Patents by Inventor Elaine E. Vaughan

Elaine E. Vaughan 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).

  • DIETARY FIBER COMPOSITIONS FOR CURATIVE OR PROPHYLACTIC TREATMENT OF OBESITY AND OTHER CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20210023123
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dietary fiber compositions that can provide an increased level of acetate in the distal colon. Increase levels of acetate (or other short chain fatty acids; SCFA's) in the distal part of the colon is believed to be beneficial in the treatment of various diseases or conditions, such as being overweight or obese. To accomplish this using dietary intervention, which is clearly the preferred (first-line) option for the treatment and/or prevention of obesity (and related disorders), has been a challenge. It was now surprisingly found that combinations of an inulin-type fructan and resistant starch can be orally consumed to substantially increase the level of acetate in the distal part of the colon in human subjects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicants: Coöperatie Koninklijke Cosun U.A., Universiteit Maastricht, Koninklijke Coöperatie Cosun U.A.
    Inventors: Ellen E. Blaak, Emanuel Enzo Canfora, Elaine E. Vaughan
  • DIETARY FIBER COMPOSITIONS FOR CURATIVE OR PROPHYLACTIC TREATMENT OF OBESITY AND OTHER CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20190275076
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dietary fiber compositions that can provide an increased level of acetate in the distal colon. Increase levels of acetate (or other short chain fatty acids; SCFA's) in the distal part of the colon is believed to be beneficial in the treatment of various diseases or conditions, such as being overweight or obese. To accomplish this using dietary intervention, which is clearly the preferred (first-line) option for the treatment and/or prevention of obesity (and related disorders), has been a challenge. It was now surprisingly found that combinations of an inulin-type fructan and resistant starch can be orally consumed to substantially increase the level of acetate in the distal part of the colon in human subjects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicants: Coöperatie Koninklijke Cosun U.A., Universiteit Maastricht, Koninklijke Coöperatie Cosun U.A.
    Inventors: Ellen E. Blaak, Emanuel Enzo Canfora, Elaine E. Vaughan