Patents by Inventor Carolina Samuelsson

Carolina Samuelsson 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).

  • Lactic acid producing bacteria for use as probiotic organisms in the human vagina
    Publication number: 20080057046
    Abstract: The present invention discloses novel isolated strains of lactic acid producing bacteria of the genera Lactobacillus and Pediococcus, and a method for isolation of such bacterial strains, having the ability to colonise and become established in a human vagina, even during menstrual discharge. Furthermore, a composition comprising said bacterial strains and a sanitary article comprising said bacterial strains, such as a tampon, for prophylaxis and/or treatment of infections of the urogenital tract, are described. The present invention also describes a method for prophylaxis and/or treatment of infections of the urogenital tract, wherein at least one of said bacterial strains are administered vaginally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Carolina Samuelsson, Anna Weiner Jiffer, Endre Kvanta
  • Lactic acid producing bacteria for use as probiotic organisms in the human vagina
    Patent number: 7312067
    Abstract: The present invention discloses novel isolated strains of lactic acid producing bacteria of the genera Lactobacillus and Pediococcus, and a method for isolation of such bacterial strains, having the ability to colonise and become established in a human vagina, even during menstrual discharge. Furthermore, a composition comprising the bacterial strains and a sanitary article comprising the bacterial strains, such as a tampon, for prophylaxis and/or treatment of infections of the urogenital tract, are described. The present invention also describes a method for prophylaxis and/or treatment of infections of the urogenital tract, wherein at least one of the bacterial strains is administered vaginally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Ellen AB
    Inventors: Carolina Samuelsson, Anna Weiner Jiffer, Endre Kvanta
  • Lactic acid producing bacteria for use as probiotic organisms in the human vagina
    Publication number: 20040253217
    Abstract: The present invention discloses novel isolated strains of lactic acid producing bacteria of the genera Lactobacillus and Pediococcus, and a method for isolation of such bacterial strains, having the ability to colonise and become established in a human vagina, even during menstrual discharge. Furthermore, a composition comprising said bacterial strains and a sanitary article comprising said bacterial strains, such as a tampon, for prophylaxis and/or treatment of infections of the urogenital tract, are described. The present invention also describes a method for prophylaxis and/or treatment of infections of the urogenital tract, wherein at least one of said bacterial strains are administered vaginally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Carolina Samuelsson, Anna Weiner Jiffer, Endre Kvanta