Patents by Inventor Bart Degeest

Bart Degeest 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).

  • Exopolysaccharide-Enriched Yoghurt and Other Fermented Milk Products
    Publication number: 20080057159
    Abstract: Exopolysaccharide-Enriched Yoghurt and Other Fermented Milk Products The present invention relates to exopolysaccharide-enriched yoghurt and other milk products, and a method for the production of yoghurt or other fermented milk products, comprising the following steps: Inoculation of a starter medium with a starter culture, said starter culture comprising an exopolysaccharide-producing micro-organism, An exopolysaccharide production step wherein the pH of said starter medium is kept stable at a predetermined pH value at a suitable temperature, and An acidification step to allow clotting of the starter medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: Vrije Universiteit Brussel
    Inventors: Luc Vuyst, Bart Degeest
  • Method for the preparation of yoghurt and other fermented milk products
    Patent number: 7323199
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the production of yoghurt or other fermented milk products, comprising the following steps: inoculation of a starter medium with a starter culture, said starter culture comprising an exopolysaccharide-producing micro-organism. An exopolysaccharide production step wherein the pH of said starter medium is kept stable at a predetermined pH value at a suitable temperature, and an acidification step to allow clotting of the starter medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Vrije Universiteit Brussel
    Inventors: Luc De Vuyst, Bart Degeest
  • Method for the preparation of yoghurt and other fermented milk products
    Publication number: 20030152665
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the production of yoghurt or other fermented milk products, comprising the following steps: inoculation of a starter medium with a starter culture, said starter culture comprising an exopolysaccharide-producing micro-organism. An exopolysaccharide production step wherein the pH of said starter medium is kept stable at a predetermined pH value at a suitable temperature, and an acidification step to allow clotting of the starter medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventors: Luc De Vuyst, Bart Degeest