Patents
March 1, 2010
Ethical Naturals Inc. (ENI), San Anselmo, CA, recently completed the PCT and U.S. patent application filing process for its ORAC-15,000 natural antioxidant from grapes. The company has now completed filing applications for the use of this antioxidant…
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February 19, 2010
TSI Health Sciences, Inc., Missoula, MT, has obtained patent #7,645,466 for its ingredients Promilin and PromilinPro. The new, broad patented claim covers the methods for deriving, isolating and/or extracting amino acid compositions from Fenugreek se…
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February 18, 2010
Bio-Botanica has received U.S. Patent #7,658,955 for its Puresterol ingredient, which is an extract of Pueraria candollei var. mirifica A Shaw. & Suvat. Pueraria mirifica has been shown to be a promising phytoestrogenic and support herb for menop…
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January 28, 2010
Cenestra Health, New Haven, CT, has received U.S. patent #7652068, entitled "Omega 3 Fatty Acid Formulations," from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The patent covers a unique, high-purity formulation of the omega 3 fatty acids EPA and…
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January 20, 2010
Burcon NutraScience Corporation, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, has received U.S. patent #7,645,468, titled “Oilseed Meal Preparation,” which covers novel processing conditions in oil seed meal preparation and the production of tail…
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December 1, 2009
Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc., Laval, Quebec, Canada, has obtained a new patent, titled “Krill Extracts For Prevention and/or Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases,” which was issued in Europe. Moreover, the European Food S…
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December 1, 2009
Sabinsa Corporation, Piscataway, NJ, has received the 2009 Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award in the Nutraceuticals Category for the patent on its proprietary product, GarCitrin. The patent, U.S. #7063861, is titled “Bioavailable Composition of Na…
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November 1, 2009
Valensa International, Eustis, FL, has initiated a broad licensing effort for a University of Illinois patent (U.S. 5,527,533 and its foreign equivalents) for the use of astaxanthin in eye health dietary supplement applications. FutureBiotics (NY), S…
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November 1, 2009
Chrysantis, Inc., West Chicago, IL, has received U.S. patent 7,575,766 for Tagetes erecta (Marigold) with Altered Carotenoid Compositions and Ratios. This patent is a continuation of Chrysantis’ U.S. patents 6,784,351 and 7,033,622 which cover…
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November 1, 2009
Burcon NutraScience Corporation, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, has received a notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a patent application covering the composition of the dominant species of protein in the company&rsq…
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November 1, 2009
Nutraceutix, Redmond, WA, has obtained its fourth international patent for the BIO-tract delivery technology, which protects sensitive ingredients such as probiotic organisms from stomach acid on the way to optimal release sites in the intestinal tra…
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November 1, 2009
Heathrow Natural Food & Beverage, Inc., Lake Mary, FL, will apply for patent protection for its Acai Plus Gum and Resveratrol Plus Gum. Based on legal opinion, the patent will be filed to cover the manufacture of antioxidant gum and gum being use…
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September 1, 2009
AIDP, Inc., City of Industry, CA, has obtained U.S. patent #7,495,076 for Mineral Collagen Chelates, their applications and manufacturing methods. Alongside KoAct Calcium Collagen Chelate, the patent covers several other mineral collagen chelates, in…
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September 1, 2009
Ethical Naturals Inc. (ENI), San Anselmo, CA, has completed the PCT patent application filing process for its ORAC-15,000 natural antioxidant from grapes. The PCT filing encompasses more than 100 countries, including EU member states. ENI’s pat…
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September 1, 2009
The European Patent Office (EPO) has rejected parts of Novogen’s patent claims, which were originally granted in 2004 for the use of isoflavone phytoestrogen extracts as “treatment of pre-menstrual syndrome or symptoms associated with men…
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