Patents by Inventor Gerrit Jan van den Oever

Gerrit Jan van den Oever 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).

  • Food composition
    Patent number: 8609176
    Abstract: A food composition is provided useful for decreasing the amount of sodium while maintaining a high perceived saltiness of the food composition. The food composition comprises a particulate phase and a soluble phase and a selective sodium distribution between the phases whereby the amount of sodium in the particulate phase is at least 4 wt %, more preferably at least 10 wt %, more preferably at least 15 wt % and most preferably at least 20 wt %, and preferably at most 99.99 wt %, more preferably at most 99 wt %, more preferably at most 90 wt %, most preferably at most 70 wt % by weight of the total amount of sodium in the particulate and soluble phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Conopco Inc.
    Inventors: Johanna Louise Busch, Jacoba Anna Maria Keulemans, Gerrit Jan van den Oever, Freek Reckweg
  • FOOD COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20100104733
    Abstract: A food composition is provided useful for decreasing the amount of sodium while maintaining a high perceived saltiness of said food composition. The food composition comprises a particulate phase and a soluble phase and a selective sodium distribution between said phases whereby the amount of sodium in the particulate phase is at least 4 wt %, more preferably at least 10 wt % more preferably at least 15 wt % and most preferably at least 20 wt %, and preferably at most 99.99 wt %, more preferably at most 99 wt %, more preferably at most 90 wt %, most preferably at most 70 wt % by weight of the total amount of sodium in the particulate and soluble phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Johanna Louise Busch, Jacoba Anna Maria Keulemans, Gerrit Jan van den Oever, Freek Reckweg