Patents by Inventor Kati A. Chevaux
Kati A. Chevaux 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).
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Patent number: 8715749Abstract: Foods and pharmaceuticals which contain cocoa and/or nut procyanidin(s) in combination with L-arginine are effective to induce a physiological increase in nitric oxide production in a mammal having ingested the product. A preferred food product is a confection, particularly a dark or milk chocolate containing nuts. The procyanidins may be natural or synthetic and may be provided by food ingredients such as chocolate liquor and/or cocoa solids prepared from underfermented beans and nut skins. The L-arginine may be natural or synthetic and may be provided by food ingredients such as nut meats, nut pastes, and/or nut flours, seeds, seed pastes, and/or seed flours, or gelatin. The beneficial health effects may include, for example, reduced blood pressure, resistance to cardiovascular disease, and anticancer activity.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2013Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Mars, IncorporatedInventors: Kati A. Chevaux, Harold H. Schmitz, Leo J. Romanczyk
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Publication number: 20140089321Abstract: Disclosed is a recipe recommendation system and method which builds and maintains user and recipe profiles, which matches user and recipe profiles to recommend recipes, which changes recommended recipes based on season and other factors, which adjusts user profiles based on explicit and implicit feedback, which integrates mobile computing and grocery delivery services, and which offers a complete service.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2012Publication date: March 27, 2014Inventors: Lawrence ENGEL, Kati CHEVAUX
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Publication number: 20130296419Abstract: Foods and pharmaceuticals which contain cocoa and/or nut procyanidin(s) in combination with L-arginine are effective to induce a physiological increase in nitric oxide production in a mammal having ingested the product. A preferred food product is a confection, particularly a dark or milk chocolate containing nuts. The procyanidins may be natural or synthetic and may be provided by food ingredients such as chocolate liquor and/or cocoa solids prepared from underfermented beans and nut skins. The L-arginine may be natural or synthetic and may be provided by food ingredients such as nut meats, nut pastes, and/or nut flours, seeds, seed pastes, and/or seed flours, or gelatin. The beneficial health effects may include, for example, reduced blood pressure, resistance to cardiovascular disease, and anticancer activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Kati A. CHEVAUX, Harold H. SCHMITZ, Leo J. ROMANCZYK
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Patent number: 8507018Abstract: Foods and pharmaceuticals which contain cocoa and/or nut procyanidin(s) in combination with L-arginine are effective to induce a physiological increase in nitric oxide production in a mammal having ingested the product. A preferred food product is a confection, particularly a dark or milk chocolate containing nuts. The procyanidins may be natural or synthetic and may be provided by food ingredients such as chocolate liquor and/or cocoa solids prepared from underfermented beans and nut skins. The L-arginine may be natural or synthetic and may be provided by food ingredients such as nut meats, nut pastes, and/or nut flours, seeds, seed pastes, and/or seed flours, or gelatin. The beneficial health effects may include, for example, reduced blood pressure, resistance to cardiovascular disease, and anticancer activity.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2004Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Mars, IncorporatedInventors: Kati A. Chevaux, Harold H. Schmitz, Leo J. Romanczyk
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Patent number: 8337917Abstract: The invention relates to products, including foods such as confectionary and pet foods, comprising nut skins. Exemplary nut skins are peanut and almond skins. The products may also contain cocoa polyphenol and/or L-arginine, and are useful for inducing vasodilation.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Mars, IncorporatedInventors: Kati A. Chevaux, Harold H. Schmitz, Leo J. Romanczyk
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Patent number: 8323705Abstract: The invention relates to products, including foods such as confectionary and pet foods, comprising nut skins or polyphenol-containing nut skin extracts. Exemplary nut skins are peanut and almond skins. The products may also contain cocoa polyphenol and/or L-arginine, and are useful for inducing vasodilation.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2004Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Mars, IncorporatedInventors: Kati A. Chevaux, Harold H. Schmitz, Leo J. Romanczyk
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Publication number: 20080063690Abstract: The invention relates to products, including foods such as confectionary and pet foods, comprising nut skins. Exemplary nut skins are peanut and almond skins. The products may also contain cocoa polyphenol and/or L-arginine, and are useful for inducing vasodilation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: March 13, 2008Applicant: Mars, IncorporatedInventors: Kati Chevaux, Harold Schmitz, Leo Romanczyk
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Publication number: 20050089592Abstract: The invention relates to products, including foods such as confectionary and pet foods, comprising nut skins or polyphenol-containing nut skin extracts. Exemplary nut skins are peanut and almond skins. The products may also contain cocoa polyphenol and/or L-arginine, and are useful for inducing vasodilation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2004Publication date: April 28, 2005Applicant: Mars, IncorporatedInventors: Kati Chevaux, Harold Schmitz, Leo Romanczyk
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Patent number: 6805883Abstract: Foods and pharmaceuticals which contain cocoa and/or nut procyanidin(s) in combination with L-arginine are effective to induce a physiological increase in nitric oxide production in a mammal having ingested the product. A preferred food product is a confection, particularly a dark or milk chocolate containing nuts. The procyanidins may be natural or synthetic and may be provided by food ingredients such as chocolate liquor and/or cocoa solids prepared from underfermented beans and nut skins. The L-arginine may be natural or synthetic and may be provided by food ingredients such as nut meats, nut pastes, and/or nut flours, seeds, seed pastes, and/or seed flours, or gelatin. The beneficial health effects may include, for example, reduced blood pressure, resistance to cardiovascular disease, and anticancer activity.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2002Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignee: Mars, IncorporatedInventors: Kati A. Chevaux, Harold H. Schmitz, Leo J. Romanczyk, Jr.
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Publication number: 20040166142Abstract: Foods and pharmaceuticals which contain cocoa and/or nut procyanidin(s) in combination with L-arginine are effective to induce a physiological increase in nitric oxide production in a mammal having ingested the product. A preferred food product is a confection, particularly a dark or milk chocolate containing nuts. The procyanidins may be natural or synthetic and may be provided by food ingredients such as chocolate liquor and/or cocoa solids prepared from underfermented beans and nut skins. The L-arginine may be natural or synthetic and may be provided by food ingredients such as nut meats, nut pastes, and/or nut flours, seeds, seed pastes, and/or seed flours, or gelatin. The beneficial health effects may include, for example, reduced blood pressure, resistance to cardiovascular disease, and anticancer activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2004Publication date: August 26, 2004Applicant: Mars, IncorporatedInventors: Kati A. Chevaux, Harold H. Schmitz, Leo J. Romanczyk
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Publication number: 20040081715Abstract: This invention relates to compositions containing polyphenols, for example, cocoa polyphenols such as procyanidins, in combination with at least one cholesterol lowering agent, and methods for improving vascular health including treating and preventing atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2003Publication date: April 29, 2004Applicant: Mars, IncorporatedInventors: Harold H. Schmitz, Kati A. Chevaux, Amy Dombroski, Ralph Jerome
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Patent number: 6610320Abstract: This invention relates to compositions containing polyphenols, for example, cocoa polyphenols such as procyanidins, in combination with at least one cholesterol lowering agent, and methods for improving vascular health including treating and preventing atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2001Date of Patent: August 26, 2003Assignee: Mars, IncorporatedInventors: Harold H. Schmitz, Kati A. Chevaux, Amy Dombroski, Ralph Jerome
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Publication number: 20030104075Abstract: Foods and pharmaceuticals which contain cocoa and/or nut procyanidin(s) in combination with L-arginine are effective to induce a physiological increase in nitric oxide production in a mammal having ingested the product. A preferred food product is a confection, particularly a dark or milk chocolate containing nuts. The procyanidins may be natural or synthetic and may be provided by food ingredients such as chocolate liquor and/or cocoa solids prepared from underfermented beans and nut skins. The L-arginine may be natural or synthetic and may be provided by food ingredients such as nut meats, nut pastes, and/or nut flours, seeds, seed pastes, and/or seed flours, or gelatin. The beneficial health effects may include, for example, reduced blood pressure, resistance to cardiovascular disease, and anticancer activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2002Publication date: June 5, 2003Applicant: Mars IncorporatedInventors: Kati A. Chevaux, Harold H. Schmitz, Leo J. Romanczyk
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Publication number: 20020018807Abstract: This invention relates to compositions containing polyphenols, for example, cocoa polyphenols such as procyanidins, in combination with at least one cholesterol lowering agent, and methods for improving vascular health including treating and preventing atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2001Publication date: February 14, 2002Inventors: Harold H. Schmitz, Kati A. Chevaux, Amy Dombroski, Ralph Jerome