Patents by Inventor Sandra Helen Giffen

Sandra Helen Giffen 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: 20140193542
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of composition comprising free amino acids as a sole source of protein, a fatty acid source comprising long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, a carbohydrate source comprising digestible and indigestible carbohydrates, and milk protein free Bifidobacteria for treating a person suffering from (a) colic, congestion, runny nose, wheezing, vomiting, diarrhoea, bloody stools, mucus in stools, rash, eczema, gastroesophageal reflux, eosinophilic esophagitis or asthma; (b) cow's milk allergy and/or food protein intolerance; and/or (c) infections, wherein the indigestible carbohydrate is selected from a milk protein free source and the total composition is essentially free of intact proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventors: Jane Elizabeth Langford, Ian Sullivan, Catherine Teresa Deering, Sandra Helen Giffen
  • Patent number: 8691213
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of composition comprising free amino acids as a sole source of protein, a fatty acid source comprising long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, a carbohydrate source comprising digestible and indigestible carbohydrates, and milk protein free Bifidobacteria for treating a person suffering from (a) colic, congestion, runny nose, wheezing, vomiting, diarrhea, bloody stools, mucus in stools, rash, eczema, gastroesophageal reflux, eosinophilic esophagitis or asthma; (b) cow's milk allergy and/or food protein intolerance; and/or (c) infections, wherein the indigestible carbohydrate is selected from a milk protein free source and the total composition is essentially free of intact proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: SHS International
    Inventors: Jane Elizabeth Langford, Ian Sullivan, Catherine Teresa Deering, Sandra Helen Giffen
  • Publication number: 20110081400
    Abstract: A nutritional composition particularly suitable for use by morbidly obese patients pre and post bariatric surgery comprises 20-60 wt % protein source, 15-55 wt % carbohydrate, 10-20 wt % soluble dietary fibres, less than 10 wt % fat and micronutrients. The micronutrients comprise 0.75-3 wt % calcium, 0.5-1.8 wt % phosphorus, 12.5-100 mg/100 g of iron, 10-100 mcg/100 g vitamin D, and 175-560 mcg/100 g vitamin B12 the wt % being based on the dry weight of the total composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Jane Elizabeth LANGFORD, Faith Farayi TAKURUKURA, Catherine Louise PATTERSON, Sandra Helen GIFFEN, Fredrick Joel BRODY
  • Publication number: 20090238893
    Abstract: A nutritional formulation for the treatment of inflammatory conditions of the gastrointestinal tract (particularly Crohn's Disease in paediatric patients) comprises: (a) a lipid source, (b) a carbohydrate source, and (c) a protein source. wherein the lipid source comprises a weight ratio of n-6:n-3 fatty acids of 1:1 to 3:1, at least 90% by weight of the n-3 fatty acids in the lipid source are provided by ?-linolenic acid and at least 90% by weight of the n-6 fatty acids in the lipid source are provided by linoleic acid and components (a), (b) and (c) together provide at least 400 kcal of energy per 100 g total weight of (a)-(c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Jane Elizabeth Langford, Ian Sullivan, Catherine Teresa Deering, Sandra Helen Giffen