Patents Assigned to Mead Johnson & Co.
  • Methods For Determining The Levels Of TGF-Beta In A Composition
    Publication number: 20100105083
    Abstract: A novel method for determining the levels of TGF-?1 or TGF-?2 in a sample of milk, raw protein source, or nutritional composition is provided. The method involves, in some cases, reconstituting the sample; in some cases, centrifuging the sample; activating the sample using particular ratios of sample:acid:base; diluting the sample using particular ratios of sample:buffer agent; and determining the concentration of TGF-?1 in the sample using an ELISA assay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: MEAD JOHNSON & CO.
    Inventors: Gyan P. Rai, Francisco J. Rosales, Zeina E. Jouni, Rosaline Waworuntu
  • Methods For Preserving Endogenous TGF-Beta
    Publication number: 20100104727
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a processing method and a selection of ingredients that will retain TGF-? levels, bioactivity, and/or bioavailability in a liquid nutritional product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Mead Johnson & Co.
    Inventors: Juan M. Gonzalez, Dattatreya Banavara, John A. Alvey
  • Nutritional Composition With Improved Digestibility
    Publication number: 20100104696
    Abstract: The present invention is directed an improved nutritional composition, methods of improving digestion, and methods of enhancing the bioavailability of TGF-?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Mead Johnson & Co.
    Inventors: Dattatreya Banavara, Win-Chin Chiang, Deborah A. Schade, Joaquin A. Franco, Juan M. Gonzalez, Dirk Hondmann, Zeina E. Jouni, Yung-Hsiung Lee, Robert J. McMahon, Kristin Morris, Deshanie Rai, Gyan P. Rai, Nagendra Rangavajla, Francisco J. Rosales, William Michael Russell, Eric Van Tol, Hugh N. Tucker, Donald Carey Walker
  • Methods For Determining The Bioactivity Of TGF-Beta In A Composition
    Publication number: 20100105080
    Abstract: A novel method for determining the bioactivity of TGF-? in a sample of milk, raw protein source, or nutritional composition is provided. The method includes particular reconstitution steps, centrifugation steps, incubation steps, and activation steps. The bioactivity of the TGF-? in the sample may be measured in a HT-2 cell bioassay or a cellomics bioassay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: MEAD JOHNSON & CO.
    Inventors: Gyan P. Rai, Francisco J. Rosales, Zeina E. Jouni, Rosaline Waworuntu
  • Method For Simulating The Functional Attributes Of Human Milk Oligosaccharides In Formula-Fed Infants
    Publication number: 20090176734
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel method for increasing the production of acetate, decreasing the production of butyrate, increasing the population and species of beneficial bacteria and slowing the rate of fermentation of prebiotics within the gut of a formula-fed infant. The method comprises administration of a therapeutically effective amount of PDX to the infant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: Mead Johnson & Co.
    Inventors: Bryon W. Petschow, Robert J. McMahon, Glenn R. Gibson, Robert A. Rastall, Renia Gemmell, Maria Saarela, Anna-Marja Aura