Patents Assigned to Avoca, Inc.
  • Compositions comprising sclareol or derivatives thereof and uses thereof
    Patent number: 7785585
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition which includes a sclareol or a derivative thereof, wherein the sclareol or a derivative thereof is bound by a glycoprotein matrix. The composition of the invention provides improved potency, stability and bioactivity characteristics of sclareol, or its derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Avoca, Inc.
    Inventors: David Peele, Dilip Chokshi
  • Compositions comprising sclareol or derivatives thereof and uses thereof
    Patent number: 7588759
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition which includes a sclareol or a derivative thereof, wherein the sclareol or a derivative thereof is bound by a glycoprotein matrix. The composition of the invention provides improved potency, stability and bioactivity characteristics of sclareol, or its derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Avoca, Inc.
    Inventors: David Peele, Dilip Chokshi
  • Compounds for altering food intake in humans
    Patent number: 6852342
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of providing an extract containing at least one simmondsin compound. The extract is provided from jojoba plant, and used as a dietary supplement for use in a weight control regiment in humans. The present invention also provides a method of treating an overweight human in need of such treatment, and comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of such an extract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignees: Avoca, Inc., ChromaDex, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard King Teague, Samuel Leonard Tynch, Frank Louis Jaksch, Jr., Richard Theodore Maier, Jr.