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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8071572 | Preventive/remedy for obesity The present invention relates to a preventive/remedy for obesity, which has a hydroxypropylated starch as its active ingredient. Provided are materials for foods, drugs, etc. which can exhibit an effect of preventing/lessening the onset of various lifestyle r... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7985742 | Synergistic compositions of polysaccharides as natural and biodegradable absorbent materials or super absorbents A multi-component synergistic absorbent composition includes at least one polysaccharide and at least one or more polysaccharide-based components or gelling proteins. This composition possesses synergistic effects in its capacity to absorb water, saline solutions an... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7863260 | Hydroxyethylstarch Described are a hydroxyethylstarch, a process for the preparation thereof, a pharmaceutical formulation containing such a hydroxyethylstarch, and the use of the pharmaceutical formulation for the preparation of a volume replacement, a plasma replacement or a plasma ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7550447 | Method for precipitating nucleic acid with visible carrier A suitable carrier molecule useful in a nucleic acid precipitation method is modified by coupling a suitable visualizable indicator molecule to the carrier molecule. The conjugated carrier facilitates nucleic acid precipitation because the presence and location of n... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7550446 | Highly branched, unsubstituted or low-substituted starch products, dialysis solution and plasma expander containing the same, and the use thereof Known hydroxyethylated and -propylated starch types for use as colloid osmotic agent in peritoneal dialysis or as volume replacement composition (plasma expander) have the disadvantage that complete degradation by amylase is not possible owing to the more or less ex... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7425548 | Materials and methods for immune system stimulation The subject invention concerns a novel polysaccharide. RR1 is an α-D-glucan polysaccharide composed of a (1→4) linked back bone and (1→6) linked branches, which has been isolated from a medicinal herb, Tinospora cordifolia. RR1 exhibits unique immune-sti... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7393841 | Hyperbranched amylopectin for use in methods for surgical or therapeutic treatment of mammals or in diagnostic methods, especially for use as a plasma volume expander The invention relates to the use of hyperbranched amylopectin which has an average branch degree of between >10 and 25 mol % and a molecular weight (Mw) ranging from 40.000-800.000 Dalton and the derivatives thereof in methods for surgical or therapeutic treatment o... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7375214 | Hydrophobic starch having near-neutral dry product pH A free-flowing, hydrophobic starch composition has a near-neutral dry product pH. Methods for making the hydrophobic starch composition by preparing an aqueous mixture comprising a starch, a siliconate, and an acid, where the aqueous mixture has a near-neutral pH, a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7345029 | Solution for peritoneal dialysis The present invention relates to a solution for peritoneal dialysis, consisting of at least two single solutions which are combined after a heat sterilization and are administered to a patient, the first single solution containing an osmotic and the second single so... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7320962 | Hemoactive compositions and methods for their manufacture and use Dried hemoactive materials comprise both a cross-linked biologically compatible polymer and a non-cross-linked biologically compatible polymer. The cross-linked polymer is selected to form a hydrogel when exposed to blood. The non-cross-linked polymer is chosen to s... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7297687 | Method of treating infectious diseases with polysaccharide derivatives The present invention relates to a method of treating infectious diseases, that involves: (a) providing an alpha-glycosidically linked starch polysaccharide derivative; and (b) inhibiting the growth of an infectious disease by administering a composition comprising ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7291607 | Isomaltooligosaccharides from as neutraceuticals Isomaltooligosaccharides (IMOs) produced by Leuconostoc mesenteroides ATCC 13146 fermentation with a sucrose:maltose ratio of 2:1 have been discovered to be effective prebiotics in mixed cultures of microbial populations, including cultures from chicken ceca.... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7276126 | Production of enzyme-resistant starch by extrusion A process for producing alpha-amylase resistant starch comprises extruding a feed starch at a temperature in the range of about 60-220° C., thereby producing a product alpha-amylase resistant starch. The feed starch can be in the form of an aqueous slurry or paste ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271158 | Treatment of rumen acidosis with α-amylase inhibitors The invention described herein relates to: the use of an effective inhibitor of a bacterial α-amylase and/or α-glucosidase in the manufacture of a composition for the treatment of acidosis; a method of treatment of rumen acidosis which comprises administration of ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7255732 | Biodegradable polymer material consisting of starch and dialdehyde polysaccharide Starch can be gelatinised more efficiently by a thermomechanical treatment, if a dialdehyde polysaccharide with a relatively low degree of oxidation is added to the starch. This thermomechanical treatment can be carried out at a temperature below 115 DEG C., or even... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7217816 | Monocotyledon plant cells and plants which synthesise modified starch The present invention relates to monocotyledon plant cells and plants which are genetically modified, wherein the genetic modification consists of the introduction of an extraneous nucleic acid molecule which codes for a protein with the biological activity of an R1... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204998 | Perfuming or flavoring microcapsules comprising a fireproofing agent Perfuming or flavoring microcapsules that include a fireproofing agent in addition to a perfuming or flavoring ingredient and a carrier material, so that the microcapsules can reduce the occurrence or an explosion of reduced violence when suspended in hot air during... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7202220 | Compositions of plant carbohydrates as dietary supplements Compositions of plant carbohydrates for dietary supplements and nutritional support for promotion and maintenance of good health. Defined nutritionally effective amounts of one to eleven essential saccharides, glyconutrients, are used in various inventive compositio... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201781 | Carbohydrate-based fuel mixture and method for operating an internal combustion engine using a carbohydrate-based solid fuel A fuel mixture containing a suspension in air at a concentration of about 200 mg of fuel per liter of air, of a solid fuel including at least one of a cereal flour, a cotton flour, a soybean flour, a potato flour, a cassava flour, a dehydrated chocolate powder and a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7199104 | Compositions of plant carbohydrates as dietary supplements Compositions of plant carbohydrates for dietary supplements and nutritional support for promotion and maintenance of good health. Defined nutritionally effective amounts of one to eleven essential saccharides, glyconutrients, are used in various inventive compositio... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196064 | Compositions of plant carbohydrates as dietary supplements Compositions of plant carbohydrates for dietary supplements and nutritional support for promotion and maintenance of good health. Defined nutritionally effective amounts of one to eleven essential saccharides, glyconutrients, are used in various inventive compositio... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7196073 | Imine-forming polysaccharide adjuvants and immunostimulants The present invention relates to polysaccharide conjugates that comprise: a polysaccharide that binds to surface-receptors present on Antigen Presenting Cells, conjugated to one or more compounds having stable carbonyl groups covalently attached, either directly or ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7189288 | Enzyme-resistant starch and method for its production A process for producing an enzyme-resistant starch uses an aqueous feed composition that comprises (i) starch that contains at least about 50% by weight amylose, (ii) water, and (iii) alcohol. The concentration of starch in the feed composition is between about 5% a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186807 | Process for extracting the components of pea flour The present invention relates to a process for extracting and refining the components of pea flour, characterized in that it consists of the steps of preparing a flour by grinding dried peas previously cleaned, sorted, blanched, freed of dust, introducing the flour ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186823 | Type of cationic starch product, preparation thereof and its use A cationic starch product, the making of it and its use. The starch product comprises starch (St) and a cationising reagent, which is made from choline or its synthetic equivalent, whereby the cationising reagent has reacted with a part of the hydroxyl groups of the... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7183266 | Dual induced viscosity fiber system and uses thereof The present invention relates generally to a method of blunting the postprandial glycemic response to a meal by feeding a dual induced viscosity fiber system. The first component of the induced viscosity fiber system is soluble fiber. The second component of the ind... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7176190 | Plants which synthesize a modified starch, process for the production thereof and modified starch Nucleic acid molecules are described encoding a starch granule-bound protein as well as methods and recombinant DNA molecules for the production of transgenic plant cells and plants synthesizing a modified starch with modified viscosity properties and a modified pho... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7166305 | Polyvalent metal-substituted starch products Improved starch-metal derivatives are provided which have excellent dry flow characteristics and ready dispersability in hot or cold water. The preferred derivatives comprise granules of starch which have been expanded or preswelled and cross-linked, followed by rea... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163931 | Compositions of estrogen-cyclodextrin complexes Pharmaceutical compositions comprising low doses of sensitive complexes between an estrogen and a cyclodextrin are provided with improved stability. In specific embodiments the composition comprises a complex between ethinyl estradiol and β-cyclodextrin in a granul... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7141554 | Method of treating irritable bowel syndrome A nutritional composition is disclosed which comprises synergistic functional carbohydrates for preventing or treating infection by pathogenic bacteria and/or promoting gut flora balance and health. The carbohydrates have a synergistic activity on promoting bifidoba... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7119195 | Pharmaceutically acceptable starch Production of purified, parenterally administrable starch by washing starch containing more than 85% amylopectin in order to remove surface-localized proteins, lipids and endotoxins, dissolving the starch in aqueous medium, molecular weight reduction by shearing, an... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7115586 | Non-inclusion cyclodextrin complexes The invention provides a number of methods for enhancing the aqueous solubility of an active ingredient which is insoluble or sparingly soluble in water. In one preferred embodiment, solubilization of the active ingredient is enhanced by combining it with β-cyclode... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7101862 | Hemostatic compositions and methods for controlling bleeding The invention provides hemostatic compositions useful to promote hemostasis at active bleeding wound sites. The hemostatic compositions typically include an article containing cellulose, e.g., cotton gauze, and a polysaccharide covalently linked to the cellulose, or... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097831 | α-Amylase-resistant starch for producing foodstuff and medicaments The invention relates to foodstuff and animal feed which contain resistant starch on the basis of water-insoluble linear α-1,4-D-glucans. The invention also related to the utilization of resistant starch on the basis of water-insoluble linear α-1,4-D-glucans as me... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087254 | Total chewing gum manufacture using high efficiency continuous mixing having optimized feed openings A method is provided for the manufacture of chewing gum on a continuous basis. The method uses a continuous high efficiency mixer which is configured for the total manufacture of a wide variety of chewing gum products and includes at least one ingredient feed openin... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7084112 | Activated polyethylene glycol compounds Novel arylisothiocyanate compounds are described that are useful for activating alcohol-containing macromolecules, for example polyethyleneglycols and cellulose, for covalent linkage to amino-groups of biomolecules, for example polypeptides such as antibodies, enzym... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7084107 | Methods for stabilizing liquid nutritional products and products so stabilized Nutritional solutions and methods of making same are disclosed. The solutions include protein, lipid, and a carbohydrate source including high amylose starch and guar gum. ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7084132 | Artemisinins with improved stability and bioavailability for therapeutic drug development and application A stable form of artemisinin wherein an artelinic acid or artesunic acid is complexed with cyclodextrin analogs, preferably, β-cyclodextrin. The complexed cyclodextrin artemisinin formulation shields the peroxide portion of the artemisinin backbone from hydrolytic ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7067498 | Polymer controlled induced viscosity fiber system and uses thereof The present invention relates generally to a method of blunting the postprandial glycemic response in a human by feeding an induced viscosity fiber system. The invention also relates to an induced viscosity fiber system and the liquid products that incorporate the i... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067651 | Non-synthetic biodegradable starch-based composition for production of shaped bodies A non-synthetic biodegradable starch-based composition is described comprising starch, plasticizer, reinforcing filler, binder, in the presence or absence of alkali or salt, and water. The starch-based composition is subjected to transformation process to produce va... | 06/27/2006 |
