Patents Assigned to Nutraceutix, Inc.
  • Delivery system for biological component
    Patent number: 8007777
    Abstract: The invention relates to a controlled release formulation for a probiotic. The formulation contains a hydrophilic agent, an electrolytic agent and a polysaccharide and is in the form of a monolithic tablet for oral delivery to the intestinal system. The probiotic can be lactic acid bacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Nutraceutix, Inc.
    Inventors: Tanya Borek, Terri Butler, Catherine Federici, Michael P. Hite, Christopher London, Stephen J. Turner
  • Tablets containing heat sensitive materials and method for forming thereof
    Publication number: 20040058026
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process and apparatus for preserving the potency of a tableted heat sensitive ingredient. The process includes the steps of forming the ingredient into a tablet and cooling the tablet for a sufficient time and at a sufficiently low temperature to decrease the heat degradation of the ingredient. The process may be carried out in any number of tablet cooling apparatus, including a conduit forming a passageway for receiving tablets from the tablet press. A coolant inlet is connected to the conduit for supplying coolant into the passageway and into contact with the tablets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: Nutraceutix, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen J. Turner, Steven K. Kazemi, Tanya M. Borek, Jeffrey S. White
  • Tablet cryotechnology
    Publication number: 20030085484
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process and apparatus for preserving the potency of a tableted heat sensitive ingredient. The process includes the steps of forming the ingredient into a tablet and cooling the tablet for a sufficient time and at a sufficiently low temperature to decrease the heat degradation of the ingredient. The process may be carried out in any number of tablet cooling apparatus, including a conduit forming a passageway for receiving tablets from the tablet press. A coolant inlet is connected to the conduit for supplying coolant into the passageway and into contact with the tablets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Applicant: Nutraceutix, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen J. Turner, Steven K. Kazemi, Tanya M. Borek, Jeffrey S. White