Patents by Inventor Cherie J. Ziemer

Cherie J. Ziemer 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).

  • Novel Fibro-Biotic Bacterium Isolate
    Publication number: 20110076356
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an isolated anaerobic bacterium Bacteroides sp. for use as a fibro-biotic for livestock. More specifically, the fibro-biotic supplements a fiber diet to Sus scrofa scrofa with the fibro-biotic improving fiber digestion and decreasing fecal output in these livestock. The present invention also relates to the use of the isolated bacterium as a food composition to improve the health of monogastric livestock and as a feed supplement to livestock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Cherie J. Ziemer, Steven Arcidiacono, Arthur Ragauskas, Mark Morrison