Patents by Inventor Edward J. Shuster
Edward J. Shuster 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).
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Patent number: 4064184Abstract: Processes and compositions are described for the use in foodstuff, chewing gum, toothpaste and medicinal product flavor and aroma and perfume aroma augmenting, enhancing, modifying and imparting compositions and as foodstuff, chewing gum, toothpaste, medicinal product, perfume and perfumed article aroma imparting materials of 3,3-dimethyl-2(3-butenyl) norbornanol-2 (hereinafter referred to as the "norbornanol derivative" having the structure: ##STR1## (which structure is intended to cover both the "endo" and the "exo" isomers thereof) produced by a process which comprises reacting an allylic Grignard reagent having the structure: ##STR2## wherein X is chloro, bromo or iodo with camphene oxide having the structure: ##STR3## by either "exo" camphene oxide or "endo" camphene oxide or a mixture of "exo" and "endo" camphene oxide. Addition of the said norbornanol derivative to consumable materials is indicated to produce:A.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 1976Date of Patent: December 20, 1977Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Kenneth K. Light, Manfred Hugo Vock, Edward J. Shuster, Frederick Louis Schmitt
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Patent number: 4055506Abstract: Processes and compositions are described for the use in perfume aroma imparting, augmenting, modifying, altering or enhancing compositions and as perfume and perfumed article aroma imparting, modifying, altering and enhancing materials of 2,2,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexene-1-ylacetaldehyde (hereinafter referred to as "beta-cyclohomocitral") produced by a process which either (A) comprises the steps of:I. Oxidizing beta-ionone having the formula: ##STR1## with a peralkanoic acid having the formula: ##STR2## (wherein R is H, methyl or ethyl) in the presence of buffer and in the absence of dimethyl formamide, to form 2,2,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexene-1-ylvinylacetate (hereinafter referred to as "beta-ionone enol ester") having the formula: ##STR3## and II. Hydrolyzing said beta-ionone enol ester using a basic hydrolysis agent to form beta-cyclo-homocitral having the structure: ##STR4## or (B) oxidizing beta-ionone with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of inorganic base to form beta-cyclohomocitral, directly.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 1976Date of Patent: October 25, 1977Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Alan Owen Pittet, Erich Manfred Klaiber, Manfred Hugo Vock, Edward J. Shuster, Joaquin Vinals
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Patent number: 4053657Abstract: Processes and compositions are described for the use in foodstuff, chewing gum, toothpaste and medicinal product flavor and aroma and perfume aroma augmenting, enhancing, modifying and imparting compositions and as foodstuff, chewing gum, toothpaste, medicinal product, perfume and perfumed article aroma imparting materials of 1-(3,3-dimethyl-2-norbornyl)-2-propanone (hereinafter referred to as the "norbornylpropanone derivative") having the structure: ##STR1## (which structure is intended to cover both the "endo" and the "exo" isomers thereof). Addition of the said "norbornyl-propanone derivative" to consumable materials is indicated to produce:A. In foodstuffs, foodstuff flavorings, chewing gums, toothpastes and medicinal products, fruity/berry, pine needle-like aromas and sweet, fruity/berry, blueberry-like, pine needle-like, pine balsam flavor characteristics; andB.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 1976Date of Patent: October 11, 1977Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: William L. Schreiber, James N. Siano, Manfred Hugo Vock, Edward J. Shuster
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Patent number: 4049682Abstract: Described are processes for preparing enol esters having the generic structure: ##STR1## (which structure is intended to cover both the "cis" and the "trans" isomers thereof) wherein R.sub.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.11 alkyl, and R.sub.4 is hydrogen or methyl, produced by one of the following processes:I. Reacting beta-ionone or a homologue thereof with a peracid;Ii. Reacting an enol acetate formed by process (i) (when R.sub.1 is methyl and R.sub.4 is hydrogen) with an alkanoic acid anhydride or an acyl halide, to form another enol ester;Iii. Reacting beta-cyclohomocitral having the formula: ##STR2## with a lower alkanoic acid anhydride or an acyl halide.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 1976Date of Patent: September 20, 1977Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Alan Owen Pittet, Erich Manfred Klaiber, Manfred Hugo Vock, Edward J. Shuster, Joaquin Vinals
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Patent number: 4048201Abstract: Processes and compositions are described for the use in foodstuff, chewing gum, toothpaste and medicinal product flavor and aroma, tobacco flavor and aroma and perfume aroma augmenting, modifying, enhancing and imparting compositions and as foodstuff, chewing gum, toothpaste, medicinal product tobacco, perfume and perfumed article aroma imparting materials of one or more alkyl side chain methyl substituted or unsubstituted 2,2,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-vinyl alkanoates (hereinafter referred to as "enol esters") having the generic structure: ##STR1## (which structure is intended to cover both the "cis" and the "trans" isomers thereof) wherein R.sub.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.11 alkyl and R.sub.4 is hydrogen or methyl.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 1976Date of Patent: September 13, 1977Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Alan Owen Pittet, Erich Manfred Klaiber, Manfred Hugo Vock, Edward J. Shuster, Joaquin Vinals
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Patent number: 4041069Abstract: Described are methods for preparing foodstuffs, flavoring compositions for foodstuffs, tobacco compositions, flavoring compositions for tobacco, perfume compositions, ingredients for perfume compositions, perfumed articles and ingredients for perfumed articles by including therein one or more C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl-2-methyl-3,4-pentadienoates in order to produce:A. In food flavorings, sweet, fruity, winey strawberry, tagette oil-like, pear and/or apple-like aromas and sweet, fruity, winey, creamy, strawberry, tagette oil-like, pear and/or apple tastes;B. In perfumes, berry, chamomile, wormwood, apple and/or pineapple notes; andC. In tobaccos, sweet, woody and/or fruity notes;As well as the novel compounds, isobutyl-2-methyl-3,4-pentadienoate and n-hexyl-2-methyl-3,4-pentadienoate.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 1976Date of Patent: August 9, 1977Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: John B. Hall, Denis E. Hruza, Manfred Hugo Vock, Joaquin Vinals, Edward J. Shuster
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Patent number: 4041084Abstract: Tricyclic alcohol compounds having the formula: ##STR1## wherein each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; wherein the dashed line is a carbon-carbon single bond or a carbon-carbon double bond; and wherein, when the dashed line is a carbon-carbon single bond, one of R.sub.2 or R.sub.3 is hydrogen; useful in preparing compositions for augmenting or enhancing the flavor and/or aroma of consumble products including foods, tobacco and perfumes.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 1976Date of Patent: August 9, 1977Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Kenneth K. Light, Edward J. Shuster, Joaquin F. Vinals, Manfred Hugo Vock
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Patent number: 4040987Abstract: Perfume and fragrance compositions and perfumed articles including soaps, detergents, powders, as well as colognes containing 2-alkyl-substituted-4,5-dimethyl thiazolines having the structure: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.3 are the same or different, and each is selected from the group consisting of methyl and hydrogen, which impart thereto chocolate-like, fresh ground coffee-like, green, cucumber, dill aromas and yielding on dry-out floral, natural tuberose-like, orris-like nuances.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 1976Date of Patent: August 9, 1977Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Edward J. Shuster, Donald Arthur Withycombe, Braja Dulal Mookherjee, Cynthia J. Mussinan
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Patent number: 4031034Abstract: Perfume and fragrance compositions, and perfumed articles comprising trithioacetone having the structure: ##STR1## are described.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 1976Date of Patent: June 21, 1977Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Richard Arnold Wilson, Ira Katz, Manfred H. Vock, Edward J. Shuster
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Patent number: 4026824Abstract: Processes and compositions are described for the use in perfume aroma imparting, augmenting, modifying, altering or enhancing compositions and as perfume and perfumed article aroma imparting, modifying, altering and enhancing materials of 2,2,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexene-1-ylacetaldehyde (hereinafter referred to as "beta-cyclohomocitral") produced by a process which either (A) comprises the steps of:I. Oxidizing beta-ionone having the formula: ##STR1## with a peralkanoic acid having the formula: ##STR2## (wherein R is H, methyl or ethyl) in the presence of buffer and in the absence of dimethyl formamide, to form 2,2,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexene-1-ylvinylacetate (hereinafter referred to as "beta-ionone enol ester") having the formula: ##STR3## II. Hydrolyzing said beta-ionone enol ester using a basic hydrolysis agent to form beta-cyclo-homocitral having the structure: ##STR4## or (B) oxidizing beta-ionone with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of inorganic base to form beta-cyclohomocitral, directly.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 1975Date of Patent: May 31, 1977Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Alan Owen Pittet, Erigh Manfred Klaiber, Manfred Hugo Vock, Edward J. Shuster, Joaquin Vinals
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Patent number: 4021494Abstract: Described is a process for producing an organic tricyclic alcohol having the formula: ##STR1## wherein each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; wherein the dashed line is a carbon-carbon single bond or a carbon-carbon double bond; and wherein when the dashed line is a carbon-carbon single bond, one of R.sub.2 or R.sub.3 is hydrogen.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 1976Date of Patent: May 3, 1977Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Kenneth K. Light, Edward J. Shuster, Joaquin F. Vinals, Manfred Hugo Vock
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Patent number: 4014351Abstract: Processes and compositions are described for the use in tobacco flavor and aroma and as tobacco flavor and aroma imparting, altering, modifying, or enhancing materials of 2,2,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-ylacetaldehyde (hereinafter referred to as "beta-cyclohomocitral") produced by a process which either (A) comprises the steps of:I. Oxidizing beta-ionone having the formula: ##STR1## with a peralkanoic acid having the formula: ##STR2## (wherein R is H, methyl or ethyl) in the presence of buffer and in the absence of dimethyl formamide, to form 2,2,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-ylvinylacetate (hereinafter referred to as "beta-ionone enol ester") having the formula: ##STR3## II.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 1975Date of Patent: March 29, 1977Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Alan Owen Pittet, Erich Manfred Klaiber, Manfred Hugo Vock, Edward J. Shuster, Joaquin Vinals
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Patent number: 4014823Abstract: Processes and compositions are described for altering the aroma of consumable products including perfumes, perfume compositions and perfumed articles utilizing as the essential ingredient a novel organic .pi.-tricyclene derivative having one of the formulae: ##STR1## wherein X is a moiety selected from the group consisting of: ##STR2## and wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl, at least one of R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 being hydrogen. This Application is a continuation-in-part of application for U.S. Letters Patent Ser. No. 556,862, filed on Mar. 10, 1975, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,944,621 issued on Mar. 16, 1976.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 1976Date of Patent: March 29, 1977Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Braja Dulal Mookherjee, Venkatesh Kamath, Edward J. Shuster
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Patent number: 4010286Abstract: Methods for preparing foodstuffs, flavoring compositions for foodstuffs, chewing gum and flavoring compositions for chewing gums by including therein 4-methyl-1-oxaspiro[5.5]undecane.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 1975Date of Patent: March 1, 1977Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: John B. Hall, Denis E. Hruza, Sr., Edward J. Shuster, Manfred Hugo Vock, Joaquin Francisco Vinals
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Patent number: 4000327Abstract: Described is the use in berry fruit flavors of a synthetically-produced 6-carbon carboxylic acid ester-containing composition comprising as its major constituent a cis ester of 2-methyl-3-pentenoic acid having the structure: ##STR1## wherein R is one of ethyl, isobutyl or n-hexyl.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 1975Date of Patent: December 28, 1976Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Ching Y. Tseng, John B. Hall, Manfred Hugo Vock, Joaquin Vinals, Edward J. Shuster
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Patent number: 4000090Abstract: Processes and compositions are described for the use in foodstuff, chewing gum, toothpaste and medicinal product flavor and aroma, tobacco flavor and aroma and perfume aroma augmenting, modifying, enhancing and imparting compositions and as foodstuff, chewing gum, toothpaste, medicinal product, tobacco, perfume and perfumed article aroma imparting materials of one or more 2,2,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-ylacetaldehyde enol esters (hereinafter referred to as "beta-cyclohomocitral enol esters") having the generic structure: ##STR1## (which structure is intended to cover both the "cis" and the "trans" isomers thereof) wherein R.sub.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 lower alkyl.Addition of the one or more beta-cyclohomocitral enol esters to consumable materials is indicated to produce:A.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 1975Date of Patent: December 28, 1976Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Alan Owen Pittet, Erich Manfred Klaiber, Manfred Hugo Vock, Edward J. Shuster, Joaquin Vinals
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Patent number: 4000050Abstract: Processes and compositions are described for altering the aroma of consumable products including perfumes, perfume compositions and perfumed articles utilizing as the essential ingredient one or more of the polycycloalkyl oxyalkanes and/or oxyalkenes (broadly hereinafter referred to as polycycloalkyl oxyhydrocarbons) having the generic formula: ##STR1## the polycyclic moiety being bicyclic or tricyclic, wherein X is one of the moieties: ##STR2## provided that the polycyclic moiety is tricyclic only when X contains an epoxide moiety; and wherein one of the dashed lines is a carbon-carbon bond and each of the wavy lines is a carbon-carbon single bond, one of the carbon-carbon single bonds represented by the wavy line being epimeric with respect to the other of the carbon-carbon single bonds represented by the wavy line; and processes for preparing individual compounds or mixtures of these compounds including the steps of:I.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 1975Date of Patent: December 28, 1976Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Braja Dulal Mookherjee, Venkatesh Kamath, Ramanlal Ranchodji Patel, Edward J. Shuster
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Patent number: 4000329Abstract: Processes and compositions are described for the use in foodstuff, chewing gum, toothpaste and medicinal product flavor and aroma, tobacco flavor and aroma and perfume aroma augmenting, modifying, enhancing and imparting compositions and as foodstuff, chewing gum, toothpaste, medicinal product, tobacco, perfume and perfumed article aroma imparting materials of one or more alkyl side chain methyl substituted or unsubstituted 2,2,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-vinyl alkanoates (hereinafter referred to as "enol esters") having the generic structure: ##STR1## (which structure is intended to cover both the "cis" and the "trans" isomers thereof) wherein R.sub.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.11 alkyl and R.sub.4 is hydrogen or methyl.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 1976Date of Patent: December 28, 1976Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Alan Owen Pittet, Erich Manfred Klaiber, Manfred Hugo Vock, Edward J. Shuster, Joaquin Vinals
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Patent number: 3996296Abstract: Described are the novel compounds, 4-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1,3-cyclohexadien-1-yl)-2-butanol and 4-(6,6-dimethyl-2-methylene-3-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2-butanol, and processes for preparing the aforementioned alcohols and acetate esters thereof.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 1975Date of Patent: December 7, 1976Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Braja Dulal Mookherjee, Manfred Hugo Vock, Carlos Benaim, Edward J. Shuster
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Patent number: 3996170Abstract: Perfume and fragrance compositions, and perfumed articles comprising one or more 6-alkyl-alpha-pyrones having the generic structure: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is methyl or hydrogen and R.sub.2 is C.sub.3 -C.sub.5 alkyl, and processes for preparing same are described.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1975Date of Patent: December 7, 1976Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Edward J. Shuster, Alan Owen Pittet