Patents by Inventor John William McEwen

John William McEwen 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).

  • Nutritional product for a person having ulcerative colitis
    Patent number: 6468987
    Abstract: An enteral nutritional product for a person having ulcerative colitis contains in combination (a) an oil blend which contains eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5n3) and/or docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n3), and (b) a source of indigestible carbohydrate which is metabolized to short chain fatty acids by microorganisms present in the human colon. Preferably the nutritional product also contains one or more nutrients which act as antioxidants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Stephen Joseph Demichele, Keith Allen Garleb, John William McEwen, Martha Kay Fuller
  • Nutritional product for a person having ulcerative colitis
    Patent number: 5952314
    Abstract: An enteral nutritional product for a person having ulcerative colitis contains in combination (a) an oil blend which contains eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5n3) and/or docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n3), and (b) a source of indigestible carbohydrate which is metabolized to short chain fatty acids by microorganisms present in the human colon. Preferably the nutritional product also contains one or more nutrients which act as antioxidants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Inventors: Stephen Joseph DeMichele, Keith Allen Garleb, John William McEwen, Martha Kay Fuller
  • Nutritional product for a person having ulcerative colitis
    Patent number: 5780451
    Abstract: An enteral nutritional product for a person having ulcerative colitis contains in combination (a) an oil blend which contains eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5n3) and/or docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n3), and (b) a source of indigestible carbohydrate which is metabolized to short chain fatty acids by microorganisms present in the human colon. Preferably the nutritional product also contains one or more nutrients which act as antioxidants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Stephen Joseph DeMichele, Keith Allen Garleb, John William McEwen, Martha Kay Fuller