Patents by Inventor Michael Affolter

Michael Affolter 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).

  • Publication number: 20230413886
    Abstract: A maternal composition wherein said maternal composition is specifically formulated for a woman who has given birth prematurely or who is at risk of giving birth prematurely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Clara Lucia Garcia-Rodenas, Michael Affolter
  • Patent number: 11701404
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a preterm human milk fortifier composition, more specifically to a preterm milk fortifier composition providing one or more specific nutrient in amounts that are missing in human milk of women who gave birth to a preterm infant. In particular the present invention relates to a fortifier composition designed for infants as a supplement to preterm human breast milk at the time the infant leaves the hospital (discharge) and after. The invention furthermore relates to the use of said preterm human milk fortifier composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Michael Affolter, Laurent Ameye, Clara Lucia Garcia-Rodenas
  • Patent number: 11696595
    Abstract: A maternal composition wherein said maternal composition is specifically formulated for a woman who has given birth prematurely or who is at risk of giving birth prematurely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Clara Lucia Garcia-Rodenas, Michael Affolter
  • Publication number: 20220054514
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a preterm human milk fortifier composition, more specifically to a preterm milk fortifier composition providing 2?-FL and/or LNFP-I in amounts that are missing in human milk of women who gave birth to a preterm infant. In particular the present invention relates to a fortifier composition designed for infants as a supplement to preterm human breast milk at the time the infant leaves the hospital (discharge) and after. The invention furthermore relates to the use of said preterm human milk fortifier composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Affolter, Sean Christopher Austin, Clara Lucia Garcia-Rodenas
  • Publication number: 20220042961
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining and quantifying ?-casein derived proteose peptones and/or ?-casein, said method comprising the steps of (i) providing a dairy-based product to be analysed; (ii) subjecting said product using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis; (iii) determining and/or quantifying said ?-casein derived proteose peptones and/or ?-casein in said product by detecting compounds of defined m/z values or deconvoluting the mass spectrometry spectra to calculate monoisotopic masses. The present invention also relates to nutritional compositions having a reduced content of ?-casein derived proteose peptones and the uses hereof for e.g. treating, preventing and/or ameliorating abdominal pain in an infant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Affolter, Peter Erdmann, Christophe Fuerer, Jonathan O'Regan
  • Publication number: 20210169114
    Abstract: A maternal composition wherein said maternal composition is specifically formulated for a woman who has given birth prematurely or who is at risk of giving birth prematurely
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Clara Lucia Garcia-Rodenas, Michael Affolter
  • Publication number: 20210169976
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a preterm human milk fortifier composition, more specifically to a preterm milk fortifier composition providing one or more specific nutrient in amounts that are missing in human milk of women who gave birth to a preterm infant. In particular the present invention relates to a fortifier composition designed for infants as a supplement to preterm human breast milk at the time the infant leaves the hospital (discharge) and after. The invention furthermore relates to the use of said preterm human milk fortifier composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Affolter, Laurent Arneye, Clara Lucia Garcia-Rodenas
  • Publication number: 20210100273
    Abstract: Gender specific synthetic nutritional compositions for female or male infants of 1 to 2 months of age wherein, the concentration of arginine is adapted based on that found in HM produced for an infant of the same gender and age, and nutritional systems comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Affolter, Sagar Thakkar, Carlos Antonio De Castro
  • Publication number: 20200390139
    Abstract: Gender specific synthetic nutritional compositions for infants 1 to 2 months of age or up to 1 month of age wherein, the concentration of lysine is adapted based on that found in HM produced for an infant of the same gender and age, and nutritional systems comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Affolter, Sagar Thakkar, Carlos Antonio De Castro
  • Publication number: 20200383369
    Abstract: Gender specific synthetic nutritional compositions for infants up to 1 month of age contain a caseins content adapted based on that found in human milk produced for an infant of the same gender and age. The compositions can be used in a method of treating, protecting or mitigating sub-optimal growth and development of an infant up to 1 month of age.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Affolter, Sagar Thakkar, Carlos Antonio De Castro
  • Publication number: 20200330589
    Abstract: A composition including protein hydrolysates derived from milk is obtained by the treatment of enzymes derived from microorganisms. A trypsin-like enzyme and a chymotrypsin-like enzyme are used. The composition is in particular intended for inducing tolerance in infants with the effect of modulating the potential occurrence of allergies later in life. The composition can also be used in sick adult patients. Preferably the composition is an infant formula, infant follow-up formula, growing-up milk or baby food or an enteral complete nutritional composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Affolter, Isabelle Bureau-Franz, Francoise Maynard, Annick Mercenier, Alexandre Panchaud
  • Publication number: 20200054062
    Abstract: Gender specific synthetic nutritional compositions for infants 4 to 8 months of age, 1 to 2 months of age, or up to 1 month of age. The concentration of methionine is adapted based on that found in human milk produced for an infant of the same gender and age. Also provided are nutritional systems including the gender specific synthetic nutritional compositions, and methods of using the compositions and the systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Affolter, Sagar Thakkar, Carlos Antonio De Castro
  • Publication number: 20180279663
    Abstract: Gender specific synthetic nutritional compositions comprising phenylalanine in concentrations reflecting those found in human milk produced by mothers of infants of the corresponding gender at the corresponding stage of lactation, and nutritional systems comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Sagar Thakkar, Michael Affolter, Carlos Antonio De Castro
  • Publication number: 20180271135
    Abstract: Gender specific synthetic nutritional compositions comprising glycine in concentrations reflecting those found in human milk produced by mothers of infants of the corresponding gender at the corresponding stage of lactation, and nutritional systems comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Sagar Thakkar, Michael Affolter, Carlos Antonio De Castro
  • Publication number: 20170181461
    Abstract: Gender specific synthetic nutritional compositions for infants up to 1 month of age wherein, the total protein content is adapted based on that found in HM produced for infants of the same gender and age, and nutritional systems comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Affolter, Sagar Thakkar, Carlos Antoio De Castro
  • Publication number: 20170172194
    Abstract: Gender specific synthetic nutritional compositions for female or male infants up to 1 month of age wherein, the concentration of alanine, and/or histidine, and/or isoleucine, and/or proline, and/or valine is adapted based on that found in HM produced for an infant of the same gender and age, and nutritional systems comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Affolter, Sagar Thakkar, Carlos Antonio De Castro
  • Publication number: 20170035089
    Abstract: Gender specific synthetic nutritional compositions for infants 1 to 2 months of age or up to 1 month of age wherein, the concentration of lysine is adapted based on that found in HM produced for an infant of the same gender and age, and nutritional systems comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Affolter, Sagar Thakkar, Carlos Antonio De Castro
  • Publication number: 20170035088
    Abstract: Gender specific synthetic nutritional compositions for infants 4 to 8 months of age, 1 to 2 months of age, or up to 1 month of age wherein, the concentration of methionine is adapted based on that found in HM produced for an infant of the same gender and age, and nutritional systems comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Affolter, Sagar Thakkar, Carlos Antonio De Castro
  • Publication number: 20170027215
    Abstract: Gender specific synthetic nutritional compositions for infants up to 1 month of age wherein, the caseins content is adapted based on that found in HM produced for an infant of the same gender and age, and nutritional systems comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Affolter, Sagar Thakkar, Carlos Antonio De Castro
  • Publication number: 20170027214
    Abstract: Gender specific synthetic nutritional compositions for infants of up to 2 months of age wherein, the concentration of alpha-lactalbumin is adapted based on that found in HM produced for an infant of the same gender and age, and nutritional systems comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Affolter, Sagar Thakkar, Carlos Antonio De Castro