Patents by Inventor Walter FIORE

Walter FIORE 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: 20240050497
    Abstract: Use of a composition comprising bacteria to increase the intestinal production of butyric acid, folic acid or niacin and/or to decrease the intestinal production of succinic acid. Moreover, the present invention relates to the use of said composition for the treatment and/or prevention of an intestinal butyrate- and/or succinate-dependent pathological condition. In particular, for the treatment and/or the prevention of intestinal inflammation, diarrhoea, ulcerative colitis or intestinal colopathies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Simone Domenico GUGLIELMETTI, Ruggero ROSSI, Walter FIORE, Andrea BIFFI
  • Patent number: 11896631
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of probiotics to control the inflammatory process of the colon in subjects with structural modifications of the colon wall, preferably in subjects with diverticulosis, and affected by diverticular disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: ALFASIGMA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Biffi, Walter Fiore, Ruggero Rossi
  • Patent number: 11839634
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a composition comprising bacteria to increase the intestinal production of butyric acid, folic acid or niacin and/or to decrease the intestinal production of succinic acid. Moreover, the present invention relates to the use of said composition for the treatment and/or prevention of an intestinal butyrate- and/or succinate-dependent pathological condition. In particular, for the treatment and/or the prevention of intestinal inflammation, diarrhoea, ulcerative colitis or intestinal colopathies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: ALFASIGMA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Simone Domenico Guglielmetti, Ruggero Rossi, Walter Fiore, Andrea Biffi
  • Publication number: 20230330164
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising lactoferrin and, optionally, probiotic bacterial strains and/or N-acetylcysteine and/or hyaluronic acid for oral use as an antiviral agent, preferably for use in the treatment of viral infections of the a respiratory system from a SARS-coronavirus (e.g. COVID-19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Andrea BIFFI, Walter FIORE
  • Patent number: 11751597
    Abstract: Compositions, food products, methods and systems for use in increasing the blood bioavailability of amino acids derived from proteins, preferably proteins of plant origin, comprising a mixture M comprising or, alternatively, consisting of at least one bacterial strain, preferably Lactobacillus paracasei DG® CNCM I-1572 and/or Lactobacillus paracasei LPC-S01™ DSM 26760, and possibly. The compositions food products, methods and systems o the disclosure, can further comprise at least one protein, preferably proteins of plant origin, or a peptide or an amino acid, and in particular includes a food product comprising proteins, preferably of plant origin, and said mixture M of at least one bacterial strain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: ALFASIGMA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Biffi, Walter Fiore
  • Patent number: 11752179
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a composition based on bacteria and/or yeasts and/or other microorganisms, taken singularly or in combination, for the treatment of abdominal pain by administering to a patient suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). In particular, the bacteria comprise Lactobacillus paracasei DG strain deposited with the deposit number CNCMI 1572.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: ALFASIGMA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Biffi, Walter Fiore, Ruggero Rossi
  • Patent number: 11690889
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition which comprises a mixture which comprises or, alternatively, consists of an extract (a) of a fruit of at least one plant of the genus Vaccinium and at least one ingredient (b) acceptable for pharmaceutical or food use and the use thereof in the prevention and/or treatment of diverticular disease or of a pathology deriving therefrom or correlated thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: SOFAR S.P.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Biffi, Ruggero Rossi, Walter Fiore, Silvia Salamina
  • Publication number: 20230190833
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bacterial strains for use in the treatment of vitamin D deficiency and/or insufficiency and/or diseases, symptoms and/or disorders associated thereto. Furthermore, the present invention relates to compositions comprising at least one of said bacterial strains and at least one vitamin D, preferably vitamin D3, and to the use thereof in the treatment of said vitamin D deficiency and/or insufficiency and/or diseases, symptoms or disorders associated thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Andrea BIFFI, Walter FIORE
  • Publication number: 20230098743
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bacterial strains and compositions thereof for use in the treatment of viral infections of the respiratory tract, preferably from coronavirus, such as for example a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (COVID-19), by stimulating and/or modulating cytokines and/or markers involved in the inflammatory processes of said viral infections of the respiratory tract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Andrea BIFFI, Walter FIORE
  • Publication number: 20230080695
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising lactoferrin for oral use as an antiviral, preferably for use in the treatment of viral infections of the respiratory system and of symptoms or disorders deriving from, or relating to, said viral infections, preferably SARS-coronavirus viral infections (e.g. COVID-19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Andrea BIFFI, Walter FIORE
  • Patent number: 11591416
    Abstract: The present invention refers to exopolysaccharide molecules, conditioned media or compositions comprising said molecules or media. Moreover, the present invention refers to use of said exopolysaccharide molecules, conditioned media or compositions as prebiotic, preferably to boost immune system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SOFAR S.P.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Biffi, Ruggero Rossi, Walter Fiore, Simone Domenico Guglielmetti, Silvia Balzaretti
  • Publication number: 20220409676
    Abstract: Compositions are described and related methods and food products for increasing the blood bioavailability of amino acids derived from proteins, preferably proteins of plant origin, based on a mixture M including at least one bacterial strain, preferably Lactobacillus paracasei DG® CNCM I-1572 and/or Lactobacillus paracasei LPC-S01™ DSM 26760. Furthermore, the mixture M is described, as well as the compositions and related methods and food products based on mixture M and further comprises at least one protein, preferably proteins of plant origin, or a peptide or an amino acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Andrea BIFFI, Walter FIORE
  • Publication number: 20220370520
    Abstract: A composition comprising a mixture comprising or, alternatively, consisting of: at least one bacterial strain selected from a group comprising or, alternatively, consisting of bacterial strains belonging to the species Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Bifidobacterium bifidum and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. Lactis, and preferably, at least one extract of at least one species of berries comprising a polyphenol fraction of said berries and a related method wherein said composition is used as an immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory agent are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Andrea BIFFI, Walter FIORE
  • Publication number: 20220354910
    Abstract: A composition comprising a mixture comprising or, alternatively, consisting of: at least one bacterial strain selected from a group comprising or, alternatively, consisting of bacterial strains belonging to the species Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Bifidobacterium bifidum and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. Lactis, and preferably, at least one extract of at least one species of berries comprising a polyphenol fraction of said berries. and a related method wherein the composition is an immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory agent are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Andrea BIFFI, Walter FIORE
  • Publication number: 20220339216
    Abstract: Compositions comprising a mixture comprising the bacterial strain Bifidobacterium bifidum MIMBb23sg or BbfIBS01 (DSM 32708), at least one or more bacterial strains selected from group A comprising the strains B. breve BbIBS01 (DSM 33231), B. breve BbIBS02 (DSM 33232), B. animalis subsp. lactis BlIBS01 (DSM 33233) and L. plantarum LpIBS01 (DSM 33234) and, optionally, at least one further bacterial strain selected from a bacterial strain L. casei DG® (CNCM I-1572) and a bacterial strain L. paracasei LPC-S01™ (DSM 26760) and related method for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, disorders or symptoms, in particular functional gastrointestinal disorders, such as, for example irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Andrea BIFFI, Walter FIORE
  • Publication number: 20220325234
    Abstract: Bacterial strains including B. breve BbIBS01 (DSM 33231), B. breve BbIBS02 (DSM 33232), B. animalis subsp. lactis BIIBS01 (DSM 33233) and L. plantarum LpIBS01 (DSM 33234) are described. Furthermore, compositions are further described comprising a mixture of at least one or more of the aforementioned bacterial strains and, optionally, at least one further bacterial strain, selected from a bacterial strain L. casei DG® (CNCM I-1572) and bacterial strain L. paracasei LPC-S01™ (DSM 26760) and related method for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, disorders or symptoms, in particular functional gastrointestinal disorders, such as, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Andrea BIFFI, Walter FIORE
  • Publication number: 20220313753
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bacterial strain of Bifidobacterium bifidum MIMBb23 sg (=BbfIBSCM) DSM 32708, compositions comprising said bacterial strain and the use thereof in methods for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders, in particular functional gastrointestinal disorders, such as, for example, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Simone Domenico GUGLIELMETTI, Valentina TAVERNITI, Andrea BIFFI, Walter FIORE
  • Publication number: 20210236565
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of probiotics to control the inflammatory process of the colon in subjects with structural modifications of the colon wall, preferably in subjects with diverticulosis, and affected by diverticular disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Andrea BIFFI, Walter FIORE, Ruggero ROSSI
  • Publication number: 20210186075
    Abstract: Compositions, food products, methods and systems for use in increasing the blood bioavailability of amino acids derived from proteins, preferably proteins of plant origin, comprising a mixture M comprising or, alternatively, consisting of at least one bacterial strain, preferably Lactobacillus paracasei DG® CNCM I-1572 and/or Lactobacillus paracasei LPC-S01™ DSM 26760, and possibly. The compositions food products, methods and systems o the disclosure, can further comprise at least one protein, preferably proteins of plant origin, or a peptide or an amino acid, and in particular includes a food product comprising proteins, preferably of plant origin, and said mixture M of at least one bacterial strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Andrea BIFFI, Walter FIORE
  • Publication number: 20210077558
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition which comprises a mixture which comprises or, alternatively, consists of an extract (a) of a fruit of at least one plant of the genus Vaccinium and at least one ingredient (b) acceptable for pharmaceutical or food use and the use thereof in the prevention and/or treatment of diverticular disease or of a pathology deriving therefrom or correlated thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Andrea Biffi, Ruggero Rossi, Walter Fiore, Silvia Salamina