Infant formula

US6613367B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• N.V. Nutricia · NL

Inventors

• John Cowper Kingston Wells · Gloucester, GB
• Robert Johan Joseph Hageman · Wageningen, NL
• Günther Boehm · Echzell, DE
• Gilda Georgi · Friedrichsdorf, DE
• Gunther Sawatzki · Kandern, DE
• Jacob Geert Bindels · Zoetermeer, NL

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 24, 2001
• Grant date: Sep 2, 2003
• Expiry date: Oct 24, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S426/801
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to products for complete nutrition of infants. The products are characterized by the type and amount of protein and carbohydrate and the increased levels of folic acid, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 or their functional equivalents. These products improve feelings of well-being of infants, especially those of young age, and are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases that are associated with disorders of serotonin- and melatonin metabolism.