Patents by Inventor Valerie Petay

Valerie Petay 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).

  • Patent number: 9707258
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a Bifidobacterium strain for the preparation of compositions, in particular of an infant formula, intended for the prevention and/or treatment of allergic-type manifestations. These compositions are obtained from a Bifidobacterium culture, without hydrolyzing milk proteins. The bacteria, which preferably belong to the species Bifidobacterium breve, may be killed or removed from the composition during the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Compagnie Gervais Danone
    Inventors: Cécile Aubert-Jacquin, Francis Lecroix, Emmanuel Perrin, Valérie Petay
  • Publication number: 20160206658
    Abstract: A nutritional composition comprising a combination of non-digestible oligosaccharides and a product obtained by incubating an aqueous substrate by bifidobacteria and optionally a product obtained by incubating an aqueous substrate by S. thermophilus. Said combination reduces bacterial translocation and improves the intestinal barrier function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Jan KNOL, Cornelus Johannes Petrus VAN LIMPT, Francis LE CROIX, Valérie PETAY
  • Publication number: 20140335073
    Abstract: A nutritional composition comprising a combination of non-digestible oligosaccharides and a product obtained by incubating an aqueous substrate by bifidobacteria and optionally a product obtained by incubating an aqueous substrate by S. thermophilus. Said combination reduces bacterial translocation and improves the intestinal barrier function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Jan KNOL, Cornelus Johannes Petrus VAN LlMPT, Francis LE CROIX, Valérie PETAY
  • Patent number: 8197826
    Abstract: The invention relates to an immunomodulatory product obtained from a Bifidobacterium culture, to the use thereof, especially as a medicament or a food ingredient, and to pharmaceutical or food compositions containing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Compagnie Gervais Danone
    Inventors: Valérie Petay, Francis Lecroix, Emmanuel Perrin, Charles Gontier, Jean-Pierre Blareau, Marie-Bénédicte Romond, Elisabeth Singer, Marie-Françoise Odou, Catherine Demailly-Mullie
  • Publication number: 20100221226
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a Bifidobacterium strain for the preparation of compositions, in particular of an infant formula, intended for the prevention and/or treatment of allergic-type manifestations. These compositions are obtained from a Bifidobacterium culture, without hydrolyzing milk proteins. The bacteria, which preferably belong to the species Bifidobacterium breve, may be killed or removed from the composition during the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Cécile Aubert-Jacquin, Francis Lecroix, Emmanuel Perrin, Valérie Petay
  • Publication number: 20080248056
    Abstract: The invention relates to an immunomodulatory product obtained from a Bifidobacterium culture, to the use thereof, especially as a medicament or a food ingredient, and to pharmaceutical or food compositions containing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: COMPAGNIE GERVAIS DANONE
    Inventors: Valerie Petay, Francis Lecroix, Emmanuel Perrin, Charles Gontier, Jean-Pierre Blareau, Marie-Benedicte Romond, Elisabeth Singer, Marie-Francoise Odou, Catherine Demailly-Mullie