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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:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2009
Applicants:
Gabriela Bergonzelli, Bussigny, CH;
Kurt Ornstein, Savigny, CH;
Christine Cherbut, Pully, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 63/00 (2006.01); A23K 1/18 (2006.01); A23L 1/28 (2006.01); A23C 9/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates in general to edible compositions comprising probiotics. One embodiment of the present invention relates to an edible composition comprisingATCC BAA-999. This composition can be used to attenuate reductions in hippocampal BDNF expression and/or to treat or prevent anxiety and related disorders.