Patents Assigned to Gist-Brocades Australia PTY Limited
  • Alteration of microbial populations in the gastrointestinal tract
    Publication number: 20080131401
    Abstract: Method of enhancing a resident population of microorganism in a selected site of the gastrointestinal tract of an animal, the method comprising providing to the animal a selected modified or unmodified resistant startch or mixtures thereof in combination with one or more probiotic microogranisms such that upon ingestion the starch passes through the gastrointestinal tract substantially unutilized until it reaches the selected site where it is utilised by the resident and/or the probiotic microogranisms thereof causing an increase in number and/or activity of the microogranisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicants: The University of New South Wales, Burns Philp & Company, Burns Philp Research & Development PTY LTD, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Arnott's Biscuits Limited, Gist-Brocades Australia PTY Limited, Goodman Fielder Ingredients Limited
    Inventors: Ian L. Brown, Patricia Lynne Conway, Anthony John Evans, Karl Anders Olof Henriksson, Kenneth J. McNaught, Xin Wang
  • 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
  • Alteration of microbial populations in the gastrointestinal tract
    Patent number: 6348452
    Abstract: Method of enhancing a resident population of microorganism in a selected site of the gastrointestinal tract of an animal, the method comprising providing to the animal a selected modified or unmodified resistant starch or mixtures thereof in combination with one or more probiotic microorganisms such that upon ingestion the starch passes through the gastrointestinal tract substantially unutilized until it reaches the selected site where it is utilized by the resident and/or the probiotic microorganisms thereof causing an increase in number and/or activity of the microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignees: The University of New South Wales, Burns Philp & Company, Burns Philp Research & Development PTY LTD, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Arnott's Biscuits Limited, Gist-Brocades Australia PTY Limited, Goodman Fielder Ingredients Limited
    Inventors: Ian L. Brown, Patricia Lynne Conway, Anthony John Evans, Karl Anders Olof Henriksson, Kenneth J. McNaught, Xin Wang
  • Enhancement of microbial colonisation of the gastrointestinal tract
    Patent number: 6221350
    Abstract: Probiotic composition comprising one or more probiotic microorganisms, a carrier which will function to transport the one or more probiotic microorganisms to the large bowel or other regions of the gastrointestinal tract of an animal, the carrier comprising a modified or unmodified resistant starch or mixtures thereof, which carrier acts as a growth or maintenance medium for microorganisms in the large bowel or other regions of the gastrointestinal tract, and an oligosaccharide. Method of increasing the number of probiotic or resident microorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract of an animal comprising providing to the animal the probiotic composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignees: The University of New South Wales, Burns Philip & Company Limited, Burns Philip Research & Development PTY LTD, The Commonwealth of Australia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Arnott's Biscuits Limited, Gist-Brocades Australia PTY Limited, Goodman Fielder Ingredients Limited
    Inventors: Ian L. Brown, Patricia Lynne Conway, David Lloyd Topping, 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