Patents by Inventor Stephen P. Mann

Stephen P. Mann 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).

  • Formulation and use of microorganisms in treating livestock
    Patent number: 5718894
    Abstract: For therapeutic use, and particularly for promoting growth or weight gain in livestock under intensive husbandry, a formulation comprises a first microorganism capable of producing lactic acid in the gastrointestinal tract of the animal and a second microorganism capable of producing a bactericide to which the microorganisms are resistant. The formulation may also comprise the means for digesting fiber and/or lactoperoxidase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Biotal Ltd.
    Inventor: Stephen P. Mann
  • Formulation for treating silage containing .beta.-1,4-xylanase and .beta.-1,3-xylosidase but essentially free of .beta.-1,4-glucanase and .beta.-1,4-cellobiohydrolase, and one or more lactic acid-producing bacteria
    Patent number: 5432074
    Abstract: A formulation consisting essentially of -1,4-xylanase and -1,3-xylosidase, but essentially free of -1,4-glucanase and -1,4-cellobiohydrolase and on or more lactic acid-producing bacteria is disclosed. The formulation can be used in a silage composition to stabilize silage from cereal and other crops and to enhance its nutritive value and digestibility in a ruminant or other animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Assignee: Biotal Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher T. Evans, Stephen P. Mann, Robert C. Charley, David Parfitt