Patents by Inventor Karl Booten
Karl Booten 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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Publication number: 20230058072Abstract: The invention pertains to a cosmetic composition comprising: at least one saponin; and at least one prebiotic component selected from the group consisting of fructooligosaccharides, fructans, galactooligosaccharides, galactans, glucooligosaccharides, glucans, pectin, xylooligosaccharides, xylans, and mixtures thereof. The invention also pertains to a process for producing such a cosmetic composition and to a use of said cosmetic composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2021Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventor: Karl BOOTEN
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Patent number: 10113010Abstract: The invention relates to methods for isolating carbohydrate alkylcarbamates. The invention further relates to the use of solvents for isolating a carbohydrate alkylcarbamate from a reaction mixture. The invention further relates to carbohydrate alkylcarbamate solutions in a solvent containing groups that are reactive with an isocyanate and the use of such solutions in cosmetic and pharmaceutical products, inks, coatings, paints or natural and synthetic emulsion polymers.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2014Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignees: CREASEARCH BVBA, DE NEEF CHEMICAL PROCESSING NVInventors: Karl Booten, Geert Vermeulen
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Publication number: 20160311936Abstract: The invention relates to methods for isolating carbohydrate alkylcarbamates. The invention further relates to the use of solvents for isolating a carbohydrate alkylcarbamate from a reaction mixture. The invention further relates to carbohydrate alkylcarbamate solutions in a solvent containing groups that are reactive with an isocyanate and the use of such solutions in cosmetic and pharmaceutical products, inks, coatings, paints or natural and synthetic emulsion polymers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2014Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Karl BOOTEN, Geert VERMEULEN
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Patent number: 8986716Abstract: The invention relates to an epilatory mixture comprising a fructan, preferably inulin. Furthermore, an epilatory composition is disclosed comprising said epilatory effective mixture. Also a method of use of said epilatory composition of the invention for the removal of unwanted hair from the skin is disclosed, as well as a method of use of said composition for carrying out an epilatory treatment which can be carried out by a professional person as well as by a non-professional person.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2008Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Beneo-Orafti S.A.Inventors: Patrick Gonry, Karl Booten
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Patent number: 7989546Abstract: The Invention relates to a method for the preservation of natural rubber latex comprising the step of adding to natural latex at least one hydrophobically modified saccharide. The hydrophobically modified saccharide is preferably a hydrophobically modified fructan, a hydrophobically modified starch hydrolysate, or a mixture thereof. The invention further relates to a natural rubber latex containing a hydrophobically modified saccharide, and to vulcanized natural rubber products containing a hydrophobically modified saccharide.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2008Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Beneo-Orafti S.A.Inventors: Karl Booten, Amir Hashim Bin Yatim, Manroshan Singh
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Patent number: 7829599Abstract: Methods of making emulsions comprising: adding an emulsifying agent comprising glucoside alkyl urethanes of formula: A(O—CO—NH—R)S, wherein A represents a glucosyl unit having a Dextrose Equivalent (D.E.) ranging from 1 to 47, and wherein R represents a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl group containing from 3 to 22 carbon atoms, and s is the degree of substitution (DS) ranging from about 0.01 to about 2.0; to an aqueous based liquid and a dispersed product; followed by mixing to create a stable dispersion. The glucoside alkyl urethanes present properties of thermal and chemical stability with biodegradability and free of phosphor/phosphates. The glucoside alkyl urethanes are suitable as surfactants for use in household and industrial applications, e.g., as detergents, emulsifiers, emulsion stabilizers, foaming agents, foam stabilizers, dispersants and wetting agents.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2007Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Tiense Suikerraffinaderij N.V.Inventors: Christian Victor Stevens, Alessia Meriggi, Karl Booten
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Publication number: 20100204367Abstract: The Invention relates to a method for the preservation of natural rubber latex comprising the step of adding to natural latex at least one hydrophobically modified saccharide. The hydrophobically modified saccharide is preferably a hydrophobically modified fructan, a hydrophobically modified starch hydrolysate, or a mixture thereof. The invention further relates to a natural rubber latex containing a hydrophobically modified saccharide, and to vulcanised natural rubber products containing a hydrophobically modified saccharide.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2008Publication date: August 12, 2010Inventors: Karl Booten, Amir Hashim Bin Yatim, Manroshan Singh
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Publication number: 20100092528Abstract: The invention relates to an epilatory mixture comprising a fructan, preferably inulin. Furthermore, an epilatory composition is disclosed comprising said epilatory effective mixture. Also a method of use of said epilatory composition of the invention for the removal of unwanted hair from the skin is disclosed, as well as a method of use of said composition for carrying out an epilatory treatment which can be carried out by a professional person as well as by a non-professional person.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Patrick Gonry, Karl Booten
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Patent number: 7485689Abstract: Disclosed are glucoside alkyl urethanes composed of units of the formula: A(O—CO—NH—R)3 wherein A represents a glucosyl unit of a starch hydrolysate molecule, the starch hydrolysate having a Dextrose Equivalent (D.E.) ranging from 1 to 47, (O—CO—NH—R) represents an N-alkyl aminocarbonyloxy group replacing a hydroxyl group of the glucosyl unit A, and wherein R represents a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl group containing from 3 to 22 carbon atoms, and s represents the number of alkyl carbamate groups per glucosyl unit which number is expressed as degree of substitution (DS) with said DS value ranging from about 0.01 to about 2.0 which are useful as surface-active agents. Also disclosed are a method for their manufacture and compositions containing one or more glucoside alkyl urethanes. The glucoside alkyl urethanes have good to excellent tensio-active properties in combination with good biodegrability and they are suitable as surfactants for use in household and industrial applications, e.g.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2000Date of Patent: February 3, 2009Assignee: Tiense Suikerraffinaderij N.V.Inventors: Christian Victor Stevens, Alessia Meriggi, Karl Booten
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Publication number: 20070191565Abstract: Disclosed are glucoside alkyl urethanes composed of units of the formula: A(O—CO—NH—R)s wherein A represents a glucosyl unit of a starch hydrolysate moldecule, the starch hydrolysate having a Dextrose Equivalent (D.E.) ranging from 1 to 47, (O—CO—NH—R) represents an N-alkyl aminocarbonyloxy group replacing a hydroxyl group of the glucosyl unit A, and wherein R represents a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl group containing from 3 to 22 carbon atoms, and s represents the number of alkyl carbamate groups per glucosyl unit which number is expressed as degree of substitution (DS) with said DS value ranging from about 0.01 to about 2.0 which are useful as surface-active agents. Also disclosed are a method for their manufacture and to compositions containing one or more glucoside alkyl urethanes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2007Publication date: August 16, 2007Inventors: Christian Stevens, Alessia Meriggi, Karl Booten
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Publication number: 20070105743Abstract: The invention relates to the use as surfactant, for the preparation of dispersions of multiphase systems that comprise a continuous aqueous phase containing a high concentration of electrolytes, of hydrophobically modified saccharides of general formula (I) and (II) [A]n(-M)s (I) [B]m(-M)s? (II) wherein [A]n represents a fructan-type saccharide [B]m represents a starch-type saccharide (-M) represents a hydrophobic moiety that substitutes a hydrogen atom of a hydroxyl group of the fructosyl and/or glucosyl units of the fructan-type and starch-type saccharides, which is selected from the group consisting of an alkylcarbamoyl radical of formula R—NH—CO— and an alkylcarbonyl radical of formula R—CO—, wherein R represents a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl group with from 4 to 32 carbon atoms, and s and s?, which can have the same value or not, represent the number of said hydrophobic moieties that substitute the fructosyl or glucosyl unit, expressed as average degree of substitution (av.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2007Publication date: May 10, 2007Inventors: Karl Booten, Bart Levecke, Christian Stevens
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Publication number: 20060276369Abstract: The use is disclosed of an inulin-type fructan for the manufacture of cosmetic rinse-off compositions for the treatment of the hair and/or the skin. The compositions comprise, apart from conventional ingredients in conventional amounts, from 0.10 to 10% of the inulin-type fructan, and are free from (i) cationic polymers, (ii) terpolymers comprising a non-ionic monomer bearing a urethane group, and (iii) polysaccharides that are different from inulin-type fructan. Typical rinse-off compositions in accordance with the invention are also free from monosaccharides and from di- and oligosaccharides that are different from inulin-type fructan, apart from the mono- and disaccharides that naturally occur in inulin-type fructan. The inulin-type fructan, which is biodegradable and has no eutrophic effects on surface waters, can be used to completely substitute cationic polymeric conditioning agents in conventional cosmetic rinse-off compositions. Novel rinse-off compositions are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2004Publication date: December 7, 2006Inventors: Bart Levecke, Karl Booten
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Patent number: 7084131Abstract: A method for preparing a polydispersed saccharide composition in which a fructan-containing material is dissolved in water prior to partial enzymatic treatment of the fructans.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2002Date of Patent: August 1, 2006Assignee: Raffinerie Tirlemontoise S.A.Inventors: Leen De Leenheer, Karl Booten
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Patent number: 7057033Abstract: The present invention concerns a new fractionated polydisperse carbohydrate composition having the following definition: an av. DP which is significantly higher than the av. DP of a native polydisperse carbohydrate composition, significantly free of low molecular monomers, dimmers, and oligomers, significantly free of impurities chosen among the group consisting of colourings, salts, proteins and organic acids, significantly free of technological aids such as solubility affecting products. The present invention concerns also the preparation process of the composition according to the invention.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2001Date of Patent: June 6, 2006Assignee: Tiense Suikerrafinaderij N.V.Inventors: Georges Smits, Luc Daenekindt, Karl Booten
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Publication number: 20040248761Abstract: The invention relates to the use as surfactant, for the preparation of dispersions of multiphase systems that comprise a continuous aqueous phase containing a high concentration of electrolytes, of hydrophobically modified saccharides of general formula (I) and (II) [A]n(—M)s (I) [B]m(—M)s′(II) wherein [A]n represents a fructan-type saccharide [B]m represents a starch-type saccharide (—M) represents a hydrophobic moiety that substitutes a hydrogen atom of a hydroxyl group of the fructosyl and/or glucosyl units of the fructan-type and starch-type saccharides, which is selected from the group consisting of an alkylcarbamoyl radical of formula R—NH—CO— and an alkylcarbonyl radical of formula R—CO—, wherein R represents a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl group with from 4 to 32 carbon atoms, and s and s′, which can have the same value or not, represent the number of said hydrophobic moieties thatType: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2004Publication date: December 9, 2004Inventors: Karl Booten, Bart Levecke, Christian Victor Stevens
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Publication number: 20030186940Abstract: A method for preparing a polydispersed saccharide composition in which a fructan-containing material is dissolved in water prior to partial enzymatic treatment of the fructans.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2002Publication date: October 2, 2003Inventors: Leen De Leenheer, Karl Booten
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Publication number: 20030125482Abstract: The invention concerns the use as surface-active agent of a glucoside alkyl urethane (I) which is composed of units of the general formula (II): A(O—CO—NH—R)s wherein A represents a glucosyl unit of a starch hydrolysate molecule, the starch hydrolysate having a Dextrose Equivalent (D.E.) ranging from 1 to 47, (O—CO—NH—R) represents an N-alkyl aminocarbonyloxy group replacing a hydroxyl group of the glucosyl unit A, and wherein R represents a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl group containing from 3 to 22 carbon atoms, and s represents the number of alkyl carbamate groups per glucosyl unit which number is expressed as degree of substitution (DS) with said DS value ranging from about 0.01 to about 2.0. The invention further relates to novel glucoside alkyl urethanes (I), and a method for their manufacture and to compositions containing one or more of glucoside alkyl urethanes (I).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2002Publication date: July 3, 2003Inventors: Christian Victor Stevens, Alessia Meriggi, Karl Booten
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Patent number: 6534647Abstract: The invention concerns the use as surface-active agent of a fructan N-alkylurethane (I) which is composed of saccharide units of general formula (II) A(O—CO—NH—R)s (II) wherein A represents a fructosyl unit (F) or a terminal glucosyl unit (G) of said fructan, being a levan or an inulin, with a degree of polymerisation (DP) of minimum 3, (O—CO—NH—R) represents an N-alkylaminocarbonyloxy group replacing a hydroxyl group of the saccharide unit A, wherein R represents a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl group containing from 3 to 22 carbon atoms and any mixture thereof, and s represents the number of N-alkylaminocarbonyloxy groups per saccharide unit which is expressed as degree of substitution (DS), and said DS has a value ranging from 0.10 to 2.0. The invention further relates to novel fructan N-alkylurethanes (I), in particular inulin N-alkylurethanes (I), and a method for their manufacture.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2000Date of Patent: March 18, 2003Assignee: Tiense Suikerraffinaderij N.V.Inventors: Christian Victor Stevens, Karl Booten, Isabelle M.-A. Laquiere, Lucien Daenekindt
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Publication number: 20020028928Abstract: The present invention concerns a new fractionated polydisperse carbohydrate composition having the following definition: an av. DP which is significantly higher than the av. DP of a native polydisperse carbohydrate composition, significantly free of low molecular monomers, dimmers, and oligomers, significantly free of impurities chosen among the group consisting of colourings, salts, proteins and organic acids, significantly free of technological aids such as solubility affecting products. The present invention concerns also the preparation process of the composition according to the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2001Publication date: March 7, 2002Inventors: Georges Smits, Luc Daenekindt, Karl Booten
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Patent number: 6322835Abstract: A low density fructan having a loose density equal or less than 0.35 g/ml to a composition which comprises intimately associated with the fructan one or more of maltodextrins, polydextrose, sucrose, polyols and high intensity sweeteners. Also provided is a method for preparing the fructan and the composition, and a composition which presents instant dispersion properties in aqueous medium.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 1999Date of Patent: November 27, 2001Assignee: Tiense Suikerraffinaderij N.V.Inventors: Johan De Soete, Karl Booten, Luc Daenekindt