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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, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kazuo Sakai, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4/700 ; A01N 3/718 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4/700 ; A01N 3/718 ;
Abstract
Methods of treating, and/or improving impulse control disorder, which comprises administering to a living subject, a composition comprising chitosan as an effective ingredient, having a weight-average molecular weight of 80,000 to 100,000 and a number-average molecular weight of 30,000 to 40,000, as measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC). Also provided are methods for giving an activity of repressing impulse to food products and drinks by putting said chitosan in the food products, drinks and the material therefor.