Patents by Inventor Patricia J. Voorstad

Patricia J. Voorstad 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).

  • Production of a product enriched in isoflavone values from natural sources
    Patent number: 6517840
    Abstract: A process for recovering isoflavone values from a biomass in which the isoflavone values are extracted from the biomass with a selective solvent for the isoflavone values, solid isoflavone values and the selective solvent are contacted with a nonsolvent or antisolvent for the isoflavone value which is miscible with the selective solvent. Optionally the nonsolvent or antisolvent is admixed with water during the contact with the solid isoflavone values to improve the purity and recovery of the solid isoflavone values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Cognis Corporation
    Inventors: William G. Kozak, Puvin Pichai, Patricia J. Voorstad, Sang I. Kang, Michael Rueter, Jonathan D. Thomas