Patents Assigned to Keratec, Ltd.
  • Nutraceutical composition comprising soluble keratin or derivative thereof
    Patent number: 7579317
    Abstract: Keratin and derivatives thereof, preferably S-sulfonated keratin intermediate filament protein, S-sulfonated keratin high sulfur protein, and S-sulfonated peptides provide antioxidant activity, e.g., that equal to 200-2200 ?mol TEAC/100 g or 100 ml, and are useful in an oral supplement to cause reduction in oxidative stress and benefits stemming therefrom, e.g., promoting skin health and to provide anti-inflammatory effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Keratec, Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert J. Kelly, Gregory D. Ellis, Rebecca J. Macdonald, Robert A. McPherson, Paul G. Middlewood, Mark G. Nuthall, Guang-Feng Rao, Alisa D. Roddick-Lanzilotta, Gudmundur F. Sigurjonsson, Diane J. Singleton
  • KERATIN DERIVATIVES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20090111750
    Abstract: Soluble keratin derivatives are disclosed. The soluble keratin derivatives may include a soluble keratin protein having at least one substituted chemical group at a lysine group, terminal amine group and/or hydroxyl amino acid group of a soluble keratin protein. Soluble keratin derivatives may be formed by succinylation or quaternisation, or by reaction with fatty acid derivatives. The soluble keratin derivatives may be used in personal care formulations, and may also comprise mixtures of several different soluble keratin derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: Keratec, LTD.
    Inventors: Robert James Kelly, Sonya Mary Scott, Alisa Dawn Roddick-Lanzilotta, Steven Geoffrey Aitken