Patents Assigned to Sensient Colors LLC
  • Patent number: 11918024
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a coating composition including a pectin and a non-glycerol sugar alcohol. The pectin can be present in an amount by weight of at least 30.0% and at most 50.0%. The non-glycerol sugar alcohol can be present in an amount by weight of at least 10.0%) and at most 40.0%. The pectin can be present in a ratio of at least 1:1 and at most 5:1 relative to the non-glyercol sugar alcohol. The present disclosure also provides coating suspensions, coatings, and coated substrates related to the coating composition. The present disclosure also provides methods of making and using the coating compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Sensient Colors LLC
    Inventors: Beverly A. Schad, Houston Smith
  • Patent number: 11766008
    Abstract: The invention relates to the carrot variety designated Purple Royale. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, and derivatives of the carrot variety Purple Royale. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the carrot variety Purple Royale and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing carrot plants by crossing the carrot variety Purple Royale with itself or another carrot variety and plants produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: SENSIENT COLORS LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Jeffrey Brotslaw, Joerg Meyer, Bradley Katsu Kaji
  • Patent number: 11457590
    Abstract: The invention relates to the butterfly pea variety designated SXT BFP. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the butterfly pea variety SXT BFP. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the butterfly pea variety SXT BFP and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing butterfly pea plants by crossing the butterfly pea variety SXT BFP with itself or another butterfly pea variety and plants produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SENSIENT COLORS, LLC
    Inventors: Vergel C. Concibido, Jöerg Meyer
  • Patent number: 11399476
    Abstract: The invention relates to the red radish cultivar designated SXT MAJESTIC RED. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, and derivatives of the red radish cultivar SXT MAJESTIC RED. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the red radish cultivar SXT MAJESTIC RED and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing red radish plants by crossing the red radish cultivar SXT MAJESTIC RED with itself or another red radish cultivar and plants produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Sensient Colors, LLC
    Inventors: William Waycott, Vergel C. Concibido, Jöerg Meyer
  • Patent number: 11375732
    Abstract: A method of imparting pearlescence to a food product that includes applying a ready-to-use dispersion to a food product using confectionary panning, where the ready-to-use dispersion includes a pearlescent pigment, a cellulose derivative in an amount sufficient to enhance viscosity of the dispersion and impart a barrier coat to the food product, and a wax in an amount sufficient to impart a gloss to the food product. A method of incorporating a pearlescent pigment into a food product that includes applying a dispersion to a food product using panning, where the dispersion includes a pearlescent pigment, a viscosity enhancer, a fluid carrier, and a gloss agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Sensient Colors LLC
    Inventors: Gale D. Myers, Jeffrey R. Plodzien, Leo H. Otto
  • Patent number: 11191731
    Abstract: A film coating composition comprising a cellulosic polymer, an opacifying agent, and a fatty acid is disclosed herein. Also disclosed is a film coating composition comprising a cellulosic polymer, an opacifying agent, a plasticizing agent, and a polyol. The disclosed film coating compositions may be mixed with a solvent to produce a film coating suspension. The film coating suspension can be applied to a substrate, such as a nutritional supplement, pharmaceutical, tablet, capsule, softgel, granule, particle, food confectionary form, agricultural seed, and the like to form a film coating on the substrate. Methods of coating a substrate with the film coating suspensions are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Sensient Colors LLC
    Inventors: Beverly A. Schad, Brian K. Cheng
  • Patent number: 10531681
    Abstract: Heat-triggered colorants for altering the color of a food, methods for changing the color of a food using heat-triggered colorants, and methods for making heat-triggered colorants for food. The heat-triggered colorants may comprise a mixture comprising a carrier having a melting point and a GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) first food colorant having a color, and a coating encapsulating the mixture and masking the color of the first food colorant. When the heat-triggered colorant is exposed to a temperature greater than the melting point of the carrier, the carrier melts and releases the first food colorant, thereby unmasking the color of the first food colorant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Sensient Colors LLC
    Inventors: Karen Brimmer, Danny Thomas Lauff, Olaf C. Moberg, Christopher J. Rueb, William A. Hendrickson
  • Patent number: 10499669
    Abstract: Composition having a blue color including a buffer, an anthocyanin, and a divalent ion source. The composition may comprise an anthocyanin and a divalent ion source, wherein the average variation of ?E*ab of the composition is less than 30% of the average variation of ?E*ab of a control composition after exposure of the composition and the control composition to a 400 to 765 W/m2 light source for a period of time. The composition may comprise an anthocyanin and a divalent ion source, wherein the composition exhibits a less than 20% change in the area beneath the reflectance colorimeter spectral curve of the composition from 430 nm to 530 nm measured over a period of time. In another aspect, a method of stabilizing a blue colorant is provided. The method may comprise combining a buffer, an anthocyanin, and a divalent ion source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Sensient Colors LLC
    Inventors: Gale D. Myers, Michael C. Jelavich, Leo H. Otto, Jeffrey R. Plodzien
  • Patent number: 10159650
    Abstract: A film coating composition comprising a cellulosic polymer, an opacifying agent, and a fatty acid is disclosed herein. Also disclosed is a film coating composition comprising a cellulosic polymer, an opacifying agent, a plasticizing agent, and a polyol. The disclosed film coating compositions may be mixed with a solvent to produce a film coating suspension. The film coating suspension can be applied to a substrate, such as a nutritional supplement, pharmaceutical, tablet, capsule, softgel, granule, particle, food confectionary form, agricultural seed, and the like to form a film coating on the substrate. Methods of coating a substrate with the film coating suspensions are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Sensient Colors LLC
    Inventors: Beverly A. Schad, Brian K. Cheng
  • Patent number: 9844949
    Abstract: A composition including a disperse dye and an aqueous carrier having a first polyol and a second polyol having at least 5 carbon has atoms, wherein the composition has a color fastness to water of at least 3 according to International Organization for Standardization test ISO 105-EO1:2010 when used in direct inkjet printing on a ready-to-print polyester textile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Sensient Colors LLC
    Inventors: Claire Glenat, William Watson, Pascal Gruffel, Martial Blanc, Rudy Grosso
  • Patent number: 9771488
    Abstract: A dispersion comprising a pigment, a polymer comprising a carboxyl group, a crosslinking agent capable of undergoing a crosslinking reaction with the carboxyl group, an inhibition agent comprising a tertiary amine, and a liquid carrier, wherein at least one of the mean particle size and the viscosity of the dispersion increases by less than 20% over about three months in sealed storage at ambient temperature, as determined by accelerated shelf life testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Sensient Colors LLC
    Inventors: Wenbin Hong, Mihaela Madaras
  • Patent number: 9629802
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an enteric coating formulation, as well as methods for preparing and using said enteric coating formulation. In particular, the invention relates to an enteric coating formulation that is made up of foodeous approved materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Sensient Colors LLC
    Inventor: Vic Young
  • Patent number: 9492395
    Abstract: A film coating composition comprising a cellulosic polymer, an opacifying agent, and a fatty acid is disclosed herein. Also disclosed is a film coating composition comprising a cellulosic polymer, an opacifying agent, a plasticizing agent, and a polyol. The disclosed film coating compositions may be mixed with a solvent to produce a film coating suspension. The film coating suspension can be applied to a substrate, such as a nutritional supplement, pharmaceutical, tablet, capsule, softgel, granule, particle, food confectionary form, agricultural seed, and the like to form a film coating on the substrate. Methods of coating a substrate with the film coating suspensions are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: SENSIENT COLORS LLC
    Inventors: Beverly A. Schad, Brian K. Cheng
  • Patent number: 9328244
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the invention provides a surface treated calcium carbonate and method for making the same. In embodiments, the calcium carbonate is surface treated with a hydrophobic compound, such as a trialkoxyalkylsilane (i.e., triethoxycaprylylsilane), fluoro high purity ammonium C6-16 perfluoroalkyl phosphate, or dimethicone trimethylsiloxysilane. In another embodiment, the invention provides a personal care product comprising the surface treated calcium carbonate. In embodiments, the personal care product is a darker skin tone makeup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Sensient Colors LLC
    Inventors: David O'Halloran, Kelly Chen
  • Patent number: 9221986
    Abstract: A method of modifying a particle that includes reacting a reactive compound having an X—[Y]n reactive group with a secondary compound N—S-ZM to form a substituted reactive intermediate [Y]a—X—(N—S-ZM)b, and reacting the particle with the substituted reactive intermediate [Y]a—X—(N—S-ZM)b to attach the substituted reactive intermediate to the surface of the particle to form a surface modified particle. The particle may comprise at least one of a dye particle, an inorganic pigment particle, an additive, or a combination thereof. X may be a sulfonyl, phosphoryl, or 1,3,5-triazinyl group. Y may be a halogen leaving group. N may be a nucleophilic group. S may be an organic group. ZM may be an ionizable end group. Also, n is an integer between 1 and 3, b is an integer between 1 and 3, and a=n?b. When n is equal to or greater than b, and wherein if b is 2 or 3, each N—S-ZM can be the same or different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Sensient Colors LLC
    Inventors: Puthalath K. Sujeeth, John P. Kane, Daniel A. Ouellette, Mark Ulrich
  • Patent number: 9113647
    Abstract: A method of imparting flavor to an edible substrate by precision depositing a first food grade flavored wax onto a surface of an edible substrate. A method of providing a flavored image on an edible substrate by ink jet printing a food grade colored fluid on an edible substrate to create an image and applying a food grade flavored wax onto the edible substrate. A method of imparting flavor to an edible substrate by applying a food grade flavored wax onto the edible substrate and applying a food grade flavored fluid onto the edible substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Sensient Colors LLC
    Inventors: Scott Liniger, Andrea Hutchison
  • Patent number: 8846087
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an enteric coating formulation, as well as methods for preparing and using said enteric coating formulation. In particular, the invention relates to an enteric coating formulation that is made up of foodeous approved materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Sensient Colors LLC
    Inventor: Vic Young
  • Patent number: 8226761
    Abstract: A method of modifying a pigment that includes reacting a reactive compound having an X—[Y]n reactive group with a secondary compound N—S—ZM to form a substituted reactive intermediate [Y]a—X—(N—S—ZM)b. A pigment is reacted with the substituted reactive intermediate [Y]a—X—(N—S—ZM)b to attach the substituted reactive intermediate to the surface of the pigment to form a surface modified pigment. X may be a sulfonyl, phosphoryl, or 1,3,5-triazinyl group, Y may be a halogen leaving group, N may be a basic nucleophilic group, S may be an organic group, and ZM may be an ionizable end group. Also, n is an integer between 1 and 3, b is an integer between 1 and 3, and a=n?b. When n is equal to or greater than b, and if b is 2 or 3, each N—S—ZM can be the same or different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Sensient Colors LLC
    Inventors: Puthalath K. Sujeeth, John P. Kane, Daniel A. Ouellette, Mark Ulrich, Vincent Shing, Michael Bogomolny
  • Patent number: 8163075
    Abstract: An ink composition that includes a self-dispersing pigment that has about 0.02 to about 1.0 mMoles of S and about 0.2 to about 2.0 mMoles of active hydrogen per gram of pigment, water, and an organic solvent. A method of making an ink composition that includes sulfonating a pigment, subsequently oxidizing the pigment to produce a modified pigment, and incorporating the modified pigment into an ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Sensient Colors LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Kennedy, Diane V. Graff, Daniel F. Gloster, Michael Bogomolny, Puthalath K. Sujeeth, Ryan Cross
  • Patent number: 8147608
    Abstract: A method of producing a modified pigment by sulfonating a pigment and subsequently oxidizing the pigment. The modified pigment may have sulfonic acid and carboxyl surface modifying groups attached to the surface of the pigment. Charge balancing counterions such as alkali metals, alkaline earth metals and NR1R2R3H+, where R1, R2 and R3 are independently H or C1-C5 alkyl groups, may be associated with the surface modifying groups. The modified pigment is combined with water to produce a dispersion that can be used in such applications as coatings, paints, papers, adhesives, latexes, toners, textiles, fibers, plastics and inks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Sensient Colors LLC
    Inventors: Puthalath K. Sujeeth, Mark Ulrich, Gabe Srouji, John P. Kane, Daniel A. Ouellette