Patents by Inventor Ronald Kramer

Ronald Kramer 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: 8690964
    Abstract: A method for treating a fabric for protection from ultraviolet radiation is disclosed which comprises the steps of dispensing a suspension of zinc oxide particles treated with an acid polymer into a washing machine during a time in which a fabric is being washed in the washing machine and mixing the treated zinc oxide particles and the fabric for the treated zinc oxide particles to bind to the fabric. Other methods for treating a fabric for protection from ultraviolet radiation are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: The Sweet Living Group, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Kramer, Ronald Kramer, Nicholas Marshall
  • Patent number: 8608807
    Abstract: An ecological fabric having protection from ultraviolet radiation incorporated therein is disclosed in which the fabric is treated by a method comprising the steps of dissolving zinc acetate or other zinc salt in a liquid to form a solution containing Zn(II) ions, adding a fabric to the solution, mixing the solution and the fabric, and adding a base to the solution when the solution and the fabric are being mixed to form a suspension of zinc oxide nanoparticles in contact with the fabric. Other methods are disclosed such as modifying a fabric by carboxylation or phosphorylation of the fabric followed by binding of the UV-blocking nanoparticles to the modified fabric and modifying UV-blocking nanoparticles with a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) or polymer layer containing an active chemical group capable of binding to the fabric and depositing the UV-blocking nanoparticles on the fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: The Sweet Living Group, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Kramer, Ronald Kramer, Nicholas Marshall
  • Patent number: 8569369
    Abstract: A method for increasing the vasodilative characteristics of amino acids in a human or animal is disclosed. The method includes administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid compound consisting essentially of a nitrate or nitrite of an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Aspartic Acid, Cysteine, Glycine, Lysine, Methionine, Proline, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine, Carnitine, Taurine, and Betaine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Thermolife International, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald Kramer, Alexander Nikolaidis
  • Patent number: 8569368
    Abstract: Methods for increasing the bioabsorption of amino acids and for preventing the development of nitrate tolerances in a human or animal are disclosed. The methods include administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid compound consisting essentially of a nitrate or nitrite of an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Aspartic Acid, Cysteine, Glycine, Lysine, Methionine, Proline, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine, Carnitine, Taurine, and Betaine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Thermolife International, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald Kramer, Alexander Nikolaidis
  • Patent number: 8466187
    Abstract: Methods for increasing athletic performance, distribution of various Amino Acids to muscles, and solubility of various Amino Acids in a human or animal by administering an amino acid composition that includes: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both; and at least one constituent amino acid selected from the group consisting of Arginine, Agmatine, Beta Alanine, Citrulline, Creatine, Glutamine, L-Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Norvaline, Ornithine, Valine, Aspartic Acid, Cysteine, Glycine, Lysine, Methionine, Proline, Tyrosine, and Phenylalanine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Thermolife International, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald Kramer, Alexander Nikolaidis
  • Patent number: 8455531
    Abstract: An amino acid composition is disclosed. The composition includes: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both; and at least one constituent amino acid selected from the group consisting of Arginine, Agmatine, Beta Alanine, Citrulline, Creatine, Glutamine, L-Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Norvaline, Ornithine, Valine, Aspartic Acid, Cysteine, Glycine, Lysine, Methionine, Proline, Tyrosine, and Phenylalanine. Also disclosed are a method for increasing the bioabsorption of Amino Acids in a human or animal and a method for increasing vasodilative characteristics of Amino Acids in a human or animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Thermolife International, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald Kramer, Alexander Nikolaidis
  • Publication number: 20130104315
    Abstract: An ecological fabric having protection from ultraviolet radiation incorporated therein is disclosed in which the fabric is treated by a method comprising the steps of dissolving zinc acetate or other zinc salt in a liquid to form a solution containing Zn(II) ions, adding a fabric to the solution, mixing the solution and the fabric, and adding a base to the solution when the solution and the fabric are being mixed to form a suspension of zinc oxide nanoparticles in contact with the fabric. Other methods are disclosed such as modifying a fabric by carboxylation or phosphorylation of the fabric followed by binding of the UV-blocking nanoparticles to the modified fabric and modifying UV-blocking nanoparticles with a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) or polymer layer containing an active chemical group capable of binding to the fabric and depositing the UV-blocking nanoparticles on the fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Robert B. Kramer, Ronald Kramer, Nicholas Marshall
  • Publication number: 20130086753
    Abstract: A method for treating a fabric for protection from ultraviolet radiation is disclosed which comprises the steps of dispensing a suspension of zinc oxide particles treated with an acid polymer into a washing machine during a time in which a fabric is being washed in the washing machine and mixing the treated zinc oxide particles and the fabric for the treated zinc oxide particles to bind to the fabric. Other methods for treating a fabric for protection from ultraviolet radiation are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventors: Robert B Kramer, Ronald Kramer, Nicholas Marshall
  • Patent number: 8344014
    Abstract: An amino acid composition is disclosed. The composition includes: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both; and at least one constituent amino acid selected from the group consisting of Arginine, Agmatine, Beta Alanine, Citrulline, Creatine, Glutamine, L-Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Norvaline, Ornithine, Valine, Aspartic Acid, Cysteine, Glycine, Lysine, Methionine, Proline, Tyrosine, and Phenylalanine. Also disclosed are a method for increasing the bioabsorption of Amino Acids in a human or animal and a method for increasing vasodilative characteristics of Amino Acids in a human or animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Thermolife International, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald Kramer, Alexander Nikolaidis
  • Patent number: 8343946
    Abstract: An ecdysterone compound is described. An ecdysterone compound may include ecdysterone and decanoic acid. An ecdysterone compound may further include ecdysterone and isobutyric acid. An ecdysterone compound may comprise a physiologically active salt or ester of ecdysterone. An ecdysterone compound may further comprise a physiologically active salt or ester of decanoic acid. Alternatively, an ecdysterone compound may include a physiologically active salt or ester of isobutyric acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Thermolife International, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald Kramer, Alexander Nikolaidis
  • Publication number: 20120264826
    Abstract: Methods for increasing athletic performance, preventing paresthesia, increasing beta alanine absorption and cell membrane permeability through both passive diffusion and active transport, and increasing the half-life of beta alanine present in a blood stream in a human or animal are disclosed. Each method includes administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of N-Acetyl Beta Alanine or an N-Acetyl Beta Alanine composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: THERMOLIFE INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald Kramer, Alexander Nikolaidis
  • Patent number: 8277518
    Abstract: An ecological fabric having protection from ultraviolet radiation incorporated therein is disclosed in which the fabric is treated by a method comprising the steps of dissolving zinc acetate or other zinc salt in a liquid to form a solution containing Zn(II) ions, adding a fabric to the solution, mixing the solution and the fabric, and adding a base to the solution when the solution and the fabric are being mixed to form a suspension of zinc oxide nanoparticles in contact with the fabric. Other methods are disclosed such as modifying a fabric by carboxylation or phosphorylation of the fabric followed by binding of the UV-blocking nanoparticles to the modified fabric and modifying UV-blocking nanoparticles with a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) or polymer layer containing an active chemical group capable of binding to the fabric and depositing the UV-blocking nanoparticles on the fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: The Sweet Living Group, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Kramer, Ronald Kramer, Nicholas Marshall
  • Publication number: 20120220642
    Abstract: Methods for increasing the bioabsorption of amino acids and for preventing the development of nitrate tolerances in a human or animal are disclosed. The methods include administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid compound consisting essentially of a nitrate or nitrite of an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Aspartic Acid, Cysteine, Glycine, Lysine, Methionine, Proline, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine, Carnitine, Taurine, and Betaine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: THERMOLIFE INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald Kramer, Alexander Nikolaidis
  • Publication number: 20120220643
    Abstract: A method for increasing the vasodilative characteristics of amino acids in a human or animal is disclosed. The method includes administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid compound consisting essentially of a nitrate or nitrite of an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Aspartic Acid, Cysteine, Glycine, Lysine, Methionine, Proline, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine, Carnitine, Taurine, and Betaine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: THERMOLIFE INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald Kramer, Alexander Nikolaidis
  • Patent number: 8183288
    Abstract: A method for increasing the bioabsorption of amino acids in a human or animal is disclosed. The method includes administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid compound consisting essentially of a nitrate or nitrite of an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Arginine, Agmatine, Beta Alanine, Citrulline, Creatine, Glutamine, L-Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Norvaline, Ornithine, and Valine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: ThermoLife International, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald Kramer, Alexander Nikolaidis
  • Patent number: 8178572
    Abstract: A method for increasing the vasodilative characteristics of amino acids in a human or animal is disclosed. The method includes administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid compound consisting essentially of a nitrate or nitrite of an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Arginine, Agmatine, Beta Alanine, Citrulline, Creatine, Glutamine, L-Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Norvaline, Ornithine, and Valine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: ThermoLife International, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald Kramer, Alexander Nikolaidis
  • Publication number: 20110313042
    Abstract: An amino acid composition is disclosed. The composition includes: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both; and at least one constituent amino acid selected from the group consisting of Arginine, Agmatine, Beta Alanine, Citrulline, Creatine, Glutamine, L-Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Norvaline, Ornithine, Valine, Aspartic Acid, Cysteine, Glycine, Lysine, Methionine, Proline, Tyrosine, and Phenylalanine Also disclosed are a method for increasing the bioabsorption of Amino Acids in a human or animal and a method for increasing vasodilative characteristics of Amino Acids in a human or animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: THERMOLIFE INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald Kramer, Alexander Nikolaidis
  • Publication number: 20110313043
    Abstract: Methods for increasing athletic performance, distribution of various Amino Acids to muscles, and solubility of various Amino Acids in a human or animal by administering an amino acid composition that includes: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both; and at least one constituent amino acid selected from the group consisting of Arginine, Agmatine, Beta Alanine, Citrulline, Creatine, Glutamine, L-Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Norvaline, Ornithine, Valine, Aspartic Acid, Cysteine, Glycine, Lysine, Methionine, Proline, Tyrosine, and Phenylalanine
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: THERMOLIFE INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald Kramer, Alexander Nikolaidis
  • Patent number: D708479
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Inventor: Ronald Kramer
  • Patent number: D708480
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Inventor: Ronald Kramer