Patents by Inventor Tim Lubbers

Tim Lubbers 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 Lipid-Rich Nutrition for the Treatment of Post-Operative Ileus
    Publication number: 20110034376
    Abstract: The invention pertains to the use of a lipid-rich nutrition for the manufacture of a composition for the prevention and/or treatment of post-operative ileus. The lipid fraction inhibited IL-6 and TNF-? levels in peritoneal lavage fluid, and/or wherein the lipid fraction prevents influx of neutrophils in the intestinal muscularis following intestinal manipulation. The nutritional composition comprises at least a lipid fraction which accounts for 42 to 90%, preferably between 45 and 70% of the total energy of the composition. The lipid fraction preferably contains 8 to 50 wt % of phospholipids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Tim Lubbers, Houkje Bouritius, Misha D.P. Luyer, Willem Andries Buurman, Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Greve, Zandrie Hofman