Patents by Inventor Andrew J. Ritter

Andrew J. Ritter 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).

  • Publication number: 20180250324
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for treating symptoms associated with lactose intolerance and for overall improvement in gastrointestinal health. Described herein are methods and compositions for improving overall gastrointestinal health or for decreasing symptoms of lactose intolerance by administering to subject in need thereof a prebiotic composition, optionally in combination with effective amount of a probiotic microbe or microbes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ritter, Dennis Savaiano, David Barnes, Todd Klaenhammer
  • Patent number: 9808481
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for treating symptoms associated with lactose intolerance and for overall improvement in gastrointestinal health. Described herein are methods and compositions for improving overall gastrointestinal health or for decreasing symptoms of lactose intolerance by administering to subject in need thereof a prebiotic composition, optionally in combination with effective amount of a probiotic microbe or microbes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Ritter Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ritter, Dennis Savaiano, David Barnes, Todd Klaenhammer
  • Patent number: 9775860
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for treating symptoms associated with lactose intolerance and for overall improvement in gastrointestinal health. Described herein are methods and compositions for improving overall gastrointestinal health or for decreasing symptoms of lactose intolerance by administering to subject in need thereof a prebiotic composition, optionally in combination with effective amount of a probiotic microbe or microbes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Ritter Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ritter, Dennis Savaiano, David Barnes, Todd Klaenhammer
  • Patent number: 9592248
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating symptoms associated with lactose intolerance and for overall improvement in gastrointestinal health. Described herein are methods and pharmaceutical compositions for improving overall gastrointestinal health or for decreasing symptoms of lactose intolerance by administering to subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising a prebiotic, optionally in combination with effective amount of a probiotic microbe or microbes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Ritter Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ritter, Dennis Savaiano, David Barnes, Todd Klaenhammer
  • Patent number: 9579340
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for treating symptoms associated with lactose intolerance and for overall improvement in gastrointestinal health. Described herein are methods and compositions for improving overall gastrointestinal health or for decreasing symptoms of lactose intolerance by administering to subject in need thereof a prebiotic composition, optionally in combination with effective amount of a probiotic microbe or microbes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Ritter Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ritter, Dennis Savaiano, David Barnes, Todd Klaenhammer
  • Publication number: 20160367579
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for treating symptoms associated with lactose intolerance and for overall improvement in gastrointestinal health. Described herein are methods and compositions for improving overall gastrointestinal health or for decreasing symptoms of lactose intolerance by administering to subject in need thereof a prebiotic composition, optionally in combination with effective amount of a probiotic microbe or microbes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ritter, Dennis Savaiano, David Barnes, Todd Klaenhammer
  • Patent number: 9370532
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for treating symptoms associated with lactose intolerance and for overall improvement in gastrointestinal health. Described herein are methods and compositions for improving overall gastrointestinal health or for decreasing symptoms of lactose intolerance by administering to subject in need thereof a prebiotic composition, optionally in combination with effective amount of a probiotic microbe or microbes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Ritter Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ritter, Dennis Savaiano, David Barnes, Todd Klaenhammer
  • Publication number: 20160008384
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating symptoms associated with lactose intolerance and for overall improvement in gastrointestinal health. Described herein are methods and pharmaceutical compositions for improving overall gastrointestinal health or for decreasing symptoms of lactose intolerance by administering to subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising a prebiotic, optionally in combination with effective amount of a probiotic microbe or microbes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ritter, Dennis Savaiano, David Barnes, Todd Klaenhammer
  • Patent number: 9226933
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for treating lactose intolerance. In embodiments, the invention provides methods and composition for decreasing symptoms of lactose intolerance by administering to an individual suffering from lactose intolerance increasing doses of lactose using a protocol such that at the end of treatment the individual's symptoms of lactose intolerance are decreased and such that symptoms remain decreased after a period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Ritter Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew J. Ritter
  • Publication number: 20150374728
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for treating symptoms associated with lactose intolerance and for overall improvement in gastrointestinal health. Described herein are methods and compositions for improving overall gastrointestinal health or for decreasing symptoms of lactose intolerance by administering to subject in need thereof a prebiotic composition, optionally in combination with effective amount of a probiotic microbe or microbes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ritter, Dennis Savaiano, David Barnes, Todd Klaenhammer
  • Publication number: 20150374739
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for treating symptoms associated with lactose intolerance and for overall improvement in gastrointestinal health. Described herein are methods and compositions for improving overall gastrointestinal health or for decreasing symptoms of lactose intolerance by administering to subject in need thereof a prebiotic composition, optionally in combination with effective amount of a probiotic microbe or microbes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ritter, Dennis Savaiano, David Barnes, Todd Klaenhammer
  • Publication number: 20150133398
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for treating symptoms associated with lactose intolerance and for overall improvement in gastrointestinal health. Described herein are methods and compositions for improving overall gastrointestinal health or for decreasing symptoms of lactose intolerance by administering to subject in need thereof a prebiotic composition, optionally in combination with effective amount of a probiotic microbe or microbes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ritter, Dennis Savaiano, David Barnes, Todd Klaenhammer
  • Publication number: 20150118297
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating symptoms associated with lactose intolerance and for overall improvement in gastrointestinal health. Described herein are methods and pharmaceutical compositions for improving overall gastrointestinal health or for decreasing symptoms of lactose intolerance by administering to subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising a prebiotic, optionally in combination with effective amount of a probiotic microbe or microbes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: RITTER PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ritter, Dennis Savaiano, David Barnes, Todd Klaenhammer
  • Publication number: 20150087616
    Abstract: Provided are methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating symptoms associated with lactose intolerance and for overall improvement in gastrointestinal health. Described herein are methods and pharmaceutical compositions for improving overall gastrointestinal health or for decreasing symptoms of lactose intolerance by administering to subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising a prebiotic, optionally in combination with effective amount of a probiotic microbe or microbes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ritter, Dennis Savaiano, David Barnes, Todd Klaenhammer
  • Publication number: 20150004147
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for treating symptoms associated with lactose intolerance and for overall improvement in gastrointestinal health. Described herein are methods and compositions for improving overall gastrointestinal health or for decreasing symptoms of lactose intolerance by administering to an individual a lactose composition with decreased lactose content in combination with effective amounts of prebiotics and/or probiotics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventor: Andrew J. Ritter
  • Patent number: 8785160
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating symptoms associated with lactose intolerance and for overall improvement in gastrointestinal health. Described herein are methods and pharmaceutical compositions for improving overall gastrointestinal health or for decreasing symptoms of lactose intolerance by administering to subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising a prebiotic, optionally in combination with effective amount of a probiotic microbe or microbes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Ritter Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ritter, Dennis Savaiano, David Barnes, Todd Klaenhammer
  • Publication number: 20130316972
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating symptoms associated with lactose intolerance and for overall improvement in gastrointestinal health. Described herein are methods and pharmaceutical compositions for improving overall gastrointestinal health or for decreasing symptoms of lactose intolerance by administering to subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising a prebiotic, optionally in combination with effective amount of a probiotic microbe or microbes. The invention also provides diagnostic instruments and methods of diagnosing lactose intolerance using the diagnostic instruments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Ritter Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ritter, Dennis Savaiano, Kristina A. Fitzgerald, Marilyn R. Carlson
  • Publication number: 20130244969
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for treating symptoms associated with lactose intolerance and for overall improvement in gastrointestinal health. Described herein are methods and compositions for improving overall gastrointestinal health or for decreasing symptoms of lactose intolerance by administering to subject in need thereof a prebiotic composition, optionally in combination with effective amount of a probiotic microbe or microbes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Ritter Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ritter, Dennis Savaiano, David Barnes, Todd Klaenhammer
  • Patent number: 8492124
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for treating symptoms associated with lactose intolerance and for overall improvement in gastrointestinal health. Described herein are methods and compositions for improving overall gastrointestinal health or for decreasing symptoms of lactose intolerance by administering to subject in need thereof a prebiotic composition, optionally in combination with effective amount of a probiotic microbe or microbes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Ritter Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ritter, Dennis Savaiano, David Barnes, Todd Robert Klaenhammer
  • Patent number: 8486668
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating symptoms associated with lactose intolerance and for overall improvement in gastrointestinal health. Described herein are methods and pharmaceutical compositions for improving overall gastrointestinal health or for decreasing symptoms of lactose intolerance by administering to subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising a prebiotic, optionally in combination with effective amount of a probiotic microbe or microbes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Ritter Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ritter, Dennis Savaiano, David Barnes, Todd Klaenhammer