Patents by Inventor Andrew T. LaPointe

Andrew T. LaPointe 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).

  • Nutraceutical with tart cherries and method of treatment therewith
    Patent number: 7494674
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a nutraceutical for the use of a vacuolar flavonoid pigment from a natural source such as tart cherries as an additional compound as part of a mixture including at least an amino sugar, such as glucosamine, and a sulfated glycosaminoglycan, such as chondroitin sulfate. What is also contemplated is the use of the vacuolar flavonoid pigment in conjunction with other known joint regeneration nutraceuticals, including a mixture of glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate, and MSM, and a method of treatment of osteoarthritis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Inventors: Andrew T. LaPointe, Jennifer A. LaPointe
  • Nutraceutical with Tart Cherries and Method of Treatment Therewith
    Publication number: 20080075797
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a nutraceutical for the use of a vacuolar flavonoid pigment from a natural source such as tart cherries as an additional compound as part of a mixture including at least an amino sugar, such as glucosamine, and a sulfated glycosaminoglycan, such as chondroitin sulfate. What is also contemplated is the use of the vacuolar flavonoid pigment in conjunction with other known joint regeneration nutraceuticals, including a mixture of glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate, and MSM, and a method of treatment of osteoarthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Andrew T. LaPointe, Jennifer A. LaPointe