Patents by Inventor Nigel Plummer

Nigel Plummer 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).

  • Antimicrobial composition
    Patent number: 5705152
    Abstract: An antimicrobial composition comprising an antimicrobial material derived from the plant family Allium together with non-pathogenic microorganisms of at least one species, in which the antimicrobial material is isolated from the plant material in such a way (for example, by freeze-drying of whole cloves) that the material comprises alliin and alliinase and is substantially free of allicin. The composition is useful for combatting pathogenic microorganisms in animal gastrointestinal tract or for treatment of silage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Interprise Limited
    Inventor: Nigel Plummer