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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. 04, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
J. David Angerer, Hockessin, DE (US);
Donald M. Cyron, Lincoln University, PA (US);
Subramanian Iyer, Hockessin, DE (US);
Thomas A. Jerrell, Avondale, PA (US);
Assignee:
Arkion Life Sciences, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B 3/708 ; A61K 3/1722 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B 3/708 ; A61K 3/1722 ;
Abstract
The invention is an acid-chitosan complex which is made up of chitosan, a sufficient amount of one or more acids, and an effective amount of water. This acid-chitosan is water-soluble in a dry form. A further aspect of this invention is various methods for producing such a water-soluble acid-chitosan complex and methods for using this acid-chitosan complex, particularly for reducing fat absorption in an animal.