Patents by Inventor Andrew Bruce Hebard

Andrew Bruce Hebard has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Plant Derived Lipid Useful for Nutraceutical and Cosemeceutical Applications
    Publication number: 20080213357
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel nutritional and cosmeceutical compositions comprising an oil extracted from the seeds of Boraginaceae, particularly Buglossoides arvensis, in the range of from 1 to 100% by weight of the total composition. The oil has particular advantages over oils extracted from other seeds in that the oil is comprised of from 14% to at least 17% stearidonic acid and less than 7% gamma-linolenic acid. The oil composition is particularly suited for oral or topical administration and for dietary, cosmetic, pharmaceutical and healthcare uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Andrew Bruce Hebard, Keith Coupland, David Neal Boughton, Marc Surette