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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2011
Applicants:
Roland Adden, Hannover, DE;
William H. Anderson, Midland, MI (US);
Britta Huebner, Uetze, DE;
Matthias Knarr, Nienburg, DE;
Inventors:
Roland Adden, Hannover, DE;
William H. Anderson, Midland, MI (US);
Britta Huebner, Uetze, DE;
Matthias Knarr, Nienburg, DE;
Assignee:
Dow Global Tchnologies LLC, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/717 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a medicament or food supplement, that when ingested by an individual, forms a gel mass in the individual's stomach, said gel mass consisting essentially of methylcellulose and water, as well as methods for inducing satiety, reversibly reducing stomach void volume, and reducing caloric intake in an individual.