Patents by Inventor Der Chyan Hwang

Der Chyan Hwang 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).

  • Protein Hydrolysate Compositions
    Publication number: 20110250313
    Abstract: The present invention provides protein hydrolysate compositions, processes for making protein hydrolysate compositions, and food products comprising protein hydrolysate compositions. The protein hydrolysate compositions generally comprise a mixture of polypeptides enriched in a 47 kDa fragment, wherein between about 10% and about 66% of the polypeptides are the 47 kDa fragment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: SOLAE, LLC
    Inventors: Der-Chyan Hwang, Naina K. Shah, Phillip S. Kerr, Theodore M. Wong, Gitte Budolfsen Lynglev
  • Vegetable Protein Concentrate Having a Reduced Insoluble Dietary Fiber Content and Increase Amount of Soluble Dietary Fiber Content
    Publication number: 20090093406
    Abstract: This invention relates to a vegetable protein composition of matter derived from an alcohol washed vegetable protein material, comprising; having a decreased amount of insoluble dietary fiber content and an increased amount of soluble dietary fiber content relative to said original amount of insoluble dietary fiber and soluble dietary fiber in the alcohol washed vegetable protein material. The invention further relates to processes for obtaining the vegetable protein composition having a decreased amount of insoluble dietary fiber content and an increased amount of soluble dietary fiber content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: Solae, LLC
    Inventors: Der-Chyan Hwang, Charles W. Monagle, Traci R. Hamersen
  • Enzymes involved in triterpene synthesis
    Publication number: 20060277636
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding an oxidosqualene cyclase. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the isolated polynucleotides of the invention, in sense or antisense orientation, operably linked to a suitable regulatory sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Gregory Bryan, Brian McGonigle, Carl Maxwell, Susan Potter, Der-Chyan Hwang
  • Transglutaminase soy fish and meat products and analogs thereof
    Patent number: 6908634
    Abstract: This invention relates to a transglutaminase-coupled vegetable protein composition and a process for preparing said composition. Further, this invention relates to soy fish and meat products and analogs thereof and a process for making the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Solae, LLC
    Inventor: Der Chyan Hwang
  • TRANSGLUTAMINASE SOY FISH AND MEAT PRODUCTS AND ANALOGS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20040185147
    Abstract: This invention relates to a transglutaminase-coupled vegetable protein composition and a process for preparing said composition. Further, this invention relates to soy fish and meat products and analogs thereof and a process for making the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: Protein Technologies International, Inc.
    Inventor: Der Chyan Hwang
  • Enzymes involved in triterpene synthesis
    Publication number: 20030208791
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding an oxidosqualene cyclase. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the isolated polynucleotides of the invention, in sense or antisense orientation, operably linked to a suitable regulatory sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: Gregory T Bryan, Brian McGonigle, Carl A Maxwell, Susan M Potter, Der-Chyan Hwang
  • Carboxyl-modified superabsorbent protein hydrogel
    Patent number: 5847089
    Abstract: The present invention is a biodegradable, reversibly-swellable, polyvalent cation-binding, protein-based hydrogel which comprises an acyl-modified protein matrix in which the acyl-modified protein matrix is crosslinked with a bifunctional crosslinking reagent, and a method of making the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Srinivasan Damodaran, Der-Chyan Hwang