Patents by Inventor Peter Fankhauser

Peter Fankhauser 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: 20160060569
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula wherein one R group is a hydrogen atom and the other is a hydrogen atom or a C1-3 alkyl group; and each carbon-carbon double bond of said compound, independently from each other, can be in a configuration Z or E or a mixture thereof; which are useful perfuming ingredients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventor: Peter FANKHAUSER
  • Patent number: 9217122
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), wherein one R group is a hydrogen atom and the other is a hydrogen atom or a C1-3 alkyl group; and each carbon-carbon double bond of said compound, independently from each other, can be in a configuration Z or E or a mixture thereof; which are useful perfuming ingredients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Firmenich SA
    Inventor: Peter Fankhauser
  • Patent number: 9187710
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition of matter comprising at least 95% w/w of at least one compound of formula (I), wherein R group is a C1-6 alkyl group optionally comprising an ether functional group; and wherein each carbon-carbon double bond of said compound, independently from each other, can be in a configuration Z or E; which is a useful perfuming ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Peter Fankhauser, Olivier Etter
  • Patent number: 9107804
    Abstract: The invention provides pellet for use as a core for a pharmaceutical dosage form having an inner and an outer zone where the inner zone includes a biologically active agent and said outer zone includes a layer formed by applying a substantially dry, free flowing inert powder which forms a non-tacky surface when placed in contact with water. The invention also provides a process for making pharmaceutical pellets where the core or at least one a layer on the core is formed by (a) contacting powder particles, adhering them to each other and compacting the adhered pellets by a rolling movement, wherein the degree of densification is controlled by the rolling movement; and (b) feeding a sufficient amount of a substantially dry, free flowing inert powder which forms a non-tacky surface when placed in contact with water to provide on said particles an outer zone including a layer formed from said substantially dry, free flowing inert powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Nortec Development Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Orapin P. Rubino, David M. Jones, Peter Fankhauser, Armin Prasch, Karola Bretschneider
  • Publication number: 20150045274
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of perfumery. More particularly, it concerns compounds comprising at least one ?-thio carbonyl or nitrile moiety capable of liberating an active molecule selected from an ?,?-unsaturated ketone, aldehyde or nitrile. The present invention concerns also the use of said compounds in perfumery as well as the perfuming compositions or perfumed articles comprising the invention's compounds. (I) wherein: a) m represents an integer from 1 to 6; b) Pro represents a hydrogen atom or a group susceptible of generating an odoriferous ?,?-unsaturated ketone, aldehyde or nitrile and is represented by the formulae (II) or (II?) in which the wavy line indicates the location of the bond between said Pro and the sulfur atom S; and at least one of the Pro groups is of the formula (II) or (II?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Peter Fankhauser, Andreas Herrmann, Umberto Maddalena, Alain Trachsel, Youqing Shen
  • Publication number: 20140378359
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition of matter comprising at least 95% w/w of at least one compound of formula (I), wherein R group is a C1—6 alkyl group optionally comprising an ether functional group; and wherein each carbon-carbon double bond of said compound, independently from each other, can be in a configuration Z or E; which is a useful perfuming ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: FIRMENICH SA
    Inventors: Peter Fankhauser, Olivier Etter
  • Patent number: 8871967
    Abstract: The present invention relates to some perfuming ingredients which are esters of formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 represent each a hydrogen atom or a methyl or ethyl group; and R3 represents a C5-C8 group of formula satured or unsatured linear, branched or cyclic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Peter Fankhauser, Umberto Maddalena
  • Publication number: 20140135402
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), wherein one R group is a hydrogen atom and the other is a hydrogen atom or a C1-3 alkyl group; and each carbon-carbon double bond of said compound, independently from each other, can be in a configuration Z or E or a mixture thereof; which are useful perfuming ingredients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: FIRMENICH SA
    Inventor: Peter Fankhauser
  • Publication number: 20130251845
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the manufacture of a dairy product or nutritional formula, such as an infant formula, which has a fat particle distribution with resembles human breast milk The process comprises mixing vegetable fat, protein and carbohydrates in a high shear rotor stator mixer and subsequently subjecting said mixture to homogenization so as to provide a composition with a monomodal fat particle size distribution and a low proportion of fat particles below 1 ?m. further aspects of the invention relates to the dairy product or nutritional formula per se and the use of said dairy product or nutritional formula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Peter Erdmann, Juan Carlos Brugger, Peter Fankhauser, Siripop Singtokaew
  • Patent number: 8313736
    Abstract: The present invention discloses certain nitrile compounds that are chemically stable and are useful as a lemon odorant or to impart a lemon odor to various consumer articles. The invention also relates to the compositions and articles that contain such compounds as well to the use of the compounds in a method of imparting a lemon odor to the compositions and articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Firmenich SA
    Inventor: Peter Fankhauser
  • Publication number: 20120195844
    Abstract: The present invention relates to some perfuming ingredients which are esters of formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 represent each a hydrogen atom or a methyl or ethyl group; and R3 represents a C5-C8 group of formula satured or unsatured linear, branched or cyclic group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Peter Fankhauser, Umberto Maddalena
  • Patent number: 8101226
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid product comprising an extrudable mixture of an oil in water emulsion and a solid matrix. The solid product may be used in foodstuff e.g. as a beverage additive or as an instant beverage products or. The present invention further provides an oil in water emulsion that is stable under the conditions required to prepare such a solid product. Furthermore, in contrast to traditional spray- and freeze-dried powder based foodstuff additives like creamers, the solid product of the present invention spontaneously disperses when added to a aqueous media, i.e. stirring is not required. Furthermore, it may generate a foam without any foaming agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Peter Erdmann, Werner Pfaller, Giovanna Armida Ines Maurer, Peter Fankhauser
  • Publication number: 20120003170
    Abstract: The present invention discloses certain nitrile compounds that are chemically stable and are useful as a lemon odorant or to impart a lemon odor to various consumer articles. The invention also relates to the compositions and articles that contain such compounds as well to the use of the compounds in a method of imparting a lemon odor to the compositions and articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: FIRMENICH SA
    Inventor: Peter Fankhauser
  • Publication number: 20110311469
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain derivatives of 2-ethyl-4-(2?,2?-dimethyl-3?-alkyl-3?-cyclopenten-1?-yl)-4-penten-1-ol. These compounds possess very interesting perfuming ingredients due to their unusual combination of sandalwood and floral notes. The present invention also concerns the use of such compounds in the perfumery industry as well as the compositions or articles containing such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Hervé Pamingle, Christian Chapuis, Peter Fankhauser, Piero Fantini
  • Publication number: 20090157656
    Abstract: A device and a method for automatic, computer-based similarity weighting of text expressions. The system and method contemplate a document data bank unit, a candidate expression memory unit and a similarity weight value calculation unit. The similarity weight values agw(t1, t2) can be calculated for the individual pairs of expressions on the basis of a similarity measure occ_con(t1, t2) which takes into account both the total frequency of the common occurrence of the two expressions of one pair of expressions within one text segment in a quantity of several text segments, and the total number of different context expressions in the quantity of text segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Libo Chen, Ulrich Thiel, Peter Fankhauser, Thomas Kamps
  • Publication number: 20080317916
    Abstract: A process for preparing a nutritional composition including protein, fat and carbohydrate comprises emulsifying the fat in water with an emulsifier to form an emulsion having a solids content of at least 70%, homogenising the emulsion and extruding the emulsion together with a solid matrix comprising the protein and the carbohydrate in a ratio between 1 part emulsion:0.5 parts matrix to 1 part emulsion:5 parts matrix into a vacuum chamber at a temperature at or above the melting point of the mixture of emulsion and matrix to obtain a solid product having a maximum water content of 10%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Peter Erdmann, Werner Pfaller, Peter Fankhauser, Claudia Caroline Weiss
  • Publication number: 20080206434
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid product comprising an extrudable mixture of an oil in water emulsion and a solid matrix. The solid product may be used in foodstuff e.g. as a beverage additive or as an instant beverage products or. The present invention further provides an oil in water emulsion that is stable under the conditions required to prepare such a solid product. Furthermore, in contrast to traditional spray- and freeze-dried powder based foodstuff additives like creamers, the solid product of the present invention spontaneously disperses when added to a aqueous media, i.e. stirring is not required. Furthermore, it may generate a foam without any foaming agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Peter Erdmann, Werner Pfaller, Giovanna Armida Ines Maurer, Peter Fankhauser
  • Patent number: 7256170
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the perfumery industry. It concerns more particularly an alcohol, ester, ether or ketone derivative having a spiro-type skeleton, the latter being substituted by short alkyl groups. The invention also relates to the use of the invention compounds as perfuming ingredients, able to impart a woody and/or aromatic, as well as to the perfumed articles or perfuming compositions comprising as active ingredient a compound of formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Christian Vial, Robert Moretti, Alain Charpilloz, Peter Fankhauser, Piero Fantini
  • Publication number: 20060210658
    Abstract: A process for obtaining oils of sesquiterpenes and sesquilactones and (?)-guaiol from the oil of Callitris intratropica, processes for encapsulation of the oil from Callitris intratropica, and the various uses of the oil and the encapsulated oil are described. The oils are suitable for various purposes in the personal care field, e.g. for the antimicrobial treatment of skin, mucosa and hair and of textile fibre materials, as an antimycotic against skin fungi and moulds, as an anti-inflammatory, as an acaricide against house dust mites and ticks, and for preserving cosmetic products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Fankhauser, Gerd Heinemann, Victor Eliu, William McGilvray
  • Patent number: 7071366
    Abstract: A process for obtaining oils of sesquiterpenes and sesquilactones and (?)-guaiol from the oil of Callitris intratropica, processes for encapsulation of the oil from Callitris intratropica, and the various uses of the oil and the encapsulated oil are described. The oils are suitable for various purposes in the personal care field, e.g. for the antimicrobial treatment of skin, mucosa and hair and of textile fiber materials, as an antimycotic against skin fungi and moulds, as an anti-inflammatory, as an acaricide against house dust mites and ticks, and for preserving cosmetic products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Fankhauser, Gerd Heinemann, Victor Paul Eliu, William Robert McGilvray