Patents by Inventor Vivian E. Potts

Vivian E. Potts 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).

  • Patent number: 4419369
    Abstract: Disclosed is an improved dietary protein mineral module composed of a high quality protein, such as calcium-sodium caseinate, and electrolytes (minerals) combined in a fixed ratio so that when the protein concentration in water is 2.2 g/100 cc (a normal concentration) the normal mineral requirements are met and in which the dietary acid content (chloride) is reduced to a maximum of 2.0% dry weight and there is increased phosphorus content (a minimum of 1.0% up to 4.0% dry weight). The improved module has been quite successful in treating specific problems in infants who have not responded well to any of the existing commercial formulas. These include: acquired monosaccharide intolerance or intractable diarrhea of infancy; weaning from total parental nutrition; alteration of the renal solute load in infants with renal or congenital heart disease; and prevention of acidosis in infants thereby resulting in better growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1983
    Assignee: Baylor College of Medicine
    Inventors: Buford L. Nichols, Jr., William J. Klish, Vivian E. Potts