Patents by Inventor Thierry Brun

Thierry Brun 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).

  • USE OF PAX4 IN PANCREATIC CELL PROLIFERATION
    Publication number: 20100135963
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an in vitro method for the generation and isolation of pancreatic ?-cells, comprising the steps of (a) contacting an adult cell derived from mammalian pancreatic islets or an explant culture of adult pancreatic islets with functional, wild-type Pax4; and (b) detecting and isolating; from said adult cell or explant culture, ?-cells that proliferate in response to the contact with Pax4. Furthermore, the use of functional; wild-type Pax4 for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for transplantation and/or tissue replacement is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Benoit Raymond Gauthier, Thierry Brun, Claes Benedict Wollheim, Roland Wehr
  • Fiber blend for enteral composition
    Patent number: 6489310
    Abstract: An enteral composition which contains a protein source, a lipid source, a carbohydrate source, and a fibre blend. The fibre blend contains inulin and fructo-oligosaccharides and has 45 to 55% by weight of the blend of soluble fibre and 45 to 55% by weight of the blend of insoluble fibre. The fibre blend may also contain pea inner fibres and pea outer envelope fibres.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Dominique Brassart, Veronique Jaussan, Thomas Schweizer, Thierry Brun
  • Nutritive composition
    Patent number: 5972415
    Abstract: Nutritive composition based on fibers comprising at least a mixture of pea internal fibers, pea external envelope fibers and inulin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Dominique Brassart, Veronique Jaussan, Thomas Schweizer, Thierry Brun