Patents by Inventor Eric A.F. van Tol

Eric A.F. van Tol 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: 20220095666
    Abstract: Provided are nutritional compositions containing dietary butyrate. Further disclosed are methods for reducing the incidence of obesity and metabolic syndrome in a target subject via administering the nutritional composition containing dietary butyrate to the target subject. Further provided are methods for improving adipose tissue functioning in a target subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION COMPANY
    Inventors: Marieke H. Schoemaker, Teartse Tim Lambers, Gabriele Gross, Eric A.F. van Tol, Shay Phillips
  • Publication number: 20210244787
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to nutritional supplement including a peptide component. The nutritional supplement further includes a source of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG. The disclosure further relates to methods of protecting against obesity and its related metabolic disorders and inflammatory diseases in a target subject by providing the nutritional supplement(s) disclosed herein to a target subject, which includes a pediatric subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Eric A.F. van Tol, Marieke H. Schoemaker, Gabriele Gross, Teartse Tim Lambers, Peter Wielinga, Robert Kleemann
  • Patent number: 11077166
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to nutritional supplement including a peptide component. The nutritional supplement further includes a source of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG. The disclosure further relates to methods of protecting against obesity and its related metabolic disorders and inflammatory diseases in a target subject by providing the nutritional supplement(s) disclosed herein to a target subject, which includes a pediatric subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION COMPANY
    Inventors: Eric A. F. van Tol, Marieke H. Schoemaker, Gabriele Gross, Teartse Tim Lambers, Peter Wielinga, Robert Kleemann
  • Patent number: 10933114
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to nutritional supplement including a peptide component. The nutritional supplement further includes a source of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG. The disclosure further relates to methods of protecting against obesity and its related metabolic disorders and inflammatory diseases in a target subject by providing the nutritional supplement(s) disclosed herein to a target subject, which includes a pediatric subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION COMPANY
    Inventors: Eric A. F. van Tol, Marieke H. Schoemaker, Gabriele Gross, Teartse Tim Lambers, Peter Wielinga, Robert Kleemann
  • Publication number: 20190240283
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to nutritional supplement including a peptide component. The nutritional supplement further includes a source of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG. The disclosure further relates to methods of protecting against obesity and its related metabolic disorders and inflammatory diseases in a target subject by providing the nutritional supplement(s) disclosed herein to a target subject, which includes a pediatric subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Eric A.F. van Tol, Marieke H. Schoemaker, Gabriele Gross, Teartse Tim Lambers, Peter Wielinga, Robert Kleemann
  • Publication number: 20190224273
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to nutritional supplement including a peptide component. The nutritional supplement further includes a source of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG. The disclosure further relates to methods of protecting against obesity and its related metabolic disorders and inflammatory diseases in a target subject by providing the nutritional supplement(s) disclosed herein to a target subject, which includes a pediatric subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Eric A.F. van Tol, Marieke H. Schoemaker, Gabriele Gross, Teartse Tim Lambers, Peter Wielinga, Robert Kleemann
  • Patent number: 10251928
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to nutritional supplement including a peptide component. The nutritional supplement further includes a source of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG. The disclosure further relates to methods of protecting against obesity and its related metabolic disorders and inflammatory diseases in a target subject by providing the nutritional supplement(s) disclosed herein to a target subject, which includes a pediatric subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION COMPANY
    Inventors: Eric A. F. van Tol, Marieke H. Schoemaker, Gabriele Gross, Teartse Tim Lambers, Peter Wielinga, Robert Kleemann
  • Patent number: 10034937
    Abstract: Provided are nutritional compositions comprising a combination of a probiotic, dietary butyrate and/or a component for stimulating butyrate production in the human gut. Further disclosed are methods of accelerating tolerance to cow's milk allergy in a pediatric subject by providing said nutritional compositions to a target subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
    Inventors: Teartse Tim Lambers, Eric A. F. van Tol
  • Publication number: 20180168215
    Abstract: Provided are nutritional compositions containing inositol. Further disclosed are methods for promoting optimal and functional synaptic development in a target subject via administering the nutritional composition containing inositol to the target subject. Further provided are methods for promoting brain development and overall brain health and function in a target subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Chenzhong Kuang, Yan Xiao, Shay Phillips, Sarah Maria, Eric A.F. van Tol, Colin Rudolph, Dirk Hondmann
  • Publication number: 20180161292
    Abstract: Provided are nutritional compositions containing dietary butyrate. Further disclosed are methods for promoting and/or accelerating myelination in a target subject via administering the nutritional composition containing dietary butyrate to the target subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Chenzhong Kuang, Yan Xiao, Teartse Tim Lambers, Eric A.F. van Tol, Dirk Hondmann, Shay Phillips
  • Publication number: 20180161381
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods for reducing the risk of developing or reducing the severity of a viral infection, bacterial infection, or viral and bacterial co-infection in a subject comprising administering to the subject a nutritional composition comprising an effective amount of a soluble mediator preparation derived from a late-exponential growth phase of a probiotic culture, such as Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG). The present disclosure, in certain embodiments, is directed to methods for reducing inflammation in a subject with a viral infection, bacterial infection, or viral and bacterial co-infections, comprising administering to the subject a nutritional composition comprising an effective amount of a soluble mediator preparation from a late-exponential growth phase of a probiotic culture, such as LGG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Sarmauli Manurung, Gabriele Gross, Teartse Tim Lambers, Eric A.F. van Tol
  • Publication number: 20180160714
    Abstract: Provided are nutritional compositions containing dietary butyrate. Further disclosed are methods for reducing the incidence of obesity and metabolic syndrome in a target subject via administering the nutritional composition containing dietary butyrate to the target subject. Further provided are methods for improving adipose tissue functioning in a target subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Marieke H. Schoemaker, Teartse Tim Lambers, Gabriele Gross, Eric A.F. van Tol, Shay Phillips
  • Publication number: 20180153951
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods of inducing adipocyte browning, supporting metabolic flexibility, and/or reducing detrimental WAT deposition or reducing WAT dysfunction in a subject by administering extensively hydrolyzed casein and/or fractions thereof (“eHC”) to the subject, and/or by administering a long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (e.g., docosahexaenoic acid and/or arachidonic acid) to the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Yan Zhong, Marieke H. Schoemaker, Teartse Tim Lambers, Eric A.F. van Tol
  • Publication number: 20170360855
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods for i) promoting gut regeneration, ii) promoting gut maturation and/or adaptation, iii) supporting gut barrier resistance and/or iv) protecting gut barrier function in a pediatric subject comprising administering to the pediatric subject a composition comprising an effective amount of a soluble mediator preparation derived from a late-exponential growth phase of a probiotic batch-cultivation process, such as Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG). The present methods advantageously provide the gut-protection benefits of LGG soluble mediators without introducing live bacterial culture to individuals with impaired gut barrier function. In some embodiments, the pediatric subject has impaired gut barrier function and/or short bowel syndrome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Yan Zhong, Teartse Tim Lambers, Gabriele Gross, Sarmauli Manurung, Eric A.F. van Tol, Rosaline Waworuntu
  • Patent number: 9730969
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods for i) promoting gut regeneration, ii) promoting gut maturation and/or adaptation, iii) supporting gut barrier resistance and/or iv) protecting gut barrier function in a pediatric subject comprising administering to the pediatric subject a composition comprising an effective amount of a soluble mediator preparation derived from a late-exponential growth phase of a probiotic batch-cultivation process, such as Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG). The present methods advantageously provide the gut-protection benefits of LGG soluble mediators without introducing live bacterial culture to individuals with impaired gut barrier function. In some embodiments, the pediatric subject has impaired gut barrier function and/or short bowel syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Inventors: Yan Zhong, Teartse Tim Lambers, Gabriele Gross, Sarmauli Manurung, Eric A. F. van Tol, Rosaline Waworuntu
  • Publication number: 20170215464
    Abstract: Provided are nutritional compositions including a component for stimulating butyrate production in the human gut and/or dietary butyrate. Further disclosed are methods of reducing allergic reaction and promoting tolerance to cow's milk allergy in a pediatric subject by providing said nutritional compositions to a target subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Teartse Tim Lambers, Eric A.F. van Tol
  • Publication number: 20170157242
    Abstract: Provided are nutritional compositions comprising a combination of a probiotic, dietary butyrate and/or a component for stimulating butyrate production in the human gut. Further disclosed are methods of accelerating tolerance to cow's milk allergy in a pediatric subject by providing said nutritional compositions to a target subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Teartse Tim Lambers, Eric A.F. van Tol
  • Publication number: 20170157185
    Abstract: A composition comprising a culture supernatant from a late-exponential growth phase of a batch-cultivation process for a probiotic such as LGG, for use in the treatment or prevention of infection by a pathogen such as C. sakazakii.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Eric A.F. van Tol, Gabriele Gross, Machtelt Braaksma, Karin M. Overkamp, Eduard K. Poels
  • Publication number: 20170128500
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods for i) promoting gut regeneration, ii) promoting gut maturation and/or adaptation, iii) supporting gut barrier resistance and/or iv) protecting gut barrier function in a pediatric subject comprising administering to the pediatric subject a composition comprising an effective amount of a soluble mediator preparation derived from a late-exponential growth phase of a probiotic batch-cultivation process, such as Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG). The present methods advantageously provide the gut-protection benefits of LGG soluble mediators without introducing live bacterial culture to individuals with impaired gut barrier function. In some embodiments, the pediatric subject has impaired gut barrier function and/or short bowel syndrome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Yan Zhong, Teartse Tim Lambers, Gabriele Gross, Sarmauli Manurung, Eric A.F. van Tol, Rosaline Waworuntu
  • Publication number: 20170020950
    Abstract: A method for modulating a kinase by administering to a subject a nutritional composition comprising extensively hydrolyzed casein, extensively hydrolyzed casein fractions, or combinations thereof. A modulated kinase may be a kinase that regulates inflammatory signaling, immune tolerance, metabolic signaling, cell cycle and growth factor signaling. The nutritional composition may dose-dependently inhibit a range of serine, threonine and tyrosine kinases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Teartse Tim Lambers, Eric A.F. van Tol, Sarmauli Manurung