Patents by Inventor Sonja BLOCH

Sonja BLOCH 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).

  • LACTIC ACID BACTERIA COMPOSITION FOR PREPARING FERMENTED PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20240130384
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising one or more novel Streptococcus thermophilus strain(s), and the use of said composition for producing a fermented product such as a dairy product with e.g. an increased sweetness. The invention also relates to novel Streptococcus thermophilus strain(s) as such.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Chr. Hansen A/S
    Inventors: Jesper BROEND, Sonja BLOCH, Kim Ib SOERENSEN
  • LACTIC ACID BACTERIA COMPOSITION FOR PREPARING FERMENTED FOOD PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20230200406
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition for producing a fermented milk product comprising: (i) a starter culture comprising a glucose-fermenting Streptococcus thermophilus (St) strain and a glucose-fermenting Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus (Lb) strain; and (ii) a glucose-deficient Streptococcus thermophilus (St) strain, wherein said St strain is galactose-fermenting and carries a mutation in the DNA sequence of the glcK gene encoding a glucokinase protein, which mutation inactivates the glucokinase protein or has a negative effect on expression of the gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicants: Chr. Hansen A/S, Compagnie Gervais Danone
    Inventors: Benoit Colson, Sonja Bloch, Gaelle Lettier Buchhorn, Nanna Christensen, Marie-Agnès Soucé, Laurent Marchal, Anne Depierris, Fanny Larrere
  • Bacteria
    Patent number: 11345883
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel Lactobacillus strain that is not attacked by common phages and a novel Lactobacillus strain with improved cell count stability, its use in the manufacture of fermented milk-based products, and novel milk based products containing the strain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: CHR. HANSEN A/S
    Inventors: Thomas Janzen, Sonja Bloch
  • LACTIC ACID BACTERIA COMPOSITION FOR PREPARING FERMENTED FOOD PRODUCTS WITH INCREASED NATURAL SWEETNESS AND FLAVOR
    Publication number: 20210274800
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for producing a fermented milk product comprising (i) at least one Streptococcus thermophilus (St) strain, wherein the St strain is galactose-fermenting, wherein the strain carries a mutation in the DNA sequence of the glcK gene encoding a glucokinase protein, wherein the mutation inactivates the glucokinase protein or has a negative effect on expression of the gene, and (ii) at least one Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus (Lb) strain, wherein the Lb strain is lactose-deficient and capable of metabolizing a non-lactose carbohydrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Chr. Hansen A/S
    Inventors: Sonja BLOCH, Gaelle Lettier BUCHHORN
  • COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A FERMENTED MILK PRODUCT COMPRISING APPLICATION OF A LACTOSE-DEFICIENT S. THERMOPHILUS STRAIN, A LACTOSE-DEFICIENT L. BULGARICUS STRAIN AND A PROBIOTIC STRAIN
    Publication number: 20210161163
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for producing a fermented milk product showing a low degree of post-acidification during storage comprising ? 1) a starter culture of lactic acid bacteria comprising at least one lactose-deficient Streptococcus thermophilus strain, which is capable of metabolizing a non-lactose carbohydrate, and at least one lactose-deficient Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus strain, which is capable of metabolizing the non-lactose carbohydrate, and ? 2) a probiotic strain selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus strain and a Bifidobacterium strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Chr. Hansen A/S
    Inventors: Mette Oehrstroem RUNGE, Sonja BLOCH, Hui HAN
  • NEW BACTERIA
    Publication number: 20190382715
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel Lactobacillus strain that is not attacked by common phages and a novel Lactobacillus strain with improved cell count stability, its use in the manufacture of fermented milk-based products, and novel milk based products containing the strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: CHR. HANSEN A/S
    Inventors: Thomas JANZEN, Sonja BLOCH