Patents by Inventor Mary K. Schmidl

Mary K. Schmidl 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).

  • Orally-ingestible nutrition compositions having improved palatability
    Patent number: 5780039
    Abstract: An orally-ingestible nutrition composition having improved taste comprises a low pH (<7.0) form of an amino acid selected from arginine, valine and compounds associated with the synthesis of polyamines. Preferred low pH forms are salts such as arginine phosphate and mixtures thereof with arginine citrate. Preferred nutrition composition also comprise encapsulated polyunsaturated fatty acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: Novartis Nutrition AG
    Inventors: Norman A. Greenberg, Candis Kvamme, Mary K. Schmidl
  • Adolescent dietary composition
    Patent number: 5719133
    Abstract: A dietary composition comprising, based on total caloric content of the composition,a) a carbohydrate component which comprises from 50 to 65% of the total caloric content;b) a lipid component which comprises from 20 to 35% of the total caloric content; andc) an amino acid component which comprises from 10 to 20% of the total caloric content and which comprises specified amino acids and amounts thereof is useful providing nutrition to human adolescents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Novartis Nutrition AG
    Inventors: Mary K. Schmidl, Carol J. Lowry
  • Method of providing nutrition to adolescents
    Patent number: 5719134
    Abstract: A dietary composition comprising, based on total caloric content of the composition,a) a carbohydrate component which comprises from 50 to 65% of the total caloric content;b) a lipid component which comprises from 20 to 35% of the total caloric content; andc) an amino acid component which comprises from 10 to 20% of the total caloric content and which comprises specified amino acids and amounts thereof is useful providing nutrition to human adolescents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Novartis Nutrition AG
    Inventors: Mary K. Schmidl, Carol J. Lowry
  • Enteral nutritional composition having balanced amino acid profile
    Patent number: 5504072
    Abstract: Enteral nutritional composition comprising 4-30% lipid component, 65-80% carbohydrate component and 16-25% protein component, based on total caloric content, wherein said protein comprises by weight 14-30% glutamine and 5-33% arginine and said composition has a nonprotein calorie to grams of nitrogen ratio of 150:1 to 80:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Nutrition Ltd.
    Inventors: Mary K. Schmidl, Candis Kvamme
  • Enteral nutritional composition having balanced amino acid profile
    Patent number: 5438042
    Abstract: An enteral nutritional composition comprising 4-30% of a lipid component, 65-80% of a carbohydrate component, and 16-25% of a protein component, based on total caloric content is disclosed. This protein component of this composition comprises, by weight, 14-30% glutamine and 5-33% arginine. The non-protein calorie to grams of nitrogen ratio ranges from 150:1 and 80:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1995
    Assignee: Sandoz Nutrition Ltd.
    Inventors: Mary K. Schmidl, Candis Kvamme
  • Liquid elemental diet
    Patent number: 4414238
    Abstract: A ready-to-use liquid elemental diet comprising a nutritionally acceptable combination of carbohydrate, amino acid, and lipid components, the combination having a pH ranging from about 3.0 to 4.4, being non-browning at elevated temperatures, and including, as the lipid component, a stable emulsion comprising a lipid source, an emulsifier and a starch modified with succinic anhydride in quantities sufficient to maintain emulsion stability in the pH range of about 3.0 to 4.4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1983
    Assignee: Cutter Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Mary K. Schmidl