Patents by Inventor Ching-Fen Tan

Ching-Fen Tan 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).

  • Acid- and bile salt-resistant isolates having the ability to lower and assimilate cholesterol
    Patent number: 7244425
    Abstract: Disclosed are acid- and bile salt-resistant Lactobacillus isolates having the ability to lower cholesterol. The present Lactobacillus isolates or their sub-cultured offspring or mutants derived therefrom can be used in the preparation of various food products, and in the manufacture of medicaments for use in the treatment or prevention of gastrointestinal diseases and for use in lowering serum cholesterol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Food Industry Research and Development Institute
    Inventors: Yu-Ju Liu, Chin-Chu Yu, Ching-Fen Tan, Chii-Cherng Liao
  • Acid- and bile salt-resistant Lactobacillus isolates having the ability to lower and assimilate cholesterol
    Publication number: 20040115179
    Abstract: Disclosed are acid- and bile salt-resistant Lactobacillus isolates having the ability to lower cholesterol. The present Lactobacillus isolates or their sub-cultured offspring or mutants derived therefrom can be used in the preparation of various food products, and in the manufacture of medicaments for use in the treatment or prevention of gastrointestinal diseases and for use in lowering serum cholesterol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Yu-Ju Liu, Chin-Chu Yu, Ching-Fen Tan, Chii-Cherng Liao