Patents by Inventor Mohamed E. A. El-Megeed

Mohamed E. A. El-Megeed has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and compositions for improving the nutritive value of foods
    Patent number: 4897350
    Abstract: Mutant microorganisms comprising Lactobacillus fermentum Lex.sup.+ which are obtained from Lactobacillus fermentum produce lysine in a significantly greater quantity than the wildtype microorganism. The microorganism is added to a sourdough starter to produce bread of increased nutritive content, such as flat bread. Freeze-dried cultures of the microorganism may be added to cereal grains such as wheat in bulk to increase the basic nutritive protein quality of the wheat, whereby foodstuffs produced from the cereal grains have increased protein values. Cultures of the microorganisms in admixture with yeast may be used as a bread starter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1990
    Assignee: Research and Development Institute, Inc. at Montana State Univeristy of Bozeman Montana
    Inventors: Mohamed E. A. El-Megeed, David C. Sands
  • Method and compositions for improving the nutritive value of foods via Lactobacillus Ferementum
    Patent number: 4889810
    Abstract: Mutant microorganisms comprising Lactobacillus ferementum Lex.sup.+ which are obtained from Lactobacillus fermentum produce lysine in a significantly greater quantity than the wildtype microorganism. The microorganism is added to a sourdough starter to produce bread of increased nutritive content, such as flat bread. Freeze-dried cultures of the microorganism may be added to cereal grains such as wheat in bulk to increase the basic nutritive protein quality of the wheat, whereby foodstuffs produced from the cereal grains have increased protein values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1989
    Assignee: Research and Development Institute, Inc. at Montana State University
    Inventors: Mohamed E. A. El-Megeed, David C. Sands