Patents by Inventor Irmeli Auli Penttila

Irmeli Auli Penttila 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).

  • ALLERGY TREATMENT USING ACID TREATED AQUEOUS WHEY PROTEIN EXTRACT
    Publication number: 20150297641
    Abstract: The invention relates to manufacture of whey protein extracts, to infant formula and to reducing or preventing food allergy. The whey protein extract is produced from a whey protein-containing composition by contacting a whey protein-containing composition with an aqueous solution to form a sample including a soluble protein-containing component and an insoluble component; recovering the soluble protein-containing component from the sample; and acidifying the soluble protein-containing component, thereby producing the whey protein extract. Extracts produced by the method of the invention may be used in infant formula, as a dietary supplement or foodstuff.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Irmeli Auli Penttila, Ian Robert Mitchell
  • Allergy treatment using acid treated aqueous whey protein extract
    Patent number: 9066526
    Abstract: The invention relates to manufacture of whey protein extracts, to infant formula and to reducing or preventing food allergy. The whey protein extract is produced from a whey protein-containing composition by contacting a whey protein-containing composition with an aqueous solution to form a sample including a soluble protein-containing component and an insoluble component; recovering the soluble protein-containing component from the sample; and acidifying the soluble protein-containing component, thereby producing the whey protein extract. Extracts produced by the method of the invention may be used in infant formula, as a dietary supplement or foodstuff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Dairy Australia Limited
    Inventors: Irmeli Auli Penttila, Ian Robert Mitchell