Patents by Inventor Matti Kankainen

Matti Kankainen 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).

  • Peptides and methods for producing them
    Patent number: 8445426
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the fields of life sciences and food, feed or pharmaceutical industry. Specifically, the invention relates to novel peptides, pilus structures, polynucleotides as well as vectors, host cells, products and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the polynucleotides, peptides or pilus structures. The invention also relates to gene clusters and antibodies. Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods for producing the peptides or pilus structures or producing the products comprising the peptides or pilus structures. Furthermore, the present invention relates to treatments as well as uses and methods for screening bacterial strains, for reducing or inhibiting the adhesion of pathogenic bacteria, promoting the adhesion of bacterial cells to the mucus and for modifying immune response in a subject. Still, the present invention relates to methods for detecting probiotic bacterial strains or pathogen strains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Valio Ltd.
    Inventors: Willem Meindert De Vos, Airi Palva, Ilkka Palva, Justus Reunanen, Ingemar Von Ossowski, Reetta Satokari, Satu Vesterlund, Matti Kankainen, Tuomas Salusjärvi, Soile Tynkkynen
  • NOVEL PEPTIDES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THEM
    Publication number: 20100196524
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the fields of life sciences and food, feed or pharmaceutical industry. Specifically, the invention relates to novel peptides, pilus structures, polynucleotides as well as vectors, host cells, products and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the polynucleotides, peptides or pilus structures. The invention also relates to gene clusters and antibodies. Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods for producing the peptides or pilus structures or producing the products comprising the peptides or pilus structures. Furthermore, the present invention relates to treatments as well as uses and methods for screening bacterial strains, for reducing or inhibiting the adhesion of pathogenic bacteria, promoting the adhesion of bacterial cells to the mucus and for modifying immune response in a subject. Still, the present invention relates to methods for detecting probiotic bacterial strains or pathogen strains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: VALIO LTD.
    Inventors: Willem MEINDERT DE VOS, Airi Palva, Ilkka Palva, Justus Reunanen, Ingemar Von Ossowski, Reetta Satokari, Satu Vesterlund, Matti Kankainen, Tuomas Salusjarvi, Soile Tynkkynen