Patents Assigned to General Nutrition Corporation
  • Publication number: 20100209558
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an improved composition and process for enhanced bioavailability. The composition includes a dietary supplement that is micronized and combined with polyethylene glycol. The process of increasing the bioavailability of a dietary ingredient includes ingesting a dietary supplement that is micronized and combined with polyethylene glycol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: General Nutrition Corporation
    Inventor: Guru Ramanathan
  • Patent number: 6004610
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions of a fiber blend and a fiber rich, low viscosity beverages. The fiber blend and fiber beverage are enriched with low viscosity fibers including both arabinogalactan and hydrolyzed guar gums.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: General Nutrition Corporation
    Inventors: Linji Wang, John P. Troup
  • Patent number: 4201349
    Abstract: A motor-driven grinding machine or unit has been provided to enable consumer-selected food items, such as nut kernels and grains to be quickly, uniformly and efficiently ground to a desired consistency in his or her presence. The machine has a chute with a motor-controlling lid that is adapted to receive selected food items and to feed them to a rotating auger shaft which extends into a processing housing. Food items are then advanced substantially radially outwardly between a pair of heads having opposed disc-like grinding surfaces, each of which has a set of inner, widely spaced-apart, relatively coarse teeth and an outer, relatively finer, closely spaced-apart set of teeth between which the food is advanced while the auger shaft rotates one of the heads and the food items are being ground and advanced between the surfaces strategically designed and positioned in a positive manner to reduce them to a desired uniform particle size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1980
    Assignee: General Nutrition Corporation
    Inventor: David E. Walsh