Patents by Inventor Leuka Favre-Galliand

Leuka Favre-Galliand 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).

  • Strains of lactobacillus helveticus for forming exclusively L(+) lactic acid in milk
    Patent number: 6156353
    Abstract: Strains of L. helveticus which form exclusively L(+) lactic acid in milk, particularly deposited strains CNCM I-1154, CNCM I-1155 and CNCM I-1156. The strains are employed to prepare an acidified milk product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Nestec S. A.
    Inventors: Ernst Beutler, Leuka Favre-Galliand, Johann Illi, Andreas Sutter
  • Preparation of dehydration acidified milk product
    Patent number: 5972393
    Abstract: A dehydrated acidified milk product is made by preparing an aqueous composition containing milk protein and having a dry matter content of from 10% to 40% by weight. The aqueous composition is inoculated with a strain of L. helveticus which exclusively forms lactic acid L(+) and a strain of S. thermophilus and fermented to obtain a fermented composition having a pH of from 4 to 5. The fermented composition is dried to obtain the dehydrated acidified product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Nectec S.A.
    Inventors: Ernst Beutler, Leuka Favre-Galliand, Johann Illi, Andreas Sutter