Patents by Inventor Yvon LeMaho

Yvon LeMaho 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).

  • Peptides having antimicrobial properties and compositions containing them, notably for the preservation of foodstuffs
    Patent number: 7384911
    Abstract: An isolated peptide including an amino acid sequence of formula (II): wherein Xaa is Ser-Phe-Gly-Leu, Xab is Arg-Leu-Arg-Arg-Gly-Phe, Xac is Ala-Xac2-Gly-Arg, Xad is Arg-Phe-Pro-Ser-Ile-Pro-Ile-Gly-Arg, Xae is Ser-Arg-Phe-Val-Gln, and Xaf is Arg-Arg-Val-Trp, Xac2 is histidine or arginine, Ca1, Ca2, Ca3, Ca4, Ca5 and Ca6 are sulfur containing amino acids, wherein each of Ca1-Ca5, Ca2-Ca4 and Ca3-Ca6 are linked together by a sulfur bridge, and wherein the amino acid sequence has antimicrobial activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS
    Inventors: Philippe Bulet, Cécile Thouzeau, Yvon LeMaho
  • Peptides having antimicrobial properties and compositions containing them, notably for the preservation of foodstuffs
    Publication number: 20050245437
    Abstract: A peptide comprising one or more intramolecular bonds corresponding to formula (I): Xaa-Ca1-Xab-Ca2-Xac-Ca3-Xad-Ca4-Xae-Ca5-Ca6-Xaf ??(I), having antimicrobial properties and compositions containing them, notably for the preservation of foodstuffs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS, a corporation of France
    Inventors: Philippe Bulet, Cecile Thouzeau, Yvon LeMaho