IP Library Granted Patent US 8,623,428
Granted Patent B2
US 8,623,428 · App. 13/543,287 · Granted Jan 7, 2014

Visual performance and/or macular pigmentation

Inventors: John Nolan (Wiliiams Town, IE); Stephen Beatty (Butlertown, IE); James Loughman (Straffan, IE); Alan N. Howard (Great Shelford, GB); David Thurnham (Little Wilbraham, GB)
Assignee: Howard Foundation Holdings Limited
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Patent No.
US 8,623,428
App. No.
13/543,287
Granted
Jan 7, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a composition comprising MZ for use as a dietary supplement or food additive for oral consumption for improving the visual performance of a human subject.

Claims (1)

1. A method of treating macular degeneration in a human in need thereof consisting essentially of administering therapeutically effective amounts of isolated lutein, isolated zeaxanthin, isolated meso-zeaxanthin and an oil selected from the group consisting of rape seed oil, corn oil, sunflower oil and safflower oil to said human to treat the macular degeneration in the human.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 16, 2013
From: NOLAN, JOHN; BEATTY, STEPHEN; LOUGHMAN, JAMES; HOWARD, ALAN NORMAN; THURNHAM, DAVID
To: HOWARD FOUNDATION HOLDINGS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 031416/0425 →
Priority Claims (4)
GB 1111624.1 · Jul 7, 2011 · national
GB 1111625.8 · Jul 7, 2011 · national
GB 1207922.4 · May 5, 2012 · national
GB 1207923.2 · May 5, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130011486A1 · Jan 10, 2013