Patents by Inventor Éric Dion

Éric Dion 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).

  • Fragment of L. lactis plasmid conferring antiphage activity and uses thereof
    Patent number: 7119167
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a 2227-bp DNA fragment that confers antiphage activity. Two proteins encoded by this DNA sequence are responsible for the phage resistance phenotype. When introduced in Lactococcus lactis phage-sensitive strain, this DNA fragment aborts infection of phages of the 936 and P335 species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Université Laval
    Inventors: Sylvain Moineau, Julie Bouchard, Éric Dion
  • Fragment of l lactis plasmid conferring antiphage activity and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20040157312
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a 2227-bp DNA fragment that confers antiphage activity. Two proteins encoded by this DNA sequence are responsible for the phage resistance phenotype. When introduced in Lactococcus lactis phage-sensitive strain, this DNA fragment aborts infection of phages of the 936 and P335 species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Sylvain Moineau, Julie Bouchard, Eric Dion