Table 3.
List of patents related to encapsulated probiotics and their applications
| Company/assignee | Title of the patent | References |
|---|---|---|
| Durkee Industrial Foods Corp., Iselin, NJ | Encapsulated yeast |
US4719114A United States, 12 January 1988 |
| General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US) | Embedding and encapsulation of controlled-release particles |
US6190591B1 United States, 20 February 2001 |
| Balchem Corp., NY, US | Solvent released encapsulated yeast |
US6616954B1 United States, 9 September 2003 |
| Societe des Produits Nestle SA and Nestle SA, Vevey (CH) | Probiotic delivery system |
EP1482811A1 European Patent Office, 8 December 2004 |
| Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation, Campbell, ACT (AU) | Probiotic storage and delivery |
WO2005030229A1 WIPO (PCT), 7 April 2005 |
| Mars Inc., US | Foodstuff |
US20050079244A1 United States, 14 April 2005 |
| Canacure Corp., ON, CA | Stable probiotic microsphere compositions and their methods of preparation |
US20050266069A1 United States, 1 December 2005 |
| General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US) | Cultures encapsulated with chocolate food products coated with chocolate and methods of preparation |
WO2006007470A1 WIPO (PCT), 19 January 2006 |
| Lallemand S.A., Blagnac (FR)Current Assignee: Danstar Ferment AG | Particles containing coated living micro-organisms, and method for producing the same |
US7157258B2s United States, 2 January 2007 Later, 12 June 2009 the patent assigned to Danstar Ferment AG |
| Attune Foods, US | Probiotic food, the process for its preparation and dietary regimen |
WO2007081981A2 WIPO (PCT), 19 July 2007 |
| Escola Superior De Biotecnologia, Porto (PT) | Pre-fermented symbiotic matrix based on a cereal suspension with encapsulated probiotics, manufacture process, and corresponding utilization |
WO2008041876A2 WIPO (PCT), 10 April 2008 |
| Etherton Law Group, Llc., US | Method of using topical probiotics for the inhibition of surface contamination by a pathogenic microorganism and composition therefor |
US20080107699A1 United States, 8 May 2008 |
| General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US) | Cultures encapsulated with compound fat breakfast cereals coated with compound fat and methods of preparation |
US20080305210A1 United States, 11 December 2008 |
| Ganeden Biotech, Inc. US | Baked goods |
WO2009029267A1 WIPO (PCT), 5 March 2009 |
| Nizo Food Research B.V., (NL) | Protein-based probiotic encapsulates |
WO2009070012A1 WIPO (PCT), 4 June 2009 |
| Probiotical S.P.A., Novara, IT | Chocolate flavored probiotic supplement |
WO2010086705A2 WIPO (PCT), 5 August 2010 |
| DeGama Products, Ltd (Grand Caymon) | Process for preparing bakeable probiotic food |
US20100303962A1 United States, 2 December 2010 |
| The Procter & Gamble Company, Ohio, (US) | A method of promoting GI health using a combination of a probiotic microorganism and chocolate |
WO2010151637A1 WIPO (PCT), 29 December 2010 |
| DeGama Products, Ltd (Grand Caymon) | Heat resistant probiotic compositions and healthy food comprising them |
US20110008493A1 United States, 13 January 2011 |
| Erber AG, Herzogenburg (AT) | Probiotic health or fitness promoting human or animal foodstuff and/or drinking water additive and use thereof |
US8101170B2 United States, 24 January 2012 |
| R.P Scherer Technologies, Llc., Carson City, Nevada (US) | Process of manufacturing a stable softgel capsule containing microencapsulated probiotic bacteria |
WO 2012021432A2 WIPO (PCT), 16 February 2012 |
| Nestec S.A., Vevey (CH) | A consumable product containing probiotics |
US8263146B2 United States, 11 September 2012 |
| Advanced BioNutrition Corporation, Columbia, MD (US) | Dry food product containing live probiotic |
US8460726B2 United States, 11 June 2013 |
| Dow Global Technologies Llc., Michigan (US) | Probiotic-containing particles having improved probiotic stability when in aqueous formulations |
WO2013188626A2 WIPO (PCT), 19 December 2013 |
| Centro Nacional De Tecnología Y SeguridadAlimentaria, Laboratorio Del Ebro, Universidad De Navarra, Navarra (ES) | Microparticles for the encapsulation of probiotics, preparation and uses thereof |
WO2014006261A3 WIPO (PCT), 9 January 2014 |
| Vita-Herb Nutriceuticals, Inc., Placentia, CA (US) | Prebiotic and preservative uses of oil-emulsified probiotic encapsulations |
US8846082B2 United States, 30 September 2014 |
| Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) (AU) | Probiotic storage and delivery |
US8871266B2 United States, 28 October 2014 |
| University Of Saskatchewan (CA) | Microcapsules containing probiotics and methods of making the same |
WO2015019307A1 WIPO (PCT), 12 February 2015 |
| Advanced BioNutrition Corporation, Columbia, MD (US) | The delivery vehicle for probiotic bacteria comprising a dry matrix of polysaccharides, saccharides, and polyols in a glass form and methods of making the same |
US8968721B2 United States, 3 March 2015 |
| ProGel Pty Ltd, Brisbane (AU) | Microparticles comprising a probiotic, cross-linkable reagent, a denatured protein, polyol plasticizer, and trehalose |
US20150313844A1 United States, 5 November 2015 |
| Goodman Fielder New Zealand Ltd., Auckland (NZ) | Probiotic fortified food products and methods of manufacture |
WO2015199552A1 WIPO (PCT), 30 December 2015 |
| Ayanda Group As, Oslo (NO) and Golding, Louise, London (GB) | An improved process for producing a softgel capsule comprising viable probiotic bacteria and a soft gel capsule comprising viable probiotic bacteria having a long shelf life |
WO2016038355A1 WIPO (PCT), 17 March 2016 |
| DeGamaBerrier Ltd., Grand Cayman (KY) | Composition and method for improving stability and extending the shelf life of probiotic bacteria and food products thereof |
US20160360777A1 United States, 15 December 2016 |
| Vesale Pharma S.A. (BE) and Brace GmbH (DE) | Microencapsulated probiotic substance and process of manufacture |
US9554590B2 United States, 31 January 2017 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US) | Ph-responsive mucoadhesive polymeric encapsulated microorganisms |
US20170165201A1 United States, 15 June 2017 |
| FundacionTecnalia Research & Innovation, Edificio, Derio (ES) | Multilayer probiotic microcapsules |
WO2017137496A1 WIPO (PCT), 17 August 2017 |
| PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY (US) and Massey University, Palmerston North (NZ) | Encapsulation system for the protection of probiotics during processing |
US9788563B2 United States, 17 October 2017 |
| Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., Chicago, IL (US) | Probiotic stabilization |
US20170296600A1 United States, 19 October 2017 |
| Uab " Probiosanus ", Vilnius (LT) | Composition and method for increase of survival and stabilization of probiotic bacteria in detergent-based compositions of personal hygiene and domestic products |
US20180360707A1 United States, 20 December 2018 |
| Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc., Topeka, KS, (US) | Pet food compositions including probiotics and methods of manufacture and use thereof |
US20190142032A1 United States, 16 May 2019 |
| Centro Nacional De Tecnología Y Seguridad Alimentaria (ES) and Universidad de Navarra (ES) | Microparticles for encapsulating probiotics, production, and uses thereof |
US20190192439A1 United States, 27 June 2019 |