Patents by Inventor Achraf Kouzayha

Achraf Kouzayha 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).

  • NUCLEUS COVERED WITH PHA
    Publication number: 20130263793
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nucleus covered or coated with a film including one or more PHA. The invention also relates to a PHA, characterized in that it is of the type PHB-V, a film and a composition including the PHA. The invention further relates to a film or a composition including a PHA and zosteric acid or a bioactive molecule. The invention moreover relates to a surface, preferably a nucleus, covered with the film of PHA, a method for production thereof, and methods for grafting a pearl oyster and producing a pearl using this nucleus. Finally, the present invention relates to a method for reducing graft failure and/or for improving the quality of the pearl using the nucleus according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: DIRECTION DES RESSOURCES MARINES
    Inventors: Jean Guezennec, Christelle Simon-Colin, Achraf Kouzayha, Evelyne Bachere
  • NUCLEUS COATED WITH A FILM-FORMING COATING HAVING ANTIBACTERIAL AND CICATRIZING PROPERTIES, AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING SAME
    Publication number: 20130152865
    Abstract: A nucleus coated with a film includes one or more exopolysaccharides (EPS) and optionally one or more bioactive molecules such as bactericidal or bacteriostatic agents, cicatrizing agents and/or anti-inflammatory agents. A method for obtaining the nucleus, in order to inhibit graft rejection in pearl oysters is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: DIRECTION DES RESSOURCES MARINES
    Inventors: Jean Guezennec, Yannick Gueguen, Evelyne Bachere, Achraf Kouzayha, Christelle Simon-Colin