Patents by Inventor Maureen Edith Groer

Maureen Edith Groer 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).

  • Method of supplementing cytokine, chemokine and growth factors in donor human milk
    Patent number: 9345249
    Abstract: Donor milk has become a standard of care for feeding preterm infants, particularly those with gestational ages of 34 weeks or less, whose mothers are not lactating or not producing sufficient milk quantities. However, prior to distribution, donor milk is required to undergo pasteurization, typically using the Holder method, which is believed to destroy immune proteins in the milk and denature many other proteins. Donor milk has been found to contain concentrations of chemokines, cytokines, and growth factors, evidencing the value of donor milk over formula. In light of the findings, donor milk is supplemented with chemokines, cytokines, and growth factors that are found to be lower in the donor milk as compared to mother's own milk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Maureen Edith Groer, Terri Ashmeade
  • CYTOKINE, CHEMOKINE AND GROWTH FACTORS IN DONOR HUMAN MILK
    Publication number: 20150359240
    Abstract: Donor milk has become a standard of care for feeding preterm infants, particularly those with gestational ages of 34 weeks or less, whose mothers are not lactating or not producing sufficient milk quantities. However, prior to distribution, donor milk is required to undergo pasteurization, typically using the Holder method, which is believed to destroy immune proteins in the milk and denature many other proteins. Donor milk has been found to contain concentrations of chemokines, cytokines, and growth factors, evidencing the value of donor milk over formula. In light of the findings, donor milk is supplemented with chemokines, cytokines, and growth factors that are found to be lower in the donor milk as compared to mother's own milk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Inventors: Maureen Edith Groer, Terri Ashmeade