Patents by Inventor Thibaut Dutter

Thibaut Dutter 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).

  • POWDERED THICKENER MAINTAINING ITS EXTENSIONAL PROPERTIES WHEN RECONSTITUTED AND FOR PROMOTING SAFE SWALLOWING BY INDIVIDUALS WITH DYSPHAGIA
    Publication number: 20250031739
    Abstract: A thickening powder promotes safe swallowing of a composition by an individual with dysphagia and can be used in methods of treating dysphagia, promoting safe swallowing of a composition, and mitigating a risk of aspiration during swallowing of a composition. The powder contains beta-glucan and maltodextrin in an amount that is neutral toward or enhances the extensional properties of the composition. Optionally the thickening powder can also include a low molecular weight carbohydrate such as sucrose or lactose. The powder can be diluted in a liquid comprising at least one of water or milk to form at least a portion of a composition such as a nutritional product and to improve the cohesiveness of the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Giulia Marchesini, Jan Engmann, Christoph Widmer, Thibaut Dutter
  • Powdered thickener maintaining its extensional properties when reconstituted and for promoting safe swallowing by individuals with dysphagia
    Patent number: 12178228
    Abstract: A thickening powder promotes safe swallowing of a composition by an individual with dysphagia and can be used in methods of treating dysphagia, promoting safe swallowing of a composition, and mitigating a risk of aspiration during swallowing of a composition. The powder contains beta-glucan and maltodextrin in an amount that is neutral toward or enhances the extensional properties of the composition. Optionally the thickening powder can also include a low molecular weight carbohydrate such as sucrose or lactose. The powder can be diluted in a liquid comprising at least one of water or milk to form at least a portion of a composition such as a nutritional product and to improve the cohesiveness of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Giulia Marchesini, Jan Engmann, Christoph Widmer, Thibaut Dutter
  • POWDERED THICKENER MAINTAINING ITS EXTENSIONAL PROPERTIES WHEN RECONSTITUTED AND FOR PROMOTING SAFE SWALLOWING BY INDIVIDUALS WITH DYSPHAGIA
    Publication number: 20200187539
    Abstract: A thickening powder promotes safe swallowing of a composition by an individual with dysphagia and can be used in methods of treating dysphagia, promoting safe swallowing of a composition, and mitigating a risk of aspiration during swallowing of a composition. The powder contains beta-glucan and a carrier ingredient that is a carbohydrate that is neutral toward or enhances the extensional properties of the composition. The carrier ingredient is preferably at least one of isomaltulose or a low molecular weight carbohydrate such as sucrose or lactose. The powder can be diluted in a liquid comprising at least one of water or milk to form at least a portion of a composition such as a nutritional product and to improve the cohesiveness of the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Giulia Marchesini, Jan Engmann, Christoph Widmer, Thibaut Dutter