Patents by Inventor Borre Robertson

Borre Robertson 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).

  • Process for enhancing the resistance of aquatic animals to disease
    Patent number: 5401727
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for stimulating the immune system of aquatic animals of the class Osteichthyes and subphylum Crustacea comprising administering an effective amount of a yeast cell wall glucan composed of glucopyranose units linked by predominately beta-1,3 glycosidic bonds, having at least one branch therefrom of glucopyranose units linked by beta-1,6 glycosidic bonds. Additionally the invention provides a process for enhancing the effect of vaccines by administering an effective amount of the described yeast cell wall glucan along with vaccine antigens. Further this invention also provides a process for obtaining a glucan particularly effective for stimulating the immune system of aquatic animals of the class Osteichthyes and subphylum Crustacea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1995
    Assignee: AS Biotech-Mackzymal
    Inventors: Gunnar Rorstad, Borre Robertson, Jan Raa