Patents by Inventor Patrice MERCERET

Patrice MERCERET 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: 20240058259
    Abstract: The aspects presented herein provide improved flavor compositions, able to deliver long lasting cooling sensation without compromising on the safety profile towards the skin and/or mucosal membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Firmenich SA
    Inventor: Patrice Merceret
  • Publication number: 20240058238
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to coolness-modifying compositions that enhance the cooling effect of cooling compounds, such as menthol, cubebol, and the like. In some aspects, the disclosure provides uses of such coolness-modifying compositions to cooling effect of cooling compounds. In some other aspects, the disclosure provides compositions (such as comestible compositions or oral care compositions), which comprise a cooling compound (for example, menthol, cubebol, and the like) and a coolness-modifying composition of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, such compositions are in the form of a food product, a beverage product, or an oral care product, such as a toothpaste, a mouthwash, a tooth-whitening composition, a chewing gum, a dentifrice, and the like. In some other embodiments, such compositions are in the form of a body care product, such as a cosmetic product, a skin care product, or a hair care product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Firmenich Incorporated
    Inventors: Chad PRIEST, Qing-Bo OUYANG, Bharani ASHOKAN, Jan Thomas HAINES, Patrice MERCERET, Parizad MITHAIWALLA, Florence VIGOUROUX, Pauline LEDERREY
  • Publication number: 20230338247
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally provides the flavor compositions that impart a wintergreen taste, but which include reduced amounts methyl salicylate. In some embodiments, the flavor compositions contain no methyl salicylate. In related aspects, the disclosure provides the use of such flavor compositions to reduce or eliminate methyl salicylate in a flavored product, such as a wintergreen-flavored product. In some embodiments, such compositions are incorporated into a flavored product, such as a food product, a beverage product, or an oral care product, such as a toothpaste, a mouthwash, a tooth-whitening composition, mouthwash, chewing gum, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Qing-Bo OUYANG, Muhammad KIZILBASH, Bharani ASHOKAN, Patrice MERCERET, Jan Thomas HAINES, Yi-Dan TANG, Stuart DASH, Francois GOUYET
  • Publication number: 20230225953
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally provides the use glucosylated natural steviol glycosides (GSGs) to reduce certain undesirable taste notes common to oral care products. In related aspects, the disclosure provides compositions that comprise GSGs and one or more ingredients that give rise to certain undesirable taste notes. In some embodiments, such compositions are in the form of a food product, a beverage product, or an oral care product, such as a toothpaste, a mouthwash, a tooth-whitening composition, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Qing-Bo OUYANG, Muhammad KIZILBASH, Bharani ASHOKAN, Patrice MERCERET, Jan Thomas HAINES, Dan-Ting YIN, Joseph R. FOTSING
  • Publication number: 20230165290
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally provides taste-modifying compositions that reduce the salty taste of a sodium salt, such as sodium bicarbonate. In some aspects, the disclosure provides uses of such taste-modifying compositions to reduce the salty taste of a sodium salt. In some other aspects, the disclosure provides compositions (such as comestible compositions or oral care compositions), which comprise a sodium salt and a taste-modifying composition. In some embodiments, such compositions are in the form of a food product, a beverage product, or an oral care product (such as a toothpaste, mouthwash, and the like).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Bharani ASHOKAN, Muhammad KIZILBASH, Qing-Bo OUYANG, Stuart DASH, Patrice MERCERET
  • Publication number: 20230157341
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally provides taste-modifying compositions that reduce the off taste of alkali metal salts of peroxymonosulfate. In some aspects, the disclosure provides uses of such taste-modifying compositions to reduce the off taste of an alkali metal salt of peroxymonosulfate, such as potassium peroxymonosulfate. In some other aspects, the disclosure provides compositions (such as comestible compositions or oral care compositions), which comprise an alkali metal salt of peroxymonosulfate and a taste-modifying composition of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, such compositions are in the form of a food product, a beverage product, or an oral care product, such as a toothpaste, a mouthwash, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Bharani ASHOKAN, Muhammad KIZILBASH, Qingbo OUYANG, Stuart DASH, Patrice MERCERET
  • Publication number: 20200188289
    Abstract: The aspects presented herein provide improved flavor compositions, able to deliver long lasting cooling sensation without compromising on the safety profile towards the skin and/or mucosal membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Firmenich SA
    Inventor: Patrice MERCERET