Patents by Inventor Brent L. Roth

Brent L. Roth 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).

  • Partially purified cranberry anti-adhesion activity
    Patent number: 5525341
    Abstract: An extract prepared from plants of the genus Vaccinium, especially cranberries, which is enriched for an activity which inhibits bacterial adhesion to surfaces. The extract is also enriched for polyphenol and flavonoid compounds, lacks detectable amounts of simple sugars, has a very low content of benzoic acid relative to raw cranberries, and lacks significant amounts of anthocyanins. Methods for preparing and for using the extract are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1996
    Assignee: JLB, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward B. Walker, Richard A. Mickelsen, Jr., Jennifer N. M. Ickelsen, Brent L. Roth
  • Adhesion inhibiting composition
    Patent number: 5474774
    Abstract: An extract prepared from plants of the genus Vaccinium, especially cranberries, which is enriched for an activity which inhibits bacterial adhesion to surfaces. The extract is also enriched for polyphenol and flavonoid compounds, lacks detectable amounts of simple sugars, has a very low content of benzoic acid relative to raw cranberries, and lacks significant amounts of anthocyanins. Methods for preparing and for using the extract are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignee: JLB, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward B. Walker, Richard A. Mikelsen, Jr., Jennifer N. Mickelsen, Brent L. Roth