Patents by Inventor Sunny E. Ohia

Sunny E. Ohia 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).

  • METHOD FOR INCREASING SEROTONIN LEVELS IN A PERSON BY ADMINISTRATION OF A COMPOSITION INCORPORATING (-)HYDROXYCITRIC ACID, AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20080139657
    Abstract: A method for increasing serotonin levels in a person includes identifying a person having a deficient serotonin level and administering to the person a composition incorporating hydroxycitric acid, preferably in the form of an extract of Garcinia cambogia, in an amount sufficient to increase the person's serotonin levels. The method also can incorporate administering chromium, preferably in the form of oxygen-coordinated, niacin-bound chromium, and gymnemic acid, preferably in the form of an extract of Gymnema sylvestre, to synergistically work to further increase serotonin levels in the person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: INTERHEALTH NUTRACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Sunny E. Ohia, Harry G. Preuss, Debasis Bagchi
  • Compositions incorporating(-)-hydroxycitric acid and related methods for promoting fat oxidation
    Patent number: 7335651
    Abstract: Methods for promoting healthy body weight and improving a variety of related physiological factors, including serum serotonin levels, serum leptin levels, fat oxidation, cholesterol levels, and body mass index, in persons or other mammals, include administering to those persons or other mammals effective amounts of hydroxycitric acid or a combination of hydroxycitric acid, chromium and gymnemic acid, which work synergistically to further to promote healthy body weight and improve these physiological factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Interhealth Nutraceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Debasis Bagchi, Harry G. Preuss, Sunny E. Ohia
  • Method for increasing serotonin levels in a person by administration of a composition incorporating(-)hydroxycitric acid, and related compositions thereof
    Publication number: 20040157929
    Abstract: A method for increasing serotonin levels in a person includes identifying a person having a deficient serotonin level and administering to the person a composition incorporating hydroxycitric acid, preferably in the form of an extract of Garcinia cambogia, in an amount sufficient to increase the person's serotonin levels. The method also can incorporate administering chromium, preferably in the form of oxygen-coordinated, niacin-bound chromium, and gymnemic acid, preferably in the form of an extract of Gymnema sylvestre, to synergistically work to further increase serotonin levels in the person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Sunny E. Ohia, Harry G. Preuss, Debasis Bagchi
  • Method for increasing serotonin levels in a person by administration of a composition incorporating (-)-hydroxycitric acid, and related compositions thereof
    Publication number: 20030119913
    Abstract: A method for increasing serotonin levels in a person includes identifying a person having a deficient serotonin level and administering to the person a composition incorporating hydroxycitric acid, preferably in the form of an extract of Garcinia cambogia, in an amount sufficient to increase the person's serotonin levels. The method also can incorporate administering chromium, preferably in the form of oxygen-coordinated, niacin-bound chromium, and gymnemic acid, preferably in the form of an extract of Gymnema sylvestre, to synergistically work to further increase serotonin levels in the person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Sunny E. Ohia, Harry G. Preuss, Debasis Bagchi