Patents by Inventor Pierre Brignon

Pierre Brignon 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).

  • Mutant strains free from beta-galactosidase activity
    Patent number: 7563436
    Abstract: The invention concerns mutant L. bulgaricus strains bearing a nonsense mutation, in at least one of the sequences coding for the lactose operon, and free from ?-galactosidase activity, and lactic starters comprising these strains. The strains and starters can be used to obtain fermented milk products from glucose-added milk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Compagnie Gervais Danone
    Inventors: Laurent Benbadis, Pierre Brignon, François Gendre
  • Mutant lactobacillus bulgaricus strains free from beta-galactosidase activity
    Publication number: 20050196388
    Abstract: The invention concerns mutant L. bulgaricus strains bearing a nonsense mutation, in at least one of the sequences coding for the lactose operon, and free from ?-galactosidase activity, and lactic starters comprising these strains. The strains and starters can be used to obtain fermented milk products from glucose-added milk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Laurent Benbadis, Pierre Brignon, Francois Gendre
  • Mutant Lactobacillus bulgaricus strains free from ?-galactoside activity
    Patent number: 6875601
    Abstract: The invention concerns mutant L. bulgaricus strains bearing a nonsense mutation, in at least one of the sequences coding for the lactose operon, and free from ?-galactosidase activity, and lactic starters comprising said strains. Said strains and starters can be used to obtain fermented milk products from glucose-added milk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Compagnie Gervais Danone
    Inventors: Laurent Benbadis, Pierre Brignon, Francois Gendre
  • Method for detecting live microbiological contaminants in a food product sample
    Patent number: 6472149
    Abstract: A process for detecting live microbiological contaminants in a food product sample, according to which the presence of mRNA coding for the synthesis of a protein involved in the synthesis of proteins by the contaminants is detected in the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Compagnie Gervais Danone
    Inventors: François Gendre, Pierre Brignon