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US 8,455,531 · App. 13/038,537 · Granted Jun 4, 2013

Amino acid compositions

Inventors: Ronald Kramer (Phoenix, AZ); Alexander Nikolaidis (New Kallikratia, GR)
Assignee: Thermolife International, LLC
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Patent No.
US 8,455,531
App. No.
13/038,537
Granted
Jun 4, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

An amino acid composition is disclosed. The composition includes: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both; and at least one constituent amino acid selected from the group consisting of Arginine, Agmatine, Beta Alanine, Citrulline, Creatine, Glutamine, L-Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Norvaline, Ornithine, Valine, Aspartic Acid, Cysteine, Glycine, Lysine, Methionine, Proline, Tyrosine, and Phenylalanine. Also disclosed are a method for increasing the bioabsorption of Amino Acids in a human or animal and a method for increasing vasodilative characteristics of Amino Acids in a human or animal.

Claims (63)

1. An amino acid composition comprising:

at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both; and

at least one constituent amino acid selected from the group consisting of, Agmatine, Beta Alanine, Citrulline, Creatine, Glutamine, L-Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Norvaline, Ornithine, Valine, Aspartic Acid, Cysteine, Glycine, Lysine, Methionine, Proline, Tyrosine, and Phenylalanine.

2. A method for increasing bioabsorption of Amino Acids in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and at least one constituent amino acid selected from the group consisting of Arginine, Agmatine, Beta Alanine, Citrulline, Creatine, Glutamine, L-Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Norvaline, Ornithine, Valine, Aspartic Acid, Cysteine, Glycine, Lysine, Methionine, Proline, Tyrosine, and Phenylalanine.

3. A method for increasing vasodilative characteristics in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and at least one constituent amino acid selected from the group consisting of, Agmatine, Beta Alanine, Citrulline, Creatine, Glutamine, L-Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Norvaline, Ornithine, Valine, Aspartic Acid, Cysteine, Glycine, Lysine, Methionine, Proline, Tyrosine, and Phenylalanine.

4. An amino acid composition comprising: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both; and Agmatine.

5. An amino acid composition comprising: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both; and Beta Alanine.

6. An amino acid composition comprising: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both; and Citrulline.

7. An amino acid composition comprising: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both; and Creatine.

8. An amino acid composition comprising: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both; and Glutamine.

9. An amino acid composition comprising: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both; and L-Histidine.

10. An amino acid composition comprising: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both; and Isoleucine.

11. An amino acid composition comprising: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both; and Leucine.

12. An amino acid composition comprising: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both; and Norvaline.

13. An amino acid composition comprising: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both; and Ornithine.

14. An amino acid composition comprising: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both; and Valine.

15. An amino acid composition comprising: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both; and Aspartic Acid.

16. An amino acid composition comprising: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both; and Cysteine.

17. An amino acid composition comprising: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both; and Glycine.

18. An amino acid composition comprising: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both; and Lysine.

19. An amino acid composition comprising: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both; and Methionine.

20. An amino acid composition comprising: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both; and Proline.

21. An amino acid composition comprising: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both; and Tyrosine.

22. An amino acid composition comprising: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both; and Phenylalanine.

23. A method for increasing bioabsorption of Amino Acids in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Arginine.

24. A method for increasing bioabsorption of Amino Acids in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Agmatine.

25. A method for increasing bioabsorption of Amino Acids in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Beta Alanine.

26. A method for increasing bioabsorption of Amino Acids in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Citrulline.

27. A method for increasing bioabsorption of Amino Acids in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Creatine.

28. A method for increasing bioabsorption of Amino Acids in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Glutamine.

29. A method for increasing bioabsorption of Amino Acids in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and L-Histidine.

30. A method for increasing bioabsorption of Amino Acids in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Isoleucine.

31. A method for increasing bioabsorption of Amino Acids in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Leucine.

32. A method for increasing bioabsorption of Amino Acids in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Norvaline.

33. A method for increasing bioabsorption of Amino Acids in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Ornithine.

34. A method for increasing bioabsorption of Amino Acids in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Valine.

35. A method for increasing bioabsorption of Amino Acids in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Aspartic Acid.

36. A method for increasing bioabsorption of Amino Acids in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Cysteine.

37. A method for increasing bioabsorption of Amino Acids in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Glycine.

38. A method for increasing bioabsorption of Amino Acids in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Lysine.

39. A method for increasing bioabsorption of Amino Acids in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Methionine.

40. A method for increasing bioabsorption of Amino Acids in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Proline.

41. A method for increasing bioabsorption of Amino Acids in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Tyrosine.

42. A method for increasing bioabsorption of Amino Acids in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Phenylalanine.

43. A method for increasing vasodilative characteristics in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Agmatine.

44. A method for increasing vasodilative characteristics in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Beta Alanine.

45. A method for increasing vasodilative characteristics in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Citrulline.

46. A method for increasing vasodilative characteristics in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Creatine.

47. A method for increasing vasodilative characteristics in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Glutamine.

48. A method for increasing vasodilative characteristics in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and L-Histidine.

49. A method for increasing vasodilative characteristics in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Isoleucine.

50. A method for increasing vasodilative characteristics in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Leucine.

51. A method for increasing vasodilative characteristics in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Norvaline.

52. A method for increasing vasodilative characteristics in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Ornithine.

53. A method for increasing vasodilative characteristics in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Valine.

54. A method for increasing vasodilative characteristics in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Aspartic Acid.

55. A method for increasing vasodilative characteristics in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Cysteine.

56. A method for increasing vasodilative characteristics in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Glycine.

57. A method for increasing vasodilative characteristics in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Lysine.

58. A method for increasing vasodilative characteristics in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Methionine.

59. A method for increasing vasodilative characteristics in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Proline.

60. A method for increasing vasodilative characteristics in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Tyrosine.

61. A method for increasing vasodilative characteristics in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to the human or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an amino acid composition comprising at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate, a nitrite, and both, and Phenylalanine.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR OF EXECUTION DATES ON RECORDING COVER SHEET, REEL/FRAME 029363/0071 RECORDED ON 11/28/12 Recorded Jul 10, 2013
From: KRAMER, RONALD; NIKOLAIDIS, ALEXANDER
To: THERMOLIFE INTERNATIONAL LLC
Reel/Frame 030783/0379 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 28, 2012
From: KRAMER, RONALD; NIKOLAIDIS, ALEXANDER
To: THERMOLIFE INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 029363/0071 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation In Part 12336938 · Dec 17, 2008
Continuation 11950273 · Dec 4, 2007
Provisional Application 60973229 · Sep 18, 2007
Related Publication 20110313042A1 · Dec 22, 2011