Patents by Inventor Rafael Gustavo HERMES

Rafael Gustavo HERMES 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).

  • Use of bacterial amylases in feed for poultry
    Patent number: 10412977
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and uses of at least one bacterial amylase in poultry feed to improve the nutritional value of the feed. The invention also relates to poultry feed and poultry feed additives comprising at least one bacterial amylase and at least one vitamin and/or mineral which improve the nutritional value of the feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: Novozymes A/S, DSM IP Assets B.V.
    Inventors: Inge Knap, Jose-Octavio Sorbara, Rafael Gustavo Hermes
  • Use of canthaxanthin
    Patent number: 9596878
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of canthaxanthin and at least one vitamin D metabolite, preferably 25-hydroxy vitamin D3 (25-OH D3), for improving internal egg quality. Interior egg quality, usually expressed in Haugh Units, is prolonged by feeding the laying poultry a diet containing canthaxanthin and 25-hydroxy vitamin D3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Isaac Bittar, Rafael Gustavo Hermes, Catherine Hamelin, Fernando Cisneros
  • Use of Bacterial Amylases in Feed for Poultry
    Publication number: 20170006895
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and uses of at least one bacterial amylase in poultry feed to improve the nutritional value of the feed. The invention also relates to poultry feed and poultry feed additives comprising at least one bacterial amylase and at least one vitamin and/or mineral which improve the nutritional value of the feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicants: Novozymes A/S, DSM IP Assets B.V.
    Inventors: Inge KNAP, Jose-Octavio SORBARA, Rafael Gustavo HERMES
  • NOVEL USE OF CANTHAXANTHIN
    Publication number: 20160128359
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of canthaxanthin and at least one vitamin D metabolite, preferably 25-hydroxy vitamin D3 (25-OH D3), for improving internal egg quality. Interior egg quality, usually expressed in Haugh Units, is prolonged by feeding the laying poultry a diet containing canthaxanthin and 25-hydroxy vitamin D3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Isaac BITTAR, Rafael Gustavo HERMES, Catherine HAMELIN, Fernando CISNEROS