Patents by Inventor Torres Sweeney

Torres Sweeney 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).

  • Dietary Supplement Comprising Beta-Glucan and Casein Hydrolysate for Improving Health and Growth Performance in a Mammal
    Publication number: 20210267249
    Abstract: A non-therapeutic method of improving growth performance of a weaning mammal comprises a step of administering to the weaning mammal or a maternal mammal an effective amount of beta-glucan and casein hydrolysate, wherein the weight ratio of beta-glucan to casein hydrolysate is 1:2 to 2:1. A dietary supplement suitable for oral administration to a mammal comprising beta-glucan and casein hydrolysate is also provided, wherein the weight ratio of beta-glucan to casein hydrolysate is 1:2 to 2:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Torres Sweeney, John O'Doherty
  • A DIETARY SUPPLEMENT COMPRISING BETA-GLUCAN AND CASEIN HYDROLSATE FOR IMPROVING HEALTH AND GROWTH PERFORMANCE IN A MAMMAL
    Publication number: 20180325157
    Abstract: A non-therapeutic method of improving growth performance of a weaning mammal comprises a step of administering to the weaning mammal or a maternal mammal an effective amount of beta-glucan and casein hydrolysate, wherein the weight ratio of beta-glucan to casein hydrolysate is 1:2 to 2:1. A dietary supplement suitable for oral administration to a mammal comprising beta-glucan and casein hydrolysate is also provided, wherein the weight ratio of beta-glucan to casein hydrolysate is 1:2 to 2:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Torres Sweeney, John O'Doherty
  • GASTROINTESTINAL HEALTH, IMMUNITY AND PERFORMANCE BY DIETARY INTERVENTION
    Publication number: 20160136200
    Abstract: This invention relates to the improvement of gastrointestinal health, immunity and performance by direct dietary intervention with a composition comprising a glucan and/or a fucan, and relates in particular to the transfer of associated health benefits to offspring via glucan and/or a fucan supplementation of the maternal diet. Accordingly the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one glucan, at least one fucan, or at least one glucan and at least one fucan for use in improving or maintaining the gastrointestinal health or function of a progeny of a maternal animal by administration to the maternal animal; and a method for improving or maintaining the gastrointestinal health or function of a progeny of a maternal animal, the method comprising administering a composition comprising at least one glucan, at least one fucan, or at least one glucan and at least one fucan to the maternal animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: John T. O'SULLIVAN, Michael GALLAGHER, John O'DOHERTY, Torres SWEENEY
  • Of gastrointestinal health, immunity and performance by dietary intervention
    Patent number: 9241951
    Abstract: This invention relates to the improvement of gastrointestinal health, immunity and performance by direct dietary intervention with a composition comprising a glucan and/or a fucan, and relates in particular to the transfer of associated health benefits to offspring via glucan and/or a fucan supplementation of the maternal diet. Accordingly the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one glucan, at least one fucan, or at least one glucan and at least one fucan for use in improving or maintaining the gastrointestinal health or function of a progeny of a maternal animal by administration to the maternal animal, and a method for improving or maintaining the gastrointestinal health or function of a progeny of a maternal animal, the method comprising administering a composition comprising at least one glucan, at least one fucan, or at least one glucan and at least one fucan to the maternal animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: BIOATLANTIS LTD
    Inventors: John T. O'Sullivan, Michael Gallagher, John O'Doherty, Torres Sweeney
  • The Improvement of Gastrointestinal Health, Immunity and Performance by Dietary Intervention
    Publication number: 20120258930
    Abstract: This invention relates to the improvement of gastrointestinal health, immunity and performance by direct dietary intervention with a composition comprising a glucan and/or a fucan, and relates in particular to the transfer of associated health benefits to offspring via glucan and/or a fucan supplementation of the maternal diet. Accordingly the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one glucan, at least one fucan, or at least one glucan and at least one fucan for use in improving or maintaining the gastrointestinal health or function of a progeny of a maternal animal by administration to the maternal animal, and a method for improving or maintaining the gastrointestinal health or function of a progeny of a maternal animal, the method comprising administering a composition comprising at least one glucan, at least one fucan, or at least one glucan and at least one fucan to the maternal animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: BIOATLANTIS LTD.
    Inventors: John T. O'Sullivan, Michael Gallagher, John O'Doherty, Torres Sweeney