Patents by Inventor Maria ENRIQUE LOPEZ

Maria ENRIQUE LOPEZ 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).

  • USES OF LIPOTEICHOIC ACID FROM BIFIDOBACTERIA
    Publication number: 20230042693
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lipoteichoic acid isolated from Bifidobacteria cultured in excess of glucose which has fat reduction activity, thus being useful for exploitation in the following application areas: food and beverages, animal feed, including pet food, nutritional supplements, infant nutrition, cosmetics (including nutricosmetics), medical foods and pharmaceutical and veterinary applications, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Patricia MARTORELL GUEROLA, Ferran BALAGUER VIDAL, Maria ENRIQUE LOPEZ, Marta TORTAJADA SERRA, Daniel RAMON VIDAL, Marta BARRENA CASTILLO, Blake HAMMANN, Beatriz ALVAREZPEREZ, Empar CHENOLL CUADROS
  • Obtaining cocoa extracts rich in bioactive peptides with ACE and PEP enzyme inhibitory activity
    Patent number: 8946383
    Abstract: The present invention relates to obtaining bioactive peptides from plant raw materials, specifically cocoa extracts, by means of enzyme treatment. Said biopeptides have angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) and prolyl endopeptidase enzyme (PEP) inhibitory activity in vitro and/or antioxidant activity in vivo, being able to be used in the food, dietetic and pharmaceutical industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Naturex
    Inventors: Begoña Muguerza Marquínez, Honorato Monzo Oltra, Natalia Alepuz Rico, Esther Bataller Leiva, Salvador Genoves Martínez, Maria Enrique López, Patricia Guerola Guerola, Daniel Ramon Vidal
  • OBTAINING COCOA EXTRACTS RICH IN BIOACTIVE PEPTIDES WITH ACE AND PEP ENZYME INHIBITORY ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20110213122
    Abstract: The present invention relates to obtaining bioactive peptides from plant raw materials, specifically cocoa extracts, by means of enzyme treatment. Said biopeptides have angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) and prolyl endopeptidase enzyme (PEP) inhibitory activity in vitro and/or antioxidant activity in vivo, being able to be used in the food, dietetic and pharmaceutical industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicants: NATRACEUTICAL, S.A., BIOPOLIS, S.L.
    Inventors: Begona Muguerza Marquinez, Honorato Monzo Oltra, Natalia Alepuz Rico, Esther Bataller Leiva, Salvador Genoves Martínez, Maria Enrique López, Patricia Martorell Guerola, Daniel Ramon Vidal