Patents by Inventor Nick VAN WIJK

Nick VAN WIJK 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).

  • Patent number: 11457657
    Abstract: The invention provides for an enteral nutritional composition comprising (a) a lipid fraction, (b) a digestible carbohydrate fraction and (c) a protein fraction, wherein the lipid fraction comprises therapeutically effective amounts of (i) DHA and optionally EPA, and (ii) medium-chain triglycerides, preferably at least 2 wt % C8 and C10 medium-chain triglycerides based on weight of the fatty acids; and wherein the composition has a ketogenic weight ratio between 1.4:1 and 3:1, for use in the treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Robert Johan Joseph Hageman, Ladislaus Maria Broersen, Nick Van Wijk
  • Patent number: 11141397
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a composition for use in (a) treatment of impaired motor skills in a mammal suffering from Parkinson's Disease; (b) improving the efficacy of levodopa (L-DOPA) in treatment of impaired motor skills in a mammal suffering from Parkinson's Disease; and/or (c) reducing L-DOPA associated side effects, preferably involuntary movements selected from the group consisting of choreiform, dystonic and dyskinetic movements, in the treatment of impaired motor skills in a mammal suffering from Parkinson's Disease, comprising co-administering to the subject L-DOPA and a composition comprising therapeutically effective amounts of: (i) at least one of uridine, cytidine, or salts, phosphates, acyl derivatives or esters thereof; (ii) at least one of docosahexaenoic acid (22:6; DHA), eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5; EPA) and docosapentaenoic acid (22:5; DPA); (iii) choline, or salts or esters thereof; and (iv) at least one vitamin B selected from vitamins B6, B9 and B12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Ladislaus Maria Broersen, Nick Van Wijk, Amos Attali
  • Patent number: 10675292
    Abstract: The invention pertains to the use of one or more of uridine and cytidine, or salts, phosphates, acyl derivatives or esters thereof in the manufacture of a composition for treating, preventing or reducing the risk of occurrence of white matter lesions, white matter hyperintensities (WMH), Leukoaraiosis or periventricular white matter disease in elderly not suffering from a neurodegenerative disorder, preferably non-demented elderly and elderly not suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. It was found that with the compositions according to the invention Nogo-A protein levels could be controlled, particularly suppressed or reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: N.V. NUTRICIA
    Inventors: Nick Van Wijk, Robert Johan Joseph Hageman, Mehmet Cansev
  • Publication number: 20200146326
    Abstract: The invention provides for an enteral nutritional composition comprising (a) a lipid fraction, (b) a digestible carbohydrate fraction and (c) a protein fraction, wherein the lipid fraction comprises therapeutically effective amounts of (i) DHA and optionally EPA, and (ii) medium-chain triglycerides, preferably at least 2 wt % C8 and C10 medium-chain triglycerides based on weight of the fatty acids; and wherein the composition has a ketogenic weight ratio between 1.4:1 and 3:1, for use in the treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Johan Joseph Hageman, Ladislaus Maria Broersen, Nick Van Wijk
  • Publication number: 20200108036
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a composition for use in (a) treatment of impaired motor skills in a mammal suffering from Parkinson's Disease; (b) improving the efficacy of levodopa (L-DOPA) in treatment of impaired motor skills in a mammal suffering from Parkinson's Disease; and/or (c) reducing L-DOPA associated side effects, preferably involuntary movements selected from the group consisting of choreiform, dystonic and dyskinetic movements, in the treatment of impaired motor skills in a mammal suffering from Parkinson's Disease, comprising co-administering to the subject L-DOPA and a composition comprising therapeutically effective amounts of: (i) at least one of uridine, cytidine, or salts, phosphates, acyl derivatives or esters thereof; (ii) at least one of docosahexaenoic acid (22:6; DHA), eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5; EPA) and docosapentaenoic acid (22:5; DPA); (iii) choline, or salts or esters thereof; and (iv) at least one vitamin B selected from vitamins B6, B9 and B12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: N.V. NUTRICIA
    Inventors: Ladislaus Maria BROERSEN, Nick VAN WIJK, Amos ATTALI
  • Patent number: 10166252
    Abstract: The invention pertains to the use of a preparation for the manufacture of a composition for preventing or treating impaired plasma levels of one or more polar lipids such as phosphatidylcholines [PC] selected from the group consisting of phosphatidylcholine diacyl C36:6 [PC aa C36:6], phosphatidylcholine diacyl C38:0 [PC aa C38:0], phosphatidylcholine diacyl C38:6 [PC aa C38:6], phosphatidylcholine diacyl C40:6 [PC aa C40:6] and phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C40:6 [PC ae C40:6] in a preclinical AD or MCI subject or a subject with a high likelihood of developing AD or MCI, and wherein said subject is administered with a composition comprising at least one, preferably at least two, most preferably all B vitamins selected from the group consisting of vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and vitamin B9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: N.V. NUTRICIA
    Inventor: Nick Van Wijk
  • Publication number: 20180117074
    Abstract: The invention pertains to the use of a preparation for the manufacture of a composition for preventing or treating impaired plasma levels of one or more polar lipids such as phosphatidylcholines [PC] selected from the group consisting of phosphatidylcholine diacyl C36:6 [PC aa C36:6], phosphatidylcholine diacyl C38:0 [PC aa C38:0], phosphatidylcholine diacyl C38:6 [PC aa C38:6], phosphatidylcholine diacyl C40:6 [PC aa C40:6] and phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C40:6 [PC ae C40:6] in a preclinical AD or MCI subject or a subject with a high likelihood of developing AD or MCI, and wherein said subject is administered with a composition comprising at least one, preferably at least two, most preferably all B vitamins selected from the group consisting of vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and vitamin B9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventor: Nick VAN WIJK
  • Publication number: 20170157164
    Abstract: The invention pertains to the use of one or more of uridine and cytidine, or salts, phosphates, acyl derivatives or esters thereof in the manufacture of a composition for treating, preventing or reducing the risk of occurrence of white matter lesions, white matter hyperintensities (WMH), Leukoaraiosis or periventricular white matter disease in elderly not suffering from a neurodegenerative disorder, preferably non-demented elderly and elderly not suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. It was found that with the compositions according to the invention Nogo-A protein levels could be controlled, particularly suppressed or reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Nick VAN WIJK, Robert Johan Joseph HAGEMAN, Mehmet CANSEV
  • Publication number: 20170027979
    Abstract: The invention pertains to the use of a preparation for the manufacture of a composition for preventing or treating impaired plasma levels of one or more polar lipids such as phosphatidylcholines [PC] selected from the group consisting of phosphatidylcholine diacyl C36:6 [PC aa C36:6], phosphatidylcholine diacyl C38:0 [PC aa C38:0], phosphatidylcholine diacyl C38:6 [PC aa C38:6], phosphatidylcholine diacyl C40:6 [PC aa C40:6] and phosphatidylcholine acyl-alkyl C40:6 [PC ae C40:6] in a preclinical AD or MCI subject or a subject with a high likelihood of developing AD or MCI, and wherein said subject is administered with a composition comprising at least one, preferably at least two, most preferably all B vitamins selected from the group consisting of vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and vitamin B9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventor: Nick VAN WIJK