Patents by Inventor Nigel H. Sander

Nigel H. Sander 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).

  • Surfactant
    Patent number: 5026548
    Abstract: A surfactant for use as a viscosity reducing agent in chocolate, or an emulsifier, surfactant or foam stabilizer in the food and other industries is produced by extracting oats using an alcohol such as ethanol or propanol, extracting the alcohol extract with methanol and evaporating the methanol. The alcohol extraction may be preceded by extraction with a non-polar solvent such as hexane. A water-soluble surfactant can be produced by extracting the methanol extract with acetone and recovering the acetone-insoluble material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1991
    Assignee: Cadbury Schweppes plc
    Inventors: Roger Evans, Michael H. Jee, Nigel H. Sander, Ian H. Smith, Raymond K. Gibson