Patents by Inventor Jean-Claude Maire

Jean-Claude Maire 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).

  • Composition comprising casein protein and whey protein
    Patent number: 7776332
    Abstract: A composition for an infant formula which includes casein protein and whey protein; a method of producing the composition; use of the composition in the manufacture of a medicament or nutritional product for addressing malnutrition; and a method of addressing malnutrition which includes administering an effective amount of the composition are provided. The composition includes protein, free arginine; tryptophan and histidine, a lipid source and a carbohydrate source. In addition, the whey protein is sweet whey protein from which caseino-glyco-macropeptide has been removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Martinas Kuslys, Marie-Christine Secretin, Rolf Jost, Jean-Claude Maire, Olivier Ballevre, Ferdinand Haschke, Zdenek Kratky, Niklaus Meister
  • Composition for an infant formula having a low threonine content
    Patent number: 6777391
    Abstract: A composition for an infant formula which comprises a low threonine content; a method of producing the composition; use of the composition in the manufacture of a medicament or nutritional product for addressing the nutritional needs and providing healthy growth of an infant; and a method of addressing the nutritional needs and providing healthy growth of an infant which comprises administering an effective amount of the composition. A preferred embodiment of the composition comprises all of: i) acid whey protein or sweet whey protein from which caseino-glyco-macropeptide has been removed; and ii) free arginine; and iii) free histidine; and iv) free tyrosine or free tryptophan or tryptophan rich milk protein or a mixture thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Zdenek Kratky, Jean-Claude Maire, Olivier Ballevre, Ferdinand Haschke, Rolf Jost, Martinas Kuslys, Niklaus Meister, Marie-Christine Secretin
  • Nutritional composition intended for specific gastro-intestinal maturation in premature mammals
    Patent number: 6733770
    Abstract: A nutritional enteral composition intended for favoring the growth and maturation of non-mature gastro-intestinal tracts of young mammals, which contains as a protein source a mixture of dietary protein hydrolysates and intact proteins being partly in the form of bioactive peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Clara L. Garcia-Rodenas, Paul-Andre Finot, Jean-Claude Maire, Olivier Ballevre, Anne Net-Hughes, Ferdinand Haschke