Patents Examined by Everett White
  • Nutritional composition with health promoting action containing oligosaccharides
    Patent number: 8227448
    Abstract: A nutritional composition having beneficial effect in the gastrointestinal tract, especially an anti-adhesion effect on pathogenic micro-organisms and a bifidogenic effect, contains non-digestible oligosaccharides, said oligosaccharides comprising, per daily dosage, 0.3-10 g of oligosaccharides containing at least one terminal arabinose unit. The nutritional composition may furthermore comprise 0.5-10 g of other non-digestible oligosaccharides selected from fructo-oligosaccharides, galacto-oligosaccharides, xylo-oligosaccharides and manno-oligosaccharides. The arabino-oligosaccharides can be obtained conveniently by controlled hydrolysis of arabinose-containing polysaccharides from natural (vegetable) origin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Katrien Maria Jozefa Van Laere, Elmo Wissing
  • Composition for the prevention and/or treatment of disorders due to abnormal lipid metabolism, comprising propionyl L-carnitine and chitosan
    Patent number: 8198260
    Abstract: A composition is disclosed suitable for the prevention and/or treatment of disorders due to abnormal lipid metabolism, such as hypercholesterolaemia, atherosclerosis, hyperlipidaemia and obesity, and which can therefore take the form of a dietary supplement or of an actual medicine, comprising as characterizing active ingredients: (a) propionyl L-carnitine or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, and (b) chitosan or its derivatives and congeners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite SpA
    Inventor: Claudio Cavazza
  • Thermally modified microbial-derived cellulose for in vivo implantation
    Patent number: 8198261
    Abstract: A thermally modified microbial-derived cellulose material is described for use as an implantable material in general surgery, plastic surgery and neurosurgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Xylos Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher James Damien, Gerry Ann Oster, Heather Ann Beam
  • Cellulose- or lignocellulose-containing composite materials based on a silane-based composite as a binder
    Patent number: 8188266
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite material based on (a) a cellulose- or lignocellulose-containing material and (b) a composite as a binder, the composite resulting from the reaction of at least the components (i) a glycidyloxypropylalkoxysilane, (ii) an aqueous silica sol having a solids content of >20% by weight, (iii) an organic acid as a hydrolysis catalyst and (iv) n-propyl zirconate, butyl titanate or titanium acetylacetonate as a crosslinking agent. The present invention furthermore relates to a process for the production of said composite materials and the use of a composite (b) as a binder for the production of wood-based materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Edelmann, Burkhard Standke, Peter Jenkner, Alireza Kharazipour, Lars Kloeser, Jaroslaw Monkiewicz
  • Raw cotton linters composition, method of making, and uses thereof
    Patent number: 8173799
    Abstract: A composition of a loose mass of comminuted raw cotton linter fibers has a bulk density of at least 8 g/100 ml and at least 50% of the fibers in the mass passes through a US standard sieve size #10 (2 mm opening). This composition is made by obtaining a loose mass of first cut, second cut, third cut, or mill runs raw cotton linters or mixtures thereof and comminuting the loose mass of raw cotton linters to a size wherein at least 50% pass through a US standard sieve size #10 (2 mm opening). This composition is used to make cellulose ether derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Hercules Incorporated
    Inventors: Paul C Gillette, Thomas G. Majewicz, Arjun C. Sau
  • Composition and method for healing tissues
    Patent number: 8168599
    Abstract: The composition and method for healing tissues is a medicinal composition for facilitating the growth, protection and healing of tissues and cells in animals and humans. The composition is formulated as a either a powder, gel, paste, film, fluid injectable, rehydratable freeze-dried paste or sponge, sprayable solution, topically applied patch with adhesive and reservoir system, an intermediate for coatables such as films and bandages, a matrix for membranes, or as a matrix of flexible polymer(s), or delivered as either an orally ingestible liquid, tablet or capsule. The main ingredient of the formulated compositions is hydrolyzed collagen, which can be combined with polysulfated glycosaminoglycans, hyaluronic acid or salts thereof, or a glucosamine salt, and mixtures thereof. The composition may be formulated as an aqueous eye drop solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Inventors: George D. Petito, Anita M. Petito
  • Highly-branched starch, its production and uses
    Patent number: 8168778
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel starchy substance having a retrogradation-resistance, a process for producing the starchy substance efficiently from a material starch by enzymatic reaction, and uses thereof. The present invention attains the above object by providing branched starch having 6-?-maltosyl- and/or 6-?-maltotetraosyl-structure(s) with a marked retrogradation-resistance, a process for producing the branched starch without lowering the molecular weight of material starch, and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Hayashibara Seibutsu Kagaku Kenkyujo
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Nishimoto, Katsuhiko Hino, Takanori Okura, Hiroto Chaen, Shigeharu Fukuda, Toshio Miyake
  • Method for the desalting of saccharide solution and an anion exchanger
    Patent number: 8158778
    Abstract: The present invention provides the means for suppressing the production of decomposition reactant, isomerization reactant, colored material, and so on when a saccharide solution is desalted, thereby suppressing the production of impurities and preventing coloration of an ion exchange resin and decrease in the desalting capacity of the ion exchange resin. The desalting of a saccharide solution is performed by using an anion exchange resin supporting a carbonate ion and/or a hydrogencarbonate ion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Shoji Foodtech Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinichi Komiya
  • Carbohydrate composition for flat glucose response
    Patent number: 8148350
    Abstract: A low-glycemic available carbohydrate composition of the invention contains the following components: (i) 5-60 wt. % of one or more monosaccharides selected from monosaccharides other than glucose and fructose, in particular galactose, ribose and mannose; (ii) 15-95 wt. % of oligosaccharides having a length of 2 to 20 anhydromonose units, at least half of which are anhydroglucose units linked by non-?-1,4 bonds; these oligosaccharides preferably comprising disaccharides such as palatinose, isomaltose and trehalose and/or non-?-1,4 linked higher glucose-containing oligosaccharides; (iii) 0-45 wt. % of other available carbohydrates, such as glucose and maltodextrins. This carbohydrate composition can be part of a food composition for the treatment of diabetes, obesitas, insulin resistance, or for postprandial glucose response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Katrien Maria Jozefa van Laere, Houkje Bouritius, Mirian Lansink
  • Natural sweetener
    Patent number: 8138162
    Abstract: The invention relates to extracts, in particular non-nutrient phytochemicals, form sugar cane or sugar beet waste products, such as molasses, sugar mud and bagasse, which have Glycemic Index (GI) lowering properties and their use as sweeteners and in foods containing sugar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Horizon Science Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: David Kannar, Barry James Kitchen
  • Water-dispersible polysaccharide derivatives of reduced glyoxal content, and a process for decreasing the glyoxal content in glyoxal-crosslinked polysaccharide derivatives
    Patent number: 8138331
    Abstract: A description is given of glyoxal-treated polysaccharide derivatives which, to decrease the unbound glyoxal, are treated with an aqueous solution of one or more water-soluble aluminium salts, or one or more water-soluble borates, or a combination of one or more water-soluble aluminium salts and one or more water-soluble borates, and, if appropriate, with suitable buffer substances to set the pH, and then dried. A description is likewise given of a process for decreasing the content of unbound glyoxal in glyoxal-treated polysaccharide derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Meinolf Brackhagen, Hartwig Schlesiger
  • Allergen inactivating agent
    Patent number: 8133991
    Abstract: An allergen inactivating agent is provided which has no adverse effects on the human body and which does not cause problems such as color development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Mami Nonomura, Kimihiko Hori, Hiroshi Nojiri, Hiroyuki Yanagida, Fumiko Okuda
  • Starch derivatives and a method for their preparation
    Patent number: 8119792
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel transglycosylation products and their preparation. The transglycosylation products according to the invention are prepared from starch derivatives, such as esters or ethers of starch. The products are obtained by reacting a starch derivative with an alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst. The forming product is separated by precipitation or by removing any unreacted alcohol by evaporation. In the products according to the invention the good properties of starch derivatives, such as the excellent water resistance of esters, are combined with the versatility of transglycoside products. The products can be used as adhesives, in which case they are formulated, for example as hot-melt adhesives, and as comonomers, prepolymers or macroinitiators in the preparation of polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Valtion Teknillinen Tutkimuskeskus
    Inventors: Soili Peltonen, Hannu Mikkonen, Thomas Gädda
  • Low density cosmetic formulations, cosmetic products containing the same and methods of treating hair, nails and/or skin using the same
    Patent number: 8114855
    Abstract: Low density cosmetic formulations which comprise: (a) a cosmetic mixture; and (b) a gas incorporated in the cosmetic mixture; wherein the cosmetic mixture comprises (i) an alk(en)ylpolyglycoside, (ii) a quaternary ammonium polymer, and (iii) a thickener, are described along with suitable cosmetic mixtures for forming such low density formulations, methods of forming such formulations and methods of treating skin, hair, nails and/or combinations thereof by contacting the skin, hair and/or nails with such formulations and/or products containing such formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Jim M. Singer, Jolene A. Morris
  • Method for improving the fertility of animals
    Patent number: 8084440
    Abstract: This invention is in the field of animal food, in particular food for female animals in their reproductive phase. Food according to the invention improves the fertility of animals and increases their chances on a pregnancy. It was found that the fertility of animals may be improved by feeding the animal with a certain amount of naturally occurring immune enhancing ingredients such as beta-glucans and/or phytohormones like auxin or gibberellic acid. Also, combinations of these substances, in particular the combination of beta-glucans and phytohormones, were shown to have a synergistic effect in that they improved the fertility of the animal more than these individual components on their own.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Desol B.V.
    Inventors: Wilhelmus Hubertus Henricus Antonius Van Den Elshout, Rudi Ludovicus Florent Forier
  • Polysaccharide pseudo-sponge
    Patent number: 8071756
    Abstract: A photocrosslinked polysaccharide pseudo-sponge exhibiting a low swelling property and a high degradation ability in vivo while retaining a suitable strength. The polysaccharide pseudo-sponge is produced by a crosslinking reaction of a photoreactive polysaccharide obtained by introducing a photoroactive group into a polysaccharide, and exhibits a low swelling property and a blue dextran-low dyaffinity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Seikagaku Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoya Sato
  • Surgical compositions for reducing the incidence of adhesions
    Patent number: 8063027
    Abstract: A method of preventing or reducing the incidence of post-operative adhesions in or associated with a body cavity, which comprises introducing into the body cavity a composition containing an aqueous solution or suspension or gel formulation containing the polysaccharide dextrin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Innovata Limited
    Inventor: Colin Brown
  • N-acylated chitinous polymers and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 8039448
    Abstract: The invention pertains to N-acetylated, N, O-carboxyalkylchitosans and methods for using the chitosans to treat disorders, such as cancer, nervous system disorders, urinary tract disorders, and reproductive tract disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Kytogenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Clive M. Elson, Agis Kydonieus, Susan Elizabeth Henderson
  • Cellulose acylate film and its applications
    Patent number: 8026357
    Abstract: A cellulose acylate film, comprising a cellulose acylate having at least one substituent (Substituent A) comprising an aromatic group having at least one C4 or longer aliphatic group, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoko Kuwabara, Kunihiro Atsumi
  • Polysaccharide produced by microorganism belonging to genus
    Patent number: 8022049
    Abstract: A polysaccharide comprising galactose, glucose, rhamnose, and pyruvic acid as constituents, wherein the galactose, glucose, and rhamnose are contained in a molar ratio of 4:2:1, and the pyruvic acid is contained in an amount of 4 to 7 wt %. The polysaccharide can be obtained by culturing Bifidobacterium longum JBL05 (NITE BP-82) under anaerobic conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignees: Morishita Jintan Co., Ltd., IPE Inc., Osaka Prefecture University Public Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Asada, Mamiko Kohno, Tadashi Kanaya, Tomoe Yoshino, Youichi Matsuura, Yuzo Kawahara, Shinichi Kitamura