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US 10,751,308 · App. 16/071,530 · Granted Aug 25, 2020

Composition for preventing or reducing transepidermal water loss

Inventors: Carine Blanchard (Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, CH); Chiara Nembrini (Oron-la-Ville, CH)
Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
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Patent No.
US 10,751,308
App. No.
16/071,530
Granted
Aug 25, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to the use in a pregnant or lactating woman of SFCA ingredient, SCFA originating ingredients or mixtures thereof for preventing and/or treating trans epidermal water loss (TEWL) and/or TEWL-associated disorders and/or enhance skin barrier function in the off-spring or breast-fed infant.

Claims (13)

1. A method for preventing or treating transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and/or TEWL-associated disorders in an off-spring or a breast-fed infant of a mother, the method comprising administering to the mother while pregnant and/or while lactating a maternal composition comprising a component selected from the group consisting of acetate, propionate, and a mixture thereof, and the component is 10 to 90 wt. % of the maternal composition.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method prevents or treats TEWL-associated disorders.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the administration is during pregnancy of the mother.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the maternal composition is administered orally.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the maternal composition further comprises polyunsaturated fatty acids.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the maternal composition further comprises probiotics.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the maternal composition further comprises polyunsaturated fatty acids and probiotics.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the maternal composition is in a form selected from the group consisting of a nutritional composition, an oral nutritional supplement and a pharmaceutical product.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the maternal composition is selected from the group consisting of a beverage product, a yoghurt product, fermented milk, a fruit juice, and a cereal bar.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the component is 20 to 80 wt. % of the maternal composition.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the component is 30 to 70 wt. % of the maternal composition.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the component is 40 to 60 wt. % of the maternal composition.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the component is acetate, and the maternal composition further comprises inulin.

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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2019
From: BLANCHARD, CARINE; NEMBRINI, CHIARA
To: NESTEC S.A.
Reel/Frame 049872/0782 →
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 →