Patents by Inventor Irma Silva Zolezzi

Irma Silva Zolezzi 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: 20240230688
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining a personalised omega-3 dose to be taken by a pregnant woman to promote a full-term birth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: SAGAR THAKKAR, IRMA SILVA ZOLEZZI, SURABHI DEVARAJ, FANG HUANG, JACKLYN RUILIN CHEN, CARLOS ANTONIO DE CASTRO
  • Publication number: 20240122935
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the early prevention of overweight, obesity, excessive fat accumulation and/or associated metabolic disorders in infants or children. For example, the present invention relates to the prevention of overweight, obesity, excessive fat accumulation and/or associated metabolic disorders in infants or children through appropriate maternal nutrition for women desiring to get pregnant and/or during pregnancy and/or lactation. Embodiments of the present invention relate to the Vitamin B2 for use in the prevention of overweight, obesity, excessive fat accumulation and/or associated metabolic disorders in the offspring, wherein the vitamin B2 is administered to women desiring to get pregnant and/or to the mother during pregnancy and/or lactation and to maternal food compositions that can be used for this purpose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Cyrus Cooper, Peter David Gluckman, Keith Malcolm Godfrey, Catherine Mace, Irma Silva Zolezzi
  • Publication number: 20240105307
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining a personalised docosallexaenoic acid (DHA) supplementation dose to be taken by a mother to meet the DHA requirements of the mother's infant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: CARLOS ANTONIO DE CASTRO, FANG HUANG, IRMA SILVA ZOLEZZI, SAGAR THAKKAR, JACKLYN RUILIN CHEN, SURABHI DEVARAJ
  • Publication number: 20230381252
    Abstract: An oral composition comprising at least one probiotic bacteria selected from the genera: Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, and Bacillus and ferric pyrophosphate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Sophie Moille, Irma Silva Zolezzi, Edwin Alberto Habeych Narvaez, Nicola Galaffu, Bertrand Bourqui, Sara Colombo Mottaz
  • Publication number: 20230233588
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of compositions comprising myo- inositol for use in the prevention of post partum haemorrhage (PPH) and disorders and/or conditions linked thereto. The composition may be a nutritional composition, for example a maternal nutrition composition. The composition may be specifically designed to provide optimized nutrition to a woman desiring to get pregnant, to a pregnant woman or to a woman who gave birth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: IRMA SILVA ZOLEZZI, KEITH MALCOLM GODFREY, SHIAO-YNG CHAN, WAYNE CUTFIELD
  • Patent number: 11660322
    Abstract: An oral composition comprising at least one probiotic bacteria selected from the genera: Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, and Bacillus, and ferric pyrophosphate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Sophie Moille, Irma Silva Zolezzi, Edwin Alberto Habeych Narvaez, Nicola Galaffu, Bertrand Bourqui, Sara Colombo Mottaz
  • Publication number: 20220370378
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of insulin sensitizers. In particular, the present invention relates to scyllo-inositol for use as an insulin sensitizer in the treatment or prevention of hyperglycemia. The present invention further relates to scyllo-inositol for use as an insulin sensitizer in the treatment or prevention of disorders, conditions, and/or symptoms associated with hyperglycemia in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: JOSE MANUEL RAMOS NIEVES, JEAN-PHILIPPE GODIN, IRMA SILVA ZOLEZZI, CHIARA NEMBRINI, KEITH MALCOLM GODFREY, SHIAO-YNG CHAN, WAYNE CUTFIELD
  • Publication number: 20220296534
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of ?-cell mediated disorders. In particular, the present invention relates to scyllo-inositol for use in the treatment or prevention of disorders linked to an impaired function of insulin secreting ?-cells. The present invention further relates to scyllo-inositol for use in the treatment or prevention of a condition or symptom associated with such disorders in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: JEAN-PHILIPPE GODIN, IRMA SILVA ZOLEZZI, JOSE MANUEL RAMOS NIEVES, MARINE KRAUS
  • Publication number: 20220287987
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of compositions comprising myo-inositol for use in the prevention of a preterm-onset pre-labour rupture of membranes (PPROM) and disorders and/or conditions linked thereto. The composition may be a nutritional composition, for example a maternal nutrition composition. The composition may be specifically designed to provide optimized nutrition to a woman desiring to get pregnant or to a pregnant woman.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: SHIAO-YNG CHAN, KEITH MALCOLM GODFREY, WAYNE CUTFIELD, IRMA SILVA ZOLEZZI
  • Publication number: 20220287988
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of compositions comprising myo-inositol for use in the prevention of preterm birth and/or of conditions linked to preterm delivery in a female subject and/or in the offspring. The composition may be a nutritional composition, for example a maternal nutrition composition. The composition may be specifically designed to provide optimized nutrition to a woman desiring to get pregnant or to a pregnant woman.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: CHIARA NEMBRINI, IRMA SILVA ZOLEZZI, KEITH MALCOLM GODFREY, WAYNE CUTFIELD, SHIAO-YNG CHAN
  • Patent number: 11406650
    Abstract: The invention proposes a nutritional composition comprising selected oligosaccharides that reduces the abundance of Streptococcus bacteria in the gut of infants or young mammals. The infants are preferably infants in needs presenting a relatively high count of Streptococcus. Ultimately the reduction of streptococcus and the related microbiota balance affects and lowers the risk of adiposity or obesity later in life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Olga Sakwinska, Bernard Berger, Irma Silva Zolezzi, Joanna Holbrook
  • Publication number: 20210236528
    Abstract: A combination of scyllo-inositol and myo-inositol, wherein, the scyllo-inositol and myo-inositol are nutritional ingredients for use in the prevention or treatment of a condition selected from the group consisting of prediabetes, type II diabetes, gestational diabetes mellitus and a condition associated with any of the forgoing in a subject, and a composition comprising scyllo-inositol and myo-inositol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Irma Silva Zolezzi, Jean-Philippe Godin, Shiao-Yng Chan, Keith Malcolm Godfrey
  • Patent number: 11065271
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the early prevention of overweight, obesity, excessive fat accumulation and/or associated metabolic disorders in infants or children. For example, the present invention relates to the prevention of over-weight, obesity, excessive fat accumulation and/or associated metabolic disorders in infants or children through appropriate nutrition for women desiring to get pregnant and/or during pregnancy and/or lactation. Embodiments of the present invention relate to vitamin B12 for use in the prevention of overweight, obesity, excessive fat accumulation and/or associated metabolic disorders in the off-spring, wherein the vitamin B12 is administered to an overweight and/or obese women desiring to get pregnant and/or to the over-weight and/or obese mother during pregnancy and/or lactation and to maternal food compositions that can be used for this purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Cyrus Cooper, Peter David Gluckman, Irma Silva Zolezzi, Keith Malcolm Godfrey, Catherine Mace
  • Patent number: 10980786
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the early prevention of overweight, obesity, excessive fat accumulation and/or associated metabolic disorders in infants or children. For example, the present invention relates to the prevention of overweight, obesity, excessive fat accumulation and/or associated metabolic disorders in infants or children through appropriate nutrition for women desiring to get pregnant and/or during pregnancy and/or lactation. Embodiments of the present invention relate to the Vitamin B6 for use in the prevention of overweight, obesity, excessive fat accumulation and/or associated metabolic disorders in the offspring, wherein the vitamin B6 is administered to women desiring to get pregnant and/or to the mother during pregnancy and/or lactation and to maternal food compositions that can be used for this purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Cyrus Cooper, Peter David Gluckman, Keith Malcolm Godfrey, Catherine Mace, Irma Silva Zolezzi
  • Publication number: 20200261485
    Abstract: Compositions can comprise the flavanol metabolite 3?-O-glucuronide epicatechin (3GEC). In some embodiments, the amount of 3GEC is effective to increase energy expenditure, sympathetic nervous system activity, and/or fat oxidation. Such a composition can be used in a method to support weight management or promote weight loss, a method for preventing obesity or overweight, and a method for treating obesity or overweight. In some embodiments, the composition can improve insulin sensitivity, glucose tolerance, cognitive performance, cognition, mood and/or memory. In some embodiments, the composition can achieve a therapeutic effect selected from the group consisting of blood vessel dilation, reduced blood pressure, increased delivery of blood flow to tissues in the body, improvement of blood circulation, e.g. in brain, stimulation of protein synthesis, increased release of growth factors, enhanced immune function, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the composition can treat or prevent dysphagia, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Lucas Actis Goretta, Amaury Patin, Stephanie Michlig Gonzalez, Susana Camacho, Coline Legrand, Johannes Le Coutre, Euridice Castaneda Gutierrez, Irma Silva Zolezzi
  • Publication number: 20200188421
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the early prevention of overweight, obesity, excessive fat accumulation and/or associated metabolic disorders in infants or children. For example, the present invention relates to the prevention of over-weight, obesity, excessive fat accumulation and/or associated metabolic disorders in infants or children through appropriate nutrition for women desiring to get pregnant and/or during pregnancy and/or lactation. Embodiments of the present invention relate to vitamin B12 for use in the prevention of overweight, obesity, excessive fat accumulation and/or associated metabolic disorders in the off-spring, wherein the vitamin B12 is administered to an overweight and/or obese women desiring to get pregnant and/or to the over -weight and/or obese mother during pregnancy and/or lactation and to maternal food compositions that can be used for this purpose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Cyrus Cooper, Peter David Gluckman, Irma Silva Zolezzi, Keith Malcolm Godfrey, Catherine Mace
  • Patent number: 10517891
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the early prevention of overweight, obesity, excessive fat accumulation and/or associated metabolic disorders in infants or children. For example, the present invention relates to the prevention of overweight, obesity, excessive fat accumulation and/or associated metabolic disorders in infants or children through appropriate nutrition for women desiring to get pregnant and/or during pregnancy and/or lactation. Embodiments of the present invention relate to vitamin B12 for use in the prevention of overweight, obesity, excessive fat accumulation and/or associated metabolic disorders in the offspring, wherein the vitamin B12 is administered to an overweight and/or obese women desiring to get pregnant and/or to the overweight and/or obese mother during pregnancy and/or lactation and to maternal food compositions that can be used for this purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Cyrus Cooper, Peter David Gluckman, Keith Malcolm Godfrey, Catherine Mace, Irma Silva Zolezzi
  • Publication number: 20190000868
    Abstract: Compositions can comprise the flavanol metabolite 4?-O-glucuronide epicatechin (4GEC). In some embodiments, the composition can be used in a method for blood vessel dilation and/or increased delivery of blood flow to tissues in the body, for example by administering the composition to an individual having or at risk of high blood pressure or a cardiovascular disease. In some embodiments, the compositions are used for weight maintenance or weight loss. The compositions are preferably administered orally as a food product in which the 4?-Oglucuronide is present in a concentration of at least 0.01 mg/g of the food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Lucas Actis Goretta, Amaury Patin, Stephanie Michlig Gonzalez, Susana Camacho, Coline Legrand, Johannes Le Coutre, Euridice Castaneda Gutierrez, Irma Silva Zolezzi
  • Publication number: 20180280369
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the early prevention of overweight, obesity, excessive fat accumulation and/or associated metabolic disorders in infants or children. For example, the present invention relates to the prevention of overweight, obesity, excessive fat accumulation and/or associated metabolic disorders in infants or children through appropriate nutrition for women desiring to get pregnant and/or during pregnancy and/or lactation. Embodiments of the present invention relate to the Vitamin B6 for use in the prevention of overweight, obesity, excessive fat accumulation and/or associated metabolic disorders in the offspring, wherein the vitamin B6 is administered to women desiring to get pregnant and/or to the mother during pregnancy and/or lactation and to maternal food compositions that can be used for this purpose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Cyrus Cooper, Peter David Gluckman, Keith Malcolm Godfrey, Catherine Mace, Irma Silva Zolezzi
  • Patent number: 9980950
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the early prevention of overweight, obesity, excessive fat accumulation and/or associated metabolic disorders in infants or children. For example, the present invention relates to the prevention of overweight, obesity, excessive fat accumulation and/or associated metabolic disorders in infants or children through appropriate nutrition for women desiring to get pregnant and/or during pregnancy and/or lactation. Embodiments of the present invention relate to the Vitamin B6 for use in the prevention of overweight, obesity, excessive fat accumulation and/or associated metabolic disorders in the offspring, wherein the vitamin B6 is administered to women desiring to get pregnant and/or to the mother during pregnancy and/or lactation and to maternal food compositions that can be used for this purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Cyrus Cooper, Peter David Gluckman, Keith Malcolm Godfrey, Catherine Mace, Irma Silva Zolezzi