Patents by Inventor Monika Okoniewska

Monika Okoniewska 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).

  • Use of a chemically modified starch product
    Publication number: 20060025381
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a chemically modified starch to control and/or regulate the blood glucose level of mammals and post-prandial absorption. Such chemically modified starches, when properly formulated into foods, may be used to provide the consumer with glucose over an extended time period and more constant glucose levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Ian Brown, Monika Okoniewska, Robert Billmers, Robert Skorge
  • Hard capsules
    Publication number: 20050196437
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a blend of a physically induced starch hydrolysate, a plasticizer, and a gelling agent. Such blend produces an excellent film with low brittleness. Further, essentially gelatin-free hard capsules may be made with such blends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Christina Bednarz, Bodan Ma, James Kasica, Monika Okoniewska, Zhixin Li
  • Blends of different acyl gellan gums and starch
    Publication number: 20050196436
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing a film forming blend of different acyl gellan gums with starch having similar textural and functional properties compared to gelatin. Films prepared using such blends have a high modulus and excellent strength and elongation. The present invention also relates to soft capsules prepared using such blends or films, which have good sealability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Arjnarong Chantranukul, Chaodong Xiao, Zhixin Li, Sibu Chakrabarti, Monika Okoniewska