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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
M Pamela Griffin, Charlottesville, VA (US);
James W Hansen, Evansville, IN (US);
Assignee:
University of Virginia Patent Foundation, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426 42 ; 426 34 ; 426 61 ; 426 74 ; 426580 ; 426801 ;
Abstract
A milk based formula for premature infants has been discovered. The formula has a reduced lactose content, preferably less than 20%. Premature and low birth-weight infants fed the infant formula demonstrate improved feeding tolerance.