Patents by Inventor Dirk Bergmaier

Dirk Bergmaier 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).

  • Composition comprising enzymatically digested yeast cells and method of preparing same
    Patent number: 8361778
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of fermentation media. More specifically, the invention provides a method for preparing a composition useful for culturing microbial cells wherein whole and/or autolysed yeast cells are enzymatically treated to obtain the composition. The microbial cultures obtained have increased stability and are useful in the manufacturing of food, feed and as a pharmaceutical product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Chr. Hansen A/S
    Inventor: Dirk Bergmaier
  • COMPOSITION COMPRISING ENZYMATICALLY DIGESTED YEAST CELLS AND METHOD OF PREPARING SAME
    Publication number: 20090123990
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of fermentation media. More specifically, the invention provides a method for preparing a composition useful for culturing microbial cells wherein whole and/or autolysed yeast cells are enzymatically treated to obtain the composition. The microbial cultures obtained have increased stability and are useful in the manufacturing of food, feed and as a pharmaceutical product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventor: Dirk Bergmaier
  • Method and system for modulation of microbial cell characteristics
    Patent number: 7182943
    Abstract: A method and a system is disclosed for the modulation of various characteristics of probiotic cells and for the production of probiotics having altered characteristics. Such altered characteristics include increased resistance to various stresses, drugs and chemical agents, as well as aggregation. Such a method and a system are useful for the production of probiotics with altered characteristics, which may for example provide health benefits when present in the gastrointestinal tract of an animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Université Laval
    Inventors: Christophe Lacroix, Ismail Fliss, Yann Doleyres, Dirk Bergmaier
  • Method and system for modulation and modification of microbial cell characteristics and production of modified microbial materials
    Publication number: 20040023360
    Abstract: A method and a system is disclosed for the modulation of various characteristics of probiotic cells and for the production of probiotics having altered characteristics. Such altered characteristics include increased resistance to various stresses, drugs and chemical agents, as well as aggregation. Such a method and a system are useful for the production of probiotics with altered characteristics, which may for example provide health benefits when present in the gastrointestinal tract of an animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Christophe Lacroix, Ismail Fliss, Yann Doleyres, Dirk Bergmaier