Product With Added Vitamin Or Derivative Thereof For Fortification Patents (Class 426/72)
  • Patent number: 10780056
    Abstract: A solubilisation product consists of resveratrol, polysorbate 80 and polysorbate 20, at least one medium-chain triglyceride, and tocopherol. The solubilisation product is for use as a pharmaceutical product. The solubilisation product can be used as a pharmaceutical product in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, Friedreich's ataxia, lysosomal diseases, in particular Tay-Sachs disease, cancer, diabetes, atherosclerosis, heart diseases, arthritis or autoimmune diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: AQUANOVA AG
    Inventors: Dariush Behnam, Marshall A. Hayward
  • Patent number: 10780170
    Abstract: Stevia extracts with selected major steviol glycosides (Reb A, stevioside, Reb D, Reb C) and minor steviol glycosides and glycosylated diterpene derivative plant molecules, derived from Stevia rebaudiana plant are found to improve the perception of flavor and taste perception, which includes the sweet, savory and salty perception in a wide range of food and beverage applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: PureCircle Sdn Bhd
    Inventors: Siddhartha Purkayastha, Marcia Petit
  • Patent number: 10758561
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions comprising synergic combinations of xyloglucans and plant or animal proteins, which are useful in the treatment of intestinal disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: NOVINTETHICAL PHARMA SA
    Inventors: Miguel Angel Alonso Cohen, Michele Giuseppe Di Schiena, Marco Di Fulvio
  • Patent number: 10750764
    Abstract: Beverages having an improvement in continuity of aftertaste caused by Rebaudioside D (RebD) and Rebaudioside M (RebM) and methods of production thereof. A content (A) of catechin compound(s) in beverages is adjusted to within a certain range, a total content (B) of RebM and/or RebD in beverages is adjusted to within a certain range, and B/A is adjusted to within a certain range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Makoto Nakajima, Yasuyuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10683323
    Abstract: Novel mogrosides and methods for heir purification are provided herein. In addition, compositions comprising said novel mogrosides and methods for preparing the same are provided. The present invention relates generally to novel mogrosides, as well as compositions comprising such novel mogrosides, including consumables. The present invention further extends to methods of purifying such novel mogrosides, methods for preparing compositions (e.g., consumables) comprising such novel mogrosides and methods of enhancing the flavor or sweetness of consumables using these novel mogrosides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Indra Prakash, Venkata Sai Prakash Chaturvedula
  • Patent number: 10675262
    Abstract: The invention provides new compositions or combinations thereof for the treatment of cancer. More specifically, the invention provides compositions or combinations thereof for cancer treatment including a high-fat diet. Specifically, the high-fat diet is characterized by having approximately 120 g/day or more, or approximately 70% or more of the total daily energy, from fat, based on a real body weight of 50 kg. The diet is preferably a carbohydrate-restricted high-fat diet, and more preferably provided by a ketone formula and/or MCT oil. The dietary therapy by a high-fat diet of the present invention is provided along with surgical treatment, chemotherapy or radiation therapy, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignees: OSAKA UNIVERSITY, Meiji Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke Hagihara, Kinya Ashida, Hidekazu Tonouchi, Kentaro Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10595553
    Abstract: A nutritional supplement powder and method of supplementing the nutritional value of a food or beverage is provided. The nutritional supplement powder includes a protein system, vitamins, minerals, and fiber. The protein system has a water solubility of at least about 70% at room temperature. The nutritional supplement powder is essentially free of divalent ions of copper, iron, and zinc, and is also essentially free of vitamin C. When added to a food or beverage, the nutritional supplement powder does not substantially change the organoleptic properties of the food or beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Rockendra Gupta, Gaurav Patel, Normanella Dewille
  • Patent number: 10568862
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of treatment and/or prophylaxis of a disease or disorder of the central nervous system comprising administering to a mammal in need thereof an effective amount of a xanthone-rich plant extract, or a compound derived from a xanthone-rich plant extract. The invention also relates to use of a xanthone-rich plant extract, or a compound derived from a xanthone-rich plant extract, in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of a disease or disorder of the central nervous system and to a xanthone-rich plant extract, or a compound derived from a xanthone-rich plant extract, for use in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of a disease or disorder of the central nervous system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: DEAKIN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Michael Berk, Wendy Laupu
  • Patent number: 10524489
    Abstract: A method and composition which is a unique source of cobalt for enhanced production of Vitamin B12 in the rumen. It has the advantage of a slow release source of cobalt combined with a fast release source of cobalt. The fast cobalt ion release source which is a soluble source of cobalt is turned over faster in the rumen than the insoluble cobalt sources are turned over.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Zinpro Corporation
    Inventor: Peter A. Stark
  • Patent number: 10525016
    Abstract: A method for enhancing neurological health and development in a subject involving administering to the subject a nutritional composition including no greater than about 7 g/100 kcal of a fat or lipid source; no greater than about 7 g/100 kcal of a protein or protein equivalent source; at least about 5 g/100 kcal of a carbohydrate; and at least about 9 mg/100 kcal of inositol, wherein the ratio of exogenous inositol to inherent inositol is at least 50:50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Inventors: Chenzhong Kuang, Yan Xiao, Colin Rudolph, Dirk Hondmann
  • Patent number: 10499676
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for stimulating barrier integrity in a mammal by administering to a mammal a composition comprising: eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (ARA), and at least two distinct oligosaccharides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: N.V. NUTRICIA
    Inventors: Eric Alexander Franciscus Van Tol, Linette Eustachia Maria Willemsen, Marleen Antoinette Koetsier, Christopher Beermann, Bernd Stahl
  • Patent number: 10499677
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are described that promote health and increase a shelf-life of foods. The compositions may feature mixtures of fatty acids, vegetable gums, and oligosaccharides. When introduced into a food article, the compositions can act as a protective barrier for micronutrients, phytochemicals, and nutraceuticals such as may be found in food products, for example food additives, as the food products are stored and as the food products are being digested. The compositions can stabilize food products during prolonged storage and as ingested food products move through the digestive tract so that nutrients are available for absorption in a consumer's intestines. Methods for producing food additives using the compositions are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Inventor: Stephen C. Perry
  • Patent number: 10499663
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a textured food product and a texturized food product comprises the steps of preparing a slurry, the dry matter of which comprises at least 35 weight-% legume protein, 10 to 45 weight-% oat bran, wholegrain oat flour or a mixture thereof, and 3.5 to 35% weight-% oat protein, wherein the oat bran, wholegrain oat flour and oat protein add up to no more than 65 weight-%. The slurry further comprises water 20-80%, preferably 30-40%, most preferably 35-40%, of the weight of the dry matter. The method further includes cooking the slurry in an extruder cooker and extruding it to form a texturized food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: GOLD & GREEN FOODS OY
    Inventors: Reetta Kivelä, Anna Häkämies
  • Patent number: 10477882
    Abstract: A meat replacement product is provided for elimination diets including vegan diets. Pea protein is combined with konjac and fenugreek. The combination is then subjected to high pressure and temperature in conjunction with an extrusion and texturization process. The resulting product can be used to provide a variety of meat replacements including meatless fish sticks, meatless tuna, and meatless salmon as well as replacements for beef and chicken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: SOPHIE'S KITCHEN, INC.
    Inventor: Yao-Hsin Wang
  • Patent number: 10472315
    Abstract: The invention is directed towards novel naphthoquinone and naphthothiazole compounds, and methods of treating disorders related to MetAP, including tuberculosis and bacterial infection, using various naphthoquinone, hydroxyquinonline, and naphthothiazole compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jun O. Liu, Omonike Arike Olaleye, Shridhar Bhat
  • Patent number: 10471080
    Abstract: Maternal diabetes suppresses autophagy in neuroepithelial cells of the developing neural tube which leads to neural tube defect formation. Trehalose treatment reversed autophagy impairment and prevented neural tube defects in diabetic pregnancies. Trehalose resolved homeostatic imbalance by correcting mitochondrial defects, dysfunctional proteins, ER stress, apoptosis, and delayed neurogenesis in the neural tubes exposed to hyperglycemia. Methods of using trehalose as an intervention against hyperglycemia-induced neural tube defects are provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE
    Inventors: Peixin Yang, E. Albert Reece
  • Patent number: 10471085
    Abstract: An energy composition includes a methylated xanthine, a choline derivative, and at least one flavorant in a sufficient amount to render the energy composition palatable. The energy composition may also include vitamins, amino acids, preservatives, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: International IP Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Manoj Bhargava
  • Patent number: 10412987
    Abstract: Both dairy and non-dairy based high protein ingredient systems that are available in either a liquid or dry powder blend. These ingredient system options have been balanced to provide a rich and creamy mouthfeel which can be easily added into a wide array of products to enhance their protein and nutritional levels without creating the sandy or gritty texture that typically forms. The liquid version has already been pasteurized or asceptically packaged for easy incorporation into other liquid products such as smoothies, yogurts, puddings, jells, toppings, fillings, carbonated or still beverages such as juices of milks, ice cream mixes, frozen yogurts and frozen desserts. The powdered version is designed to be easily blended into other dry mixes, batters, baked goods, cereals, dressings, hummus products, breads, and dry dessert mixes, while liquid additive versions may be added to water, milk products such as liquid milk and yogurt, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Twin Cups, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Bennett, Nathan Carey, Jacob Israelachvili
  • Patent number: 10314857
    Abstract: Compositions, methods and kits for treating victims of carbon monoxide and/or cyanide poisoning and/or nitric acid-induced vasoplagia are provided. The compositions comprise reduced forms of Vitamin B12 such as reduced hydroxocobalamin or reduced cobinamide, and typically comprise at least one reducing agent (e.g. ascorbic acid). The compositions are generally produced, stored and delivered under reducing, usually anaerobic, conditions in order to preserve the desired oxidation state when introduced into the blood stream of a recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Joseph D. Roderique
  • Patent number: 10154681
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a compound, method of making the compound, method of using such compound preferably in the form of a dietary supplement that, when administered, is capable of use by any individuals, including patients having thyroid disease or various thyroid-related disorders. The unique combination of the composition is preferably administered orally, and preferably in the form of a drink. In some embodiments, the composition includes at least organic chlorella, organic dulse, organic acai, organic carrot, organic pineapple, apple pectin, organic inulin, PR-4 probiotic strain—preferably “Bacillus Coagulans,” organic wheat grass, organic beet root, organic ulva, organic evaporated cane juice, natural flavorsweet flavor, sodium chloride, citric acid, organic guar gum, creamy vanilla flavor, natural raspberry flavor, and natural mixed berry flavor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Script Essentials, LLC
    Inventor: Suzy Cohen
  • Patent number: 10143223
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to sports drinks with improved ability to rehydrate individuals especially after intense physical activities. The sports drinks can also reduce muscle soreness or fatigue, improve muscle performance, and minimize muscle cramping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Inventor: Sourabh Kharait
  • Patent number: 10137108
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided that are useful in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. The Compositions and methods are suitable in the prevention or postponement of a relapse in inflammatory bowel disease patients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Stephanie Blum-Sperisen, Magali Faure, Denis Breuille, Emil Chuang
  • Patent number: 10117451
    Abstract: Provided is a beer-taste beverage, including: (A) proline; and (B) dehydroascorbic acid, in which: a mass ratio of the component (B) to the component (A), [(B)/(A)], is from 0.001 to 1,000; the beer-taste beverage has a pH of from 2 to 5; and the beer-taste beverage has a content of ethanol of less than 1 mass %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Yoshimura, Hideyuki Takatsu
  • Patent number: 10104901
    Abstract: Aspects for utilizing a seawater fluid to optimize egg-production characteristics are disclosed. In one aspect, a method is provided, which includes identifying a desired optimization, determining a corresponding seawater to non-seawater ratio, and generating a seawater fluid according to the ratio. An egg-cultivation method is also provided, which includes ascertaining a desired optimization, selecting a corresponding seawater to non-seawater ratio, and providing a seawater fluid comprising the ratio to a hen. In another egg-cultivation method, hens are provided with a mixed feed comprising a feed to seawater-mineralized produce ratio selected according to a desired optimization. A method to grow produce is also provided, which includes mineralizing soil with a seawater fluid comprising a seawater to non-seawater ratio corresponding to a preferred optimization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Luberski, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy E. Luberski, Neal Rye, Edward E. Anderson
  • Patent number: 10064886
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions comprising synergic combinations of xyloglucans and plant or animal proteins, which are useful in the treatment of intestinal disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: NOVINTETHICAL PHARMA SA
    Inventors: Miguel Angel Alonso Cohen, Michele Giuseppe Di Schiena, Marco Di Fulvio
  • Patent number: 10039834
    Abstract: Sweetened compositions comprising at least one sweetener and rebaudioside X are provided herein. Rebaudioside X is present in the sweetened compositions in a concentration at or below the sweetness recognition threshold, while the at least one sweetener is present in a concentration above its sweetness recognition threshold. Rebaudioside X acts to enhance the sweetness of the sweetened compositions, e.g. beverages and concentrate compositions, thereby allowing for preparation of sweetened compositions with reduced calorie content. Methods of enhancing the sweetness of a sweetened composition with rebaudioside X are also provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Indra Prakash, Juvenal Higiro, Mary Campbell
  • Patent number: 10028901
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition for skin moisturization that contains minerals and a quinoa extract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Amorepacific Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Young Lee, Sung Hoon Lee, Lee Kyoung Kwon, Byung Ryol Paik, Hae Kwang Lee
  • Patent number: 10028519
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to nutritional compositions that include at least one ceramide. The nutritional compositions may further include galactose, sialic acid, or cholesterol. Ceramide and galactose may be provided by a plant-based source. The nutritional composition including ceramide and galactose from a plant base source may reduce the risk of cross-contaminating the nutritional composition with animal-based protein allergens. These plant-based ceramides and galactose may exhibit additive or synergistic beneficial health effects when consumed. The disclosure further relates to methods of reducing the incidence of skin rash caused by an allergy or promoting brain and eye health in a target subject by providing a nutritional composition comprising ceramides, galactose, sialic acid, and cholesterol to targeted subjects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
    Inventor: Dattatreya Banavara
  • Patent number: 9999653
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of treating a patient suffering from the metabolic syndrome and/or related disorders including obesity, Type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, endothelial dysfunction, pro-inflammatory state, and pro-coagulative state, and comprising the steps of (a) providing to the patient a dietary regimen that decreases overactive CNS noradrenergic tone; followed by (b) providing to the patient a dietary regimen that increases dopaminergic tone while maintaining the above decreased overactive CNS noradrenergic tone. The present invention is also directed to food products useful in implementing the dietary regimens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: VeroScience LLC
    Inventor: Anthony H. Cincotta
  • Patent number: 9980507
    Abstract: Disclosed are concentrated liquid human milk fortifiers including extensively hydrolyzed casein and a stabilizer system. The stabilizer system includes an OSA-modified corn starch in combination with a low acyl gellan gum. In one embodiment, the concentrated liquid human milk fortifier is hypoallergenic and includes extensively hydrolyzed casein as the sole protein source in combination with the OSA-modified corn starch and low acyl gellan gum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Mustafa Vurma, Jeffrey M. Boff, Gary E. Katz
  • Patent number: 9980997
    Abstract: A composition and method of improving the overall strength in a mammal, improving fatigue recovery in a mammal, improving athletic recovery in a mammal, improving increased endurance in a mammal, and improving overall athletic performance in a mammal by administering the composition, in the form of a powder, liquid, bar, cookie, waffle, syrup, tablet or dietary supplement, to the mammal. The composition includes 1 to 21.32 grams of cocoa powder; 1 to 48 grams of protein; 0 to 193 grams of carbohydrate; and 0 to 24 grams of fat. The cocoa powder includes 100 to 2,200 mg of cocoa flavanol containing at least one of the derivatives of catechin, (?)-epicatechin, epicatechin gallate, epigallocatechin, epigallocatechin gallate, proanthocyanidins, theaflavins, and thearubigins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Inventor: James R. Bruno
  • Patent number: 9930908
    Abstract: Nutritional compositions having high amounts of protein and low ratios of omega-6:omega-3 fatty acids, and methods of making and using the nutritional compositions are provided. The nutritional compositions include an increased amount of protein, and a low ratio of omega-6:omega-3 fatty acids to provide a patient with adequate amounts of protein for the preservation of lean body mass, while reducing inflammation associated with administration of pro-inflammatory drug formulations such as propofol. The nutritional compositions also help to avoid potential complications associated with overfeeding of an enterally-fed patient being treated, or having been treated, with high fat medications such as propofol. Methods of making and using such nutritional compositions are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Norman Alan Greenberg, Doug Bolster, Zamzam Kabiry (Fariba) Roughead
  • Patent number: 9889157
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, compositions and methods suitable for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia based on phosphate-binding magnesium salts. In some embodiments, the present invention provides compositions and methods suitable for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia based on the combination of phosphate-binding magnesium and calcium salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Cypress Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Lewis, Charles E. Day
  • Patent number: 9861115
    Abstract: Methods, compositions, and articles of manufacture for preparing frozen beverages are described. The methods and articles generally include first and/or second frozen pellets. Upon mixing the frozen pellets with an appropriate liquid for a sufficient time, a frozen beverage is obtained. Articles of manufacture including frozen pellets, as well as optional objects such as straws, spoons, and mixing containers are disclosed. Methods, compositions, and articles of manufacture for preparing frozen pellets are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Cargill, Incorporated
    Inventors: John F. Sweeney, Peter C. Dea, William R. Aimutis, Vincent M. Cavallini, Karla J. Nelson, Serpil Metin
  • Patent number: 9861114
    Abstract: A frozen confectionary product comprising a natural stabilizer composition is an object of the invention. The frozen confectionary product has an overrun of preferably 0%-120%. The frozen confectionary product comprises a relatively low protein content. The stabilizer composition comprises egg yolk, a gum and preferably an acidifier. Use of the stabilizer composition is described. A method for the manufacture of the frozen confectionary product is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Maud Isabelle Lallemand, Alina Maria Barniol Gutierrez, Nathalie Francoise Le Borgne, Sylvie Penet, Max Michel Puaud, Lynn Heng, Jean-Michel Lacout
  • Patent number: 9820958
    Abstract: This invention relates to a biological oil composition, preferably obtained from a copepod, most preferably the copepod Calanus finmarchicus and the use thereof to prevent or treat formation of atherosclerotic plaques and hence development of coronary heart disease. The composition comprises the same marine n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) generally regarded as being responsible for the anti-atherosclerotic effect of marine oils, namely EPA (C20:5n-3 eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (C22:6n-3 docosahexaenoic acid). However, quite unexpectedly, it has been found that the oil composition of the present invention has a remarkably higher ability to prevent formation of atherosclerotic plaques than what can be attributed to EPA and DHA alone, and moreover, unlike EPA and DHA alone it has a notable blood cholesterol lowering effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Calanus AS
    Inventors: Jan Raa, Gunnar Rorstad, Kurt Steinar Tande
  • Patent number: 9782458
    Abstract: The composition for tissue/cell repair facilitates healing of damaged tissues, promoting tissue and cell growth, protecting cells and tissues, and reducing scar tissue. The composition includes hydrolyzed collagen, and may include high molecular weight hydrolyzed collagen. The hydrolyzed collagen may be combined with native collagen and/or at least one other therapeutic agent. For example, the therapeutic agent may be a polysulfated glycosaminoglycan, a glucosamine salt, or mixtures thereof. The collagen may be derived from two or more different sources, and may be combined with hydrolyzed whey and/or elastin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Inventor: George D. Petito
  • Patent number: 9693577
    Abstract: Spray dried nutritional powders include soluble calcium, protein, and at least one of a soluble citrate, a soluble phosphate, and combinations thereof as at least one chelating agent. At least a portion of the soluble calcium is calcium HMB. At least a portion of the protein is soluble protein. The spray dried nutritional powders have a weight ratio of soluble calcium binding capacity to total soluble calcium of from about 2.3:1 to about 12:1. The calcium HMB, the at least one chelating agent, and the protein are spray dried together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Charles Helmke, Paul Johns, Ann Kensler
  • Patent number: 9675100
    Abstract: Both dairy and non-dairy based high protein ingredient systems that are available in either a liquid or dry powder blend. These ingredient system options have been balanced to provide a rich and creamy mouthfeel which can be easily added into a wide array of products to enhance their protein and nutritional levels without creating the sandy or gritty texture that typically forms. The liquid version has already been pasteurized or asceptically packaged for easy incorporation into other liquid products such as smoothies, yogurts, puddings, jells, toppings, fillings, carbonated or still beverages such as juices of milks, ice cream mixes, frozen yogurts and frozen desserts. The powdered version is designed to be easily blended into other dry mixes, batters, baked goods, cereals, dressings, hummus products, breads, and dry dessert mixes, while liquid additive versions may be added to water, milk products such as liquid milk and yogurt, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Twin Cups, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Bennett, Nathan Carey, Jacob Israelachvili
  • Patent number: 9642818
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions that may be swallowable, chewable or dissolvable, comprising various vitamins and minerals, and in a specific embodiment comprising vitamin A, beta carotene, B-complex vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin D3, vitamin E, iron, magnesium and zinc, and methods for using these compositions for nutritional supplementation in subjects undergoing physiologically stressful events, such as, for example and without limitation, pregnancy, lactation or any disease state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Exeltis USA, Inc.
    Inventors: John A Giordano, Charles J. Balzer
  • Patent number: 9617192
    Abstract: Processes for producing weather resistant compositions are disclosed. Weather resistant compositions and uses thereof are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Archer-Daniels Midland Company
    Inventors: Basil Bevans, Dan S. Hickman, Kimberly C. Hickman, David P. Holzgraefe, Bruce W. Moechnig
  • Patent number: 9610267
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, compositions and methods suitable for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia based on phosphate-binding magnesium salts. In some embodiments, the present invention provides compositions and methods suitable for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia based on the combination of phosphate-binding magnesium and calcium salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Cypress Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Lewis, Charles E. Day
  • Patent number: 9609888
    Abstract: A composition and method for enhancing brain development in a pediatric subject, the method including administering to the pediatric subject a nutritional composition having up to about 7 g/100 kcal of a fat or lipid source, wherein the fat or lipid source includes at least about 0.5 mg/100 kcal of milk or non-milk polar lipids; up to about 5 g/100 kcal of a protein source; at least about 15 mg/100 kcal of lactoferrin from a non-human source; about 0.015 g/100 kcal to about 0.15 g/100 kcal of a prebiotic composition including polydextrose and/or galactooligosaccharide; and at least about 5 mg/100 kcal of a source of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
    Inventors: Brian Berg, Zeina Jouni, Anja Wittke, Rosaline Waworuntu, Maciej Chichlowski
  • Patent number: 9609890
    Abstract: A technique for highly efficient production of ?-amino butyric acid (GABA) using mochi barley of the group of mules barley, as a raw material. The technique converts glutamic acid into GABA due to the glutamate decarboxylase contained in the mochi barley so GABA-mochi barley grains and GABA-mochi barley bran and GABA-containing bran supernatant can be produced highly-efficiently by mixing mochi barley grains, which have been polished in a barley milling device to an extent of 2% or more and less than 20%, with a glutamic acid solution, which has a concentration of 0.1 to 3% and a pH value of 2 to 9, and soaking the barley in the solution at room temperature for 1 hour or more to overnight or, after soaking in the solution similarly for 1 hour or more to overnight, draining the barley grains, and keeping it overnight at room temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignees: MAEDA CORPORATION LIMITED, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION EHIME UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kousaku Maeda, Yasuo Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9510614
    Abstract: Food products prepared from whole grain oat flour having soluble components. The soluble whole oat flour maintains its standard of identity as whole grain and thus has the characteristics of whole grain oats. Aspects of the present invention relate to the use of the soluble oat flour in liquid food products such as beverages, semi-solid food products such as yogurt, and solid food products such as bakery items in order to provide enhanced health benefits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: The Quaker Oats Company
    Inventors: Gary D. Carder, Yongsoo Chung, Ronald G. Deutsch, Juan Carlos Fernandez Feito, Justin French, Ursula Vanesa Lay Ma, Mayte Lee, Margaret J. Miller, Holly Ramage, Robert E. Chatel
  • Patent number: 9474766
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to reduced calorie infant formulas, and in particular, reduced calorie infant formulas that have at least one nucleotide and/or at least one carotenoid for reducing inflammation-related diseases later in life. Particularly, the reduced calorie infant formulas reduce the risk of obesity later in life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Barbara J. Marriage, Christine L. Gallardo, Christina Sherry
  • Patent number: 9445613
    Abstract: The present invention relates to microparticles and methods of making such microparticles that protect a bioactive substance from heat, humidity and oxidation. A microparticle comprising a bioactive substance, an agglomerating agent, an emulsifier and solid fats is disclosed. A method to produce a microparticle comprising an agglomerated bioactive substance enrobed in a double layer of solid fats and emulsifier is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: ADVANCED BIONUTRITION CORPORATION
    Inventor: Moti Harel
  • Patent number: 9446014
    Abstract: It has now been found that after administration to a diseased person or person that is at risk for developing such disease of a neutraceutical or pharmaceutical composition that comprises: a) a lipid fraction comprising at least one of docosahexaneoic acid (DHA), docosapentaenoic acid (DPA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA); b) a protein fraction comprising proteinaceous material from non-human origin which provide at least cysteine and/or taurine; and c) a mineral fraction comprising at least one of manganese and molybdene, the health of these persons improves. Membrane function of several types of mammalian cells improves, which allows efficient treatment of immune related disorders, such as allergy, autoimmune diseases, cancer, cognitive dysfunction and other diseases of the nervous system, neuropathies, such as diabetic neuropathies and neuropathic pains, neuronal damage during insulin resistance, and gut diseases and support of the development of gut and lung function during growth or recovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: N. V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Robert Johan Joseph Hageman, Mattheus Cornelis De Wilde, Patrick Joseph Gerardus Hendrikus Kamphuis
  • Patent number: 9421171
    Abstract: The invention is associated with ingestible film coated solid dosage forms comprising natural honey in the coating applied to such forms. The natural honey of the film coated solid dosage form is of sufficient level to be perceived by the user while avoiding sticking to each other or the packaging with which they are in contact and, or storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mark Edward Stella, Elissa Nicole Knights
  • Patent number: RE46227
    Abstract: Methods of making a low-carbohydrate dairy beverage are provided. The method includes the steps of adding specific ingredients in order to obtain a low-carbohydrate dairy beverage having certain nutritional and overall quality characteristics, including one or more of at least the following characteristics: high protein; high calcium; low calories; satisfying flavor, taste, aroma, and/or appearance; and/or extended shelf life. Low-carbohydrate dairy beverages made by such methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: HP HOOD LLC
    Inventors: Peter Zoltai, John Edwards, Jr., Margaret Poole, David Kreider, John Laaperi, Richard Kenahan, Jr.