applicant: SOCIETE L'OREAL S.A.
    Inventors: Isabelle Nonotte, Lionel Breton
  • Publication number: 20040086574
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions without added iron and methods for prophylactic nutritional supplementation and therapeutic nutritional supplementation. Specifically, the method involves administering to an individual a composition comprising carotenoids, vitamin E, vitamin D, vitamin C, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid, pyridoxine, biotin, pantothenic acid, cobalamin, magnesium, manganese, zinc, selenium, chromium, copper, alpha lipoic acid, and lutein, wherein the composition is free of added iron.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: John A. Giordano, Charles Balzer
  • Patent number: 6723350
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and kits to form water swellable gel coatings, preferably lubricious coatings, on substrates, and coated substrates thus formed. The coatings contain one or more antimicrobial metals formed with atomic disorder, together with one or more antimicrobial metals formed with atomic disorder such that the coatings provide an antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effect when wet. The invention also provides a method to produce metal powders by sputtering a coating onto a moving surface, and then scraping the coating with one or more scrapers to produce the metal powder. The method is particularly useful for producing large amounts of nanocrystalline antimicrobial metal powders formed with atomic disorder, useful in the water swellable gel coatings of this invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Nucryst Pharmaceuticals Corp.
    Inventors: Robert Edward Burrell, Hua Qing Yin, Antony George Naylor, Peter Howard Moxham, Walter Carlton Theodore Cholowski, Leonard Salvin Bowlby, David James Field
  • Publication number: 20040071770
    Abstract: A free radical quenching composition is disclosed comprising a liposome containing at least two antioxidants selected from the following group: beta-carotene, vitamin E, vitamin C, glutathione, niacin, and optionally at least one trace metal (Zn, Se, Cr, Cu, Mn). Also disclosed is a method for reducing the undesirable side effects of free radicals in a mammal by administering to a mammal in need of such antioxidants an effective amount of liposomes containing at least two antioxidants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventor: Milton G. Smith
  • Patent number: 6716458
    Abstract: The is invention is directed to a composition useful for assisting in supplying a warm-blooded animal with many of its nutritional needs. More specifically, this invention is directed to a composition whereby many of the vitamins, minerals, amino acids and cofactors are suspended in a matrix which when administered to a mammal provides substantial benefit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Inventor: Bryon J. Tarbet
  • Patent number: 6689370
    Abstract: A therapeutic composition comprising (i) at least one antigen or at least one in vivo generator of a compound comprising an amino acid sequence and (ii) at least one adjuvant comprising at least one pharmaceutically acceptable and water-soluble salt of an organic anion and a metal cation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Societe d'Exploitation de Produits pour les Industries Chimiques (S.E.P.P.I.C.)
    Inventor: Vincent Ganne
  • Patent number: 6689392
    Abstract: A composition for controlling growth of pathological organisms on a plant, said composition comprises an effective amount of one or more of metal ion(s); one or more of chelating agent(s); and phosphorous acid, and/or salt or hydrate thereof, said composition is in an agriculturally compatible carrier or vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Agricare Ltd.
    Inventor: Ran Lifshitz
  • Publication number: 20040013743
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dietary supplements containing low doses of phytoestrogens for supplementing the specific phytochemical dietary needs of perimenopausal and menopausal women.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventor: Sherry D. Jackson
  • Patent number: 6669966
    Abstract: Skin-growth-enhancing compounds and compositions including a therapeutically effective amount of at least one electron active compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof, that has at least two polyvalent cations, at least one of which has a first valence state and at least one of which has a second, different valence state. Preferred compounds include Bi(III,V) oxide, Co(II,III) oxide, Cu(I,III) oxide, Fe(II,III) oxide, Mn(II,III) oxide, and Pr(III,IV) oxide, and Ag(I,III) oxide, or a combination thereof. These compounds may be in a crystalline state having metallic cations of two different valences, or electronic states, in the inorganic crystal. Also included are articles containing such compositions, such as wound dressings, and methods for facilitating or enhancing skin growth using these compounds, compositions, and articles, such as for the treatment or management of burns or skin grafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Marantech Holding LLC
    Inventor: Marvin S. Antelman
  • Patent number: 6663852
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new makeup kit comprising a first, goniochromatic pigment composition which is intended to form a base layer and a second, conventional pigment composition having one of the colors of the first pigment, the second composition being intended to form a surface layer comprising decorative motifs. Depending on the viewing angle, therefore, it is possible to see the said motifs appear or disappear. This kit is intended in particular for making up the nails, lips, cheeks or eyelids, or else the body. The invention also relates to a method of making up the human face, lips or body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Jean-Christophe Simon
  • Patent number: 6653519
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for destroying biological agents such as toxins and bacteria are provided wherein the substance to be destroyed is contacted with finely divided metal oxide or hydroxide nanocrystals. In various embodiments, the metal oxide or metal hydroxide nanocrystals have reactive atoms stabilized on their surfaces, species adsorbed on their surfaces, or are coated with a second metal oxide. The desired metal oxide or metal hydroxide nanocrystals can be pressed into pellets for use when a powder is not feasible. Preferred metal oxides for the methods include MgO, SrO, BaO, CaO, TiO2, ZrO2, FeO, V2O3, V2O5, Mn2O3, Fe2O3, NiO, CuO, Al2O3, SiO2, ZnO, Ag2O, [Ce(NO3)3—Cu(NO3)2]TiO2, Mg(OH)2, Ca(OH)2, Al(OH)3, Sr(OH)2, Ba(OH)2, Fe(OH)3, Cu(OH)3, Ni(OH)2, Co(OH)2, Zn(OH)2, AgOH, and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Nanoscale Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Olga Koper, Kenneth J. Klabunde, Lisa S. Martin, Kyle B. Knappenberger, Laura L. Hladky, Shawn P. Decker
  • Patent number: 6645531
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions that include a therapeutically effective amount of at least one electron active compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof, that has at least two polyvalent cations, at least one of which has a first valence state and at least one of which has a second, different valence state. Preferred compounds include Bi(III,V) oxide, Co(II,III) oxide, Cu(I,III) oxide, Fe(II,III) oxide, Mn(II,III) oxide, and Pr(III,IV) oxide, and optionally Ag(I,III) oxide. These compounds may be in a crystalline state having metallic cations of two different valences, or electronic states, in the inorganic crystal. In addition, the invention relates to methods for prevention, management, or treatment of a condition using these compounds or pharmaceutical compositions including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Marantech Holding LLC
    Inventor: Marvin S. Antelman
  • Patent number: 6630172
    Abstract: Disinfectant formulations are described which are preferably ecologically friendly and non-toxic to mammals and plants, and are highly effective against a broad spectrum of detrimental pathogenic microorganisms. The microbicidal formulation contains complexes having at least one metal ion which is microbicidal to at least one microorganism and potassium sodium tartrate in some form. When potassium sodium tartrate is used with these metal ions, it enhances the complex-forming properties of such metal complexes while concurrently increases their efficacy and potency at the same level of metal ion concentrations. These microbicidal formulations can be diluted in suitable proportions into aqueous systems to produce the desired dosages for each individual case, depending on the level and the severity of the contamination. The microbicidal formulations can be applied by conventional methods, e.g., spraying, soaking, fogging, impregnation, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Inventor: Kareem I. Batarseh
  • Patent number: 6630158
    Abstract: A dietary supplement composition for promoting healthy skin comprised of lycopene and other carotenoids, selenium, chromium and biotin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Stiefel Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl F. Popp, Samuel J. Alioto
  • Publication number: 20030170319
    Abstract: A nutrient pharmaceutical formulation composition useful for treating cancer comprising ascorbic acid, L-lysine, L-proline and at least one polyphenol compound selected from the group consisting of epigallocatechin gallate, epicatechin gallate, epigallocatechin, epicatechin, catechin and the use of the composition in treating cancer and other tumors are provided. A nutrient pharmaceutical formulation composition of EPICAN FORTE™ and its method of use in treating cancer are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Shrirang Netke, Aleksandra Niedzwiecki, Matthias Rath
  • Publication number: 20030165575
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for treating Alzheimer disease and other disorders associated with the presence of neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) by increasing the activity of a phosphatase towards abnormal hyperphosphorylated tau (“AD P-tau”) present in the NFTs of paired helical filaments in the neurons of patients having Alzheimer disease or other NFT-associated disorder. Pharmaceutical compositions and diagnostic methods are also provided. The inventions provide methods of treatment by administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising a molecule which increases protein phosphatase activity toward AD P-tau, a phosphatase which dephosphorylates AD P-tau, or a nucleic acid encoding such a phosphatase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: Research Foundation for Mental Hygeine, Inc.
    Inventors: Khalid Iqbal, Inge Grundke-Iqbal
  • Patent number: 6610309
    Abstract: A therapeutic composition comprising (i) at least one antigen or at least one in vivo generator of a compound comprising an amino acid sequence and (ii) at least one adjuvant comprising at least one pharmaceutically acceptable and water-soluble salt of an organic anion and a metal cation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Societe d'Exploitation de Produits pour les Industries Chimiques (S.E.P.P.I.C.)
    Inventor: Vincent Ganne
  • Patent number: 6589566
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for suppressing or ameliorating a symptom accompanying diminished homeostasis, comprising theanine; and a mineral composition comprising theanine and a mineral. According to the present invention, there can be provided a composition for suppressing or ameliorating the above symptoms; and a mineral composition having a reduced peculiar metal taste, of which administration is made easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Inventors: Tomoko Ueda, Yukiko Nagato, Yukiko Tanaka, Tsutomu Okubo, Kanari Kobayashi, Nobuyuki Aoi, Seiji Shu, Lekh Raj Juneja
  • Patent number: 6579541
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and composition for destroying or inhibiting proliferation of microbes using oxidative fluorinator compounds. Fluoride salts that do not dissociate completely in aqueous solutions, such as tri- or tetravalent transition metal fluorides, inert gas fluorides, or tri- or tetravalent rare earth fluorides, are effective antimicrobial agents even at levels up to about 20 ppm, when used alone or in conjunction with a strong oxidizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Marantech Holding, LLC
    Inventor: Marvin S. Antelman
  • Publication number: 20030095932
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and composition for destroying or inhibiting proliferation of microbes using oxidative fluorinator compounds. Fluoride salts that do not dissociate completely in aqueous solutions, such as tri- or tetravalent transition metal fluorides, inert gas fluorides, or tri- or tetravalent rare earth fluorides, are effective antimicrobial agents even at levels up to about 20 ppm, when used alone or in conjunction with a strong oxidizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventor: Marvin S. Antelman
  • Patent number: 6565891
    Abstract: A multinutrient nutritional supplement is provided that is designed to be most effective in optimizing health, increasing the immunity and decreasing the instances and severity of infection particularly among children.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Tsar Health Private Ltd.
    Inventor: Ranjit Kumar Chandra
  • Patent number: 6562378
    Abstract: A multinutrient nutritional supplement is provided that is designed to be most effective in optimizing health, increasing the immunity and decreasing the instances and severity of infection particularly among adolescents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: TSAR Health Private Ltd.
    Inventor: Renjit Kumar Chandra
  • Patent number: 6551627
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a herbal medicinal composition for preventing or treating type II diabetes. The composition is comprised of extracts from Pterocarpus marsupium, Morus alba, Orthosiphon aristatus, Opiophogon japonicus, Rosa rugosa, Commelina communis, Trichosanthis kirilowii and Anemarrhena asphodeloides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Holomed Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Won Yoon, Hee-Sook Jun
  • Patent number: 6552072
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating gastrointestinal symptoms and gastrointestinal microbes are provided. In accordance with the method, a dietary metal and a dietary ligand are administered, wherein the dietary metal is zinc, copper, cobalt, manganese or iron and the dietary ligand is ascorbate, aspartate, citrate, histidine, malate, maltol, gluconate, glutamate, glutamine, succinate, tartrate, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Pfylori Limited
    Inventors: Richard Paul Hepworth Thompson, Jonathan Joseph Powell, Rosemary Helen Phillips, Sylvaine Francoise Aline Chevalier
  • Publication number: 20030072811
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polyoxometalate topical composition for removing a contaminant from an environment, comprising a topical carrier and at least one polyoxometalate, with the proviso that the polyoxometalate is not H5PV2Mo10O40; K5Si(H2O)MnIIIW11O39; K4Si(H2O)MnIVW11O39; or K5CoIIIW12O40. The invention further relates to a method for removing a contaminant from an environment, comprising contacting the polyoxometalate topical composition of the present invention with the environment containing the contaminant for a sufficient time to remove the contaminant from the environment. The invention further relates to a method for removing a contaminant from an environment, comprising contacting a polyoxometalate powder or a polyoxometalate coating with the environment containing the contaminant for a sufficient time to remove the contaminant from the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Craig L. Hill, Ling Xu, Jeffrey T. Rhule, Eric A. Boring
  • Patent number: 6541038
    Abstract: A method for treating wood, characterized by impregnating wood with a metal-containing treating agent containing lignin and/or lignin derivatives and a metal, a metal compound, and/or a metal ion and oxidizing and/or macromolecularizing of the lignin and/or lignin derivatives in the wood to fix the metal component in the wood, and wood and woody materials obtained by the treating method. According to the method of the present invention, while effectively utilizing lignins, lignosulfonic acids, or lignosulfonic acid salts, leaching of the metal component can be suppressed to a low level to thereby retain the effects due to the incorporation of the metal components for a prolonged period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: SDS Biotech K.K.
    Inventors: Keijitsu Tanaka, Hirobumi Aoki, Takashi Echigo
  • Publication number: 20030049330
    Abstract: Polyoxometalate topical compositions for removing contaminants from an environment and methods of use thereof are disclosed. An emobodiment of the polyoxometalate topical composition includes a topical carrier and at least one polyoxometalate, with the proviso that the polyoxometalate is not H5PV2Mo10O40; K5Si(H2O)MnIIIW11O39; K4Si(H2O)MnIIIW11O39; or K5CoIIIW12O40. Another embodiment relates to a method for removing a contaminant from an environment, including contacting the polyoxometalate topical composition with the environment containing the contaminant for a sufficient time to remove the contaminant from the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Craig L. Hill, Ling Xu, Jeffrey T. Rhule, Eric A. Boring
  • Publication number: 20030035825
    Abstract: A therapeutic pad comprises a spinel powder having the formula of AB2O4 which emits 3-18 or 3-30 micron wave length depending the composition of the spinel for treatment of pain. A novel method for treatment of pain by placing the said pad with the spinel powder over the painful area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Yen-Kuen Shiau, Chung-Hsun Wu
  • Patent number: 6521265
    Abstract: A method of arresting the flow of blood and other protein containing body fluids flowing from an open wound and for promoting wound healing. In the method, a substantially anhydrous compound of a salt ferrate is provided for a unique use which, when hydrated after mixing with a victim's own blood or other aqueous media, produces Fe+++ thereby promoting clotting when applied in a paste form to the wound for a time sufficient to arrest substantial further blood and other body fluid flow from the wound. The compound is formed of a ferrate (VI) salt taken from the group consisting of H, Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs and Fr. However, to decrease or eliminate stinging sensation, the compound may be formed having a ferrate (VI) salt taken from the group consisting of Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Ge, Zr, Nb, Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, In, Sn, Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au, Hg, TI, Pb, Bi, Al, As, NH4 and N(C4H9)4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Biolife, L.L.C.
    Inventor: James A. Patterson