Patents by Inventor Scan Farmer

Scan Farmer 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).

  • Methods for reducing cholesterol using spores, systems and compositions
    Patent number: 7232571
    Abstract: The invention describes therapeutic compositions including a lactic acid-producing bacteria, such as isolated Bacillus coagulans, in combination with a bifidogenic oligosaccharides or other cholesterol-reducing agents for use in reducing LDL cholesterol and serum triglycerides. Also described are therapeutic methods using the compositions and systems containing the therapeutic compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Ganeden Biotech, Inc.
    Inventors: Scan Farmer, Andrew R. Lefkowitz
  • Methods for reducing cholesterol using Bacillus coagulans spores, systems and compositions
    Publication number: 20060093591
    Abstract: The invention describes therapeutic compositions including a lactic acid-producing bacteria, such as isolated Bacillus coagulans, in combination with a bifidogenic oligosaccharides or other cholesterol-reducing agents for use in reducing LDL cholesterol and serum triglycerides. Also described are therapeutic methods using the compositions and systems containing the therapeutic compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Scan Farmer, Andrew Lefkowitz