David F Lytle

US Patent:

7048941, May 23, 2006

Filed:

Mar 26, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/107664

Inventors:

Paul Altaffer - San Francisco CA, US
Alexander R. Conn - Austin TX, US
Joshua A. Duberman - Bellevue WA, US
David Lytle - Sandy OR, US
Kerry Hughes - San Rafael CA, US

Assignee:

New World Enterprizes, Inc. - San Leandro CA

International Classification:

A61K 47/00
A61K 35/78

US Classification:

424439, 424725, 424776

Abstract:

A novel chocolate product for use in delivering medicaments and/or nutrients to animals, particularly humans, specially formulated so that the craving for such product by animals, particularly humans, is significantly greater than the craving for chocolate conventionally used in pharmaceutical compositions and the concentration, optimization, and the addition of endogenous and exogenous ingredients to increase such craving as well as to treat specific indications. The chocolate product contains: from about 0. 5 to about 200 milligrams, more preferably from about 5 to about 20 milligrams, of one or more biogenic amines per 1 gram of the chocolate product; from about 10 to about 500 milligrams, more preferably form about 20 to about 200 milligrams, of one or more amino acids per 1 gram of the chocolate product; (C) from about 1 microgram to about 20 milligrams, more preferably from about 10 micrograms to about 10 milligrams, of one or more of: methyl tetrahydroisoquinoline, N-acylethanolamines, and/or anandamide and/or salsolinol per 1 gram of the chocolate product; (D) from about 0. 2 to about 30 milligrams of at least one trace mineral per 1 gram of the chocolate product; and (E) from 0. 6 to about 500 milligrams, more preferably from about 35 to about 100 milligrams, of one or more methylxanthine alkaloids per 1 gram of the chocolate product.

US Patent:

20060134181, Jun 22, 2006

Filed:

Feb 9, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/351781

Inventors:

Paul Altaffer - San Francisco CA, US
Alexander Conn - Austin TX, US
Joshua Duberman - Bellevue WA, US
David Lytle - Sandy OR, US
Kerry Hughes - San Rafael CA, US

International Classification:

A61K 9/68
A23G 3/00
A61K 36/898

US Classification:

424440000, 426660000, 424776000

Abstract:

A novel chocolate product for use in delivering medicaments and/or nutrients to animals, particularly humans, specially formulated so that the craving for such product by animals, particularly humans, is significantly greater than the craving for chocolate conventionally used in pharmaceutical compositions and the concentration, optimization, and the addition of endogenous and exogenous ingredients to increase such craving as well as to treat specific indications. The chocolate product contains: from about 0.5 to about 200 milligrams, more preferably from about 5 to about 20 milligrams, of one or more biogenic amines per 1 gram of the chocolate product; from about 10 to about 500 milligrams, more preferably form about 20 to about 200 milligrams, of one or more amino acids per 1 gram of the chocolate product; (C) from about 1 microgram to about 20 milligrams, more preferably from about 10 micrograms to about 10 milligrams, of one or more of: methyl tetrahydroisoquinoline, N-acylethanolamines, and/or anandamide and/or salsolinol per 1 gram of the chocolate product; (D) from about 0.2 to about 30 milligrams of at least one trace mineral per 1 gram of the chocolate product; and (E) from 0.6 to about 500 milligrams, more preferably from about 35 to about 100 milligrams, of one or more methylxanthine alkaloids per 1 gram of the chocolate product. The chocolate product used in this invention also preferably contains effective amounts of at least one chocolate aroma and at least one vanilla aroma.