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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:
Dec. 17, 1996
Filed:
May. 19, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel D Gallaher, Roseville, MN (US);
Craig A Hassel, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Assignee:
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; A01N / ; C07J / ; A23G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 57 ; 514 53 ; 514 54 ; 514 23 ; 514181 ; 514777 ; 536 56 ; 536 30 ; 536114 ; 5361231 ; 53612313 ; 424439 ; 426567 ; 426103 ;
Abstract
A method for reducing the cholesterol level in mammalian blood by administering a water soluble cellulose ether thereto. The cellulose ethers have a viscosity, measured as a 2% aqueous solution at 20.degree. C., of at least about 35 cps. Oral administration is preferred, and, in one embodiment the high viscosity water soluble cellulose ether is hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, contained in a nutritious foodstuff.