Patents by Inventor Brian Berg

Brian Berg 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).

  • Publication number: 20220232874
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and nutritional composition for improving the microbiome and metabolic profile of a pediatric subject, which includes administering to a pediatric subject a composition having up to about 7 g/100 kCal of a protein or protein equivalent source; up to about 7 g/100 kCal of a fat or lipid source; at least about 5 g/100 kCal of a carbohydrate; at least about 0.05 mg/100 kCal of bacterial metabolites produced by microbiota fermentation; and either a probiotic or a prebiotic composition, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION COMPANY
    Inventors: Maciej Witalis Chichlowski, Brian Berg
  • Publication number: 20220110357
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to personalized nutritional compositions for pediatric subjects, wherein the nutritional composition can include one of three distinct profiles of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs). The present disclosure also relates to methods for determining the composition of HMOs present in or that would be present in the breast milk of the mother of a pediatric subject as determined by the mother's secretor status and/or Lewis blood group, and providing to the pediatric subject a nutritional composition comprising an HMO profile most similar to the HMOs present or that would be present in the breast milk of the subject's mother.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION COMPANY
    Inventors: Maciej Chichlowski, Brian Berg
  • Patent number: 10709770
    Abstract: Provided is a composition and method for modulating serotonergic receptor expression, reducing anxiety-like behavior and stress-induced inflammatory response in a pediatric subject, the method including administering to the pediatric subject a nutritional composition including lactoferrin from a non-human source and a prebiotic composition including polydextrose and/or galactooligosaccharides. Further provided is a method for reducing constipation in a pediatric subject by providing a nutritional composition including lactoferrin from a non-human source and a prebiotic composition including polydextrose and/or galactooligosaccharides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION COMPANY
    Inventors: Maciej Chichlowski, Brian Berg, Zeina Jouni, Anja Wittke, Rosaline Waworuntu
  • Publication number: 20180333426
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to pediatric nutritional compositions including galacto-oligosaccharide and human milk oligosaccharide or a precursor thereof. Further, the nutritional compositions may include GOS in combination with a first human milk oligosaccharide or precursor thereof and a second human milk oligosaccharide or precursor thereof. The disclosed nutritional compositions advantageously modify gut microbiome and improve select markers of immunity, brain structure, and gut function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Maciej Chichlowski, Brian Berg, Zihua Ao, Rosaline Waworuntu
  • Patent number: 9987872
    Abstract: A security document includes a substrate, and an imaging thermal coating on at least a portion of the surface of the substrate for thermal printing on the security document. The imaging thermal coating is soluble in one or more solvents. A warning message is printed on the substrate in an ink which is substantially insoluble in the one or more solvents. An obscuring coating on the substrate covers the warning message such that the warning message is not apparent to an observer. The obscuring coating is soluble in the one or more solvents, such that the obscuring coating is removed from the substrate if the document is subjected to washing with the one or more solvents to remove printed images on the imaging thermal coating. By this arrangement, an attempt to alter the security document by washing the security document with the one or more solvents is made apparent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Taylor Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajendra Mehta, John Harden, David Lienesch, Brian Berg
  • Publication number: 20180103675
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to personalized nutritional compositions for pediatric subjects, wherein the nutritional composition can include one of three distinct profiles of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs). The present disclosure also relates to methods for determining the composition of HMOs present in or that would be present in the breast milk of the mother of a pediatric subject as determined by the mother's secretor status and/or Lewis blood group, and providing to the pediatric subject a nutritional composition comprising an HMO profile most similar to the HMOs present or that would be present in the breast milk of the subject's mother.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Maciej Chichlowski, Brian Berg
  • Publication number: 20180064739
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to pediatric nutritional compositions including a human milk oligosaccharide or a precursor thereof. Further, the nutritional compositions may include a prebiotic mixture of galacto-oligosaccharide and/or polydextrose, a probiotic, such as Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, and human milk oligosaccharides. The disclosed nutritional compositions advantageously modify gut microbiome and improve select markers of immunity, brain structure, and gut function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Maciej Chichlowski, Brian Berg
  • Patent number: 9609888
    Abstract: A composition and method for enhancing brain development in a pediatric subject, the method including administering to the pediatric subject a nutritional composition having up to about 7 g/100 kcal of a fat or lipid source, wherein the fat or lipid source includes at least about 0.5 mg/100 kcal of milk or non-milk polar lipids; up to about 5 g/100 kcal of a protein source; at least about 15 mg/100 kcal of lactoferrin from a non-human source; about 0.015 g/100 kcal to about 0.15 g/100 kcal of a prebiotic composition including polydextrose and/or galactooligosaccharide; and at least about 5 mg/100 kcal of a source of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
    Inventors: Brian Berg, Zeina Jouni, Anja Wittke, Rosaline Waworuntu, Maciej Chichlowski
  • Publication number: 20160222086
    Abstract: The present invention relates to B-domain truncated Factor VIII molecules with a modified circulatory half-life, said molecule being covalently conjugated with a hydrophilic polymer. The invention furthermore relates to methods for obtaining such molecules as well as use of such molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Gert Bolt, Brian Berg Stidsen Vandahl, Lars Thim, Henning Ralf Stennicke, Thomas Dock Steenstrup, Shawn Defrees
  • Publication number: 20160095339
    Abstract: The present disclosure a method and nutritional composition for improving the microbiome and metabolic profile of a pediatric subject, which includes administering to a pediatric subject a composition having up to about 7 g/100 kCal of a protein or protein equivalent source; up to about 7 g/100 kCal of a fat or lipid source; at least about 5 g/100 kCal of a carbohydrate; at least about 0.05 mg/100 kCal of bacterial metabolites; and either a probiotic or a prebiotic composition, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Maciej Chichlowski, Brian Berg
  • Patent number: 9301966
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to nutritional composition(s) comprising a carbohydrate source, a protein source, a fat source and magnesium threonate. Magnesium threonate may provide neurological health benefits when consumed. The disclosure further relates to methods of promoting neurological health by providing a nutritional composition comprising magnesium threonate. Additionally, the disclosure relates to methods of promoting GI tolerance in a pediatric subject by providing a nutritional composition comprising magnesium threonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
    Inventor: Brian Berg
  • Publication number: 20150305384
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to pediatric nutritional compositions including a prebiotic mixture of galacto-oligosaccharide and/or polydextrose, a probiotic, such as Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, and human milk oligosaccharides. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a nutritional composition having: (i) a protein source, (ii) a lipid source, (iii) a carbohydrate source, (iv) a human milk oligosaccharide or a precursor thereof, (v) polydextrose and/or galacto-oligosaccharides, and (vi) a probiotic. The disclosed nutritional compositions advantageously promote the gut-brain axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Maciej Chichlowski, Zeina Jouni, Brian Berg, Anja Wittke, Rosaline Waworuntu
  • Publication number: 20150305385
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to pediatric nutritional compositions including a prebiotic mixture of galacto-oligosaccharide and/or polydextrose, a probiotic, such as Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, and human milk oligosaccharides. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a nutritional composition having: (i) a protein source, (ii) a lipid source, (iii) a carbohydrate source, (iv) a human milk oligosaccharide or a precursor thereof, (v) polydextrose and/or galacto-oligosaccharides, and (vi) a probiotic. The disclosed nutritional compositions advantageously promote the gut-brain axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Maciej Chichlowski, Zeina Jouni, Brian Berg, Anja Wittke, Rosaline Waworuntu
  • Publication number: 20150290261
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to method(s) for reducing the risk of visceral pain hypersensitivity, modulating the gut-brain axis, or reducing the local inflammatory response in a subject. The method(s) include providing a nutritional composition that includes Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG), galacto-oligosaccharide(s) (GOS) and polydextrose (PDX) to the subject. The combination of LGG, GOS, and PDX may exhibit additive or synergistic beneficial health effects when consumed. The nutritional compositions herein are suitable for administration to children and infants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Maciej Chichlowski, Brian Berg, Colin Rudolph, Robert J. McMahon, Rosaline Waworuntu
  • Publication number: 20150290260
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to method(s) for reducing the risk of visceral pain hypersensitivity, modulating the gut-brain axis, or reducing the local inflammatory response in a subject. The method(s) include providing a nutritional composition that includes Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG), galacto-oligosaccharide(s) (GOS) and polydextrose (PDX) to the subject. The combination of LGG, GOS, and PDX may exhibit additive or synergistic beneficial health effects when consumed. The nutritional compositions herein are suitable for administration to children and infants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Maciej Chichlowski, Brian Berg, Colin Rudolph, Robert J. McMahon, Rosaline Waworuntu
  • Patent number: 9150848
    Abstract: The present invention relates to B-domain truncated Factor VIII molecules with a modified circulatory half life, said molecule being covalently conjugated with a hydrophilic polymer. The invention furthermore relates to methods for obtaining such molecules as well as use of such molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/s
    Inventors: Gert Bolt, Brian Berg Stidsen Vandahl, Lars Thim, Henning Ralf Stennicke, Thomas Dock Steenstrup, Shawn DeFrees
  • Publication number: 20150231213
    Abstract: Provided is a composition and method for modulating serotonergic receptor expression, reducing anxiety-like behavior and stress-induced inflammatory response in a pediatric subject, the method including administering to the pediatric subject a nutritional composition including lactoferrin from a non-human source and a prebiotic composition including polydextrose and/or galactooligosaccharides. Further provided is a method for reducing constipation in a pediatric subject by providing a nutritional composition including lactoferrin from a non-human source and a prebiotic composition including polydextrose and/or galactooligosaccharides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Maciej Chichlowski, Brian Berg, Zeina Jouni, Anja Wittke, Rosaline Waworuntu
  • Publication number: 20150119322
    Abstract: Provided is a composition and method for modulating serotonergic receptor expression, reducing anxiety-like behavior and stress-induced inflammatory response in a pediatric subject, the method including administering to the pediatric subject a nutritional composition including lactoferrin from a non-human source and a prebiotic composition including polydextrose and/or galactooligosaccharides. Further provided is a method for reducing constipation in a pediatric subject by providing a nutritional composition including lactoferrin from a non-human source and a prebiotic composition including polydextrose and/or galactooligosaccharides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Maciej Chichlowski, Brian Berg, Zeina Jouni, Anja Wittke, Rosaline Waworuntu
  • Publication number: 20150037455
    Abstract: A composition and method for enhancing brain development in a pediatric subject, the method including administering to the pediatric subject a nutritional composition having up to about 7 g/100 kcal of a fat or lipid source, wherein the fat or lipid source includes at least about 0.5 mg/100 kcal of milk or non-milk polar lipids; up to about 5 g/100 kcal of a protein source; at least about 15 mg/100 kcal of lactoferrin from a non-human source; about 0.015 g/100 kcal to about 0.15 g/100 kcal of a prebiotic composition including polydextrose and/or galactooligosaccharide; and at least about 5 mg/100 kcal of a source of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Maciej Chichlowski, Brian Berg, Zeina Jouni, Anja Wittke, Rosaline Waworuntu
  • Publication number: 20140242057
    Abstract: The present invention relates to B-domain truncated Factor VIII molecules with a modified circulatory half life, said molecule being covalently conjugated with a hydrophilic polymer. The invention furthermore relates to methods for obtaining such molecules as well as use of such molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Gert Bolt, Brian Berg Stidsen Vandahl, Lars Thim, Henning Ralf Stennicke, Thomas Dock Steenstrup, Shawn DeFrees