Patents by Inventor Thierry Weid

Thierry Weid 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).

  • Novel probiotics for pet food applications
    Publication number: 20070178079
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel lactic acid bacterial micro-organisms that have been isolated and selected for their probiotic potential and their use for the preparation of petfood compositions intended to improve the health of pets, and to compositions containing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Ralf Zink, Roberto Reniero, Florence Rochat, Christoph Cavadini, Thierry Weid, Eduardo Schiffrin, Jalil Benyacoub, Virginie Rousseau, Pablo Perez
  • Novel probiotic strains for pets
    Publication number: 20050106133
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel strains of probiotics for use in the gastrointestinal tract of a pet. The probiotics of the present invention are capable of fermenting starch to produce lactic acid and/or hydrogen peroxide anti-pathogenic metabolites. The present invention also provides a novel method for identifying the effectiveness of a pet probiotic in vitro. The method simulates the introduction of a probiotic candidate in the gastrointestinal tract of a pet and measures the anti-pathogenic effectiveness of the probiotic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Ralf Zink, Roberto Reniero, Florence Rochat, Christoph Cavadini, Thierry Weid, Eduardo Schiffrin, Jalil Benyacoub, Virginie Rousseau, Pablo Perez