Patents by Inventor Gerard Lipowski

Gerard Lipowski 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).

  • Method for obtaining variants of lactic acid bacteria usable for producing vitamin K2 and application to the preparation of food products
    Patent number: 7981657
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the production of variants of lactic bacteria stems that produce, under standard fermentation conditions, at least about 1.2 times more K2 vitamin than the starting lactic bacteria stems cultured in the same conditions. The invention further relates to a method for preparing food products, including fermented products and/or fresh diary products, enriched with K2 vitamin, and to the food products thus obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Compagnie Gervais Danone
    Inventors: Peggy Garault, Gaëlle Quere, Chloé Beal, Natalia Bomchil, Jean-Michel Faurie, Guillaume Gobert, Gérard Lipowski
  • METHOD FOR OBTAINING VARIANTS OF LACTIC ACID BACTERIA USABLE FOR PRODUCING VITAMIN K2 AND APPLICATION TO THE PREPARATION OF FOOD PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20100047396
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the production of variants of lactic bacteria stems that produce, under standard fermentation conditions, at least about 1.2 times more K2 vitamin than the starting lactic bacteria stems cultured in the same conditions. The invention further relates to a method for preparing food products, including fermented products and/or fresh diary products, enriched with K2 vitamin, and to the food products thus obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: COMPAGNIE GERVAIS DANONE
    Inventors: Peggy Garault, Gaëlle Quere, Chloé Beal, Natalia Bomchil, Jean-Michel Faurie, Guillaume Gobert, Gérard Lipowski
  • Uses of a thyx polypeptide or a nucleic acid encoding such a polypeptide, in particular for screening anti-bacterial or anti-viral compounds
    Publication number: 20040248195
    Abstract: The invention is relative to the various uses of a novel enzyme family, referred to as THYX, capable of catalyzing the synthesis of thymidine 5′-monophosphate in the absence of an active thymidylate synthase enzyme (ThyA).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Hannu Myllykallio, Ursula Liebl, Damien Leduc, Gerard Lipowski, Jean-Louis Martin