Patents
US 11173167 B2: Nutritional intervention for improving muscular function and strength
- Granted
- 2021-11-16
- Filed
- 2020-06-17 application 16903843
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present invention provides a composition comprising HMB and Vitamin D. Methods of administering HMB and Vitamin D to an animal are also described. Vitamin D and HMB are administered to increase muscle mass, strength, and functionality. The combination of Vitamin D and HMB together has a synergistic effect, which results in a surprising and unexpected level of improvement in muscle mass, strength and functionality.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg211116.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metabolic Technologies, LLC 20 patents | US company or organization | Ames, IA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Rathmacher | Story City, IA | 22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Fuller, JR. | Zearing, IA | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Shawn Baier | Polk City, IA | 19 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steve Nissen | Ames, IA | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Naji Abumrad | Nashville, TN | 21 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61K | Preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes | A61K31/59 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A23K | Fodder | A23K20/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A23L | Foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages, not otherwise provided for; preparation or treatment thereof | A23L33/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A23V | Indexing scheme relating to foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages and lactic or propionic acid bacteria used in foodstuffs or food preparation | A23V2002/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-13 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BAIER, SHAWN signed 2010-01-27 FULLER, JOHN C. signed 2010-01-27 RATHMACHER, JOHN A. signed 2010-01-27 ABUMRAD, NAJI signed 2010-02-01 NISSEN, STEVE signed 2010-02-01 | METABOLIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AMES, IA | 57782/184 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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