Patents by Inventor Bethany Bernier

Bethany Bernier 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).

  • PRODUCTION OF NATURAL GUM BASE INGREDIENTS BY PLANT CELL FERMENTATION AND APPLICATION THEREOF IN CONFECTIONERY
    Publication number: 20250369022
    Abstract: Described herein are cultured gum base ingredients and methods of producing thereof by plant cell culture, also known as plant cell fermentation. The cultured gum base ingredients described herein may comprise one or more terpenoid compounds, such as triterpenoid acetates and polyisoprene. The method of producing the gum base ingredients comprises culturing in a culture medium of a plurality of plant cells derived from a plant that produces a gum base ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Applicant: WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY
    Inventors: Xiaohu XIA, Bethany BERNIER, Michael RUSSELL
  • Pet treat
    Patent number: D645636
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Ximei Liu, Peter S. Slusarczyk, Justin T. Nguyen, Michael S. Innis, Bethany Bernier