Patents by Inventor Robert Beukers

Robert Beukers 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).

  • Rapid microbiological test for the detection of antibacterial compounds
    Patent number: 6867015
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a microbioligcal test method for detecting antibacterial compounds in liquid samples such as milk, meat juice, serum and urine. The method employs an acid-base or redox indicator to detect growth of a test organism and is characterised in that a thermophilic strain of Bacillus or Streptococcus, e.g. Bacillus stearothermophilus var. calidolactis C953, is employed at a concentration of above 107 CFU/ml, preferably between 2×107 and 3×108 CFU/ml.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Gist-Brocades B.V.
    Inventors: Pieter Cornelis Langeveld, Robert Beukers, Michiel Wilhelmus Christianus Bommele, Jacobus Stark
  • Unit for the detection of residues of antibacterial compounds in liquids
    Patent number: 5494805
    Abstract: The detection of residues of antibacterials such as antibiotics and sulpha compounds in liquids such as milk, water, meat juice, serum or urine is disclosed. A test unit comprises an agar medium inoculated with a suitable test organism and two or more redox indicators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1996
    Assignee: Gist-Brocades N.V.
    Inventors: Ferdinand T. Van Rijn, Robert Beukers, Johannes Kerkhof