Patents by Inventor Sherwood L. Gorbach

Sherwood L. Gorbach 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).

  • Food containing a probiotic and an isolated ?-glucan and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 8404228
    Abstract: The invention features a food product containing a probiotic and ?-glucan isolated from a natural source, methods of treating a disease or disorder by administering the food product, and a package containing separated components of the food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Inventors: Sherwood L. Gorbach, Barry R. Goldin
  • FOOD CONTAINING A PROBIOTIC AND AN ISOLATED BETA-GLUCAN AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20110274722
    Abstract: The invention features a food product containing a probiotic and ?-glucan isolated from a natural source, methods of treating a disease or disorder by administering the food product, and a package containing separated components of the food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Sherwood L. Gorbach, Barry R. Goldin
  • Food containing a probiotic and an isolated ?-glucan and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 7981412
    Abstract: The invention features a food product containing a probiotic and ?-glucan isolated from a natural source, methods of treating a disease or disorder by administering the food product, and a package containing separated components of the food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Inventors: Sherwood L. Gorbach, Barry R. Goldin
  • Food Containing a Probiotic and an Isolated Beta-Glucan and Methods of Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20080193485
    Abstract: The invention features a food product containing a probiotic and ?-glucan isolated from a natural source, methods of treating a disease or disorder by administering the food product, and a package containing separated components of the food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Sherwood L. Gorbach, Barry R. Goldin
  • Use of isoflavonoids in the treatment or prevention of postpartum depression
    Patent number: 6083526
    Abstract: A method of treating or preventing postpartum depression by administration of a composition containing one or more purified, naturally-occurring isoflavonoids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Inventor: Sherwood L. Gorbach
  • Isoflavonoids for treatment and prevention of aging skin and wrinkles
    Patent number: 6060070
    Abstract: A method of treating or preventing, in a person, one or more symptoms of aging skin, said method comprising topically administering to the skin of said person a composition comprising one or more isoflavonoids selected from the group consisting of genistein, daidzein, biochanin A, formononetin, O-desmethylangolensin, glycitin, and equol, in a topically acceptable base, wherein the isoflavonoid concentration is between 1 and 40 mg per gram of base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Inventor: Sherwood L. Gorbach
  • Isoflavonoids for treatment and prevention of alzheimer dementia and reduced cognitive functions
    Patent number: 5733926
    Abstract: A method of treating or preventing, in a human patient, dementia of Alzheimer type, or age-related loss of cognitive function, said method comprising administering to said patient an isolated isoflavonoid selected from the group consisting of genistein, daidzein, biochanin A, formononetin, O-desmethylangolensin, glycitin, and equol, in an amount sufficient to produce a transient isoflavonoid concentration in the bloodstream of said patient of at least 100 nanomoles/L.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Inventor: Sherwood L. Gorbach
  • Method for treatment of menopausal and premenstrual symptoms
    Patent number: 5498631
    Abstract: A method is provided for preventing or treating symptoms of menopause, premenstrual syndrome, or a condition resulting from reduced levels of endogenous estrogen, by administering to the woman an effective amount of an isoflavonoid. The invention also features a therapeutic dietary product, containing isoflavonoids, for preventing or treating symptoms of conditions resulting from reduced or altered levels of endogenous estrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1996
    Assignee: Tufts University School of Medicine
    Inventors: Sherwood L. Gorbach, Barry R. Goldin, Herman Aldercreutz
  • L. acidophilus strains
    Patent number: 5032399
    Abstract: A biologically pure culture of a strain of bacteria of the species Lactobacillus acidophilus, the bacteria being characterized in that an average of at least 50 of the bacteria can adhere to one human small intestinal mucosal cell after a five minute incubation of the bacteria with the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignees: Sherwood L. Gorbach, Barry R. Goldin
    Inventors: Sherwood L. Gorbach, Barry R. Goldin
  • Lactobacillus strains and methods of selection
    Patent number: 4839281
    Abstract: A biologically pure culture of a strain of bacteria of a Lactobacillus species in which the bacteria have avid adherence to intestinal cells, are able to survive at low pH, and produce large amounts of lactic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1989
    Assignee: New England Medical Center Hospitals, Inc.
    Inventors: Sherwood L. Gorbach, Barry R. Goldin