Patents by Inventor Minja Miettinen

Minja Miettinen 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).

  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS AND USES RELATED THERETO
    Publication number: 20120201798
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the fields of life sciences and food, feed or pharmaceutical industry. Specifically, the invention relates to a composition comprising probiotics consisting of Lactobacillus rhamnosus LC70 alone or Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Lactobacillus rhamnosus LC705. Also the invention relates to the composition for use as a medicament. Furthermore, the present invention relates to uses of Lactobacillus rhamnosus LC705 alone or together with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG for the manufacture of a composition for the treatment and/or prevention of a respiratory infection and for intensifying resistance against viruses causing respiratory infections in a subject. Furthermore, the present invention describes uses of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG for the manufacture of a composition for the treatment and/or prevention of a respiratory infection in an adult and for intensifying resistance against viruses causing respiratory infections in an adult subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Riina Kekkonen, Minja Miettinen