Patents by Inventor Brenda FONSECA

Brenda FONSECA 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).

  • USE OF A SPEARMINT EXTRACT FOR RETINA NEUROTROPHISM
    Publication number: 20240139272
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of orally administering water soluble extracts of spearmint to subjects in a therapeutically effective amount to attenuate retinal cell damage and other neural cell damage outside the central nervous system related to decreased supply of neurotrophins, namely Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) induced by glaucoma and other forms of neurodegeneration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: KEMIN INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Samanta MACI, Filipa QUINTELA, Brenda FONSECA
  • USE OF BOTANICAL EXTRACTS FOR IMPROVING BRAIN HEALTH THROUGH ENHANCED NEUROGENESIS
    Publication number: 20180133275
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a method for improving brain health by orally administering a botanical extract composition in an amount effective to promote the neurogenesis process. More particularly, the present invention relates to using spearmint (Mentha spicata L.) extracts in order to increase the rate of neurogenesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Kelli HERRLINGER, Brenda FONSECA