Patents by Inventor Bart Waters

Bart Waters 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).

  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING OBESITY AND RELATED DISORDERS BY CHARACTERIZING AND RESTORING MAMMALIAN BACTERIAL MICROBIOTA
    Publication number: 20120058094
    Abstract: The present invention relates to characterizing changes in mammalian intestinal microbiota associated with associated with high-fat and low-fat diets and with diets containing hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC) and related methods for diagnosing, preventing and treating obesity and related conditions such as metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus. Therapeutic methods of the invention involve the use of probiotics, and/or prebiotics, and/or narrow spectrum antibiotics/anti-bacterial agents that are capable of restoring healthy mammalian bacterial intestinal microbiota.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicants: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Martin J. Blaser, Laura Nondorf, Ilseung Cho, Bart Waters