Patents by Inventor Karanam Balasubramanvam

Karanam Balasubramanvam 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).

  • Hydroxycitric acid concentrate and food products prepared therefrom
    Patent number: 5656314
    Abstract: A hydroxycitric acid concentrate prepared from Garcinia rind including 23 to 54% by weight free hydroxycitric acid, 6 to 20% by weight lactone of hydroxycitric acid, 0.001 to 8% by weight citric acid, and 32 to 70% by weight water, wherein the free hydroxycitric acid, the lactone of hydroxycitric acid and the citric acid constitute 94 to 99% by weight of total solutes dissolved in the water. Also disclosed is a method of preparing such a concentrate from Garcinia rind, as well as food products containing hydroxycitric acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Inventors: Scott Alexander Moffett, Ashok Kumar Bhandari, Bhagavathula Ravindranath, Karanam Balasubramanvam