09.01.05
Technical Sourcing International, Inc. (TSI), Missoula, MT, has received a favorable review by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), acting as the International Preliminary Examining Authority on behalf of the World Intellectual Property Organization, for one of its international patent applications, titled, “Fenugreek Seed Bio-Active Compositions and Methods for Extracting Same.” The patent covers methods for supporting metabolism and transportation of glucose and carbohydrates into skeletal muscle cells by the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a composition of bio-active compounds extracted from fenugreek seeds, and methods for performing weight management by the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising 4-hydroxyisoleucine and one or more amino acids selected from the group consisting of arginine, aspartate, threonine, serine, glutamate, proline, glycine, alanine, cysteine, valine, methionine, isoleucine, leucine, tryptophan, phenylalanine, ornithine, lysine, histidine, and gamma-aminobutyrate.