Patents by Inventor Markus Lehtinen

Markus Lehtinen 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).

  • Publication number: 20240108667
    Abstract: This invention relates to the use of bacterial strains for breaking down protein and increasing amino acid and peptide availability, wherein said bacterial strains are of the species Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis, Lacticaseibacillus paracasei, Lactococcus lactis, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and/or Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus or a mixture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Maija Emilia Marttinen, Markku Saarinen, Arja Laitila, Paivi Nurminen, Markus Lehtinen, Mehreen Anjum
  • Publication number: 20240108668
    Abstract: This invention relates to the use of bacterial strains for improving protein digestion and/or increasing amino acid bioavailability in a subject, wherein said bacterial strains are of the species Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis, Lacticaseibacillus paracasei, Lactococcus lactis, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and/or Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus or a mixture thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Maija Emilia Marttinen, Markku Saarinen, Arja Laitila, Paivi Nurminen, Markus Lehtinen, Mehreen Anjum
  • Publication number: 20240082322
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions comprising Lactobacillus plantarum, and methods and uses of said compositions for preventing and/or treating mental illness, symptoms affecting mental health and/or conditions associated with chronic stress, in a mammal. The invention can be applied in restoring, maintaining, and/or promoting mental (including cognitive) health and has potential applications, inter alia, in the area of dietary and food supplements, medicaments and pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Yuejian Mao, Markus Lehtinen
  • Patent number: 11883446
    Abstract: This invention relates to bacterial strains, compositions comprising bacterial strains as well as methods and uses of said strains and compositions for preventing or treating illness and/or symptoms associated with a coronavirus in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: DUPONT NUTRITION BIOSCIENCES APS
    Inventors: Sebastien Guery, Markus Lehtinen, Sinikka Anneli Latvala, Liisa Lehtoranta, Bryan-James Zabel, Wesley William Morovic, Charles Budinoff, Scott D. Power
  • Publication number: 20230380471
    Abstract: This invention relates to bacteria of the species Lacticaseibacillus paracasei for use in preventing or treating cognitive impairments in a subject in need thereof. This invention also relates to bacteria of the species Lacticaseibacillus paracasei for use in preventing or treating cognitive impairments induced by sleep deprivation and/or insufficient sleep in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Sile Griffin, Elaine Patterson, Markus Lehtinen
  • Publication number: 20230277608
    Abstract: The invention relates to bacteria of the species Lactobacillus paracasei and/or compositions comprising Lactobacillus paracasei for use in preventing and/or treating a mental illness, a symptom affecting mental health and/or a condition associated with chronic stress, in a mammal. The invention further relates to methods and uses of said bacteria of the species Lactobacillus paracasei and/or compositions. The invention can be applied in restoring, maintaining, and/or promoting mental (including cognitive) health and has potential applications, inter alia, in the area of dietary and food supplements, medicaments and pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Lotta Stenman, Markus Lehtinen
  • Publication number: 20220370519
    Abstract: This invention relates to bacterial strains, compositions comprising bacterial strains as well as methods and uses of said strains and compositions for preventing or treating illness and/or symptoms associated with a coronavirus in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Sebastien Guery, Markus Lehtinen, Sinikka Anneli Latvala, Liisa Lehtoranta, Bryan-James Zabel, Wesley William Morovic, Charles Budinoff, Scott D. Power
  • Publication number: 20220143113
    Abstract: A composition comprising Lactobacillus plantarum for preventing and/or treating mental illness, symptoms affecting mental health and/or conditions associated with chronic stress in a mammal is disclosed. The composition can be used in restoring, maintaining, and/or promoting mental (including cognitive) health and has potential applications, inter alia, in the area of a dietary and food supplement and a medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Yuejian Mao, Markus Lehtinen
  • Patent number: 11318174
    Abstract: This invention relates to bacterial strains, compositions comprising bacterial strains as well as methods and uses of said strains and compositions for preventing or treating illness and/or symptoms associated with a coronavirus in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventors: Sebastien Guery, Markus Lehtinen, Sinikka Anneli Latvala, Liisa Lehtoranta, Bryan-James Zabel, Wesley William Morovic, Charles Budinoff, Scott D. Power
  • Publication number: 20220040244
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions comprising Lactobacillus plantarum, and methods and uses of said compositions for preventing and/or treating mental illness, symptoms affecting mental health and/or conditions associated with chronic stress, in a mammal. The invention can be applied in restoring, maintaining, and/or promoting mental (including cognitive) health and has potential applications, inter alia, in the area of dietary and food supplements, medicaments and pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: MARKUS LEHTINEN, Yuejian Mao, LOTTA STENMAN
  • Publication number: 20220008488
    Abstract: This invention relates to bacterial strains, compositions comprising bacterial strains as well as methods and uses of said strains and compositions for preventing or treating illness and/or symptoms associated with a coronavirus in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: SEBASTIEN GUERY, MARKUS LEHTINEN, SINIKKA ANNELI LATVALA, LIISA LEHTORANTA, BRYAN-JAMES Zabel, WESLEY WILLIAM MOROVIC, CHARLES BUDINOFF, SCOTT D. POWER
  • Publication number: 20200330531
    Abstract: The invention relates to bacteria of the species Lactobacillus paracasei and/or compositions comprising Lactobacillus paracasei for use in preventing and/or treating a mental illness, a symptom affecting mental health and/or a condition associated with chronic stress, in a mammal. The invention further relates to methods and uses of said bacteria of the species Lactobacillus paracasei and/or compositions. The invention can be applied in restoring, maintaining, and/or promoting mental (including cognitive) health and has potential applications, inter alia, in the area of dietary and food supplements, medicaments and pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Lotta Stenman, Markus Lehtinen
  • Publication number: 20200306327
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel bacteria of the species Lactobacillus plantarum and to compositions comprising Lactobacillus plantarum, and methods and uses of said compositions for preventing and/or treating mental illness, symptoms affecting mental health and/or conditions associated with chronic stress, in a mammal. The invention can be applied in restoring, maintaining, and/or promoting mental (including cognitive) health and has potential applications, inter alia, in the area of dietary and food supplements, medicaments and pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Lotta Stenman, Markus Lehtinen, Yuejian Mao
  • Patent number: 10668117
    Abstract: The present invention relates to composition derivable from a bifidobacteria, methods and uses thereof, for use in modulating the immune system in a subject by affecting viral action and/or viral effects in said subject. Furthermore, said composition may also be used in reducing the risk of development and exacerbation of chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma and COPD in a subject; preferably by modulating the immune system in the subject by affecting viral action and/or viral effects in said subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: DUPONT NUTRITION BIOSCIENCES APS
    Inventors: Markus Lehtinen, Sampo Lahtinen, Ronald B. Turner
  • Publication number: 20190099457
    Abstract: The present invention relates to composition derivable from a bifidobacteria, methods and uses thereof, for use in modulating the immune system in a subject by affecting viral action and/or viral effects in said subject. Furthermore, said composition may also be used in reducing the risk of development and exacerbation of chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma and COPD in a subject; preferably by modulating the immune system in the subject by affecting viral action and/or viral effects in said subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Markus Lehtinen, Sampo Lahtinen, Ronald B. Turner