Patents by Inventor Nikhat Contractor

Nikhat Contractor 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: 12370230
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a composition comprising a synergistic mixture of hemp oil extract and palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), and a method for suppressing inflammatory and neuropathic pain by administering the composition to a subject. The anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive properties of the composition may be attributed by the entourage effect on the endocannabinoid system. Increasing the levels of endocannabinoids by inhibiting either their degradation or transport from the extracellular space back into the cells is a potential therapeutic target for managing these diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: METAGENICS LLC
    Inventors: Elnaz Karimian Azari, Annalouise O'Connor, Nikhat Contractor
  • Publication number: 20220031782
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a composition comprising a synergistic mixture of hemp oil extract and palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), and a method for suppressing inflammatory and neuropathic pain by administering the composition to a subject. The anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive properties of the composition may be attributed by the entourage effect on the endocannabinoid system. Increasing the levels of endocannabinoids by inhibiting either their degradation or transport from the extracellular space back into the cells is a potential therapeutic target for managing these diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Elnaz KARIMIAN AZARI, Annalouise O'CONNOR, Nikhat CONTRACTOR
  • Patent number: 11026897
    Abstract: A composition for treatment of inflammation in a mammal is provided. The mammal has a neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR). The composition includes a curcumagalactomannoside and a hops extract. The curcumagalactomannoside and the hops extract cooperate to decrease the NLR of the mammal 12 weeks after ingestion of the composition. A method of treatment of inflammation in a mammal is also provided. The method includes obtaining a parameter of the mammal. The method further includes dosing the composition based on the parameter. The method further includes administering the composition to the mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: METAGENICS, INC.
    Inventors: Nikhat Contractor, Jennifer Joan Ryan
  • Patent number: 10751362
    Abstract: Disclosed is a prebiotic composition comprising a combination of 2?fucosyllactose (2?FL) and isomaltooligosaccharide (IMO). The 2?FL and IMO are present in the prebiotic composition in a weight ratio of from 1:1 to 1:10. The prebiotic composition is effective for use in methods of preventing and/or treating a gastrointestinal (GI) condition in an animal, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), inflammatory bowel disease(s) (IBD), Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis (UC). A foodstuff or beverage, a medical food, a nutritional composition, and a kit presentation, each including the prebiotic composition, and each suitable for use in methods of reducing or suppressing inflammation in an animalian tract, are also disclosed. A method of using the prebiotic composition to prevent and/or treat a GI condition in an animal is further disclosed. The method comprises administering the prebiotic composition to the animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: METAGENICS, INC.
    Inventors: Sara LeBrun-Blashka, John Troup, Nikhat Contractor
  • Publication number: 20200046651
    Abstract: A composition for treatment of inflammation in a mammal is provided. The mammal has a neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR). The composition includes a curcumagalactomannoside and a hops extract. The curcumagalactomannoside and the hops extract cooperate to decrease the NLR of the mammal 12 weeks after ingestion of the composition. A method of treatment of inflammation in a mammal is also provided. The method includes obtaining a parameter of the mammal. The method further includes dosing the composition based on the parameter. The method further includes administering the composition to the mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Nikhat Contractor, Jennifer Joan Ryan
  • Publication number: 20180015032
    Abstract: Disclosed is a prebiotic composition comprising a combination of 2?fucosyllactose (2?FL) and isomaltooligosaccharide (IMO). The 2?FL and IMO are present in the prebiotic composition in a weight ratio of from 1:1 to 1:10. The prebiotic composition is effective for use in methods of preventing and/or treating a gastrointestinal (GI) condition in an animal, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), inflammatory bowel disease(s) (IBD), Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis (UC). A foodstuff or beverage, a medical food, a nutritional composition, and a kit presentation, each including the prebiotic composition, and each suitable for use in methods of reducing or suppressing inflammation in an animalian tract, are also disclosed. A method of using the prebiotic composition to prevent and/or treat a GI condition in an animal is further disclosed. The method comprises administering the prebiotic composition to the animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Sara LeBrun-Blashka, John Troup, Nikhat Contractor
  • Publication number: 20160354395
    Abstract: Compositions for use in the treatment or prevention of influenza infection are provided, and the compositions contain a 2-fucosylated oligosaccharide, such as 2?-fucosyllactose (2?FL). The compositions can also include fructooligosaccharides (FOS). Additionally said compositions can be used for improving resistance to an influenza virus, decreasing influenza in the lung, decreasing influenza-induced anorexia, decreasing influenza-induced pulmonary mucin secretion, and decreasing influenza-induced IgG response. They may be used in a infant or a young child.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Nikhat Contractor, Martin Jon Kullen
  • Publication number: 20150246100
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of increasing immune cell function in a newborn mammal that has not consumed any substantial amounts of colostrum or breast milk comprising administering an infant formula comprising about 1.0 to about 10 g/L of lactoferrin to the newborn mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Sharon M. Donovan, Nikhat Contractor, Sarah S. Comstock