Patents Assigned to N.V. Nutricia
  • INFANT FORMULA FOR IMPROVED EATING BEHAVIOUR
    Publication number: 20200022396
    Abstract: Formula comprising large and/or phospholipid coated lipid globules for promoting improved eating behaviour in infants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Carolus Maria Johannes Leonardus VEREIJKEN, Eline Marleen VAN DER BEEK, Dennis Stanley ACTON
  • INFANT FORMULA FOR IMPROVED EATING BEHAVIOUR
    Publication number: 20200022395
    Abstract: Formula comprising a mixture of vegetable fats and milk fat for promoting improved eating behaviour in infants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Carolus Maria Johannes Leonardus VEREIJKEN, Eline Marleen VAN DER BEEK, Dennis Stanley ACTON
  • Pyrimidine derivative and a fatty acid source for use in the treatment of constipation
    Patent number: 10517885
    Abstract: The invention relates to a combination of a pyrimidine derivative and a fatty acid source for use in the treatment of constipation, in particular in the treatment of constipation in patients suffering from GI disorders, neurological disorders, or psychiatric disorders. Advantageously, the combination comprises one or more vitamins or fibres.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: N. V. Nutricia
    Inventor: Sofia Lopes Da Silva
  • Glycine for use in tolerance induction in allergic patients
    Patent number: 10500179
    Abstract: The invention relates to a free glycine source for use in inducing tolerance against an allergen, or preventing the development of allergy in a human or other mammal. The invention further relates to a composition comprising protein, fat and carbohydrates with at least 7 en % protein and at least 60 mg free glycine source per gram protein, preferably at least 70 mg glycine per gram protein. The free glycine source is preferably the free amino acid glycine, a salt of the free amino acid glycine, or a combination thereof; the protein can be intact protein, hydrolysed protein, peptides, free amino acids, salts of amino acids, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: N. V. Nutricia
    Inventor: Anita Hartog
  • Intestinal barrier integrity
    Patent number: 10499676
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for stimulating barrier integrity in a mammal by administering to a mammal a composition comprising: eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (ARA), and at least two distinct oligosaccharides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: N.V. NUTRICIA
    Inventors: Eric Alexander Franciscus Van Tol, Linette Eustachia Maria Willemsen, Marleen Antoinette Koetsier, Christopher Beermann, Bernd Stahl
  • Nutritional composition for improving the mammalian immune system
    Patent number: 10449248
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nutritional composition comprising (a) at least 18 en % of proteinaceous matter; (b) at least 12 wt % of leucine, based on total proteinaceous matter; (c) a lipid fraction comprising at least a ?-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid selected from the group of eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid, eicosatetraenoic acid and docosapentaenoic acid; (d) an immune modulator; for improving the immune function in a mammal, preferably a human.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: N. V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Joyce Faber, Adrianus Lambertus Bertholdus Van Helvoort, Klaske Van Norren, Arjan Paul Vos, Robert Johan Joseph Hageman, Cornelus Johannes Petrus Van Limpt
  • Cereal-based infant nutrition with fibre
    Patent number: 10440982
    Abstract: Cereal-based semi-liquid and/or semi-solid compositions suitable for supporting the transition period wherein the infant changes from a diet consisting of breast milk or liquid infant formula to solid adult foods, comprising uronic acid carbohydrates with a degree of polymerization (DP) between 10 and 300 and also uses thereof are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: N. V. NUTRICIA
    Inventors: Bernd Stahl, Martine Sandra Alles, Brigitte Antonia Maria Borgmann
  • Container construction for powdered material
    Publication number: 20190298110
    Abstract: A packaging is disclosed for a powdered material comprising a tub for receiving the material, the tub having a base and a peripheral wall with a top edge; an outer sleeve around at least the peripheral wall of the tub, thereby supporting the tub; a removable membrane for separating the powdered material in the tub from the environment; and a lid assembly comprising a peripheral rim for connection over the top edge of the peripheral wall of the tub and defining a wide access opening and a lid, hingedly attached to the rim for reclosing the access opening. Furthermore, a method of manufacturing a package for a powdered material is disclosed, comprising sliding the tub in the sleeve, such that at least the peripheral wall of the tub is enclosed by the sleeve, whereby the sleeve supports the tub and the tub and sleeve form a container for the powdered material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Alexander Josephus Maricus van Puijenbroek, Patrick Michael van Baal, Sjors Floris Crusius, Priya Caroline Roberts, Benoît Marie François Piette, Gary John Burdett
  • Synergism of GOS and polyfructose
    Patent number: 10426791
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of prebiotics. Provided are uses for compositions comprising synergistically effective amounts of polyfructose and galactooligosaccharides (GOS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Gelske Speelmans, Maria Johanna Adriana Petronella Govers, Jan Knol, Eric Alexander Franciscus Van Tol
  • NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING CELL MEMBRANES
    Publication number: 20190289893
    Abstract: An early in life nutritional intervention with a lipid component having both large lipid globules with phospholipids and an increased amount of palmitic acid in the sn-2 position in triglycerides were found to improve the fatty acid composition of cell membranes, in particular brain membranes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Anniek Lidewij Schipper, Eline Marleen VAN DER BEEK, Dennis Stanley ACTON, Nana BARTKE, Stefanie SCHOEN
  • for the treatment of mastitis
    Patent number: 10420807
    Abstract: The invention relates to a new strain of Lactobacillus salivarius, products containing the new strain, the use thereof in and methods for the treatment and/or prevention of inflammation and/or infection in breast or udder tissue, particularly in a mammary gland of a human female. The inflammation and/or infection is preferably mastitis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: N.V. NUTRICIA
    Inventors: Rocio Martin, Jan Knol, Leonides Fernández Álvarez, Irene Espinosa Martos, Esther Antonia Jiménez Quintana, Juan Miguel Rodríguez Gómez
  • Mixture of non-digestible oligosaccharides for stimulating the immune system
    Patent number: 10420784
    Abstract: Nutritional compositions with fucosyllactose and betagalactooligosaccharides for use in stimulation of the immune system. The composition is suitable for infants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: N.V. NUTRICIA
    Inventors: Bernd Stahl, Alma Jildou Nauta, Johan Garssen, Eric Samain, Sophie Drouillard
  • CONTAINER, SEAL WITH BLISTER ELEMENT, AND SCOOP THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20190256261
    Abstract: A container for a powdered nutritional product is provided, the container comprising a can having a base and an upstanding sidewall defining an interior space, the sidewall extending to a rim defining an opening to the interior space, a seal attached to the rim and serving to sealingly close the opening, wherein the seal is provided with a scoop recess formed between the seal and a blister element connected to the seal. Additionally, a lid is provided having an upper part and a lower part, wherein the lower part has a greater radius than the upper part, and wherein the radius of the upper part is smaller than the radius of the rim of the can.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Wido van Drecht, Maria Bernabe Betancor
  • Container construction for powdered material
    Patent number: 10342388
    Abstract: A packaging for a powdered material includes a tub for receiving the material, the tub having a base and a peripheral wall with a top edge; an outer sleeve around at least the peripheral wall of the tub, thereby supporting the tub; a removable membrane for separating the powdered material in the tub from the environment; and a lid assembly having a peripheral rim for connection over the top edge of the peripheral wall of the tub and defining a wide access opening and a lid, hingedly attached to the rim for reclosing the access opening. A method of manufacturing such a package for a powdered material includes sliding the tub in the sleeve, such that at least the peripheral wall of the tub is enclosed by the sleeve, whereby sleeve supports the tub and the tub and sleeve form a container for the powdered material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Alexander Josephus Maricus Van Puijenbroek, Patrick Michael Van Baal, Sjors Floris Crusius, Priya Caroline Roberts, Benoit Marie Francois Piette, Gary John Burdett
  • PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR INCREASING URIDINE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD PLASMA
    Publication number: 20190183916
    Abstract: The invention pertains to the use of soluble sodium in the manufacture of a composition or kit of parts for (therapeutically) improving and prolonging blood plasma uridine levels and tissue availability of uridine, and/or for treating or preventing impaired blood plasma uridine levels and tissue availability of uridine, and/or for preventing/treating disorders associated with impaired blood plasma and tissue availability of uridine, in a mammal, preferably a human being, by orally co-administering soluble sodium and uridine in a molar ratio of soluble sodium to uridine of more than 1:1, preferably more than 1.5:1, more preferably more than 2:1, even more preferably at least 2.5:1, even more preferably at least 2.8:1, more preferably 3:1-15:1, most preferably 3:1-10:1, particularly 3:1-5:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventor: Robert Johan Joseph HAGEMAN
  • Nutritional tablet
    Patent number: 10321706
    Abstract: To improve the solubility and the speed of dissolution of nutritional tablets comprising protein, fat and carbohydrates, dietary fibers are included in the nutritional tablets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Maarten Anne Hoijer, Anneke Maria Fransiska Olde Riekerink
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING NEUROINFLAMMATION
    Publication number: 20190175622
    Abstract: The invention pertains to the use of therapeutically effective amounts of (i) vitamin A and/or functional equivalents, (ii) vitamin D and/or functional equivalents, and (iii) at least one omega-3 PUFA, preferably DHA and/or EPA, more preferably DHA and EPA, for the manufacture of a composition or medicament for treating, reducing and/or preventing neuroinflammation and/or symptoms associated with neuroinflammation in a subject in need thereof, as well as for reducing microglia activation, and/or for treating, reducing and/or preventing symptoms associated with excessive activation of microglia; and/or for reducing the secretion of inflammatory cytokines, preferably IL-6, and/or for treating, reducing and/or preventing symptoms associated with excessive secretion of inflammatory cytokines, in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: N.V. NUTRICIA
    Inventors: Sofia LOPES DA SILVA, Ladislaus Maria BROERSEN, Robert Johan Joseph HAGEMAN, Jan Maarten VERKUIJL
  • PROCESS FOR PRODUCING INFANT FORMULA PRODUCTS AND DAIRY PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20190166864
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a process for simultaneous producing an infant formula product and a dairy product from defatted animal milk, comprising (a) processing the milk into a casein stream, a whey protein stream and a lactose stream by a combination of microfiltration and ultrafiltration, wherein the casein stream originates from the microfiltration as retentate, the whey protein stream originates from the ultrafiltration as retentate and the lactose stream originates from the ultrafiltration as permeate; (b) combining at least part of the whey protein stream originating from step (a) and a lactose source to obtain are combined stream; (c) using the recombined stream originating from step (b) in the manufacture of the infant formula product; and (d) using at least part of the casein stream originating from step (a) and defatted animal milk in the manufacture of the dairy product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicants: COMPAGNIE GERVAIS DANONE, N.V. NUTRICIA
    Inventors: Franck DAVID, Claire QUEGUINER, Laurent SCHMITT, Gerrit HOLS, John TOBIN, Raoul Charles Johan MOONEN
  • Amino acid based diet with improved taste
    Patent number: 10306909
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the finding that free amino acids can both negatively or positively influence overall taste of free amino acid-based enteral nutritional compositions, and the amino acids can thus be categorized. A striking balance of both categories of amino acids to arrive at amino acid-based nutritional composition with improved taste, yet not compromising the (regulatory) dietary restrictions on essential amino acids and conditionally essential amino acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: N.V. NUTRICIA
    Inventors: Jonathan Rason, Carole Springett
  • FERMENTED INFANT FORMULA
    Publication number: 20190159500
    Abstract: A fermented infant formula or follow on formula for promoting a growth trajectory more similar to the growth trajectory in breast-fed infants. A fermented infant formula or follow on formula for i) promoting a balanced growth trajectory or body development in an infant and/or ii) preventing or reducing the risk of an unbalanced growth trajectory or body development in an infant. Saud formula comprises 3 to 7 g lipid/100 kcal, 1.25 to 5 g protein/100 kcal and 6 to 18 g digestible carbohydrate/100 kcal and wherein the nutritional composition comprises an ingredient fermented by lactic acid producing bacteria, and 0.05 to 1.5 wt % lactic acid based on dry weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: N.V. NUTRICIA
    Inventors: Houkje BOURITIUS, Marieke ABRAHAMSE-BERKEVELD