Patents by Inventor Alexander YIANNIKOURIS

Alexander YIANNIKOURIS has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Compositions comprising selenium and use of same for the treatment and prevention of disease or conditions associated with mitochondrial dysfunction
    Patent number: 9833486
    Abstract: The present application relates to compositions comprising selenium (e.g., selenium enriched yeast) and methods of using the same to treat and inhibit obesity, diabetes and related conditions. In particular, the present application provides compositions comprising selenium enriched yeast (e.g., selenium enriched yeast comprising 2% or less inorganic selenium), and methods of using the same to enhance mitochondrial activity and function (e.g., in skeletal muscle and liver) in a subject (e.g., as a therapeutic and/or prophylactic treatment for diabetes, obesity and related conditions).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: ALLTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Ronan Power, Casey Egan, Alexander Yiannikouris, Zi-Jian Lan, Rijin Xiao, Lewis Collen Jackson, Stefan Kwiatkowski
  • COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SELENIUM AND USE OF SAME FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF DISEASE OR CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION
    Publication number: 20160113977
    Abstract: The present application relates to compositions comprising selenium (e.g., selenium enriched yeast) and methods of using the same to treat and inhibit obesity, diabetes and related conditions. In particular, the present application provides compositions comprising selenium enriched yeast (e.g., selenium enriched yeast comprising 2% or less inorganic selenium), and methods of using the same to enhance mitochondrial activity and function (e.g., in skeletal muscle and liver) in a subject (e.g., as a therapeutic and/or prophylactic treatment for diabetes, obesity and related conditions).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Ronan POWER, Casey EGAN, Alexander YIANNIKOURIS, Zi-Jian LAN, Rijin XIAO, Lewis Collen JACKSON, Stefan KWIATKOWSKI