Patents by Inventor Daniel F. Villamar

Daniel F. Villamar 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).

  • Publication number: 20040126365
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for controlling disease at an end user location, including (a) testing a range of candidates including at least one of: (i) Bacillus species, (i) Bacillus strains, (iii) species of beneficial bacteria (iv) strains of beneficial bacteria and (v) strains of beneficial bacterial viruses, against samples including at least one of pathogenic Vibrio, Gram negative pathogenic bacteria and Gram positive pathogenic bacteria taken from an end user location; (b) performing at least one of the following steps: (i) selecting one or more of the candidates that one of inhibit and attack at least one of the samples by direct inhibition of at least one of in situ antibiotic production, competitive exclusion, production of enzymes that degrade quorum sensing molecules, and (ii) testing a range of quorum sensing inhibitor compounds against the samples; and (c) performing the steps (a) and (b) for the end user location, including one of a country, major region and individual end user
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Daniel F Villamar, David J. W. Moriarty
  • Publication number: 20040009160
    Abstract: A bioactive food complex product, method for preparing a bioactive food complex product and method for controlling disease using probiotics and quorum sensing inhibitors such as inhibitory furanones and other bioactive compounds included in both the continuous and dispersed phases of a bioactive food complex product. The product is comprised of a solids-in-oil or an oil-in-solids emulsion forming a first emulsion that is itself emulsified in polymer forming oil-in-polymer or solids-in-polymer emulsion complex. The bioactive complex is formed of two emulsions with the first emulsion comprising the dispersed phase and a hydrocolloid polymer serving as the continuous phase. The second emulsion complex is then crosslinked to form a physically stable matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventors: Daniel F Villamar, David J W Moriarty
  • Publication number: 20020172737
    Abstract: A solid particulate foodstuff for aquatic life having a high moisture content. The foodstuff includes an oil-coated nutrient feed particulate embedded in a gel and an antimicrobial agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Joseph Pinski, Bradley Thorud, Phillip L. Fischer, Daniel F. Villamar
  • Patent number: 5698246
    Abstract: A liquid crustacean foodstuff comprising an encapsulated oil-coated particulate feed in an aqueous media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Cargill, Incorporated
    Inventor: Daniel F. Villamar