Patents by Inventor Annick Mercenier

Annick Mercenier 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).

  • Bacterial composition and its use
    Patent number: 8071086
    Abstract: The subject of the present invention is a bacterial composition having immunomodulation properties comprising at least one strain selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus acidophilus PTA-4797, Lactobacillus plantarum PTA-4799, Lactobacillus salivarius PTA-4800, Lactobacillus paracasei PTA-4798, Bifidobacterium bifidum PTA-4801 and Bifidobacterium lactis PTA-4802. An other subject of the invention is an immunomodulation method comprising the step of using the at least one strain selected from the preceding group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Danisco A/S
    Inventors: Véronique Dennin, Gregory John Leyer, Annick Mercenier, Sophie Nutten, Bruno Pot
  • PREVENTION OF ALLERGY AT WEANING
    Publication number: 20110021428
    Abstract: A nutritional composition comprising a partially hydrolysed milk protein having a degree of hydrolysis between 15 and 25% and 50 to 1000 nanograms of TGF-? per 100 ml of ready to consume composition and methods for the primary prevention of allergic reactions to newly introduced dietary protein at weaning and the prevention of development of atopic diseases in a young mammal at weaning comprising feeding to the young mammal a therapeutic amount of the composition are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Annick Mercenier, Marie-Claire Fichot, Adrian Zuercher
  • BACTERIAL COMPOSITION AND ITS USE
    Publication number: 20100322964
    Abstract: The subject of the present invention is a bacterial composition having immunomodulation properties comprising at least one strain selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus acidophilus PTA-4797, Lactobacillus plantarum PTA-4799, Lactobacillus salivarius PTA-4800, Lactobacillus paracasei PTA-4798, Bifidobacterium bifidum PTA-4801 and Bifidobacterium lactis PTA-4802. An other subject of the invention is an immunomodulation method comprising the step of using the at least one strain selected from the preceding group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Véronique Dennin, Gregory John Leyer, Annick Mercenier, Sophie Nutten, Bruno Pot
  • Bacterial composition and its use
    Patent number: 7740838
    Abstract: The subject of the present invention is a bacterial composition having immunomodulation properties comprising at least one strain selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus acidophilus PTA-4797, Lactobacillus plantarum PTA-4799, Lactobacillus salivarius PTA-4800, Lactobacillus paracasei PTA-4798, Bifidobacterium bifidum PTA-4801 and Bifidobacterium lactis PTA-4802. An other subject of the invention is an immunomodulation method comprising the step of using the at least one strain selected from the preceding group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Danisco A/S
    Inventors: Véronique Dennin, Gregory John Leyer, Annick Mercenier, Sophie Nutten, Bruno Pot
  • USE OF BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATION
    Publication number: 20090274661
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use, in the manufacture of a medicament or a therapeutic nutritional composition for preventing or reducing inflammation in a mammal, of bifidobacterium longum ATCC BAA-999.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Annick Mercenier, Stephanie Blum-Sperisen, Florence Rochat
  • Bacterial composition and its use
    Publication number: 20070148147
    Abstract: The subject of the present invention is a bacterial composition having immunomodulation properties comprising at least one strain selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus acidophilus PTA-4797, Lactobacillus plantarum PTA-4799, Lactobacillus salivarius PTA-4800, Lactobacillus paracasei PTA-4798, Bifidobacterium bifidum PTA-4801 and Bifidobacterium lactis PTA-4802. An other subject of the invention is an immunomodulation method comprising the step of using the at least one strain selected from the preceding group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Veronique Dennin, Gregory Leyer, Annick Mercenier, Sophie Nutten, Bruno Pot
  • Bacterial composition and its use
    Publication number: 20070148148
    Abstract: The subject of the present invention is a bacterial composition having immunomodulation properties comprising at least one strain selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus acidophilus PTA-4797, Lactobacillus plantarum PTA-4799, Lactobacillus salivarius PTA-4800, Lactobacillus paracasei PTA-4798, Bifidobacterium bifidum PTA-4801 and Bifidobacterium lactis PTA-4802. An other subject of the invention is an immunomodulation method comprising the step of using the at least one strain selected from the preceding group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Veronique Dennin, Gregory Leyer, Annick Mercenier, Sophie Nutten, Bruno Pot
  • Bacterial composition and its use
    Patent number: 7179460
    Abstract: The subject of the present invention is a bacterial composition having immunomodulation properties comprising at least one strain selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus acidophilus PTA-4797, Lactobacillus plantarum PTA-4799, Lactobacillus salivarius PTA-4800, Lactobacillus paracasei PTA-4798, Bifidobacterium bifidum PTA-4801 and Bifidobacterium lactis PTA-4802. An other subject of the invention is an immunomodulation method comprising the step of using the at least one strain selected from the preceding group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Danisco A/S
    Inventors: Véronique Dennin, Gregory John Leyer, Annick Mercenier, Sophie Nutten, Bruno Pot
  • Bacterial composition and its use
    Publication number: 20040110270
    Abstract: The subject of the present invention is a bacterial composition having immunomodulation properties comprising at least one strain selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus acidophilus PTA-4797, Lactobacillus plantarum PTA-4799, Lactobacillus salivarius PTA-4800, Lactobacillus paracasei PTA-4798, Bifidobacterium bifidum PTA-4801 and Bifidobacterium lactis PTA-4802. An other subject of the invention is an immunomodulation method comprising the step of using the at least one strain selected from the preceding group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Veronique Dennin, Gregory John Leyer, Annick Mercenier, Sophie Nutten, Bruno Pot