Patents by Inventor Nianxi Yan

Nianxi Yan 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).

  • Publication number: 20160106635
    Abstract: High strength, high integrity microcapsules containing a hydrophobic core material wherein said microcapsule walls are formed of copolymers of select monomers through a multistep oil-in-water emulsification polymerization process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: ENCAPSYS LLC
    Inventors: Nianxi Yan, Biao Duan, Linsheng Feng
  • Publication number: 20160108340
    Abstract: A method of forming microcapsules having improved physical properties and release control as well as the microcapsules formed by the process wherein the capsule wall is formed by the concurrent polymerization of monomers, oligomer and/or prepolymers on the inside of the capsule wall and different monomers, oligomers and/or prepolymers on the exterior of the capsule wall as it forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: ENCAPSYS LLC
    Inventors: Linsheng Feng, Todd Arlin Schwantes, Robert Stanley Bobnock, Nianxi Yan
  • Patent number: 9205395
    Abstract: Disclosed are encapsulating methods and encapsulated products. A payload material may be encapsulated within a wall material. The carrier material and payload material form a combination that is at least substantially solid at room temperature but that is sufficiently fluid at milling temperature to permit milling and subsequent encapsulation. The payload material may be, for instance, a bitter tasting material. In some embodiments, the microcapsules will serve a taste masking function. In other embodiments, the microcapsules may be used where a slow release of the payload material is desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Encapsys, LLC
    Inventor: Nianxi Yan
  • Patent number: 8968872
    Abstract: Microcapsules comprising an agglomeration of primary microcapsules, each individual primary microcapsule having a primary shell and the agglomeration being encapsulated by an outer shell, may be prepared by providing an aqueous mixture of a loading substance and a shell material, adjusting pH, temperature, concentration and/or mixing speed to form primary shells of shell material around the loading substance and cooling the aqueous mixture until the primary shells agglomerate and an outer shell of shell material forms around the agglomeration. Such microcapsules are useful for storing a substance and for delivering the substance to a desired environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: DSM Nutritional Products AG
    Inventor: Nianxi Yan
  • Patent number: 8940395
    Abstract: The present invention relates to benefit agent containing delivery particles, compositions comprising said particles, and processes for making and using the aforementioned particles and compositions. When employed in compositions, for example, cleaning or fabric care compositions, such particles increase the efficiency of benefit agent delivery, there by allowing reduced amounts of benefit agents to be employed. In addition to allowing the amount of benefit agent to be reduced, such particles allow a broad range of benefit agents to be employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Johan Smets, Jiten Odhavji Dihora, An Pintens, Sandra Jacqueline Guinebretiere, Adam Keith Druckrey, Peggy Dorothy Sands, Nianxi Yan
  • Publication number: 20140371343
    Abstract: A paint composition, which comprises a stanchion-encapsulated pigment such as titanium dioxide, can provide enhanced paint quality with reduced cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Nianxi YAN, John Charles DEBRAAL
  • Publication number: 20140370271
    Abstract: A coated paper with enhanced properties and/or lower cost can be obtained by using a coating that contains a binder and stanchion-encapsulated titanium dioxide. The stanchion-encapsulated titanium dioxide can provide the same or similar brightness, gloss, and/or opacity while using less titanium dioxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: Appvion, Inc.
    Inventors: Nianxi Yan, John Charles Debraal
  • Publication number: 20140370272
    Abstract: A particle composition includes one or more particles comprising a pigment material and a polymeric coating layer at least partially surrounding the pigment particle and stanchions for particle to particle bridging extending from the coating layer. The particle composition can further include discrete particle separators between the particles of pigment material. The stanchions and particle separators contribute to a reduced particle density in the particle composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Nianxi YAN, John Charles DEBRAAL
  • Publication number: 20140357540
    Abstract: The present invention relates to benefit agent containing delivery particles, compositions comprising said particles, and processes for making and using the aforementioned particles and compositions. When employed in compositions, for example, cleaning or fabric care compositions, such particles increase the efficiency of benefit agent delivery, there by allowing reduced amounts of benefit agents to be employed. In addition to allowing the amount of benefit agent to be reduced, such particles allow a broad range of benefit agents to be employed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Johan Smets, Jiten Odhavji Dihora, An Pintens, Sandra Jacqueline Guinebretiere, Adam Keith Druckrey, Peggy Dorothy Sands, Nianxi Yan
  • Patent number: 8900630
    Abstract: Single-core and multi-core microcapsules are provided, having multiple shells, at least one of which is formed of a complex coacervate of two components of shell materials. The complex coacervate may be the same or different for each shell. Also provided are methods for making the microcapsules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: DSM Nutritional Products
    Inventors: Nianxi Yan, Yulai Jin
  • Publication number: 20130296211
    Abstract: The present invention relates to benefit agent containing delivery particles, compositions comprising said particles, and processes for making and using the aforementioned particles and compositions. When employed in compositions, for example, cleaning or fabric care compositions, such particles increase the efficiency of benefit agent delivery, there by allowing reduced amounts of benefit agents to be employed. In addition to allowing the amount of benefit agent to be reduced, such particles allow a broad range of benefit agents to be employed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Johan Smets, Jiten Odhavji Dihora, An Pintens, Sandra Jacqueline Guinebretiere, Adam Keith Druckrey, Peggy Dorothy Sands, Nianxi Yan
  • Patent number: 8551935
    Abstract: The present invention relates to benefit agent containing delivery particles, compositions comprising said particles, and processes for making and using the aforementioned particles and compositions. When employed in compositions, for example, cleaning or fabric care compositions, such particles increase the efficiency of benefit agent delivery, there by allowing reduced amounts of benefit agents to be employed. In addition to allowing the amount of benefit agent to be reduced, such particles allow a broad range of benefit agents to be employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Appleton Papers Inc.
    Inventors: Johan Smets, Jiten Odhavji Dihora, An Pintens, Sandra Jacqueline Guinebretiere, Adam Keith Druckrey, Peggy Dorothy Sands, Nianxi Yan
  • Publication number: 20120071392
    Abstract: The present invention relates to benefit agent containing delivery particles, compositions comprising said particles, and processes for making and using the aforementioned particles and compositions. When employed in compositions, for example, cleaning or fabric care compositions, such particles increase the efficiency of benefit agent delivery, there by allowing reduced amounts of benefit agents to be employed. In addition to allowing the amount of benefit agent to be reduced, such particles allow a broad range of benefit agents to be employed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: Appleton Papers Inc.
    Inventors: Johan Smets, Jiten Odhavji Dihora, An Pintens, Sandra Jacqueline Guinebretiere, Adam Keith Druckrey, Peggy Dorothy Sands, Nianxi Yan
  • Publication number: 20120071391
    Abstract: The present invention relates to benefit agent containing delivery particles, compositions comprising said particles, and processes for making and using the aforementioned particles and compositions. When employed in compositions, for example, cleaning or fabric care compositions, such particles increase the efficiency of benefit agent delivery, there by allowing reduced amounts of benefit agents to be employed. In addition to allowing the amount of benefit agent to be reduced, such particles allow a broad range of benefit agents to be employed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: Appleton Papers Inc.
    Inventors: Johan Smets, Jiten Odhavji Dihora, An Pintens, Sandra Jacqueline Guinebretiere, Adam Kieth Druckrey, Peggy Dorothy Sands, Nianxi Yan
  • Publication number: 20110294715
    Abstract: The present application relates to encapsulated, solid, water soluble benefit agents and products comprising such encapsulates, as well as processes for making and using such encapsulates and products comprising such encapsulates. In one aspect, the present application relates to a melamine formaldehyde and/or urea formaldehyde encapsulation process that offers a solution to the current encapsulation technologies issues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Johan SMETS, Susana Fernandez Prieto, Nianxi Yan
  • Publication number: 20110152147
    Abstract: Encapsulates, compositions, packaged products and displays comprising such encapsulates, and processes for making and using such encapsulates, compositions, packaged products and displays. Such compositions have improved deposition and retention properties that may impart improved benefit characteristics to a composition and/or situs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Johan Smets, An Pintens, Olav Pieter Dora Tony Keijzer, Jean-Francois Bodet, Ariel Lebron, Emiliano Fratini, Chiara Vannucci, Moira Ambrosi, Piero Baglioni, Sandra Jacqueline Guinebretiere, Nianxi Yan, Hongwei Liu
  • Publication number: 20110111020
    Abstract: Single-core and multi-core microcapsules are provided, having multiple shells, at least one of which is formed of a complex coacervate of two components of shell materials. The complex coacervate may be the same or different for each shell. Also provided are methods for making the microcapsules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: OCEAN NUTRITION CANADA LIMITED
    Inventors: Nianxi YAN, Yulai JIN
  • Publication number: 20110092605
    Abstract: Disclosed are encapsulating methods and encapsulated products. A payload material may be encapsulated within a wall material. The carrier material and payload material form a combination that is at least substantially solid at room temperature but that is sufficiently fluid at milling temperature to permit milling and subsequent encapsulation. The payload material may be, for instance, a bitter tasting material. In some embodiments, the microcapsules will serve a taste masking function. In other embodiments, the microcapsules may be used where a slow release of the payload material is desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: Appleton Papers Inc.
    Inventor: Nianxi Yan
  • Publication number: 20110086788
    Abstract: The present invention relates to benefit agent containing delivery particles, compositions comprising said particles, and processes for making and using the aforementioned particles and compositions. When employed in compositions, for example, cleaning or fabric care compositions, such particles increase the efficiency of benefit agent delivery, there by allowing reduced amounts of benefit agents to be employed. In addition to allowing the amount of benefit agent to be reduced, such particles allow a broad range of benefit agents to be employed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Johan Smets, Jiten Odhavji Dihora, An Pintens, Sandra Jacqueline Guinebretiere, Adam Keith Druckrey, Peggy Dorothy Sands, Nianxi Yan
  • Publication number: 20100209524
    Abstract: Microcapsules comprising an agglomeration of primary microcapsules, each individual primary microcapsule having a primary shell and the agglomeration being encapsulated by an outer shell, may be prepared by providing an aqueous mixture of a loading substance and a shell material, adjusting pH, temperature, concentration and/or mixing speed to form primary shells of shell material around the loading substance and cooling the aqueous mixture until the primary shells agglomerate and an outer shell of shell material forms around the agglomeration. Such microcapsules are useful for storing a substance and for delivering the substance to a desired environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: OCEAN NUTRITION CANADA LTD.
    Inventor: Nianxi Yan