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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 1989
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tomas A Ramallo, Barcelona, ES;
Francisco M Puchal, Barcelona, ES;
Juan C Pinol, Barcelona, ES;
Enric Julia, Barcelona, ES;
Assignee:
Lucta, S.A., Barcelona, ES;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514763 ; 514762 ;
Abstract
A composition is provided for suppressing formation of fat in animals comprising a blend of animal feed and polyterpenes of formula (C.sub.10 H.sub.16).sub.n, where n is an integer from 2 to 4. The polyterpenes may be generated in situ by the reaction of citrus essential oils with pharmaceutically acceptable acid or by direct synthesis. A method for suppressing body fat in both animals and humans is also disclosed comprising feeding or ingesting, respectively, polyterpenes prepared either by direct polymerization of neat terpenes or by the aforementioned in situ reaction.