Patents by Inventor Oscar P. Kuipers

Oscar P. Kuipers 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).

  • Method to provide bacterial ghosts provided with antigens
    Patent number: 7067639
    Abstract: Methods for improving binding of a proteinaceous substance to cell-wall material of a Gram-positive bacterium are disclosed. The proteinaceous substance includes an AcmA cell-wall binding domain, homolog or functional derivative thereof. The method includes treating the cell-wall material with a solution capable of removing a cell-wall component such as a protein, lipoteichoic acid or carbohydrate from the cell-wall material and contacting the proteinaceous substance with the cell-wall material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Applied Nanosystems B.V.
    Inventors: Cornelis J. Leenhouts, Ranjan Ramasamy, Anton Steen, Jan Kok, Girbe Buist, Oscar P. Kuipers
  • Lantibiotics similar to nisin a
    Patent number: 5594103
    Abstract: The invention relates primarily to a number of lantibiotics similar to nisin A, which differ from nisin A by substitution, deletion or insertion of one or more amino acids, such as the naturally occurring analog of nisin A, termed nisin Z. Lantibiotics of this type are particularly suitable for preserving foodstuffs for humans and animals. This preservation takes place by the use of these lantibiotics themselves or of microorganisms producing these lantibiotics, in particular lactic acid bacteria, in the preparation or storage of foodstuffs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Assignee: Stichting Nederlands Instituut Voor Zuivelonderzoek (NIZO)
    Inventors: Willem M. De Vos, Roelant J. Siezen, Oscar P. Kuipers