Patents by Inventor Yves Ponroy

Yves Ponroy 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).

  • Novel use of phospholipids of vegetable and animal origin in nutritional therapy
    Publication number: 20020192295
    Abstract: The use of phospholipids of animal origin, rich in unsaturated fatty acids of the n-3 series to produce a suitable dietetic and/or pharmaceutical preparation for improving or restoring good mood, fighting against depressive states, chronic fatigue syndrome and asthenia, as well as for attenuating hyperactivity syndrome which can be associated with vegetable oils rich in unsaturated fatty acids of the n-3 series and/or fish oil, and/or vitamins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventor: Yves Ponroy
  • Use of phospholipids of animal origin in therapy and/or dietetics
    Patent number: 6069138
    Abstract: The invention concerns a novel use of phospholipids of animal origin in therapy and/or dietetics, more particularly the use of phospholipids rich in long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids derived from animal brains or hen's eggs, to produce a pharmaceutical and/or dietetic composition to regulate melatonin secretion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Inventor: Yves Ponroy
  • Dietetic phospholipid compositions and use thereof as a dietary supplement
    Patent number: 5869530
    Abstract: Novel dietetic compositions providing essential fatty acids from series n-3 and n-6 and containing phospholipids rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids having a very long chain and being present in egg yolks from hens given feed enriched with essential fatty acids from series n-3 and n-6, combined or mixed with food-grade carriers or diluents. Said compositions are useful as dietary supplements for infants, toddlers and the elderly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Institut de Recherche Biologique
    Inventor: Yves Ponroy
  • Therapeutic and dietetic uses of a brain phospholipid-based complex
    Patent number: 5853747
    Abstract: The therapeutic or dietetic use of a preparation based on phospholipids extracted from pig brains for treating aging disorders consisting of memory disorders, attention disorders, intellectual efficacy disorders, humor and affectivity disorders, and thinking difficulty in a human is disclosed. The purified brain phospholipids are used alone or in combination with carriers and diluents enabling oral delivery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Institut De Recherche Biologique
    Inventor: Yves Ponroy
  • Brain phospholipid composition and method of making for an infant formula
    Patent number: 5591479
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the domain of food and more particularly to the domain of nutritional supplements for the food of delicate or malnutritioned patients to food compositions, intended for premature or low-weight babies, which contain as a physiological source of polyunsaturated fatty acids of the n-3 series, mammalian brain phospholipids, in combination with or mixed with a food support for the food of very young children and a process for obtaining mammalian brain phospholipids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: Institut de Recherche Biologique
    Inventor: Yves Ponroy