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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Shaklee Corporation, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kuei-tu Chang, San Jose, CA (US);
Carsten R. Smidt, Sandy, UT (US);
John Castillo, Newark, CA (US);
William J. Mergens, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
Shaklee Corporation, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/29 (2006.01); A61K 35/747 (2015.01); A61K 33/42 (2006.01); A61K 33/06 (2006.01); A61K 33/30 (2006.01); A61K 33/32 (2006.01); A61K 33/22 (2006.01); A61K 33/34 (2006.01); A61K 33/24 (2006.01); A61K 33/04 (2006.01); A61K 33/00 (2006.01); A61K 33/18 (2006.01); A61K 31/07 (2006.01); A61K 31/51 (2006.01); A61K 31/525 (2006.01); A61K 31/4406 (2006.01); A61K 31/197 (2006.01); A61K 31/4415 (2006.01); A61K 31/714 (2006.01); A61K 31/375 (2006.01); A61K 31/593 (2006.01); A61K 31/355 (2006.01); A61K 31/519 (2006.01); A61K 31/047 (2006.01); A61K 31/01 (2006.01); A61K 31/201 (2006.01); A61K 31/122 (2006.01); A61K 33/26 (2006.01); A61K 35/745 (2015.01); A61K 31/00 (2006.01); A23L 33/12 (2016.01); A23L 33/135 (2016.01); A23L 33/15 (2016.01); A23L 33/155 (2016.01); A23L 33/16 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 35/747 (2013.01); A23L 33/12 (2016.08); A23L 33/135 (2016.08); A23L 33/15 (2016.08); A23L 33/155 (2016.08); A23L 33/16 (2016.08); A61K 31/00 (2013.01); A61K 31/01 (2013.01); A61K 31/047 (2013.01); A61K 31/07 (2013.01); A61K 31/122 (2013.01); A61K 31/197 (2013.01); A61K 31/201 (2013.01); A61K 31/355 (2013.01); A61K 31/375 (2013.01); A61K 31/4406 (2013.01); A61K 31/4415 (2013.01); A61K 31/51 (2013.01); A61K 31/519 (2013.01); A61K 31/525 (2013.01); A61K 31/593 (2013.01); A61K 31/714 (2013.01); A61K 33/00 (2013.01); A61K 33/04 (2013.01); A61K 33/06 (2013.01); A61K 33/18 (2013.01); A61K 33/22 (2013.01); A61K 33/24 (2013.01); A61K 33/26 (2013.01); A61K 33/30 (2013.01); A61K 33/32 (2013.01); A61K 33/34 (2013.01); A61K 33/42 (2013.01); A61K 35/745 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01); A23Y 2220/03 (2013.01); A23Y 2300/55 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multi-part nutritional supplement system supplies nutrients to a user at advantageous locations in the digestive tract. One type of dosage unit is formulated to release vitamin B12 in the stomach and intestines of the upper GI tract, advantageously in an amount that is greater than or at multiple levels of the DV (Daily Value) of vitamin B12.