Patents
February 15, 2012
Polyphenolics, Madera, CA, a division of Constellation Brands, Inc., has received U.S. Patent No. 8,075,929 for its MegaNatural-BP grape seed extract. This fourth U.S. patent covers the process with which this structurally unique ingredient is produc…
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January 9, 2012
Israel-based Enzymotec has received a new patent for Omega-Sterols (No. AU-0552025002) from the Australian patent office. The patent refers to the use of Omega-Sterols as a functional food for diabetics and is part of five different patents that cove…
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December 12, 2011
Total Nutraceutical Solutions, Inc, Stevenson, WA, has obtained Canadian patent No. 2,680,223, "Use of Ergothioneine as a Preservative in Foods and Beverages.” The patent claims include but are not limited to a method of preserving a food,…
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December 3, 2011
Natural Alternatives International, Inc., San Marcos, CA, has been issued U.S. Patent No. 8,067,381 entitled “Methods and compositions for increasing the anaerobic working capacity in tissues” by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The…
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December 1, 2011
Neptune Technologies and Bioressources Inc., Laval, Quebec, Canada, has been issued a new U.S. patent No. 8,057,825 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that protects and provides Neptune with exclusive use of krill extracts in the U.S.,…
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November 2, 2011
Ethical Naturals Inc. (ENI), San Anselmo, CA, has been granted a U.S. patent for its method of testing and identifying the unique markers that differentiate between shellfish and vegetable based glucosamine. This new analytical technique is hugely si…
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October 17, 2011
Oragenics, Inc., Tampa, FL, has been issued patent No. 8,034,571 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark office for In Vivo Induced Antigen Technology (IVIAT). This platform technology is a novel approach for studying microbial pathogenesis that identifie…
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October 10, 2011
Neptune Technologies and Bioressources Inc., Laval, Quebec, Canada, has obtained U.S. patent No. 8,030,348, which covers omega 3 phospholipids comprising polyunsaturated fatty acids. The patent is valid until 2025 and covers, regardless of the extrac…
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October 10, 2011
Nutraceutix, Redmond, WA, has received U.S. patent No. 8,007,777, “Delivery System For Biological Component,” for BIO-tract dietary supplements containing probiotics. This new U.S. patent is in addition to four international patents alrea…
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September 8, 2011
Sabinsa Corporation, East Windsor, NJ, has obtained U.S. patent #8,003,614 B2, for an invention describing selenium containing dipeptides. The patent deals with the process of manufacturing pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical applications of small pepti…
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July 21, 2011
Guiding Stars Licensing Co., Scarborough, ME, has received U.S. patent No. 7974881 for its Guiding Stars nutrition rating algorithm. The Guiding Stars algorithm is grounded in evidence-based science and the most current guidelines and recommendations…
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July 15, 2011
Lonza, Basel, Switzerland, has announced the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published its International Patent Application WO 2011/038898 for Larch Arabinogalactan (LAG), the key component in the immune ingredient ResistAid. The appl…
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July 13, 2011
Pivotal Therapeutics Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has filed five provisional patent applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The patent applications represent the initial filings contemplated by Pivotal Therapeutics in the developme…
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June 21, 2011
Ethical Naturals Inc. (ENI), San Anselmo, CA, has obtained a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) covering the company’s method for manufacturing high antioxidant extracts from grapes. The process broadly covers extracts fro…
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June 20, 2011
Nutra Products Inc., Fairfield, CA, the parent company of Scientific Food Solutions (SFS) has received U.S. Patent 7901717 B1 for an alkalizing compound, which SFS is using to make nutritional ingredients more palatable for consumers. The patent, dat…
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