Patents Assigned to Netsec S.A.
  • PC-O 42:4—a biomarker for visceral adiposity
    Patent number: 9261521
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the field of biomarkers. In particular, the present invention relates to biomarkers such as PC-O 42:4 that can be used, for example for detecting and/or quantifying visceral adiposity and/or changes in visceral adiposity. This biomarker may also be used to diagnosing the effect of a change in lifestyle on visceral adiposity in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: NETSEC S.A.
    Inventors: Francois-Pierre Martin, Ivan Montoliu Roura, Philippe Alexandre Guy, Serge Andre Dominique Rezzi
  • Oil containing one or more long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids phospholipids derived from biomass
    Patent number: 8609875
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to extract long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids from sources using emulsifiers dispersed in oil as carrier and to the oils obtainable from such a method. It also relates to the use of emulsifier in oil for improving the extraction of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in the form of phospholipids and, in a further aspect, to an oil composition comprising long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in an amount up to 4% and phospholipids in an amount up to 15% and at least one emulsifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Netsec S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Baptiste Bezelgues, Junkuan Wang, Raymond Bertholet, Pierre Ducret
  • Method and system of setting and/or controlling of a food product dispensing machine using a tag-type communication device
    Patent number: 7387239
    Abstract: A method of and system for providing machine-readable tags, preferably programmable RFID tags are provided. In one embodiment of the present invention, a receptacle having at least one wall member that defines an enclosure and a tag associated with the receptacle, which includes machine-readable information regarding a product occupying the enclosure is provided. In accordance with another embodiment of the invention, the tag includes identification information in electronic form for the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignees: Netsec S.A., Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Kevin R. Thomas, Donald Cardwell, Ruguo Hu