Patents Assigned to Biofilm Control
  • Method for classifying microorganisms
    Patent number: 10976316
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining the biofilm-forming capacity of microorganisms. The present invention also relates to a method for classifying microorganisms according to the biofilm-forming capacity thereof. In particular, the present invention is useful in the fields of analysis, biological and enzymological research, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics and/or medicine. The present invention is also useful in the clinical, environmental and food-processing fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: BIOFILM CONTROL
    Inventors: Enea Gino Di Domenico, Fabrizio Ensoli, Luigi Toma, Thierry Bernardi, Christian Provot
  • Method for measuring resistance of biofilms
    Patent number: 10006072
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for measuring the effect of a force on a film. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for measuring the effect of a mechanical, hydrodynamic or physical force, for example, on the integrity of a film, for example a film made of microorganisms, foodstuffs and/or chemical substances. The present invention is especially applicable to the fields of biology, chemistry, biotechnology and food processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: BIOFILM CONTROL
    Inventors: Thierry Bernardi, Pascal Mayer, Jerome Groelly
  • Method for detecting molecular interactions
    Patent number: 9746407
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting molecular interactions in a solution. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for detecting interactions between two substances that are likely to interact with one another. The present invention can be used in particular in the field of scientific research and in the field of medical analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Biofilm Control
    Inventors: Thierry Bernardi, Pascal Mayer, Jérôme Groelly
  • METHODE POUR MESURER LA RESISTANCE DE FILMS
    Publication number: 20140051108
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for measuring the effect of a force on a film. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for measuring the effect of a mechanical, hydrodynamic or physical force, for example, on the integrity of a film, for example a film made of microorganisms, foodstuffs and/or chemical substances. The present invention is especially applicable to the fields of biology, chemistry, biotechnology and food processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Biofilm Control
    Inventors: Thierry Bernardi, Pascal Mayer, Jerome Groelly
  • METHOD FOR DETECTING MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS
    Publication number: 20130164736
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting molecular interactions in a solution. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for detecting interactions between two substances that are likely to interact with one another. The present invention can be used in particular in the field of scientific research and in the field of medical analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: BIOFILM CONTROL
    Inventors: Thierry Bernardi, Pascal Mayer, Jérôme Groelly
  • Method for reading images, in particular for studying the development of biofilm in a culture medium
    Patent number: 8338129
    Abstract: A method for reading images of a base of a plate provided with at least one well containing a culture medium of micro-organisms includes: i) forming a opaquing layer covering a surface of the culture medium to form a reading base; and ii) imaging, at specific time intervals, the base of the well using an imaging optical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Biofilm Control
    Inventors: Thierry Bernardi, Nicolas Bara
  • METHOD FOR READING IMAGES, IN PARTICULAR FOR STUDYING THE DEVELOPMENT OF BIOFILM IN A CULTURE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20090233328
    Abstract: A method for reading images of a base of a plate provided with at least one well containing a culture medium of micro-organisms includes: i) forming a opaquing layer covering a surface of the culture medium to form a reading base; and ii) imaging, at specific time intervals, the base of the well. using an imaging optical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: Biofilm Control a corporation of France
    Inventors: Thierry Bernardi, Nicolas Bara