Patents Assigned to The Howard Foundation
  • Patent number: 10835509
    Abstract: A method for the prevention and/or treatment of dementia in a human subject; the method comprising the step of administering an effective amount of a composition comprising at least one carotenoid selected from the group consisting of lutein, zeaxanthin and meso-zeaxanthin; and a composition comprising at least one omega-3 fatty acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: HOWARD FOUNDATION HOLDINGS LTD.
    Inventors: Alan Norman Howard, John Nolan, Riona Mulcahy
  • Publication number: 20200197349
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of improving the cognitive function of a cognitively healthy human adult, the method comprising administering to the human adult an effective amount of a composition comprising lutein, zeaxanthin and meso-zeaxanthin and at least one omega-3 fatty acid, over a period of at least 24 months, the improved cognitive function being a detectable improvement in: spatial working memory as measured by the CANTAB Connect Research software SWM task; and/or reduced reaction time as measured by the CANTAB Connect Research Software RTI task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: Howard Foundation Holdings Ltd
    Inventors: Alan Norman HOWARD, Rebecca POWER, John NOLAN
  • Publication number: 20190307715
    Abstract: A method for the prevention and/or treatment of mild cognitive impanment in a human subject; the method comprising the step of administering an effective amount of a composition comprising each of the following: lutein, zeaxanthin, meso-zeaxanthin, vitamin E, and at least one omega-3 fatty acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: Howard Foundation Holdings Ltd
    Inventors: Alan Norman HOWARD, John NOLAN, Riona MULCAHY
  • Publication number: 20190167624
    Abstract: A method for the prevention and/or treatment of dementia in a human subject; the method comprising the step of administering an effective amount of a composition comprising at least one carotenoid selected from the group consisting of lutein, zeaxanthin and meso-zeaxanthin; and a composition comprising at least one omega-3 fatty acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: Howard Foundation Holdings Ltd
    Inventors: Alan Norman HOWARD, John NOLAN, Riona MULCAHY
  • Patent number: 9603813
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composition comprising MZ for use as a dietary supplement or food additive for oral consumption for improving the visual performance of a human subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Howard Foundation Holdings Limited
    Inventors: John Nolan, Stephen Beatty, James Loughman, Alan N. Howard, David Thurnham
  • Publication number: 20160324800
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composition comprising MZ for use as a dietary supplement or food additive for oral consumption for improving the visual performance of a human subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: Howard Foundation Holdings Limited
    Inventors: John Nolan, Stephen Beatty, James Loughman, Alan N. Howard, David Thurnham
  • Patent number: 9463167
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composition comprising MZ for use as a dietary supplement or food additive for oral consumption for improving the visual performance of a human subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Howard Foundation Holdings Limited
    Inventors: John Nolan, Stephen Beatty, James Loughman, Alan N. Howard, David Thurnham
  • Publication number: 20150297533
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composition comprising MZ for use as a dietary supplement or food additive for oral consumption for improving the visual performance of a human subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: Howard Foundation Holdings Limited
    Inventors: John Nolan, Stephen Beatty, James Loughman, Alan N. Howard, David Thurnham
  • Patent number: 8962043
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composition comprising MZ for use as a dietary supplement or food additive for oral consumption for improving the visual performance of a human subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Howard Foundation Holdings Limited
    Inventors: John Nolan, Stephen Beatty, James Loughman, Alan N. Howard, David Thurnham
  • Publication number: 20140187648
    Abstract: A method of identifying a human subject, more likely than a subject selected at random from the general population, to have one or more of the following: (i) a low macular pigment concentration in the eye or eyes; (ii) a low visual performance, or (iii) an atypical “central dip” macular pigment distribution; the method comprising the steps of: measuring at least one cognitive function of the subject; comparing the measured cognitive function with a pre-determined threshold; and, if the measured cognitive function is below the threshold, declaring the subject as being more likely to have one or more of low macular pigment concentration in the eye or eyes, low visual performance or an atypical ‘central dip’ macular pigment profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: HOWARD FOUNDATION HOLDINGS LTD.
    Inventors: Alan N. Howard, John Nolan, Stephen Beatty
  • Publication number: 20140187647
    Abstract: Systems and methods may be provided for improving the visual performance of a human subject without the need to test the macular pigment concentration in the eye or eyes of the subject. The method may include identifying a subject likely to have an atypical ‘central dip’ macular pigment distribution; and administering an amount of a macular pigment-containing composition sufficient to improve the visual performance of the subject. Identifying a human subject, more likely than a subject selected at random from the general population, to have an atypical ‘central’ dip macular pigment distribution may include measuring at least one cognitive function of the subject; comparing the measured cognitive function with a pre-determined threshold; and, if the measured cognitive function is below the threshold, declaring the subject as being more likely to have an atypical ‘central dip’ macular pigment profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: HOWARD FOUNDATION HOLDINGS LTD.
    Inventors: Alan N. Howard, John Nolan, Stephen Beatty
  • Publication number: 20140120175
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composition comprising MZ for use as a dietary supplement or food additive for oral consumption for improving the visual performance of a human subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: HOWARD FOUNDATION HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: John Nolan, Stephen Beatty, James Loughman, Alan N. Howard, David Thurnham
  • Patent number: 8623428
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composition comprising MZ for use as a dietary supplement or food additive for oral consumption for improving the visual performance of a human subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Howard Foundation Holdings Limited
    Inventors: John Nolan, Stephen Beatty, James Loughman, Alan N. Howard, David Thurnham
  • Publication number: 20130011486
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composition comprising MZ for use as a dietary supplement or food additive for oral consumption for improving the visual performance of a human subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: Howard Foundation Holdings Limited
    Inventors: John Nolan, Stephen Beatty, James Loughman, Alan N. Howard, David Thurnham
  • Patent number: 6642277
    Abstract: Disclosed is a plant-derived flavonol-containing dry composition suitable for human consumption, wherein at least 25% of the plant-derived material in the composition comprises polyphenols, together with uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: The Howard Foundation
    Inventors: Alan Norman Howard, Shaja Vijay Nigdikar, Jayshri Rajput-Williams, Norman Ross Williams
  • Patent number: 6569446
    Abstract: A method of increasing the solubility in water of a flavonol component of a flavonol-containing composition, the method including the steps of providing a flavonol-containing composition, providing an anthocyanin-containing composition and mixing the two compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: The Howard Foundation
    Inventor: Alan N. Howard
  • Patent number: 6524611
    Abstract: A composition for human consumption, comprising creatine and creatinine, the latter being in sufficient quantity to render creatine in an aqueous medium substantially stable, and a method of making the composition is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: The Howard Foundation
    Inventors: Alan N. Howard, Roger C. Harris
  • Patent number: 6329432
    Abstract: Meso-zeaxanthin compositions for pharmaceutical use and use of meso-zeaxanthin to increase the deposition of macular pigment in the human eye, and for the therapeutic treatment or prophylaxis of diseases and disorders of the macula, in particular age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: The Howard Foundation
    Inventors: Alan Norman Howard, John T. Landrum, Richard A. Bone
  • Patent number: 6274161
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for human consumption comprising creatine suspended in an edible supporting matrix, a method of making the composition, and a method of stably storing creatine-containing foodstuffs at ambient temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: The Howard Foundation
    Inventors: Alan N Howard, Roger C Harris
  • Publication number: 20010009926
    Abstract: Meso-zeaxanthin compositions for pharmaceutical use and use of meso-zeaxanthin to increase the deposition of macular pigment in the human eye, and for the therapeutic treatment or prophylaxis of diseases and disorders of the macula, in particular age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Publication date: July 26, 2001
    Applicant: THE HOWARD FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Alan Norman Howard, John T. Landrum, Richard A. Bone