Patents by Inventor Janet ALEXANDER

Janet ALEXANDER 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).

  • METHOD OF GLUCOSE-DEPENDENT INSULINOTROPIC POLYPEPTIDE (GIP) STABILIZATION
    Publication number: 20250130247
    Abstract: A method is provided, comprising feeding a cat a foodstuff comprising a protein to fat ratio of 1:0.27 to 1:0.63 on a gram:gram as fed or dry matter basis, and measuring the level of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) in a blood sample from the cat before and after feeding the foodstuff. A reduction in GIP levels and/or maintaining low levels of GIP post-prandially is indicative of a foodstuff useful in preventing accumulation of and/or reducing body fat in a cat and therefore controlling the body weight of a cat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Janet ALEXANDER, Penelope MORRIS, Adrian HEWSON-HUGHES
  • METHOD
    Publication number: 20170176466
    Abstract: A method is provided, comprising feeding a cat a foodstuff comprising a protein to fat ratio of 1:0.27 to 1:0.63 on a gram:gram as fed or dry matter basis, and measuring the level of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) in a blood sample from the cat before and after feeding the foodstuff. A reduction in GIP levels and/or maintaining low levels of GIP post-prandially is indicative of a foodstuff useful in preventing accumulation of and/or reducing body fat in a cat and therefore controlling the body weight of a cat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Janet ALEXANDER, Penelope MORRIS, Adrian HEWSON-HUGHES