Patents Assigned to Burns Philp & Company Limited
  • Selection and/or enhancement of resident microorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract
    Patent number: 6528498
    Abstract: Improved method of enhancing a population of one or more target micoorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract of an animal, the improvement comprising providing to the animal a selected modified or unmodified resistant starch or mixtures thereof, such that the one or more microorganisms will selectively utilize the starch and/or increase in number and/or activity in the gastrointestinal tract, either uniformly throughout the gastrointestinal tract or at specific site or regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignees: The University of New South Wales, Burns Philp & Company Limited, Burns Philp Research & Development PTY Ltd., Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Arnott's Biscuits Limited, Gist-Brocades Australia PTY Limited, Goodman Fiedler Ingredients Limited
    Inventors: Ian L. Brown, Patricia Lynne Conway, Karl Anders Olof Henriksson, Kenneth J. McNaught, Xin Wang
  • Selection and/or enhancement of resident microorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract
    Patent number: 6274567
    Abstract: Improved method of enhancing a population of one or more target microorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract of an animal, the improvement comprising providing to the animal a selected modified or unmodified resistant starch or mixtures thereof, such that the one or more microorganisms will selectively utilise the starch and/or increase in number and/or activity in the gastrointestinal tract, either uniformly throughout the gastrointestinal tract or at specific site or regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignees: The University of New South Wales, Burns Philp & Company Limited, Burns Philp Research & Development Pty Ltd., Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Arnott's Biscuits Limited, Gist-Brocades Austrialia Pty Limited, Goodman Fielder Ingredients Limited
    Inventors: Ian L. Brown, Patricia Lynne Conway, Karl Anders Olof Henriksson, Kenneth J. McNaught, Xin Wang
  • Probiotic compositions
    Patent number: 6060050
    Abstract: A probiotic composition is disclosed which is particularly useful for inclusion in food products to enhance their nutritional value. The composition comprises one or more probiotic microorganisms such as Bifidobacterium and a carrier to transport the microorganisms to the large bowel or other regions of the gastrointestinal tract. The carrier is a modified or unmodified resistant starch, particularly a high amylose starch, which acts as a growth or maintenance medium for microorganisms in the large bowel or other regions of the gastrointestinal tact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignees: The University of New South Wales, Burns Philp & Company Limited, Burns Philp Research & Development PTY Limited, Gist-Brocades Australia PTY Limited, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Arnott's Biscuits Limited, Goodman Fielder Ingredients Limited, Goodman Fielder Limited
    Inventors: Ian L Brown, Kenneth J McNaught, Robert N Ganly, Patricia Lynne Conway, Anthony John Evans, David Lloyd Topping, Xin Wang
  • Yeast strain
    Patent number: 5543161
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains which have improved temperature tolerance and/or keeping quality. An example of such a strain has been designated YTTS and deposited AGAL and accorded accession No. N93/10504.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Burns Philp & Company Limited
    Inventor: Robert J. Evans