Patents by Inventor Olivier Mignot

Olivier Mignot 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).

  • Lactobacillus johnsonii CNCM I-1225
    Patent number: 5603930
    Abstract: Lactobacillus johnsonii strain CNCM I-1225 adheres to Caco-2 cells and inhibits adhesion thereto by enterovirulent and enteroinvasive pathogens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1997
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Dominique Brassart, Anne Donnet, Harriet Link, Olivier Mignot, Jean-Richard Neeser, Florence Rochat, Eduardo Schiffrin, Alain Servin
  • Lactobacillus bulgaricus having decreased acid production and/or improved aroma and flavor production
    Patent number: 5545554
    Abstract: The present invention concerns Lactobacillus bulgaricus wherein the lactate dehydrogenase activity is lower than 50%, preferably lower than 10%, of the lactate dehydrogenase activity of Lactobacillus bulgaricus wild type strain.The present invention concerns also the food composition comprising said Lactobacillus bulgaricus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Jacques E. Germond, Herbert Hottinger, Olivier Mignot, Beat Mollet, Koichiro Tsuda
  • Bifidobacteria
    Patent number: 5494664
    Abstract: Bifidobacterium breve CNCM I-1226, Bifidobacterium infantis CNCM I-227 and Bifidobacterium longum CNCM I-1228 adhere to and competitively exclude pathogenic bacteria from Caco-2 cells. The strains may be incorporated into yogurts, acidified milks and other food compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1996
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Dominique Brassart, Anne Donnet, Harriet Link, Olivier Mignot, Jean-Richard Neeser, Florence Rochat, Eduardo Schiffrin, Alain Servin
  • Preparation of yogurt with lac(-) L. bulgaricus
    Patent number: 5382438
    Abstract: Yogurt is prepared by inoculating and fermenting a milk with a strain of Streptococcus thermophilus and a lac(-) mutant strain of Lactobacillus bulgaricus, the DNA of which has a deletion of at least part of the .beta.-galactosidase gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1995
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Herbert Hottinger, Olivier Mignot, Beat Mollet