Patents by Inventor Abraham Leenhouts

Abraham Leenhouts 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).

  • Patent number: 11647763
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process to manufacture a water-in-oil emulsion, comprising ?10 to 85 wt. % of liquid oil; ?0.5 to 50 wt. % of fat powder comprising hardstock fat; ?10 to 85 wt. % of a water-phase; ?0.005 to 5 wt. % of lecithin; and ?0.01 to 5 wt. % of monoglyceride; comprising the steps of: 1. providing a solution of at most 5 wt. % of the liquid oil, based on the total amount of liquid oil, comprising at least 50 wt. % of dissolved lecithin, based on total amount of lecithin; and at least 50 wt. % of dissolved monoglyceride, based on total amount of monoglyceride; wherein the temperature of the solution is at least 50 degrees Celsius; 2. providing an oil-continuous system comprising at least 75 wt. % of the liquid oil, based on the total amount of liquid oil, wherein the system has a temperature of from 0 to 20 degrees Celsius; 3. contacting the solution provided at step ‘I’ with the system provided at step ‘2’; 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: UPFIELD EUROPE B.V.
    Inventors: Abraham Leenhouts, Irene Erica Smit-Kingma, Farley Ferdinand Tio
  • Patent number: 11388908
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of an edible fat slurry containing oil and solid fat particles of hardstock fat, in which said slurry is made by adding a melted hardstock fat to cold liquid oil in a vessel over a period of time. The invention also relates to a process for turning such slurry into an oil-continuous emulsion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: UPFIELD EUROPE B.V.
    Inventors: Wim Theodorus Hogervorst, Frederik Michiel Meeuse, Abraham Leenhouts, Ronald Peter Potman
  • Patent number: 10757954
    Abstract: A process for preparing a slurry of edible oil and fat powder, and to a process of preparing an edible fat-continuous spread out of such. The process for preparing said slurry has at least two different regimes of reduced pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: UPFIELD EUROPE B.V.
    Inventors: Kai Grebenkämper, Cornelis Johannes Kroon, Abraham Leenhouts, Rogier Antoine Floris The
  • Publication number: 20180368434
    Abstract: A process for preparing a slurry of an edible oil phase and fat powder, and to a process of preparing an edible fat-continuous spread out of such, wherein the oil phase comprises olive oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Kai GREBENKÄMPER, Abraham LEENHOUTS, Rogier Antoine Floris THE
  • Publication number: 20180153187
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of an edible fat slurry containing oil and solid fat particles of hardstock fat, in which said slurry is made by adding a melted hardstock fat to cold liquid oil in a vessel over a period of time. The invention also relates to a process for turning such slurry into an oil-continuous emulsion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: Unilever BCS US Inc.
    Inventors: Wim Theodorus HOGERVORST, Frederik Michiel MEEUSE, Abraham LEENHOUTS, Ronald Peter POTMAN
  • Publication number: 20170251689
    Abstract: A process for preparing a slurry of edible oil and fat powder, and to a process of preparing an edible fat-continuous spread out of such. The process for preparing said slurry has at least two different regimes of reduced pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: Unilever BCS US Inc.
    Inventors: Kai GREBENKÄMPER, Cornelis Johannes KROON, Abraham LEENHOUTS, Rogier Antoine Floris THE
  • Publication number: 20160213018
    Abstract: Process for manufacturing edible fat continuous emulsions comprising 25 to 60 wt. % of fat, and which emulsion can be made without the usual mono- and/or diglyceride emulsifier. The process involves structuring the oil phase and stabilizing the emulsion by a combination of fat powder comprising hardstock and hardstock blended with the oil of the emulsion in liquid form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Rudi DEN ADEL, Georg Christian DOL, Kai GREBENKÄMPER, Abraham LEENHOUTS, Ronald Peter POTMAN, Irene Erica SMIT-KINGMA, Farley Ferdinand TIO
  • Publication number: 20150320068
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process to manufacture a water-in-oil emulsion, comprising •10 to 85 wt. % of liquid oil; •0.5 to 50 wt. % of fat powder comprising hardstock fat; •10 to 85 wt. % of a water-phase; •0.005 to 5 wt. % of lecithin; and •0.01 to 5 wt. % of monoglyceride; comprising the steps of: 1. providing a solution of at most 5 wt. % of the liquid oil, based on the total amount of liquid oil, comprising at least 50 wt. % of dissolved lecithin, based on total amount of lecithin; and at least 50 wt. % of dissolved monoglyceride, based on total amount of monoglyceride; wherein the temperature of the solution is at least 50 degrees Celsius; 2. providing an oil-continuous system comprising at least 75 wt. % of the liquid oil, based on the total amount of liquid oil, wherein the system has a temperature of from 0 to 20 degrees Celsius; 3. contacting the solution provided at step ‘I’ with the system provided at step ‘2’; 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
    Inventors: Abraham LEENHOUTS, Irene Erica SMIT-KINGMA, Farley Ferdinand TIO
  • Publication number: 20140342080
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of an edible low-fat water-in-oil emulsion comprising an aqueous phase and at most 45 wt. % of a fat phase, wherein said fat phase comprises liquid oil and structuring fat, comprising the steps of: a. providing an aqueous phase comprising a gelling system; b. providing fat powder comprising structuring fat; c. forming the edible low-fat water-in-oil emulsion by mixing said aqueous phase, said fat powder and liquid oil; •wherein the aqueous phase comprising a gelling system at step c has a viscosity of at most 100 mPas at 5 degrees Celsius, •and wherein the liquid oil may be mixed at any of steps a, b or c, or when mixed in parts in any combination at steps a, b and c The invention further relates to an edible low-fat water-in-oil emulsion comprising •at most 45 wt. % of a fat phase, and •at most 25 wt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Georg Christian Dol, Abraham Leenhouts, Ronald Peter Potman, Farley Tio
  • Publication number: 20120003377
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of an edible fat continuous spread, comprising an aqueous phase, non-gelling protein and up to 40 wt % fat, comprising the steps of: a. mixing fat powder and oil wherein the fat powder comprises structuring fat to provide a slurry; b. providing an aqueous phase comprising non-gelling protein; c. mixing the slurry and aqueous phase to form an oil continuous emulsion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Marie Nicole Dobenesque, Abraham Leenhouts
  • Publication number: 20110287160
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of an edible fat continuous spread comprising an aqueous phase and further comprising a fat soluble emulsifier, comprising the steps of: a. mixing fat powder and oil wherein the fat powder comprises structuring fat to provide a slurry; b. providing an aqueous phase; c. mixing the slurry and aqueous phase to form an oil continuous emulsion; wherein the aqueous phase as provided under b) comprises at least part of the fat soluble emulsifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Marie Nicole Dobenesque, Abraham Leenhouts, Farley Ferdinanad Tio
  • Publication number: 20110256300
    Abstract: The invention relates to edible fat powders having a full width at half maximum of the first order long spacing X-ray diffraction peak of 0.17 to 0.80 degrees and a gel strength of 5 to 3500 Pa. The invention further relates to a method of preparing a fat continuous spread comprising the use of such edible fat powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Marie Nicole Dobenesque, Eckhard Floter, Abraham Leenhouts, Farley Ferdinand Tio