Patents by Inventor Donald Carey Walker

Donald Carey Walker 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).

  • STAGED INFANT FEEDING REGIMEN TO PROMOTE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH
    Publication number: 20200068940
    Abstract: A feeding regimen for an infant which includes (a) providing a first composition comprising a fat or lipid; a protein source, wherein the protein source has from about 72% to about 90% whey and from about 10% to about 28% casein; a prebiotic composition; and at least about 72 IU/100 kcal of vitamin D, (b) instructing that the first composition is to be fed to an infant from birth through 4 months of age; (c) providing a second composition, the second composition comprising: a fat or lipid; a protein source, wherein the protein source has from about 50% to about 70% whey and from about 30% to about 50% casein; a prebiotic composition; and no greater than 70 IU/100 kcal of vitamin D; and (d) instructing that the second composition is to be fed to an infant starting at 4 months of age.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Kelly R. Walsh, Kevin A. Sims, Deborah Schade, Donald Carey Walker
  • Nutritional composition to promote healthy development and growth
    Patent number: 9439448
    Abstract: A nutritional composition for improving the immunological function of a subject, including a lipid or fat; a protein source; about 5 to about 100 mg/100 kcal of a source of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids which comprises docosahexanoic acid; and about 0.1 to about 1 mg/100 kcal of a prebiotic composition, wherein the prebiotic composition comprises at least 20% of an oligosaccharide which has a fermentation rate which is demonstrably slower than that of galacto-oligosaccharide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
    Inventors: Francisco J. Rosales, Eric van Tol, Gyan P. Rai, Kristin Morris, Dattatreya Banavera, Dirk Hondmann, Zeina E. Jouni, Robert J. McMahon, Deborah A. Schade, Donald Carey Walker
  • Nutritional composition to promote healthy development and growth
    Patent number: 9386794
    Abstract: A nutritional composition having a lipid or fat; a protein source; a source of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids which comprises docosahexanoic acid; and up to about 2.5% by weight of a source of supplemental calcium which, when dissociated, provides a cation having prebiotic functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
    Inventors: Francisco J. Rosales, Gyan P. Rai, Kristin Morris, Dattatreya Banavara, Eric van Tol, Zeina E. Jouni, Robert J. McMahon, Deborah A. Schade, Donald Carey Walker
  • Nutritional Composition To Promote Healthy Development And Growth
    Publication number: 20130017293
    Abstract: A nutritional composition for improving the immunological function of a subject, including a lipid or fat; a protein source; about 5 to about 100 mg/100 kcal of a source of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids which comprises docosahexanoic acid; and about 0.1 to about 1 mg/100 kcal of a prebiotic composition, wherein the prebiotic composition comprises at least 20% of an oligosaccharide which has a fermentation rate which is demonstrably slower than that of galacto-oligosaccharide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Francisco J. Rosales, Eric va Tol, Gyan P. Rai, Kristin Morris, Dattatreya Banavera, Dirk Hondmann, Zeina E. Jouni, Robert J. McMahon, Deborah A. Schade, Donald Carey Walker
  • Nutritional composition to promote healthy development and growth
    Patent number: 8293264
    Abstract: A nutritional formula which includes a lipid or fat; a protein source; about 5 to about 100 mg/100 kcal of a source of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids which comprises docosahexanoic acid; about 0.1 to about 1 mg/100 kcal of a prebiotic composition, wherein the prebiotic composition comprises at least 20% of an oligosaccharide which comprises galacto-oligosaccharide; and about 0.015 to about 0.1 (pg/?g) ppm of TGF-?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
    Inventors: Francisco J. Rosales, Eric van Tol, Gyan P. Rai, Dirk Hondmann, Kristin Morris, Dattatreya Banavara, Zeina E. Jouni, Robert J. McMahon, Deborah A. Schade, Donald Carey Walker
  • Nutritional composition to promote healthy development and growth
    Patent number: 8287931
    Abstract: A nutritional composition for improving the immunological function of a subject, including a lipid or fat; a protein source; about 5 to about 100 mg/100 kcal of a source of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids which comprises docosahexanoic acid; and about 0.1 to about 1 mg/100 kcal of a prebiotic composition, wherein the prebiotic composition comprises at least 20% of an oligosaccharide which has a fermentation rate which is demonstrably slower than that of galacto-oligosaccharide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
    Inventors: Francisco J. Rosales, Eric van Tol, Gyan P. Rai, Kristin Morris, Dattatreya Banavara, Dirk Hondmann, Zeina E. Jouni, Robert J. McMahon, Deborah A. Schade, Donald Carey Walker
  • Nutritional composition to promote healthy development and growth
    Patent number: 8287932
    Abstract: A nutritional composition including a lipid or fat; a protein source; at least about 5 mg/100 kcal of a source of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids which comprises docosahexanoic acid; and at least about 0.2 mg/100 kcal of a prebiotic composition, wherein the prebiotic composition comprises a plurality of oligosaccharides such that the overall fermentation rate profile of the prebiotic composition provides an increased population of beneficial bacteria in the human gut over an extended period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
    Inventors: Francisco J. Rosales, Gyan P. Rai, Kristin Morris, Dattatreya Banavara, Dirk Hondmann, Eric van Tol, Zeina E. Joani, Robert J. McMahon, Deborah A. Schade, Donald Carey Walker
  • Staged Infant Feeding Regimen To Promote Healthy Development And Growth
    Publication number: 20120135103
    Abstract: A feeding regimen for an infant which includes (a) feeding to a newborn infant a first composition including a fat or lipid; a protein source, wherein the protein source has from about 72% to about 90% whey and from about 10% to about 28% casein; a prebiotic composition; and at least about 72 IU/100 kcal of vitamin D, and (b) feeding to a later stage infant a second composition which includes a fat or lipid; a protein source, wherein the protein source has from about 50% to about 70% whey and from about 30% to about 50% casein; a prebiotic composition; and no greater than 70 IU/100 kcal of vitamin D.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION COMPANY
    Inventors: Kelly R. Walsh, Kevin A. Sims, Deborah Schade, Donald Carey Walker
  • Nutritional composition with improved digestibility
    Patent number: 8075934
    Abstract: The present invention is directed an improved nutritional composition, methods of improving digestion, and methods of enhancing the bioavailability of TGF-?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
    Inventors: Dattatreya Banavara, Win-Chin Chiang, Deborah A. Schade, Joaquin A. Franco, Juan M. Gonzalez, Dirk Hondmann, Zeina E. Jouni, Yung-Hsiung Lee, Robert J. McMahon, Kristin Morris, Deshanie Rai, Gyan P. Rai, Nagendra Rangavajla, Francisco J. Rosales, William Michael Russell, Eric Van Tol, Hugh N. Tucker, Donald Carey Walker
  • Nutritional Composition To Promote Healthy Development And Growth
    Publication number: 20100284980
    Abstract: A nutritional formula which includes a lipid or fat; a protein source; about 5 to about 100 mg/100 kcal of a source of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids which comprises docosahexanoic acid; about 0.1 to about 1 mg/100 kcal of a prebiotic composition, wherein the prebiotic composition comprises at least 20% of an oligosaccharide which comprises galacto-oligosaccharide; and about 0.015 to about 0.1 (pg/?g) ppm of TGF-?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Francisco J. Rosales, Eric van Tol, Gyan P. Rai, Dirk Hondmann, Kirstin Morris, Dattatreya Banavara, Zeina E. Jouni, Robert J. McMahon, Deborah A. Schade, Donald Carey Walker
  • Nutritional Composition To Promote Healthy Development And Growth
    Publication number: 20100105615
    Abstract: A nutritional composition for improving the immunological function of a subject, including a lipid or fat; a protein source; about 5 to about 100 mg/100 kcal of a source of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids which comprises docosahexanoic acid; and about 0.1 to about 1 mg/100 kcal of a prebiotic composition, wherein the prebiotic composition comprises at least 20% of an oligosaccharide which has a fermentation rate which is demonstrably slower than that of galacto-oligosaccharide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Francisco J. Rosales, Eric van Tol, Gyan P. Rai, Kristin Morris, Dattatreya Banavera, Dirk Hondmann, Zeina E. Jouni, Robert J. McMahon, Deborah A. Schade, Donald Carey Walker
  • Nutritional Composition With Improved Digestibility
    Publication number: 20100104696
    Abstract: The present invention is directed an improved nutritional composition, methods of improving digestion, and methods of enhancing the bioavailability of TGF-?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Mead Johnson & Co.
    Inventors: Dattatreya Banavara, Win-Chin Chiang, Deborah A. Schade, Joaquin A. Franco, Juan M. Gonzalez, Dirk Hondmann, Zeina E. Jouni, Yung-Hsiung Lee, Robert J. McMahon, Kristin Morris, Deshanie Rai, Gyan P. Rai, Nagendra Rangavajla, Francisco J. Rosales, William Michael Russell, Eric Van Tol, Hugh N. Tucker, Donald Carey Walker
  • Nutritional Composition To Promote Healthy Development And Growth
    Publication number: 20100104545
    Abstract: A nutritional composition having a lipid or fat; a protein source; a source of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids which comprises docosahexanoic acid; and up to about 2.5% by weight of a source of supplemental calcium which, when dissociated, provides a cation having prebiotic functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Francisco J. Rosales, Gyan P. Rai, Kristin Morris, Dattatreya Banavara, Eric van Tol, Zeina E. Jouni, Robert J. McMahon, Deborah A. Schade, Donald Carey Walker
  • Nutritional Composition To Promote Healthy Development And Growth
    Publication number: 20100104686
    Abstract: A nutritional composition including a lipid or fat; a protein source; at least about 5 mg/100 kcal of a source of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids which comprises docosahexanoic acid; and at least about 0.2 mg/100 kcal of a prebiotic composition, wherein the prebiotic composition comprises a plurality of oligosaccharides such that the overall fermentation rate profile of the prebiotic composition provides an increased population of beneficial bacteria in the human gut over an extended period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Francisco J. Rosales, Gyan P. Rai, Kristin Morris, Dattatreya Banavara, Dirk Hondmann, Eriv van Tol, Zeina E. Joani, Robert J. McMahon, Deborah A. Schade, Donald Carey Walker