Patents by Inventor Laurent-Bernard Fay

Laurent-Bernard Fay 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).

  • METHODS OF MONITORING THE EFFECT OF NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20090276229
    Abstract: Methods of measuring the effects of nutritional products on a consumer and generating revenue from products related to same are provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a method of monitoring one or more effects of a nutritional product on a consumer. The method comprises providing a nutritional product and a personal monitoring device for use by a consumer and measuring an effect that the nutritional product has on the consumer using the personal monitoring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Martin Grigorov, Laurent-Bernard Fay
  • Bioactive Compositions, Natural Methods of Producing Them and Computational Methods for Designing Natural Production Processes
    Publication number: 20070286935
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to procedures for the controlled natural bioprocessing of naturally occurring biological molecules by processing activities present in select organisms, extracts of such organisms or other natural processing agents. The invention also covers the methods for developing these procedures and compositions prepared by the procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Martin Grigorov, Peter Van Bladeren, Sunil Kochhar, Laurent-Bernard Fay, Irene Corthesy-Theulaz, Marcel-Alexandre Juillerat, Michael Affolter, Ulrich Zachariae
  • Bioactive compositions, natural methods of producing them and computational methods for designing natural production processes
    Publication number: 20060210655
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to procedures for the controlled natural bioprocessing of naturally occurring biological molecules by processing activities present in select organisms, extracts of such organisms or other natural processing agents. The invention also covers the methods for developing these procedures and compositions prepared by the procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Martin Grigorov, Peter Bladeren, Ulrich Zachariae, Sunil Kochhar, Laurent-Bernard Fay, Irene Corthesy, Marchel-Alexandre Juillerat, Michael Affolter
  • Cholesterol-lowering agent
    Publication number: 20040018210
    Abstract: A hypocholesterolaemic agent and a process for its preparation by extraction from edible fungi, along with methods of use of the agent for preventing the synthesis of cholesterol in a person. These methods include the administration of the agent alone or in a food or beverage. The foods or beverages that contain this agent are another feature of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Hassan Hajjaj, Catherine Mace, Peter Niederberger, Laurent-Bernard Fay
  • Koji molds for preparing cholesterol lowering products
    Publication number: 20030133920
    Abstract: An isolated, naturally occurring microorganism which is incapable of producing a toxin and which produces at least one compound which can be ingested by a human to lower serum cholesterol concentrations. The microorganism can be used to prepare an edible product such as a fermented food product or a medicament that includes the at least one compound and that can be safely ingested by the human to reduce serum cholesterol concentrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Hassan Hajjaj, Peter Van Den Broek, Peter Niederberger, Laurent-Bernard Fay, Catherine Mace, Jean-Richard Neeser