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Granted Patent B2
US 10,596,137 · App. 15/551,094 · Granted Mar 24, 2020

Medium chain fatty acids and their triglycerides for treating anxiety

Inventors: Ellen Siobhan Mitchell (White Plains, NY); Carmen Sandi (Bremblens, CH)
Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
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Patent No.
US 10,596,137
App. No.
15/551,094
Granted
Mar 24, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a medium chain fatty acid (MCFA) for use in treating and/or preventing anxiety.

Claims (4)

1. A composition for treating anxiety, the composition comprising a daily dosage of 5 g/l to 250 g/l of a medium chain fatty acid (MCFA) effective for treating the anxiety, wherein the MCFA comprises deconoic acid and octanoic acid in a ratio of 1:1 to 2:1 wt/wt or 4:1 to 10:1 wt/wt.

2. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the deconoic acid and the octanoic acid are present in a ratio of 3:2 wt/wt.

3. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises a food substance.

4. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the anxiety is selected from the group consisting of stranger anxiety, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, general anxiety, phobia, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and combinations thereof.

Assignments (5)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT NUMBER 16062921 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 049391 FRAME 0756. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE PATENT NUMBER SHOULD HAVE BEEN 16062912. Recorded Jul 3, 2020
From: NESTEC S.A.
To: SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
Reel/Frame 054082/0001 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT NUMBER 16062921 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 049391 FRAME 0756. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE PATENT NUMBER SHOULD HAVE BEEN 16062912. Recorded Jul 3, 2020
From: NESTEC S.A.
To: SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
Reel/Frame 054082/0165 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION TO SHOW THE FULL AND CORRECT NEW NAME IN SECTION 51. PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 049391 FRAME: 0756. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE MERGER. Recorded Jun 13, 2019
From: NESTEC S.A.
To: SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
Reel/Frame 049853/0398 →
MERGER Recorded Jun 6, 2019
From: NESTEC S.A.
To: SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
Reel/Frame 049391/0756 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2017
From: MITCHELL, ELLEN SIOBHAN; SANDI, CARMEN
To: NESTEC S.A.
Reel/Frame 044037/0472 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 15155852 · Feb 20, 2015 · regional
Continuity (1)
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