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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:
May. 31, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2001
Applicants:
Daniel D. Gallaher, Roseville, MN (US);
Laura Freiburger, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Daniel D. Gallaher, Roseville, MN (US);
Laura Freiburger, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K047/00 ; A61K009/00 ; A61K007/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides methods and compositions for reducing the percentage of body fat in a mammal and/or the level of leptin in the bloodstream of the mammal. Such methods involve administering to the mammal a diet containing viscous polysaccharides.