Patents by Inventor Scott Elster

Scott Elster 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).

  • Publication number: 20250081978
    Abstract: This disclosure features human milk permeates and compositions containing the same obtained from fractionated whole human milk. The oligosaccharide rich permeate and permeate compositions of the present invention are useful as nutritional supplements for pre-term and full term infants, for establishing or maintaining gut flora and for treating the symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Joseph FOURNELL, Scott EAKER, Scott ELSTER, David J. RECHTMAN
  • Publication number: 20250017228
    Abstract: The disclosure features a human milk cream composition as well as methods of making a human milk cream composition and using a human milk cream composition. In particular, the disclosure features a method of using a human milk cream composition to raise the caloric content of human milk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Scott ELSTER, Joseph FOURNELL, Scott EAKER
  • Publication number: 20240292854
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to human milk compositions and methods of making and using the same. In particular, the disclosure features methods of using human milk compositions to feed subjects before and/or after surgery or medical operations and that are useful in promoting recovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Scott ELSTER, Joseph FOURNELL
  • Patent number: 12063943
    Abstract: The disclosure features a human milk cream composition as well as methods of making a human milk cream composition and using a human milk cream composition. In particular, the disclosure features a method of using a human milk cream composition to raise the caloric content of human milk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Prolacta BioScience, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Elster, Joseph Fournell, Scott Eaker
  • Patent number: 12004528
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to human milk compositions and methods of making and using the same. In particular, the disclosure features methods of using human milk compositions to feed subjects before and/or after surgery or medical operations and that are useful in promoting recovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: PROLACTA BIOSCIENCE, INC.
    Inventors: Scott Elster, Joseph Fournell
  • Publication number: 20240139222
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for increasing the safety and effectiveness of a bacteriotherapy. In some aspects, a mixture of prebiotics, e.g., human milk oligosaccharides, are administered to a subject who has or will undergo a bacteriotherapy. In certain aspects, the mixture of prebiotics is administered in combination with a probiotic capable of internalizing and/or consuming the prebiotics. Also provided are methods for preparing or identifying strains of bacteria suitable for a bacteriotherapy, such as by incubating a mixture of bacteria obtained from stool in the presence of one or more of agents, e.g., human milk oligosaccharides, capable of promoting the growth of beneficial bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Julie E. BUTTON, Gregory MCKENZIE, Scott ELSTER, Abigail REENS, Jessica PIERCE
  • Publication number: 20230217939
    Abstract: This disclosure features human milk permeates and compositions containing the same obtained from fractionated whole human milk. The oligosaccharide rich permeate and permeate compositions of the present invention are useful as nutritional supplements for pre-term and full term infants, for establishing or maintaining gut flora and for treating the symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph FOURNELL, Scott EAKER, Scott ELSTER, David J. RECHTMAN
  • Publication number: 20220346398
    Abstract: The disclosure features a human milk cream composition as well as methods of making a human milk cream composition and using a human milk cream composition. In particular, the disclosure features a method of using a human milk cream composition to raise the caloric content of human milk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Scott ELSTER, Joseph FOURNELL, Scott EAKER
  • Patent number: 11419342
    Abstract: The disclosure features a human milk cream composition as well as methods of making a human milk cream composition and using a human milk cream composition. In particular, the disclosure features a method of using a human milk cream composition to raise the caloric content of human milk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Prolacta BioScience, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Elster, Joseph Fournell, Scott Eaker
  • Publication number: 20220183308
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to human milk compositions and methods of making and using the same. In particular, the disclosure features methods of using human milk compositions to feed subjects before and/or after surgery or medical operations and that are useful in promoting recovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Scott ELSTER, Joseph FOURNELL
  • Patent number: 11344041
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to human milk compositions and methods of making and using the same. In particular, the disclosure features methods of using human milk compositions to feed subjects before and/or after surgery or medical operations and that are useful in promoting recovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: PROLACTA BIOSCIENCE, INC.
    Inventors: Scott Elster, Joseph Fournell
  • Patent number: 11122813
    Abstract: The disclosure features a human milk cream composition as well as methods of making a human milk cream composition and using a human milk cream composition. In particular, the disclosure features a method of using a human milk cream composition to raise the caloric content of human milk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Prolacta Bioscience, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Elster, Joseph Fournell, Scott Eaker
  • Publication number: 20190327993
    Abstract: The disclosure features a human milk cream composition as well as methods of making a human milk cream composition and using a human milk cream composition. In particular, the disclosure features a method of using a human milk cream composition to raise the caloric content of human milk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Scott ELSTER, Joseph Fournell, Scott Eaker
  • Publication number: 20190021357
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to human milk compositions and methods of making and using the same. In particular, the disclosure features methods of using human milk compositions to feed subjects before and/or after surgery or medical operations and that are useful in promoting recovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Scott ELSTER, Joseph FOURNELL
  • Publication number: 20180104279
    Abstract: The disclosure features human milk compositions as well as methods of making human milk compositions and using human milk compositions. In particular, the disclosure features a method of using milk compositions to provide nutrition for subjects who are undergoing or have undergone bone marrow transplants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Scott ELSTER, Joseph FOURNELL
  • Publication number: 20180092374
    Abstract: This disclosure features human milk permeates and compositions containing the same obtained from fractionated whole human milk. The oligosaccharide rich permeate and permeate compositions of the present invention are useful as nutritional supplements for pre-term and full term infants, for establishing or maintaining gut flora and for treating the symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: Prolacta Bioscience, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph FOURNELL, Scott EAKER, Scott ELSTER, David J. RECHTMAN
  • Publication number: 20170367364
    Abstract: The disclosure features a human milk cream composition, standardized high fat human milk formulations as well as methods of making and using such compositions. In particular, the disclosure features a method of using a human milk cream composition and/or standardized high fat human milk formulations to treat infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) or at risk of developing BPD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Martin LEE, Scott ELSTER, Joseph FOURNELL
  • Publication number: 20150140175
    Abstract: This disclosure features human milk permeates and compositions containing the same obtained from fractionated whole human milk. The oligosaccharide rich permeate and permeate compositions of the present invention are useful as nutritional supplements for pre-term and full term infants, for establishing or maintaining gut flora and for treating the symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Joseph FOURNELL, Scott EAKER, Scott ELSTER, David J. RECHTMAN
  • Patent number: 8927027
    Abstract: This disclosure features human milk permeates and compositions containing the same obtained from fractionated whole human milk. The oligosaccharide rich permeate and permeate compositions of the present invention are useful as nutritional supplements for pre-term and full term infants, for establishing or maintaining gut flora and for treating the symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Prolacta Bioscience
    Inventors: Joseph Fournell, Scott Eaker, Scott Elster, David J. Rechtman
  • Publication number: 20140272027
    Abstract: The disclosure features a human milk cream composition as well as methods of making a human milk cream composition and using a human milk cream composition. In particular, the disclosure features a method of using a human milk cream composition to raise the caloric content of human milk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: PROLACTA BIOSCIENCE
    Inventors: SCOTT ELSTER, JOE FOURNELL, SCOTT EAKER