Patents by Inventor Jaak Decuypere

Jaak Decuypere 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).

  • Combined use of triglycerides containing medium chain fatty acids and exogenous lipolytic enzymes as feed supplements
    Publication number: 20080118490
    Abstract: The present invention provides a feed composition comprising about 0.01% to about 20% by weight of triglycerides and about 1 ppm to about 10,000 ppm of exogenous active lipolytic enzyme, wherein the triglycerides contain about 50% to about 100% of C6-C10 medium chain fatty acids. The present invention also provides methods of using the feed composition of the present invention for controlling lipolysis, as well as treating growth impairment and digestive upsets in an animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Jaak Decuypere, Noel Dierick, Katrien Deschepper, Erik E.M. Vanderbeke
  • Combined use of triglycerides containing medium chain fatty acids and exogenous lipolytic enzymes as feed supplements
    Patent number: 7261888
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of triglycerides (TG) containing medium chain fatty acids (C4 to C12), combined with exogenous lipolytic enzymes (esterases or lipases) as a feed supplement for animals in order to prevent and/or alleviate the problems which are frequently met at this moment. This results in a marked improvement of the growth performances without the use of the classical, but contested, feed additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignees: Aveve N.V., Vitamex N.V.
    Inventors: Jaak Decuypere, Noël Dierick