Patents by Inventor Peter Ekhart

Peter Ekhart 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).

  • Branched alpha-glucans for weight management
    Publication number: 20060100171
    Abstract: Highly branched ?-glucan having an average molar weight of at least 105 Da can be used for inducing or enhancing satiety and/or satiation in humans or animals by incorporation of the ?-glucan into a liquid nutritional or pharmaceutical composition, preferably together with a food protein. The ?-glucan induces a viscosity increase upon lowering the pH. The degree of branching of the ?-glucan is at least 8%. Such ?-glucans can be obtained e.g. by fermentation of lactobacillus strains having glucosyltransferase activity on a sucrose substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Ekhart, Gerritdina Hendrika, Marie Van Binsbergen, Eef Timmerman