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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:
Jul. 16, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Muhammed Majeed, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Vladimir Badmaev, Piscataway, NJ (US);
R Rajendran, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
Sabinsa Corporation, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61F / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424464 ; 4241951 ; 424423 ; 424430 ; 424434 ; 424443 ; 424451 ;
Abstract
A new composition and method for the improvement of gastrointestinal absorption and systemic utilization of nutrients and nutritional supplements, wherein the composition comprises an extract from the fruit of Piper containing a minimum of 98% of pure alkaloid piperine. The method comprises oral, topical, or parenteral administration of the compositions of the invention. A new process for the extraction and purification of piperine is also disclosed.