Patents by Inventor Kathryn S. McKee

Kathryn S. McKee 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).

  • Lactoferrin as a dietary ingredient promoting the growth of the gastrointestinal tract
    Patent number: 4977137
    Abstract: Disclosed is milk lactoferrin as a dietary ingredient which promotes growth of the gastrointestinal tract of human infants and newborn nonhuman animals immediately on birth when added to an infant formula or given separately as a dietary supplement thus reducing chronic diarrhea, assisting in the management of short gut syndrome, and avoiding, at least to some extent, chronic intractable diarrhea of the infant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1990
    Assignee: Baylor College of Medicine
    Inventors: Buford L. Nichols, Kathryn S. McKee