Table 1.
Patent details of the relevant T. serpyllum patents, ordered by priority date (for granted patents the patent number is in bold).
| Pat# | Relevance re Ts in: TI/AB/CL/TB | Priority date | Patent number | Title | Assignee/Inventor/s | Abstract (AB; title & details) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medium AB/CL/TB |
1990-02-28 | RO98315B1 | Medicinal tea | Ernest Macalik; Ludovic Scocs; Stefan Vandor | Medicinal tea with 9 plants for gastro-intestinal complaints; containing 10% Thymus serpyllum |
| 2 | Medium AB/CL/TB |
1990-02-28 | RO98319B1 | Vegetable water extract | Elemer Zagoni; Ernest Macalik; Stefan Vandor | Aqueous vegetable extract which consists of 15% of Ts herba plus 6 other plants (tea blend) used for aerosol therapy in bronchial complaints |
| 3 | Medium AB/CL/TB |
2009-03-13 | RO125695A2 | Phytopharmaceutical product with effects upon the respiratory tract | Mihai Codrut Tutu; Zvezomir Hadjiev-Marinov |
Phytopharmaceutical product (alc. fluid) used as a dietary supplement in lung and respiratory tract disease obtained by macerating in 25–30% alcohol & 6 plants +Ts + Tv (herbal mix) |
| 4 | Low TB |
2009-04-23 | WO2009049900A1 (US20100240768A1) |
Novel nutraceutical compositions containing thymol and/or p-cymene or plant extracts for cognition | Fowler, Ann; Goralczyk, Regina; Kilpert, Claus; et al. | Nutraceutical composition (essential oils or plant extracts) containing thymol and/or p-cymene useful for improvement of cognitive functions, psycho-social status, such as learning, memory alertness, psychotic stability, maintenance. |
| 5 | Low TB: Ts within a plant list |
2010-09-06 | WO2012033422A1 | Medical cosmetic herbal composition on the basis of herbal mixture and the procedure for its obtention | Aleksandar Pavlov, Jovanka Bubnjevic – Pavlov | TI & as a spray, based on herbal extracts (ethanol or glycerol plus water), for treating diseases, disorders of facial, body skin etc. |
| 6 | High: TI/AB/CL/TB |
2013-12-12 | WO2013182709A1(US11179430B2) | Extracts from Mother of thyme and the use thereof | Bernd Walbroel, Ivo Pischel, Björn Feistel | Extracts of T. serpyllum for use in (inflammatory) gastro-intestinal ailments; deals only with T. serpyllum |
| 7 | Low TB (within a plant list) |
2014-02-28 | US20230043427A1 | Composition For Making a Tea Beverage or Herbal and Vegetable Broths | Philippe Ragot; Bernard Mompon; Cedric Rousseau; et al. | infusion product for (tea) beverages, with fruits, herbs, medicinal plants, tea, vegetables and/or spices |
| 8 | Medium CL/TB |
2014-10-09 | CN104305394A | Instant drink comprising bubbles and dissolved gas and drink system | Zhang Biyun | TI & (hot, cold) drinks, with tea, fruit & vegetable juice, condiment, nutritional ingredients |
| 9 | Low TB: Ts within a long plant list |
2015-08-26 | WO2016030409A1 | Method for making reconstituted plant material using extrusion or molding processes and products so obtained | Cedric Rousseau | TI & plant material with fibers, extracts, substances, for an edible product. |
| 10 | Low TB: Ts within a long plant list |
2016-02-25 | WO2016139561A1 (US20160255854A1) | Low bulk density composition for making a tea beverage having reduced dust or fines | Cedric Rousseau | TI & plant materials (extract, concentrate) formed into a fibrous structure or network, such as a sheet or fibrous layer, with minimal fines, dust, low bulk density. |
| 11 | Medium CL/TB |
2016-09-26 | CN106344648B | Thymus plant, extract and application thereof | Chen Xiaoyi; Bai Shaojuan; Zhao Yicheng; et al. | thymus plants (Ts within list of (Asian) T. spp.) preparation with 1. acidified acetone, 2. ethyl acetate; containing carvacrol, tanshinol, scutellarein, 5, 4′ -dihydroxy-6, 7, 8-trimethoxyflavone, oleanolic acid, rosmarinic acid; TCM for treating cardio- & cerebrovascular diseases. |
| 12 | Low TB: Ts within a long plant list |
2016-11-02 | US2022354919A1 | Extract of an herbal composition as antimicrobial and/or antibiofilm agent | Laure Breulis; Pascal Mayer | TI & synergistic bioactives, for nutraceutical, pharmaceutical or cosmetic use |
| 13 | Medium AB/CL/TB |
2016-07-14 | CN106139077A | A kind of fragrant plant hair growth promoter and preparation method thereof | Yu Hanmou; Jiang Xingtao; Wang Xiaoli | TI & 7 plant extracts plus Ts extract 0.5–2%, plant base oil 75–90%, antioxidant 0.05–0.1%; activate hair follicle etc. of scalp, cells, is safe, nontoxic, simple preparation |
| 14 | Low TB: Ts within list of (Asian/TCM) T. spp. |
2016-07-04 | CN106109564A | Pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of cerebral thrombosis and preparation method thereof | Pang Dakun; Kong Qianqian | TI & based on several plants incl. Herba thymi vulgaris |
| 15 | Low TB: Ts within list of (Asian/TCM) T. spp. |
2021-02-15 | CN112957391A | Thymus plant extract, preparation method and application | Mei Yanxin; Wang Xiuhuan | TI & based on thymus plants, for liver injury, protection, treatment |
TI, AB, CL & TB: title, abstract, claims and text body (of an IP document); Ts, T. serpyllum; Tv, T. vulgaris.