Patents Assigned to Compagnie Gervais Danone
  • with anti-oxidant action
    Patent number: 9056123
    Abstract: The present invention relates to specific Lactobacillus strains with an anti-oxidant effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Compagnie Gervais Danone
    Inventors: Gianfranco Grompone, Marie-Christine Degivry, Sophie Legrain-Raspaud, Isabelle Chambaud, Raphaëlle Bourdet-Sicard
  • Use of gum arabic for improving the growth and survival of bifidobacteria
    Patent number: 8945641
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of acacia gum (or gum Arabic) possibly in combination with sulphur-containing amino acids, for improving the growth and survival of bifidobacteria which are part of the manufacture of fermented food products, in particular, of fermented milk products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Compagnie Gervais Danone
    Inventors: Luc Terragno, François Debru, Stéphane Herve, Philippe Teissier
  • Plastic flanged containers and food product pack comprising such containers
    Patent number: 8919600
    Abstract: The flanged container for a dairy product or similar food composition is provided with a hollow body and a generally planar annular flange connected to the top of the body, the flange having outer straight side edges and an inner edge defining a circular upper opening of the container. The body has a planar bottom and a lower portion tapering from a generally cylindrical upper portion toward the bottom in a curved manner. The lower portion has a height h1 in some embodiments not less than 14 mm and the ratio h1/H is less than 2:5 where H is the height of the container. The side wall of the body has a thickness profile such that the average thickness of the lower portion is more than the average thickness of the upper portion. Several identical containers can be grouped in a pack with breakable junctions at the outer straight side edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Compagnie Gervais Danone
    Inventor: Vincent Ferry
  • Food packaging with a lid and closure system for packaging
    Patent number: 8899436
    Abstract: The packaging for a food product is provided with a container having an opening delimited by a frame, the frame having a radially inner side wall, and a lid. The lid can move between an open position and a closed position in which it closes off the opening. A measuring utensil with a bowl can be positioned in the plane of the frame. The inner side wall of the frame is provided with a retaining member which has a base extending from the frame towards the central axis of the container and that is extended by a tab extending upwards some distance from the inner side wall. The retaining member delimits, with the inner side wall, a slot-like housing capable with a small amount of clearance of accommodating a wall portion of the bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Compagnie Gervais Danone
    Inventors: Patrick VanDamme, Frédéric Bourdin, Francis Lovell
  • Reuterin-Producing Lactobacillus Brevis
    Publication number: 20140341855
    Abstract: The invention relates to reuterin-producing strains of Lactobacillus brevis. These strains are useful in particular for the treatment or the prevention of conditions resulting from Helicobacter pylori infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: COMPAGNIE GERVAIS DANONE
    Inventors: Peggy Garault, Gaelle Quere, Raphaelle Bourdet-Sicard
  • LIQUID FILLED BOTTLE HAVING A COVER MEMBER WITH A LABEL FORMING EXTENSION
    Publication number: 20140326727
    Abstract: The plastic bottle (1) is filled with liquid and provided with a neck (4) that defines a narrow opening (5) with an inner diameter typically inferior to 40 mm. A flexible sheet-like cover member (C), having a lower closing element (C1) and an upper label element (C2), is provided to seal the opening. A first portion (10) that defines a first surface of the label element is directly fastened to a central portion (6) of the closing element in contact with the upper face of the neck and reinforces this central portion. A second portion (L), which is entirely offset relative to the upper face of the neck, defines a second surface of the label element. The ratio between the second surface (S2) and the first surface (S1) is at least 1:2, and preferably at least 1:1. The second portion (L) extends above the shoulder 3 of the bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicants: COMPAGNIE GERVAIS DANONE, SA DES EAUX MINERALES D'EVIAN SAEME
    Inventors: Frederic Jouin, Christine Gehringer, Jennifer Ostertag
  • MILK-BASED COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140308397
    Abstract: Milk based compositions especially fermented and non-fermented milk products such as yogurt, beverages, and desserts, including a significant percentage of real milk are disclosed herein. The disclosed milk compositions particularly include wheat and rice flour and are substantially free of gelling agent(s) and modifies starch. A process for making such milk based compositions is also disclosed. The milk based compositions disclosed herein may contain other ingredients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicants: COMPAGNIE GERVAIS DANONE, DANONE GmbH, DANONE FOODS & BEVERAGES (INDIA) PVT. LTD.
    Inventors: Rajneesh Hora, Philippe Pages, Kai Sacher
  • Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei, as an agent for inhibiting listeria monocytogenes in vivo infection
    Publication number: 20140294791
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of the probiotic strain of Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei deposited at the CNCM under the reference I-3689, for inhibiting in vivo infection by Listeria monocytogenes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicants: INSTITUT PASTEUR, COMPAGNIE GERVAIS DANONE
    Inventors: Tamara Smokvina, Gianfranco Grompone, Sophie Legrain-Raspaud, Cristel Archambaud, Marc Lecuit, Pascale Cossart
  • Cysteine granules and use thereof as growth stimulants
    Patent number: 8828461
    Abstract: The present application relates to an inoculum that is particularly suitable for the direct inoculation of at least one stran of Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis in a dairy substrate, for the conversion of said dairy substrate into a fermented dairy product. This inoculum comprises, in mixture or in collection form, the L-cysteine base and at least one strain of B. animalis lactis. Said cysteine and said at least one strain of B. animalis lactis are each contained in, or in the form of frozen and/or lyophilizate granules. Advantageously, said cysteine is incorporated within the same granules or the same lyophilizate as the cells of B. animalis lactis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Compagnie Gervais Danone
    Inventors: Laurent Marchal, Xavier Dhoosche
  • Composition Comprising a Calcium Salt, Preparation Process and Use in Food Products
    Publication number: 20140248394
    Abstract: The invention concerns a composition comprising a calcium salt and its preparation process. The calcium salt is a salt of Ca2+ ions and PO43? ions or HPO42?. The composition is appropriate for introduction in food products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: COMPAGNIE GERVAIS DANONE
    Inventors: Stéphane Cantais, Camille Corbier, Olivier Noble
  • Use of Nisin Resistant Mutant Strains of Lactobacilli for Reducing the Post Acidification in Food Products
    Publication number: 20140220177
    Abstract: The invention relates to nisin-resistant lactobacilli and their use for preparing food products with reduced post-acidification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: COMPAGNIE GERVAIS DANONE
    Inventors: Anne Druesne, Peggy Garault, Jean-Michel Faurie
  • Strain of L. Bulgaricus Capable of Inhibiting the Adhesion of H. Pylori Strains to Epithelial Cells
    Publication number: 20140205571
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new strain of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus, suitable for use in the treatment or prevention of Helicobacter pylori infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: COMPAGNIE GERVAIS DANONE
    Inventors: Peggy Garault, Gaelle Quere, Raphaelle Bourdet-Sicard, Francis Megraud
  • COMPOSITION WITH A YOGURT-LIKE TEXTURE
    Publication number: 20140161929
    Abstract: The invention concerns a composition that can substitute yogurts. The composition comprises water, a rice concentrate, a cereal flour, a vegetal protein source, and a thickening agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicants: DONONE GMBH, COMPAGNIE GERVAIS DANONE
    Inventors: Christoph Briegleb, Elini Chiotelli, Evelyn Krämer, Arnaud Lyothier
  • Composition comprising a combination of an elder extract and a strain of or
    Patent number: 8734784
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising a combination of an elder extract (Sambucus nigra) and a strain of L. paracasei, L. casei, L. bulgaricus or S. thermophilus, intended for stimulating immunity and/or promoting an anti-infectious and/or anti-inflammatory response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignees: Pierre Fabre Medicament, Compagnie Gervais Danone
    Inventors: Anne Mandeau, Christine Libon, Marie-Françoise Aries, Gianfranco Grompone, Violeta Niborski
  • Method for selecting bacteria with anti-oxidant action
    Patent number: 8735089
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method using Caenorhabditis elegans for screening of food grade bacteria which have a protective effect against oxidative stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignees: Compagnie Gervais Danone, Biopolis S.L.
    Inventors: Gianfranco Grompone, Marie-Christine Degivry, Daniel Ramon Vidal, Patricia Martorell Guerola, Nuria Gonzalez Martinez, Salvador Genoves Martinez, Sophie Legrain-Raspaud, Isabelle Chambaud, Raphaelle Bourdet-Sicard
  • Microorganisms having intestinal cell surface glycosylation modulating action
    Patent number: 8728743
    Abstract: The invention concerns micro-organism strains, in particular of lactic acid bacteria, having a glycosylation modulating effect of intestinal cell surface. The invention also concerns a method for selecting micro-organism strains, in particular of lactic acid bacteria, which consists in measuring the average fluorescence intensity variation of HT29-MTX cells incubated in the presence of a lectin coupled with a fluorochrome after being in contact with the supernatant of the strain concerned. Said lactic acid bacteria strains can be used, optionally in the form of their active fraction, for preparing food compositions or medicines or food supplements, modulating glycosylation of glycoproteins of intestinal epithelial cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Compagnie Gervais Danone
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Antoine, Miguel Freitas, Chantal Cayuela, Germain Trugnan
  • Method for decreasing borborygmi by administering a bifidobacterium bacteria
    Patent number: 8715644
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for decreasing borborygmi in a subject by administering a probiotic, preferably a bacteria of the Bifidobacterium genus, said method being on one aspect of the invention a non therapeutic method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Compagnie Gervais Danone
    Inventors: Denis Guyonnet, Stefan Jakob, Armelle Schlumberger
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D708958
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Compagnie Gervais Danone
    Inventor: Inês Serras
  • 3D character
    Patent number: D732611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GERVAIS DANONE
    Inventor: Luc Speisser
  • Packaging tub
    Patent number: D732971
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GERVAIS DANONE
    Inventor: Josef Serra