Patents by Inventor Leslie Dornfeld

Leslie Dornfeld 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).

  • Compositions and methods using pomegranate extracts
    Patent number: 9295703
    Abstract: Methods of using pomegranate extracts of the present invention for treating patients with atherosclerosis, or increased intima-media thickness of an artery, are provided. The methods comprise the step of administering to the patient a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an extract from pomegranate. The methods of the present invention may also be used to decrease the incidence of stroke or heart attack in a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: POM Wonderful, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Aviram, Leslie Dornfeld
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS USING POMEGRANATE EXTRACTS
    Publication number: 20150209394
    Abstract: Methods of using pomegranate extracts of the present invention for treating patients with atherosclerosis, or increased intima-media thickness of an artery, are provided. The methods comprise the step of administering to the patient a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an extract from pomegranate. The methods of the present invention may also be used to decrease the incidence of stroke or heart attack in a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: POM Wonderful, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Aviram, Leslie Dornfeld
  • Compositions and methods using pomegranate extracts
    Patent number: 8936818
    Abstract: A pomegranate beverage including a pomegranate juice component prepared by crushing and squeezing whole fruits of pomegranate including inner and outer peels and seeds to yield a juice component and an insoluble by-product component, where the juice component separated from the insoluble by-product component to obtain the pomegranate juice component, and an amount of a pomegranate extract component including at least 30 to 3000 ?mols of polyphenols, where the beverage is prepared by a process including re-suspending the insoluble by-product component in an aqueous medium, mixing the re-suspended insoluble by-product component and the aqueous medium, and separating an aqueous extract from the insoluble by-product component to obtain the pomegranate extract component, where the aqueous extract includes polyphenols resulting from the insoluble by-product component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: POM Wonderful, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Aviram, Leslie Dornfeld
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS USING POMEGRANATE EXTRACTS
    Publication number: 20120276228
    Abstract: A pomegranate beverage including a pomegranate juice component prepared by crushing and squeezing whole fruits of pomegranate including inner and outer peels and seeds to yield a juice component and an insoluble by-product component, where the juice component separated from the insoluble by-product component to obtain the pomegranate juice component, and an amount of a pomegranate extract component including at least 30 to 3000 ?mols of polyphenols, where the beverage is prepared by a process including re-suspending the insoluble by-product component in an aqueous medium, mixing the re-suspended insoluble by-product component and the aqueous medium, and separating an aqueous extract from the insoluble by-product component to obtain the pomegranate extract component, where the aqueous extract includes polyphenols resulting from the insoluble by-product component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Aviram, Leslie Dornfeld
  • Methods of using pomegranate extracts for causing regression in lesions due to arteriosclerosis in humans
    Patent number: 8221806
    Abstract: Methods of using pomegranate extracts of the present invention for treating patients with atherosclerosis, or increased intima-media thickness of an artery, are provided. The methods comprise the step of administering to the patient a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an extract from pomegranate. The methods of the present invention may also be used to decrease the incidence of stroke or heart attack in a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Stewart and Lynda Resnick Revocable Trust
    Inventors: Michael Aviram, Leslie Dornfeld
  • Process for producing a therapeutically effective amount of an extract from pomegranate and compositions relating to same
    Patent number: 7780998
    Abstract: Methods of using pomegranate extracts of the present invention for treating patients with atherosclerosis, or increased intima-media thickness of an artery, are provided. The methods comprise the step of administering to the patient a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an extract from pomegranate. The methods of the present invention may also be used to decrease the incidence of stroke or heart attack in a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Stewart and Lynda Resnick Revocable Trust
    Inventors: Michael Aviram, Leslie Dornfeld
  • Methods for treating hypertension in a subject using pomegranate extracts
    Patent number: 7645469
    Abstract: Methods of using pomegranate extracts of the present invention for treating patients with atherosclerosis, or increased intima-media thickness of an artery, are provided. The methods comprise the step of administering to the patient a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an extract from pomegranate. The methods of the present invention may also be used to decrease the incidence of stroke or heart attack in a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Steward and Lynda Resnick Revocable Trust
    Inventors: Michael Aviram, Leslie Dornfeld
  • PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A THERAPEUTICALLY EFFECTIVE AMOUNT OF AN EXTRACT FROM POMEGRANATE AND COMPOSITIONS RELATING TO SAME
    Publication number: 20070178180
    Abstract: Methods of using pomegranate extracts of the present invention for treating patients with atherosclerosis, or increased intima-media thickness of an artery, are provided. The methods comprise the step of administering to the patient a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an extract from pomegranate. The methods of the present invention may also be used to decrease the incidence of stroke or heart attack in a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Michael AVIRAM, Leslie Dornfeld
  • Methods of using pomegranate extracts for causing regression in lesions due to arteriosclerosis in humans
    Publication number: 20060057235
    Abstract: Methods of using pomegranate extracts of the present invention for treating patients with atherosclerosis, or increased intima-media thickness of an artery, are provided. The methods comprise the step of administering to the patient a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an extract from pomegranate. The methods of the present invention may also be used to decrease the incidence of stroke or heart attack in a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Aviram, Leslie Dornfeld
  • Methods of using pomegranate extracts for causing regression in lesions due to arteriosclerosis in humans
    Patent number: 6977089
    Abstract: Methods of using pomegranate extracts of the present invention for treating patients with atherosclerosis, or increased intima-media thickness of an artery, are provided. The methods comprise the step of administering to the patient a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an extract from pomegranate. The methods of the present invention may also be used to decrease the incidence of stroke or heart attack in a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Stewart and Lynda Resnick Revocable Trust
    Inventors: Michael Aviram, Leslie Dornfeld
  • Methods of using pomegranate extracts for causing regression in lesions due to arteriosclerosis in humans
    Patent number: 6641850
    Abstract: Methods of using pomegranate extracts of the present invention for treating patients with atherosclerosis, or increased intima-media thickness of an artery, are provided. The methods comprise the step of administering to the patient a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an extract from pomegranate. The methods of the present invention may also be used to decrease the incidence of stroke or heart attack in a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Stewart and Lynda Resnick Revocable Trust
    Inventors: Michael Aviram, Leslie Dornfeld
  • Pomegranate extracts and methods of using thereof
    Patent number: 6387418
    Abstract: Pomegranate extracts and methods of use thereof are provided. Particularly, an antioxidative composition comprising an extract from pomegranate is provided. A method of reducing lipid peroxidation, aggregation or retention, HDL oxidation in a sample and a method of alleviating atherosclerosis in a patient are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Stewart and Lynda Resnick Revocable Trust
    Inventors: Michael Aviram, Leslie Dornfeld
  • Pomegranate extracts and methods of using thereof
    Patent number: 6375993
    Abstract: Pomegranate extracts and methods of use thereof are provided. Particularly, an antioxidative composition comprising an extract from pomegranate is provided. A method of reducing lipid peroxidation, aggregation or retention, HDL oxidation in a sample and a method of alleviating atherosclerosis in a patient are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Stewart and Lynda Resnick Revocable Trust
    Inventors: Michael Aviram, Leslie Dornfeld
  • Pomegranate extracts and methods of using thereof
    Patent number: 6361807
    Abstract: Pomegranate extracts and methods of use thereof are provided. Particularly, an antioxidative composition comprising an extract from pomegranate is provided. A method of reducing lipid peroxidation, aggregation or retention, HDL oxidation in a sample and a method of alleviating atherosclerosis in a patient are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Stewart and Lynda Resnick Revocable Trust
    Inventors: Michael Aviram, Leslie Dornfeld