Patents Assigned to THAROS LTD.
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Patent number: 10059904Abstract: The invention relates to a new solvent-free process for simultaneously obtaining phospholipids-enriched krill oil and neutral lipid enriched-krill oil containing DHA and EPA poly-unsaturated fatty acids and astaxanthin and krill meal. The process includes preheating fresh minced krill followed by melting of the lipids using live steam injection to obtain a press liquid and a solid fraction; centrifuging the press liquid to obtain a phospholipids-enriched emulsion phase; evaporating the water of the emulsion using a thin film evaporator to obtain phospholipids-enriched krill oil; centrifuging the resulting decanter liquid to obtain neutral lipids enriched krill oil and stickwater.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2015Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Tharos Ltd.Inventors: Dimitri Sclabos Katevas, Raul Toro Guerra
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Patent number: 9150815Abstract: Organic solvent-free processes for obtaining krill oil compositions are disclosed. The processes include a) cooking krill in a cooker vessel for a time and temperature sufficient to denature the protein content of the krill and cause a first solid krill fraction and first liquid krill fraction to be formed while substantially avoiding emulsification of the first solid and first liquid krill fractions; b) removing the first solid and first liquid krill fractions from the cooker vessel at a temperature of at least about 90° C.; c) separating the first solid fraction and the first liquid fraction; and d) obtaining krill oil with neutral enriched from the first liquid fraction, and e) by pressing of first solid fraction to obtain press liquid or a second liquid krill fraction for obtaining krill oil with phospholipids enriched krill oil, the separating and the obtaining steps being carried out without the use of organic solvents.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2014Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignees: Tharos Ltd., Lonza Ltd.Inventors: Dimitri Sclabos Katevas, Raúl R. Toro Guerra, Mario M. Chiong Lay
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Patent number: 9011942Abstract: The invention discloses a new solvent-free process for obtaining phospholipids and neutral lipids enriched krill oils containing DHA and EPA poly-unsaturated fatty acids and astaxanthin. The process includes cooking fresh krill at high temperature—without agitation and or grinding; decanting the cooked krill for obtaining a partial de-fatted and de-watered solid and a liquid; squeezing the obtained solid to obtain a press liquid and a solid fraction; centrifuging the press liquid to obtain the phospholipids enriched krill oil; centrifuging of the decanter liquid obtained to obtain the neutral lipid enriched krill oil and stickwater.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2014Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Tharos, Ltd.Inventors: Dimitri Sclabos Katevas, Raúl R. Toro Guerra, Mario Chiong Lay
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Patent number: 8865236Abstract: The invention discloses a new solvent-free process for obtaining phospholipids and neutral lipids enriched krill oils containing DHA and EPA poly-unsaturated fatty acids and astaxanthin. The process includes cooking fresh krill at high temperature—without agitation and or grinding; decanting the cooked krill for obtaining a partial de-fatted and de-watered solid and a liquid; squeezing the obtained solid to obtain a press liquid and a solid fraction; centrifuging the press liquid to obtain the phospholipids enriched krill oil; centrifuging of the decanter liquid obtained to obtain the neutral lipid enriched krill oil and stickwater.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2013Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Tharos Ltd.Inventors: Dimitri Sclabos Katevas, Raül R. Toro Guerra, Mario Chiong Lay
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Patent number: 8772516Abstract: Organic solvent-free processes for obtaining krill oil compositions are disclosed. The processes include a) cooking krill in a cooker vessel for a time and at a temperature sufficient to denature the protein content of the krill and cause a first solid krill fraction and a first liquid krill fraction to be formed while substantially avoiding emulsification of the first solid and first liquid krill fractions; b) removing the first solid and first liquid krill fractions from the cooker vessel at a temperature of at least about 90° C.; c) separating the first solid fraction and the first liquid fraction; and d) obtaining krill oil with neutral enriched from the first liquid fraction, and e) by pressing of first solid fraction to obtain press liquid or a second liquid krill fraction for obtaining krill oil with phospholipids enriched krill oil, the separating and the obtaining steps being carried out without the use of organic solvents. Krill oil compositions made by the process are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2011Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignees: Tharos. Ltd., Lonza, Ltd.Inventors: Dimitri Sclabos Katevas, Raul R. Toro Guerra, Mario M. Chiong Lay
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Publication number: 20140065236Abstract: The invention discloses a new solvent-free process for obtaining phospholipids and neutral lipids enriched krill oils containing DHA and EPA poly-unsaturated fatty acids and astaxanthin. The process includes cooking fresh krill at high temperature—without agitation and or grinding; decanting the cooked krill for obtaining a partial de-fatted and de-watered solid and a liquid; squeezing the obtained solid to obtain a press liquid and a solid fraction; centrifuging the press liquid to obtain the phospholipids enriched krill oil; centrifuging of the decanter liquid obtained to obtain the neutral lipid enriched krill oil and stickwater.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: Tharos Ltd.Inventors: Dimitri SCLABOS KATEVAS, Raúl R. TORO GUERRA, Mario CHIONG LAY
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Patent number: 8609157Abstract: The invention discloses a new solvent-free process for obtaining phospholipids and neutral lipids enriched krill oils containing DHA and EPA poly-unsaturated fatty acids and astaxanthin. The process includes cooking fresh krill at high temperature-without agitation and or grinding; decanting the cooked krill for obtaining a partial de-fatted and de-watered solid and a liquid; squeezing the obtained solid to obtain a press liquid and a solid fraction; centrifuging the press liquid to obtain the phospholipids enriched krill oil; centrifuging of the decanter liquid obtained to obtain the neutral lipid enriched krill oil and stickwater.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2009Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Tharos Ltd.Inventors: Dimitri Sclabos Katevas, Raúl R. Toro Guerra, Mario M. Chiong Lay
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Publication number: 20130012449Abstract: The invention discloses a new solvent-free process for obtaining phospholipids and neutral lipids enriched krill oils containing DHA and EPA poly-unsaturated fatty acids and astaxanthin. The process includes cooking fresh krill at high temperature-without agitation and or grinding; decanting the cooked krill for obtaining a partial de-fatted and de-watered solid and a liquid; squeezing the obtained solid to obtain a press liquid and a solid fraction; centrifuging the press liquid to obtain the phospholipids enriched krill oil; centrifuging of the decanter liquid obtained to obtain the neutral lipid enriched krill oil and stickwater.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2009Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: THAROS LTD.Inventors: Dimitri Sclabos Katevas, Raul R. Toro Guerra, Mario M. Chiong Lay
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Publication number: 20110224450Abstract: Organic solvent-free processes for obtaining krill oil compositions are disclosed. The processes include a) cooking krill in a cooker vessel for a time and at a temperature sufficient to denature the protein content of the krill and cause a first solid krill fraction and a first liquid krill fraction to be formed while substantially avoiding emulsification of the first solid and first liquid hill fractions; b) removing the first solid and first liquid krill fractions from the cooker vessel at a temperature of at least about 90° C.; c) separating the first solid fraction and the first liquid fraction; and d) obtaining krill oil with neutral enriched from the first liquid fraction, and e) by pressing of first solid fraction to obtain press liquid or a second liquid krill fraction for obtaining hill oil with phospholipids enriched krill oil, the separating and the obtaining steps being carried out without the use of organic solvents. Krill oil compositions made by the process are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2011Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicants: THAROS LTD., LONZA LTD.Inventors: Dimitri Sclabos Katevas, Raul R. Toro Guerra, Mario M. Chiong Lay