Patents by Inventor Benoit Harang

Benoit Harang 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).

  • Uses of compositions with &agr;-lactalbumin base
    Patent number: 6235719
    Abstract: The invention concerns novel uses of &agr;-lactalbumen and compositions containing it, as nutritional complement and as medicine, for regulating sleep and the biological clock controlling the sleeping/waking cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Laboratoire Oenobol, S.A.
    Inventor: Benoît Harang
  • Composition having tanning and photoprotective activity, and its cosmetic applications
    Patent number: 6110478
    Abstract: An oral or topical composition having tanning and sun-screening activity, and the cosmetic uses thereof, are disclosed. The composition regulates skin pigmentation and includes carotenoids. Said composition essentially contains a component (a) consisting of at least one natural carotenoid having provitamin A activity, and selected from the group which consists of .beta.-carotene and/or .alpha.-carotene, and a component (b) corresponding to at least one natural carotenoid having no provitamin A activity, and consisting of lycopene, optionally in combination with a further component (b) selected from the group which consists of zeaxanthine, cryptoxanthine and lutein or a mixture thereof. The ratio of components (a) to lycopene is from 0.95:1 to 1:50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Laboratoire Oenobiol
    Inventor: Benoit Harang