Patents by Inventor Catherine HAMELIN

Catherine HAMELIN 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).

  • Publication number: 20170135966
    Abstract: The present invention relates to feed supplements comprising vitamins and canthaxanthin and the use of such supplements for improving performance and health in poultry, in particular in poultry pullets. It has been found surprisingly that feed additive compositions as hereinafter defined improves immune status, bone and skeletal development, flock uniformity, growth and feed conversion of pullets. The feed additive composition according to the present invention comprises canthaxanthin, at least one vitamin selected from the group consisting of vitamin C and vitamin E, a trace mineral, in particular selenium, and optionally a mixture of at least two compounds selected from the group consisting of thymol, eugenol, vanillin and ?-terpinene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Catherine HAMELIN, Rual LOPEZ ULIBARRI, Wolfgang SCHLIFFKA
  • Patent number: 9596878
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of canthaxanthin and at least one vitamin D metabolite, preferably 25-hydroxy vitamin D3 (25-OH D3), for improving internal egg quality. Interior egg quality, usually expressed in Haugh Units, is prolonged by feeding the laying poultry a diet containing canthaxanthin and 25-hydroxy vitamin D3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Isaac Bittar, Rafael Gustavo Hermes, Catherine Hamelin, Fernando Cisneros
  • Publication number: 20160128359
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of canthaxanthin and at least one vitamin D metabolite, preferably 25-hydroxy vitamin D3 (25-OH D3), for improving internal egg quality. Interior egg quality, usually expressed in Haugh Units, is prolonged by feeding the laying poultry a diet containing canthaxanthin and 25-hydroxy vitamin D3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Isaac BITTAR, Rafael Gustavo HERMES, Catherine HAMELIN, Fernando CISNEROS
  • Publication number: 20160106776
    Abstract: The present invention relates to feed supplements comprising vitamins and canthaxanthin and the use of such supplements for improving performance and health in poultry, in particular in poultry pullets. It has been found surprisingly that feed additive compositions as hereinafter defined improves immune status, bone and skeletal development, flock uniformity, growth and feed conversion of pullets. The feed additive composition according to the present invention comprises canthaxanthin, at least one vitamin selected from the group consisting of vitamin C and vitamin E, a trace mineral, in particular selenium, and optionally a mixture of at least two compounds selected from the group consisting of thymol, eugenol, vanillin and ?-terpinene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Catherine HAMELIN, Rual LOPEZ ULIBARRI, Wolfgang SCHLIFFKA