Patents Examined by Amy L. Clark
  • Method for production of carotenoid
    Patent number: 10701957
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising a high content of highly pure, low-cost, and safe carotenoid and a method for industrially producing the same. The present invention also provides functional food, a pharmaceutical composition and a cosmetic product comprising such a composition. The present invention further provides a method for producing a composition containing at least 80% of carotenoid, which is characterized in treating a microorganism culture with extraction using a lower alcohol at 80° C. at the lowest or a combination of water and a lower alcohol at 80° C. at the lowest, and then washing and filtrating the precipitate obtained from the extract solution with a combination of a lower alcohol and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: JXTG NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Takahashi, Shotaro Uchizawa, Hideyuki Dohi, Kentaro Shimizu, Tomoyuki Ishizaki
  • Equol-containing extract, method for production thereof, method for extraction of equol, and equol-containing food
    Patent number: 10681930
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an extract obtained by extracting useful components containing equal from an equol-containing fermented soybean hypocotyl, and to a method for producing the same. The present invention makes it possible to efficiently obtain useful components containing equol from the fermented soybean hypocotyl by subjecting an equol-containing fermented soybean hypocotyl to extraction using an ethanol aqueous solution as an extractant. The present invention reduces the content of saponin, which causes an unpleasant taste, by sequentially subjecting the equal-containing fermented soybean hypocotyl to extraction using an ethanol aqueous solution and ethanol, while efficiently extracting equol and glycitein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Michiaki Tominaga, Takao Taki, Toshiaki Matsumoto, Izumi Hanya, Takuma Imada, Kunihiko Matsuoka, Takuya Kishimoto, Yuko Uchiyama, Hiromasa Tsuneishi, Machiko Tsuji, Tania Valdes-Gonzalez, Kentaro Tadano, Kyoko Kameda
  • Methods of enhancing the gastrointestinal health of a companion animal
    Patent number: 10681922
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for enhancing the gastrointestinal health of a companion animal, comprising orally administering to the companion animal a composition comprising at least about 0.25% of fermentable fiber by weight of the composition. Further disclosed herein are methods of improving the fecal odor of the feces of a companion animal, comprising orally administering to the companion animal a composition comprising at least about 0.25% of fermentable fiber by weight of the composition. In some embodiments of these methods, the fermentable fiber comprises a fiber selected from beet pulp, gum Arabic, gum talha, psyllium, rice bran, carob bean gum, citrus pulp, pectin, fructooligosaccharide, mannanoligofructose, soy fiber, arabinogalactan, galactooligosaccharide, arabinoxylan, a short chain oligofructose, and a mixture thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Sharon Ann Norton, Gary Gregory Goldy
  • HAS2-stimulating plant extracts
    Patent number: 10675313
    Abstract: The invention relates to plant extracts for stimulating the synthesis of hyaluronan synthase, particularly the synthesis of hyaluronan synthase 2 (HAS2). Specific aims of the invention are to increase firmness and/or elasticity and/or tissue moisturization, and/or increase the skin barrier effect, and/or increase tissue resilience, and/or modulate angiogenesis, or the neocreation of blood capillaries, and/or improve healing, and/or cell proliferation, migration or differentiation, and/or skin atrophy, and/or intended to combat the effects of ageing on the skin, and in particular to combat the loss of firmness of the skin observed in the course of ageing, and/or atrophied scars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignees: BASF Beauty Care Solutions France, Yves Saint Laurent Parfums
    Inventors: Eric Perrier, Anne Guezennec, Corinne Reymermier, Joelle Guesnet
  • Pharmaceutical composition containing combination extracts of Moutan Root Bark, Angelica Dahurica Root, bupleurum root or fractions thereof for prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative disorder
    Patent number: 10660928
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treating and preventing degenerative neurological disorders, containing, as an active ingredient, a mixture extract of two or more types selected from the group consisting of Moutan Root Bark, Angelica Dahurica Root, and Bupleurum Root, or a fraction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION GROUP OF KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY, DONG-A ST CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngmi Kim, Myung Sook Oh, Seon-Pyo Hong, Mi Won Sohn, Jin Seok Jeong, Hai Hua Jiang, Eunjin Kim, Ja Young Ryu, Young Woong Cho, Xiao Fei Du, Sang Zin Choi, Jeong Soo Kim, Byoung Moon Kim
  • Medicament for use in treating gout
    Patent number: 10653746
    Abstract: A medicament for use in treating gout, the medicament being a glycoprotein, a mixture of polysaccharide and protein, a polypeptide or a protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Inventor: Baozhen Xu
  • Uses of L. callus extract in delaying skin cell aging, nursing skin, treating and preventing skin cancer
    Patent number: 10653735
    Abstract: Use of Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L. callus extract in the manufacture of a medicament or a skin care product, wherein the medicament or skin care product is for at least one of delaying skin cell aging, nursing skin, repairing skin, treating skin cancer, and preventing skin cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: TCI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yung-Hsiang Lin, Wei-Wen Kuo, I-Hui Chen, Yi-Chun Chen, Hui-Hsin Shih, Yun-Ching Tsai
  • Methods of obtaining natural products from the comestible fluids and methods of use
    Patent number: 10646529
    Abstract: Described herein is an enriched substance containing a ground edible material comprising one or more concentrated bioactive natural products from plant juice, as well as methods of producing such enriched substances and methods of using such solids to provide beneficial effects to humans or other animals. Enriched foods comprising the enriched substance(s) are also provided. Also provided are non-sorbed natural products such as sugars, fats oils, and carotenoids found in the non-sorbed plant liquor fraction of plant juice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
    Inventors: Ilya Raskin, Diana Roopchand, Slavko Komarnytsky
  • Skin care formulation
    Patent number: 10639344
    Abstract: A method of treating telangiectasia in a subject in need thereof is disclosed. The method includes topically applying to skin of said subject in need of treatment of telangiectasia a composition comprising effective amounts of an alcoholic extract of Centella asiactica leaf and an aqueous extract of Vitis vinifera seed to disrupt endothelial tubes in skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Mary Kay Inc.
    Inventor: Tiffany Carle
  • Anti-oxidant properties of cornus sericea
    Patent number: 10639342
    Abstract: Red Osier Dogwood can be fed to domesticated animals such as livestock as part of a feeding regimen in place of silage. The Red Osier Dogwood results in increased growth compared to a control fed a regular diet. The Red Osier Dogwood is rich in antioxidants such as rutin, gallic acid, ellagic acid, quercetin and tyrosol. Extracts from Red Osier Dogwood can be used in the preparation of medicaments for the administration to animals, including humans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Inventor: Robert Scales
  • Method for deforming and/or fragmenting a cell, spore or virus with a vibrating plate
    Patent number: 10640745
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the deformation and/or fragmentation of a cell, spore or virus, the method comprising: (i) bringing a liquid sample containing the cell, spore or virus into contact with a first surface of a vibratable plate having at least one aperture, and causing the plate to vibrate; and (ii) passing the sample of the cell, spore or virus through the at least one aperture in the vibrating plate so as to cause deformation and/or fragmentation of the cell, spore or virus. It also concerns a device for carrying out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: TTP PLC
    Inventors: Giles Hugo William Sanders, Abi Clair Graham, Rita Stella
  • Hydrolysate of water extract of , and preparation process and use thereof
    Patent number: 10632162
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a hydrolysate of water extract of Gracilariopsis chiangii and a preparation process thereof. Also disclosed herein is a composition including the aforesaid hydrolysate of water extract of Gracilariopsis chiangii. The composition can be used in enhancing the moisture-retaining capacity of the skin, improving wound healing and reducing oxidative stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: MHBT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chun-Hui Chiang
  • Instant water soluble bioactive dietary phytonutrients composition of spice/herb extracts and a process for its preparation
    Patent number: 10610562
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the preparation of the instant water soluble, stable, phytonutrient rich spice/herb extracts exhibiting significant antioxidant and other bioactivities, in a ready to use form and a composition for beverage and food applications to deliver physiologically relevant amounts of phytonutrients per serving without taste or aroma issue and in organic quality. The composition derived in the present invention include the bioactive phytonutrient molecules along with its natural counter parts comprising mainly proteins, carbohydrates and dietary fibre of the spice and/or herb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: AKAY FLAVOURS & AROMATICS PVT. LTD
    Inventors: Krishnakumar Illathu Madhavamenon, Balu Paulose Maliakel
  • Method for preparing pharmaceutical compositions of rhizomes from or having a high content of 1?S-1?-acetoxychavicol acetate (ACA)
    Patent number: 10603349
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a granulate composition of rhizomes from Alpinia galanga or Alpinia conchigera having a high and stable content of 1?S-1?-acetoxychavicol acetate and low microbiological count, which is suitable for preparing orally ingestible dosage forms such as tablets or capsules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: NERTHUS APS
    Inventors: Henrik Byrial Jakobsen, Ina Giversen
  • Process for obtaining a scented extract of fresh flowers and/or leaves using natural solvents
    Patent number: 10577561
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for obtaining a scented extract from fresh flowers, flowering heads and/or leaves of a moist plant. The method includes picking the flowers, flowering tops and/or leaves of the plant and infusing them in at least one bath comprising an alcoholic solvent, at a temperature below 50° C., to obtain an alcoholic mixture. The alcoholic mixture is then filtered to recover an alcoholic floral infusion. The method also includes performing a supercritical CO2 extraction of the alcoholic floral infusion to obtain a scented extract. This scented extract has an alcohol titrate of at least 75%. The invention also relates to scented water or perfume, food flavoring, and cosmetic compositions that contain the scented extract as an ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: CHARABOT
    Inventor: Sophie Lavoine-Hanneguelle
  • Sour cherry topical therapeutic formulations, method of manufacture and method of treatment of human osteoarthritis symptoms
    Patent number: 10576119
    Abstract: A biotherapeutic anti-inflammatory composition, its method of manufacture and method of treatment of various diseases, the composition having an efficacious amount of solid sour cherry seed extract and sour cherry seed oil sufficient to inhibit production of disease-associated inflammatory cytokines by CD3+ T lymphocytes in a vertebrate mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Inventors: Fadia F. Mahmoud, David D. Haines
  • Topical skin care formulations comprising botanical extracts
    Patent number: 10561601
    Abstract: Disclosed is method of treating skin by reducing TNF-a production in a person's skin in need of treatment, the method comprising topically applying a composition that includes an effective amount of an aqueous extract of Syzygium moorei leaf to the person's skin, wherein TNF-a production in the skin is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Mary Kay Inc.
    Inventors: Tiffany Carle, David Gan, Michelle Hines
  • Methanol extract of grape seed nanoparticles
    Patent number: 10542758
    Abstract: The methanol extract of grape seed nanoparticles is prepared from grape seeds washed in distilled water and oven-dried at 60° C. for 12 hours. The seeds are milled or ground to a powder and sieved to a maximum size of 0.355 mm. The powder is added to concentrated HCl and stirred at 3000 rpm at 30° C. for one hour, and then distilled water is added with stirring for an additional 2 hours. The mixture is filtered, and the marc is dried to recover grape seed nanoparticles. The nanoparticles are added to methanol at the rate of 100 mg/ml, left in a shaker for 24 hours at room temperature, centrifuged, filtered, and the resulting extract (the supernatant) is recovered. Agar well diffusion testing showed that the nanoparticle extract exhibited greater antibacterial activity than a methanol extract of grape seeds alone, and testing showed greater antioxidant levels in the nanoparticle extract as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: King Saud University
    Inventors: Hany Mohamed Yehia, Reem Atta Alajmi, Hatem Salama Mohamed Ali, Manal Fawzy Elkhadragy, Dina Mahmoud Metwally Hasanin, Mohamed Fekry Serag El-Din, Manal Ahmed Gasmelseed Awad
  • Formulation of curcumin with enhanced bioavailability of curcumin and method of preparation and treatment thereof
    Patent number: 10543277
    Abstract: A medicinal composition useful for the treatment of head and neck cancer premalignant lesions. The composition includes a curcuminoid mixture and an essential oil of turmeric. The curcuminoid mixture consists of curcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin. The essential oil of turmeric includes about 45% ar-turmerone. The weight ratio of curcuminoid mixture to essential oil of turmeric ranges from about 1:3 to about 99:1. Methods of preparation of the composition is provide. Methods of treatment of head and neck cancer premalignant lesions by oral administration is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: ARJUNA NATURAL PRIVATE LIMITED
    Inventors: Benny Antony, Moni Abraham Kuriakose
  • Aloe preparation for skin enhancement
    Patent number: 10543247
    Abstract: Methods for providing skin enhancement and pain relief to an individual in need of treatment by administering to such an individual an effective amount of an immunostimulatory Aloe vera derived composition. Oral and topical methods and compositions are provided. Aloe vera derived immunostimulatory compositions and methods of producing such compositions are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignees: Woodcliff Skincare Solutions, Inc., University of Mississippi
    Inventors: Denise DeBaun, David Stanley Pasco, Nirmal Derek Ceri Pugh, Alex Pashkowsky, Alvin Needleman