Patents by Inventor Anna-Marja Aura

Anna-Marja Aura 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).

  • Patent number: 11280757
    Abstract: The invention provides the present invention provides a faecal detection sensor for an absorbent article. The sensor includes a faeces-sensitive material that reacts to the presence of a constituent of faecal matter, wherein the sensor exhibits an electrical property that changes following the reaction of the faeces-sensitive material. In embodiments of the invention the faeces sensitive material is a material that reacts due to the presence of a sulfur-containing compound in faecal matter, such as metallic faeces-sensitive materials, or is a material that reacts with a faecal enzyme and/or other constituents of faecal matter, such as organic faeces-sensitive materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: FRED BERGMAN HEALTHCARE PTY LTD
    Inventors: Peter Curran, Mehdi Azimi, Hadi Mashin-Chi, Peter Aigner, Juuso Olkkonen, Anna-Marja Aura, Anu Vaari, Antti Nyyssola, Lisa Hakola, Maria Smolander
  • Publication number: 20200256819
    Abstract: The invention provides the present invention provides a faecal detection sensor for an absorbent article. The sensor includes a faeces-sensitive material that reacts to the presence of a constituent of faecal matter, wherein the sensor exhibits an electrical property that changes following the reaction of the faeces-sensitive material. In embodiments of the invention the faeces sensitive material is a material that reacts due to the presence of a sulfur-containing compound in faecal matter, such as metallic faeces-sensitive materials, or is a material that reacts with a faecal enzyme and/or other constituents of faecal matter, such as organic faeces-sensitive materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: FRED BERGMAN HEALTHCARE PTY LTD
    Inventors: Peter CURRAN, Mehdi AZIMI, Hadi MASHIN-CHI, Peter AIGNER, Juuso OLKKONEN, Anna-Marja AURA, Anu VAARI, Antti NYYSSOLA, Lisa HAKOLA, Maria SMOLANDER
  • Patent number: 8557320
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel method for increasing the production of acetate, decreasing the production of butyrate, increasing the population and species of beneficial bacteria and slowing the rate of fermentation of prebiotics within the gut of a formula-fed infant. The method comprises administration of a therapeutically effective amount of PDX to the infant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
    Inventors: Bryon W. Petschow, Robert J. McMahon, Glenn R. Gibson, Robert A. Rastall, Renia Gemmell, Maria Saarela, Anna-Marja Aura
  • Publication number: 20120328585
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel method for increasing the production of acetate, decreasing the production of butyrate, increasing the population and species of beneficial bacteria and slowing the rate of fermentation of prebiotics within the gut of a formula-fed infant. The method comprises administration of a therapeutically effective amount of PDX to the infant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Bryon W. Petschow, Robert J. McMahon, Glenn R. Gibson, Robert A. Rastall, Renia Gemmell, Maria Saarela, Anna-Marja Aura
  • Patent number: 8277863
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel method for increasing the production of acetate, decreasing the production of butyrate, increasing the population and species of beneficial bacteria and slowing the rate of fermentation of prebiotics within the gut of a formula-fed infant. The method comprises administration of a therapeutically effective amount of PDX to the infant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
    Inventors: Bryon W. Petschow, Robert J. McMahon, Glenn R. Gibson, Robert A. Rastall, Renia Gemmell, Maria Saarela, Anna-Marja Aura
  • Patent number: 8021708
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel method for increasing the production of acetate, decreasing the production of butyrate, increasing the population and species of beneficial bacteria and slowing the rate of fermentation of prebiotics within the gut of a formula-fed infant. The method comprises administration of a therapeutically effective amount of PDX to the infant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
    Inventors: Byron W. Petschow, Robert J. McMahon, Glenn R. Gibson, Robert A. Rastall, Renia Gemmell, Maria Saarela, Anna-Marja Aura
  • Publication number: 20090311379
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel method for increasing the production of acetate, decreasing the production of butyrate, increasing the population and species of beneficial bacteria and slowing the rate of fermentation of prebiotics within the gut of a formula-fed infant. The method comprises administration of a therapeutically effective amount of PDX to the infant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Bryon W. Petschow, Robert J. McMahon, Glenn R. Gibson, Robert A. Rastall, Renia Gemmell, Maria Saarela, Anna-Marja Aura
  • Patent number: 7572474
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel method for increasing the production of acetate, decreasing the production of butyrate, increasing the population and species of beneficial bacteria and slowing the rate of fermentation of prebiotics within the gut of a formula-fed infant. The method comprises administration of a therapeutically effective amount of PDX to the infant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
    Inventors: Bryon W. Petschow, Robert J. McMahon, Glen R. Gibson, Robert A. Rastall, Renia Gemmell, Maria Saarela, Anna-Marja Aura
  • Publication number: 20090176734
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel method for increasing the production of acetate, decreasing the production of butyrate, increasing the population and species of beneficial bacteria and slowing the rate of fermentation of prebiotics within the gut of a formula-fed infant. The method comprises administration of a therapeutically effective amount of PDX to the infant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: Mead Johnson & Co.
    Inventors: Bryon W. Petschow, Robert J. McMahon, Glenn R. Gibson, Robert A. Rastall, Renia Gemmell, Maria Saarela, Anna-Marja Aura
  • Publication number: 20060286258
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel method for increasing the production of acetate, decreasing the production of butyrate, increasing the population and species of beneficial bacteria and slowing the rate of fermentation of prebiotics within the gut of a formula-fed infant. The method comprises administration of a therapeutically effective amount of PDX to the infant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Bryon Petschow, Robert McMahon, Glenn Gibson, Robert Rastall, Renia Gemmell, Maria Saarela, Anna-Marja Aura