Patents by Inventor Harriet Link

Harriet Link 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).

  • Immune response enhancement methods
    Patent number: 7101553
    Abstract: A prebiotic for enhancement of an immune response, a nutritional composition for enhancement of an immune response; use of a prebiotic in the manufacture of a medicament or nutritional composition for enhancement of an immune response; use of a prebiotic in the manufacture of a medicament or nutritional composition for the prevention or treatment of measles; a method of enhancing an immune response which comprises administering an effective amount of a prebiotic; and a method of prevention or treatment of measles which comprises administering an effective amount of a prebiotic. In preferred embodiments the prebiotic comprises a fructo-oligosaccharide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Ferdinand Haschke, Anne-Lise Carrie, Zdenek Kratky, Harriet Link-Amster, Florence Rochat
  • Immune response enhancement methods
    Publication number: 20040191234
    Abstract: A prebiotic for enhancement of an immune response, a nutritional composition for enhancement of an immune response; use of a prebiotic in the manufacture of a medicament or nutritional composition for enhancement of an immune response; use of a prebiotic in the manufacture of a medicament or nutritional composition for the prevention or treatment of measles; a method of enhancing an immune response which comprises administering an effective amount of a prebiotic; and a method of prevention or treatment of measles which comprises administering an effective amount of a prebiotic. In preferred embodiments the prebiotic comprises a fructo-oligosaccharide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Ferdinand Haschke, Anne-Lise Carrie, Zdenek Kratky, Harriet Link-Amster, Florence Rochat
  • Carbohydrate formulation (prebiotic adjuvant) for enhancement of immune response
    Publication number: 20030040492
    Abstract: A prebiotic for enhancement of an immune response, a nutritional composition for enhancement of an immune response; use of a prebiotic in the manufacture of a medicament or nutritional composition for enhancement of an immune response; use of a prebiotic in the manufacture of a medicament or nutritional composition for the prevention or treatment of measles; a method of enhancing an immune response which comprises administering an effective amount of a prebiotic; and a method of prevention or treatment of measles which comprises administering an effective amount of a prebiotic. In preferred embodiments the prebiotic comprises a fructo-oligosaccharide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Ferdinand Haschke, Anne-Lise Carrie, Zdenek Kratky, Harriet Link-Amster, Florence Rochat
  • Lactobacillus johnsonii CNCM I-1225
    Patent number: 5603930
    Abstract: Lactobacillus johnsonii strain CNCM I-1225 adheres to Caco-2 cells and inhibits adhesion thereto by enterovirulent and enteroinvasive pathogens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1997
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Dominique Brassart, Anne Donnet, Harriet Link, Olivier Mignot, Jean-Richard Neeser, Florence Rochat, Eduardo Schiffrin, Alain Servin
  • Bifidobacteria
    Patent number: 5494664
    Abstract: Bifidobacterium breve CNCM I-1226, Bifidobacterium infantis CNCM I-227 and Bifidobacterium longum CNCM I-1228 adhere to and competitively exclude pathogenic bacteria from Caco-2 cells. The strains may be incorporated into yogurts, acidified milks and other food compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1996
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Dominique Brassart, Anne Donnet, Harriet Link, Olivier Mignot, Jean-Richard Neeser, Florence Rochat, Eduardo Schiffrin, Alain Servin
  • Process for producing immunostimulants
    Patent number: 5185321
    Abstract: Immunostimulant products are prepared by adding lysozyme to a culture of L.bulgaricus at a pH of from 4-8 and then incubating the culture to hydrolyze peptidoglycans of cell walls of the bacteria. A suspension containing the lysozyme-treated L.bulgaricus is collected, which is centrifuged to obtain an immunostimulant supernatant. The supernatant may be filtered to obtain an immunostimulant solution, which may be added to a fermented milk, or to a whey, to prepare an immunostimulant product. Alternatively, L.bulgaricus may be cultured and hydrolyzed by lysozyme in a milk product to provide an immunostimulant milk product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1993
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Harriet Link, Jean-Jacques Pahud
  • Cosmetic preparation containing chitosan
    Patent number: 5057542
    Abstract: Chitosan in a form of a polymer having a molecular weight of from 3,000 to 700,000 is incorporated into a cosmetic preparation in an amount effective for inhibiting growth of microorganisms in the cosmetic preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1991
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Leuba, Harriet Link, Peter Stoessel, Jean-Louis Viret