Patents by Inventor Thomas Ludwig

Thomas Ludwig 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: 20250268842
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising lutein, non-digestible carbohydrates and at least one of casein phosphopetides or 1,3-dioleoyl-2-palmitoylglycerol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2025
    Publication date: August 28, 2025
    Applicants: N.V. Nutricia, NUTRICIA EARLY LIFE NUTRITION ( SHANGHAI ) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ingrid Brunhilde Renes, Gabriël Thomassen, Jan Knol, Thomas Ludwig, Haofang Jin
  • Publication number: 20250212929
    Abstract: A nutritional composition comprising sn-2 palmitic acid and A2 beta-casein for use in improving the gut microbiota in a human subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2025
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Applicants: N.V. Nutricia, NUTRICIA EARLY LIFE NUTRITION (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sebastian Tims, Thomas Ludwig, Guus Roeselers, Jan Knol, Gregg Ward, Haofang Jin
  • Publication number: 20250205190
    Abstract: A nutritional composition comprising sn-2 palmitic acid and lactoferrin for use in improving the gut microbiota in a human subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2025
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Applicants: N.V. NUTRICIA, NUTRICIA EARLY LIFE NUTRITION (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sebastian Tims, Thomas Ludwig, Guus Roeselers, Jan Knol, Gregg Ward, Haofang Jin
  • Publication number: 20250209623
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of analyzing excreta, comprising: obtaining visual information of excreta, providing the visual information to an artificial intelligence (AI) model; processing the visual information using the AI model to determine a plurality of scales of the excreta; outputting the plurality of scales of the excreta, receiving at least one input to adjust the plurality of scales of the excreta, and providing suggestion based on the adjusted plurality of scales of the excreta.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2025
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Applicants: N.V. Nutricia, NUTRICIA EARLY LIFE NUTRITION (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gregg Ward, Mengjin Liu, Bingzhi Guo, Yi Jin, Yixiao Zheng, Jinhui Hu, Agathe Camille Foussat, Jiahang Song, Thomas Ludwig
  • Publication number: 20250170073
    Abstract: The present invention lies on the field of synergistic compositions for improving mineral bioaccessibility, in particular iron and/or calcium bioaccessibility. The synergistic compositions comprise lutein, casein phosphopeptide or 1,3-dioleoyl-2-palmitoylglycerol, preferably in combination with a non-digestible carbohydrate. The invention further relates to the use of the compositions in preventing and/or treating mineral deficiency and associated conditions, preferably anaemia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2025
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Applicants: N.V. NUTRICIA, NUTRICIA EARLY LIFE NUTRITION (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ingrid Brunhilde RENES, Gabriël THOMASSEN, Jan KNOL, Thomas LUDWIG, Haofang JIN
  • Publication number: 20250161231
    Abstract: The present invention relates to nutritional compositions comprising lutein for inhibiting mast cell degranulation, thereby preventing or treating symptoms or disorders associated with mast cell degranulation. Preferably, the compositions comprise lutein and non-digestible carbohydrates, such as those selected from prebiotic oligosaccharides, human oligosaccharides and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Applicants: N.V. NUTRICIA, NUTRICIA EARLY LIFE NUTRITION (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Catharina Theresia KNIPPING, Johan GARSSEN, Thomas LUDWIG, Nicole BUURMAN, Haofang JIN
  • Publication number: 20240415162
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fermented infant or follow on formula comprising non digestible oligosaccharides for decreasing duration of crying, reducing crying episodes, and incidence of colics in infants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Thomas LUDWIG, Houkje BOURITIUS, Donghui YU
  • Publication number: 20240412872
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of analysing the consistency of stool, including the steps of: providing stool of an infant, capturing, with a portable device comprising a camera, an image of the stool, providing the captured image to an input layer of a pre-trained convolutional neural network, CNN, processing the captured image using the CNN to obtain, from a final layer of the CNN, a classification vector and to obtain information about a predicted score from the classification vector, wherein at least the final layer of the CNN has been customized so that each element of the classification vector corresponds to a score of a stool analysis scale, and storing information about the predicted store.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Damien Luc Dominique Marie Paineau, Agathe Camille Foussat, Thomas Ludwig, Inès Oukid
  • Patent number: 12150466
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fermented infant or follow on formula comprising non digestible oligosaccharides for decreasing duration of crying, reducing crying episodes, and incidence of colics in infants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Nutricia N.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Ludwig, Houkje Bouritius, Donghui Yu
  • Patent number: 12073944
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of analysing the consistency of stool, including the steps of: providing stool of an infant, capturing, with a portable device comprising a camera, an image of the stool, providing the captured image to an input layer of a pre-trained convolutional neural network, CNN, processing the captured image using the CNN to obtain, from a final layer of the CNN, a classification vector and to obtain information about a predicted score from the classification vector, wherein at least the final layer of the CNN has been customized so that each element of the classification vector corresponds to a score of a stool analysis scale, and storing information about the predicted store.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Damien Luc Dominique Marie Paineau, Agathe Camille Foussat, Thomas Ludwig, Inès Oukid
  • Patent number: 11176835
    Abstract: In order to provide an aircraft with GLS (GBAS (Ground-Based Augmentation System) Landing System) data packets for a satellite navigation-based automatic landing, the GLS data packets comprising GBAS correction data for a satellite navigation and FAS data that describes a set approach path of the aircraft, SBAS (Satellite-Based Augmentation System) correction data for the satellite navigation are received from an SBAS satellite. The received SBAS correction data are converted into GBAS correction data. The GBAS correction data obtained by the conversion are combined with the FAS data in the GLS data packets. The GLS data packets are transmitted to the aircraft via a radio link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Dautermann, Robert Geister, Thomas Ludwig
  • Publication number: 20210265059
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of analysing the consistency of stool, including the steps of: providing stool of an infant, capturing, with a portable device comprising a camera, an image of the stool, providing the captured image to an input layer of a pre-trained convolutional neural network, CNN, processing the captured image using the CNN to obtain, from a final layer of the CNN, a classification vector and to obtain information about a predicted score from the classification vector, wherein at least the final layer of the CNN has been customized so that each element of the classification vector corresponds to a score of a stool analysis scale, and storing information about the predicted store.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Damien Luc Dominique Marie Paineau, Agathe Camille Foussat, Thomas Ludwig, Inès Oukid
  • Publication number: 20180261110
    Abstract: In order to provide an aircraft with GLS (GBAS Landing System) data packets for a satellite navigation-based automatic landing, the GLS data packets comprising GBAS (Ground-Based Augmentation System) correction data for a satellite navigation and FAS data that describes a set approach path of the aircraft, SBAS (Satellite-Based Augmentation System) correction data for the satellite navigation are received from an SBAS satellite. The received SBAS correction data are converted into GBAS correction data. The GBAS correction data obtained by the conversion are combined with the FAS data in the GLS data packets. The GLS data packets are transmitted to the aircraft via a radio link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Dautermann, Robert Geister, Thomas Ludwig
  • Patent number: 9717270
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fermented infant formulae comprising non digestible oligosaccharides for improving intestinal tract health by decreasing protein digestive effort, by decreasing the amount of endogenously formed proteases concomitant with an increased protein digestion, and a reduced protein fermentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Thomas Ludwig, Sylvie Huybers, Evan Abrahamse, Houkje Bouritius
  • Patent number: 9682119
    Abstract: This invention relates to a pea-based protein mixture and use thereof in a liquid nutritional composition, in particular suitable for tube feeding, and further relates to the liquid nutritional composition for providing long-term complete enteral nutrition to patients in need thereof. More specifically, the pea-based protein mixture and the liquid nutritional composition comprising the pea-based protein mixture comprises more than 25 weight % and up to 80 weight % of vegetable protein comprising a source of intact pea protein and a source of intact soy protein. The invention relates further to a method for long-term enteral nutrition of patients in need thereof comprising administering an effective amount of the liquid nutritional composition comprising the pea-based protein mixture, in particular comprising a defined amount of intact pea protein and a second vegetable intact protein, other than pea protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Zandrie Hofman, Rogier Daniël Van Anholt, Wynette Hermina Agnes Kiers, Thomas Ludwig, Claudia Catharina Maria Van Den Braak, Marianne Klebach
  • Publication number: 20170156389
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fermented infant formulae comprising non digestible oligosaccharides for improving intestinal tract health by decreasing protein digestive effort, by decreasing the amount of endogenously formed proteases concomitant with an increased protein digestion, and a reduced protein fermentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Thomas LUDWIG, Sylvie HUYBERS, Evan ABRAHAMSE, Houkje BOURITIUS
  • Patent number: 9617327
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fermented infant formulae comprising non digestible oligosaccharides for improving intestinal tract health by decreasing protein digestive effort, by decreasing the amount of endogenously formed proteases concomitant with an increased protein digestion, and a reduced protein fermentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Thomas Ludwig, Sylvie Huybers, Evan Abrahamse, Houkje Bouritius
  • Patent number: 9492502
    Abstract: A process of producing a composition comprising at least two different proteins is disclosed, of which at least one is a coagulating protein, such as a casein and/or a caseinate, and at least one is an anti-coagulating protein, such as a leguminous protein (for example pea and/or soy) combined or not with whey protein, comprising the steps of: a) heat-sterilizing a first liquid component comprising the coagulating protein, b) heat-sterilizing a second liquid component comprising the anti-coagulating protein, and c) mixing the first component with the second component to obtain a mixture thereof. The obtained mixture is useful as a food constituent having reduced coagulation in the upper gastro-intestinal tract, more in particular in the stomach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: N. V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Claudia Catharina Maria Van den Braak, Thomas Ludwig, Marcel Minor, Rudolph Eduardus Maria Verdurmen, Hilde Ruis
  • Publication number: 20160278414
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fermented infant or follow on formula comprising non digestible oligosaccharides for decreasing duration of crying, reducing crying episodes, and incidence of colics in infants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Thomas LUDWIG, Houkje BOURITIUS, Donghui YU
  • Publication number: 20160089400
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fermentation of milk-derived nutritional compositions to increase thiol protease inhibitor activity, and uses thereof with the products obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: N.V. NUTRICIA
    Inventors: Ingrid Brunhilde RENES, Thomas LUDWIG, Houkje BOURITIUS, Johanna Maria LAMBERT, Sylvie HUYBERS, Evan ABRAHAMSE