Patents by Inventor Margaret A. Linggood

Margaret A. Linggood 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).

  • Probiotic
    Patent number: 5589168
    Abstract: A novel strain of Enterococcus faecium, deposited as NCIMB 40371, has valuable probiotic properties and is particularly effective in alleviating symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in human patients. The novel strain can be used in the manufacture of human foodstuffs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: Unilever Patent Holdings B.V.
    Inventors: William D. Allen, Margaret A. Linggood, Philip Porter
  • Production of antibodies using a mixture of strains of E. coli collectively expressing type I pili, CFA I pili, CFA II pili and K88 pili
    Patent number: 4971794
    Abstract: Antibodies are produced by hyperimmunizing a mammal, such as cow, with a vaccine derived from E. coli bacteria. The bacterial strains in the vaccine are selected on the basis of their virulence characteristics, especially adhesion factors (pili), associated with gastroenteric disease in humans. The antibodies can be recovered from the mammal's milk or serum, and used in human foods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Assignee: Unilever Patent Holdings B.V.
    Inventors: Margaret A. Linggood, Philip Porter, Jonathan R. Powell