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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:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph Rubinfeld, Danville, CA (US);
Elliott L. Fineman, Kensington, CA (US);
Assignee:
Super Gen, Inc., Dublin, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/127 ; A61F 2/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/127 ; A61F 2/00 ;
Abstract
Liposome preparations which comprise a lipid, or lipid like compound and a 5&bgr; steroid, DHEA or an organic acid derivative of the 5&bgr; steroid or DHEA are described. The lipsome may also include an entraped aqueous portion which comprises dissolved therein the expression product of the ob gene. Methods for treating conditions including obesity,hypercorticoidism and diabetes using the liposome preparations are also claimed.