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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7326424 | Animal feed composition Animal feeds, which include compositions utilizing mucosa byproducts derived from mucosal material, such as digested gut material, are provided. The feeds can include a mucosa byproduct which contains at least about 10 wt. % nucleic acid material; at least about 20 ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325967 | Method and apparatus for administering micro-ingredient feed additives to animal feed rations A method and apparatus are provided for administering micro-ingredient feed additives to animal feed rations. The apparatus may be referred to as a system which includes a number of discrete components which cooperate together to ultimately deliver micro-ingredients... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323201 | Highly soluble form of tricalcium citrate, and methods of its making and use We report herein a composition comprising tricalcium citrate, wherein the tricalcium citrate has an X-ray powder diffraction pattern comprising peaks at 2-theta (2θ) values of about 8.236, about 16.02, about 17.97, about 19.75, about 21.42, about 25.74, and about 2... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318943 | Feed supplement for increasing the plasma amino acid level of ruminant livestock and method of administration A feed supplement for increasing the plasma amino acid level of animals, including animal feed and liquid lysine base, where the liquid lysine base has a concentration between about 45% and about 55%, and has a pH level of between about 9.5 and about 10.5, a chlorid... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311932 | Composition The invention describes a sports drink, which in addition to conventional additives contains viable lactobacilli having a positive effect on human intestinal mucosa. The sports drink preferably also contains micronutrients and proteins. The invention also refers to ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303775 | Carbohydrate ruminant feed energy supplement and method A carbohydrate ruminant feed energy supplement and method for alleviating a negative energy balance in ruminant animals. includes forming a ruminally protected carbohydrate, preferably non insulin stimulating, and feeding the ruminally protected carbohydrate to a ru... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300665 | Nocturnal muscle enhancing composition and method A method and nutrient supplement composition for nocturnal administration to human subjects where the nutrient supplement composition includes both a sustained timed release portion and a rapid release portion, both portions containing a mixture of edible food prote... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300973 | Composition for recovering hydrocarbon fluids from a subterranean reservoir A composition comprising expandable cross linked polymeric microparticles having an unexpanded volume average particle size diameter of from about 0.05 to about 10 microns and a cross linking agent content of about 6,000 to less than about 9,000 ppm of labile cross ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297677 | Method of improving the skin barrier function of a pet The present invention provides a composition preferably a pet foodstuff comprising pantothenic acid, nicotinamide, histidine, inositol and choline wherein pantothenic acid is provided at a level of 10 mg to 500 mg per 400 kcal per day, its use in the treatment of a ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294228 | Biopulp for non-woody fiber plants and biopulping method thereof The present invention relates to a biopulping method, and more particularly to a biopulping method for non-woody fiber plants. A biopulping method for a non-woody fiber plant is provided. It includes steps of providing a culture solution, adding a non-woody fiber pl... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291354 | Product and process of forming a food product One method of forming a food product comprises placing a puffed grain in a blending container, placing a fluidized nutrient in the blending container, blending the puffed grain and the fluidized nutrient to form a puffed product, and dehydrating the puffed product t... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288275 | Apparatus and process for forming pet treats An animal chew is provided formed by rolling a mixture of binder and base material into a sheet. Base material, such as an edible material, including but not limited to starch, protein matter, vegetable or plant matter, is mixed with a binder. The mixture is then su... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288278 | Process for preparing vegetable oil fractions rich in non-tocolic, high-melting, unsaponifiable matter A vegetable oil fraction rich in non-tocolic, high-melting, unsaponifiable matter is prepared by the following steps: A vegetable oil having a slip melting point of not more thatn 30° C. and a content of unsaponifiable matter of at least 0.5% by weight is hydrogena... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288279 | Formulated fried egg product The present invention relates to the formulation and process for preparation of a fried egg product which may be frozen for future heating within a microwave or other oven for consumption by an individual. Various ingredients are added and mixed to each of the liqui... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288280 | Complete feed for fish larvae and method for preparing same The invention concerns a complete feed composition for fish larvae, characterized in that it has a phospholipid content not less than 8.5 wt. % of dry matter of the feed. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284498 | Devices for improved milking A milking system for animals. In particular, the present invention relates to a milking system implantable within the teat of an animal which provides improved milking rapidity and decreased mastitis incidence. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285297 | Method of reducing low density liproprotein cholesterol concentration The present invention is a composition comprising a plant sterol and a soy protein material and/or and isoflavone selected from genistein, daidzein, glycitein, biochanin A, formononetein, and their naturally occurring glycosides, where the plant sterol comprises at ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282235 | Meat-containing, strip-shaped food product and method of making same A flexible, strip-shaped food product is made by comminuting substantially frozen meat and heating the comminuted meat to at least partially denature the meat proteins and cooling the cooked meat. About 4% by weight to about 45% by weight of wheat flour is admixed w... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276261 | Method for preparing a roller dried protein preparation A method for preparing a dried protein preparation, including roller drying a protein solution having a relatively low protein content of less than 40%, wherein the proteins in the solution are intermolecularly crosslinked by covalent bonds, for example by means of ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7276260 | Inhibition of in pet food products A method of inhibiting the growth of Tyrophagus putrescentiae in a pet food product includes the step of adding at least 0.3% by weight conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) to the pet food product. Specifically, adding conjugated linoleic acid to the pet food produ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7258879 | Food product and process for manufacturing same This invention is concerned with packaged food products which contain specific combinations of functional additives aimed at addressing specific health indicators, in particular flatulence, gastro-intestinal health, stress and immune system responsiveness, in pet an... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258880 | Composition for use in animal nutrition comprising a controlled release lipid matrix, method for preparing the composition and method for the treatment of monogastric animals The present invention relates to a composition for use in animal nutrition comprising a controlled release matrix and to a method for preparing said composition. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method for the treatment of monogastric animals in which sa... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258890 | Process for decapsulating crustacean or rotifer eggs A process is claimed for decapsulating crustacean or rotifer eggs wherein the outer shells of the eggs are removed by dissolving the outer shells of the eggs by means of a liquid medium containing permanganate. The decapsulation process can be either performed under... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7253224 | Silica-based particulates A silica-based particulate material that may contain less than 5 wt. % of a multivalent cation and a method of preparing such a silica-based particulate material. The silica-based particulate material may be characterized as having a median particle size of at least... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252836 | Food and feed compositions including resistant starch The invention described in this application relates to a method of increasing the amount of weight gained by the mammal during a feeding period, to a method of increasing the amount of milk replacer consumed by the mammal during a feeding period, to a method of decr... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247320 | Shelf stable nutritional composition containing intact whey protein, process of manufacture and use A composition is provided that provides a nutritionally complete calorically dense formula suitable for use as a ready-to-use liquid composition that does not require reconstitution and admixing, which contains intact whey protein in high concentration and which is ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244412 | Methods for manipulating upper gastrointestinal transit, blood flow, and satiety, and for treating visceral hyperalgesia Disclosed is a method of manipulating the rate of upper gastrointestinal transit of a substance in a mammal. Also disclosed are methods of manipulating satiety and post-prandial visceral blood flow. A method of treating visceral pain or visceral hypersensitivity in ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244463 | enhanced animal food product The present invention advances prior art animal food products by providing an animal food product formulated with Garicinia mangostana L., or Mangosteen fruit, from the Mangosteen plant. The addition of Mangosteen to the animal food product of the present inv... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244460 | Tripolyphosphate pet food palatability enhancers A palatability enhancing composition for extruded pet food containing at least one tripolyphosphate salt in an amount effective to enhance palatability and at least one ingredient selected from meat products, meat by-products, fish products, fish by-products, dairy ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244563 | Genes for plant fatty acid modifying enzymes associated with conjugated double bond formation The preparation and use of nucleic acid fragments encoding plant fatty acid modifying enzymes associated with conjugated double bond formation or functionally equivalent subfragments thereof are disclosed. Chimeric genes incorporating such nucleic acid fragments or ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240807 | Method and apparatus for administering micro-ingredient feed additives to animal feed rations A method and apparatus are provided for administering micro-ingredient feed additives to animal feed rations. The apparatus may be referred to as a system which includes a number of discrete components which cooperate together to ultimately deliver micro-ingredients... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241469 | Formulation and process to prepare a pre-formed filing unit The present process relates to a formulation for a food product and preparation of a pre-formed filling unit for the provision of a consumable food product containing eggs, which may be refrigerated and/or frozen for future heating within a microwave oven for consum... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238365 | Pesticide formulation The present invention provides formulations which greatly improve the physical and chemical stability of pesticides such as insect growth regulators, in liquid feeds, and liquid feed supplements. The present invention prevents or reduces stratification in liquid fee... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238380 | Water containing soluble fiber A water-like fluid containing safe water and a significant quantity of soluble dietary fiber. The resulting solution is generally optically clear and has physical properties similar to potable water. The fluid is intended as a replacement for bottled, or other water... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235256 | Method of preventing parturient hypocalcemia in animals and compositions used therein Method of preventing parturient hypocalcemia and milk fever (parturient paresis) in lactating animals comprising administering to the animal during the dry period a compound which reduces absorption of calcium from the drinking water and/or from the ration of said a... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232581 | Method for producing chewing gum granules and compressed gum products, and a chewing gum granulating system The invention relates to a method for producing chewing gum granules. The method comprises at least the steps of feeding a gum composition including at least gum base into an extruder (2), pressurizing the gum composition in the extruder, extruding the gum co... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229653 | Increasing the HDL level and the HDL/LDL ratio in human serium by balancing saturated and polyunsaturated dietary fatty acids A method of increasing the HDL concentration and the HDL/LDL concentration ratio in human serum by providing a balance between a sufficient and required proportion of cholesterol-free saturated fatty acids in the daily dietary fat of the human and a sufficient and r... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229558 | Chromatographic separation method A method for fractionating a solution into two or more fractions. More particularly the invention relates to a method for fractionating a solution by a chromatographic simulated moving bed (SMB) process in which the dissolved substances present in the feedstock are ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7230027 | Anti-first-pass effect compounds Compositions, methods, etc. for addressing the first-pass effect. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223436 | Animal feed, method for preparing animal feed, and method for feeding an animal Disclosed is an animal feed. The animal feed includes fat, preferably vegetable oil; a solid nutritive source; such as a whole seed or grain or a fraction thereof; and a binder, the binder comprising hemicellulose. Also disclosed are methods for preparing an animal ... | 05/29/2007 |
