Patents by Inventor Petrus Wilhelmus N de Groot
Petrus Wilhelmus N de Groot 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).
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Publication number: 20220000136Abstract: A food composition in the form of a water-in-oil-in-water emulsion, the food composition comprising water, an oil phase comprising vegetable oil and fat crystals, and an oil-in-water emulsifier comprising octenyl succinic anhydride (OSA)-modified starch, and a process for preparing the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2019Publication date: January 6, 2022Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Julius Wouter Johannes DE FOLTER, Petrus Wilhelmus N de GROOT, Sabrina SILVA PAES, Stephan Georg SCHUMM
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Publication number: 20210401015Abstract: A food composition in the form of a water-in-oil-in-water emulsion, the food composition comprising water, an oil phase comprising vegetable oil and fat crystals, and an oil-in-water emulsifier, and a process for preparing the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2019Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Julius Wouter Johannes de Folter, Sabrina Silva Paes, Petrus Wilhelmus N de Groot, Stephan Georg Schumm
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Publication number: 20210401016Abstract: A food composition in the form of a water-in-oil-in water emulsion comprising water; an oil phase comprising vegetable oil and a water-in-oil emulsifier comprising fat crystals; oil-in-water emulsifier, not being egg yolk; egg yolk.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2019Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVERInventors: Julius Wouter Johannes de Folter, Petrus Wilhelmus N de Groot, Sabrina Silva Paes, Stephan Georg Schumm
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Patent number: 8945660Abstract: The present invention relates to an edible foam product that can advantageously be used in the treatment or prevention of obesity. More particularly, the present invention provides an edible foam product of pourable or spoonable consistency having an overrun of at least 100%, said foam product containing at least 60 wt. % of water, from 1 to 7 wt. % of protein and from 1 to 20 wt. % of carbohydrates, and further being characterized by a high in-mouth stability as evidenced by a reduction in overrun of less than 35% under in-mouth shear conditions and a high gastric stability as evidenced by a t½>30 minutes, t½representing the time needed to achieve a reduction in overrun of 50% under gastric conditions. Another aspect of the invention relates to the use of an edible foam product in the treatment or prevention of overweight or obesity, said edible foam product having a pourable or spoonable consistency, an overrun of at least 100% and a high gastric stability as evidenced by t½>30 minutes.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2007Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: KSF Acquisition CorporationInventors: Andrew Richard Cox, Petrus Wilhelmus N de Groot, Sergey Michailovich Melnikov, Simeon Dobrev Stoyanov
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Publication number: 20150017295Abstract: The present invention relates to aerated compositions containing egg albumen protein and hydrophobin, and to a method for making these compositions. The objective of the invention is to improve the foamability and foam stability of compositions containing egg albumen protein. This has been achieved by providing aerated compositions containing denatured egg albumen protein and hydrophobin.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2013Publication date: January 15, 2015Applicant: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVERInventors: Gijsbert Kuil, Petrus Wilhelmus N de Groot, Theodorus Berend Jan Blijdenstein, Jan Alders Wieringa
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Patent number: 8840945Abstract: The present invention has as an objective to provide protein particles which have strongly reduced surface activity, and can be used as an ingredient in foams and aerated food products while not interfering with stabilisers at the gas bubble interface. This invention provides a method to produce such aggregated protein particles, as well as the aggregated protein particles which have strongly reduced surface activity.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2010Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Luben Nikolaev Arnaudov, Theodorus Berend Jan Blijdenstein, Andrew Richard Cox, Petrus Wilhelmus N de Groot, Simeon Dobrev Stoyanov
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Patent number: 8647695Abstract: The present invention has as an objective to provide aerated food products containing solid particles at the gas bubble interface, and proteins which do not interfere with the solid particles, and of which the texture remains stable during storage. This objective is met by an aerated food product which contains aggregated protein particles which are not surface active.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2010Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Luben Nikolaev Arnaudov, Theodorus Berend Jan Blijdenstein, Andrew Richard Cox, Petrus Wilhelmus N de Groot, Simeon Dobrev Stoyanov
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Patent number: 8597708Abstract: A food composition comprising gas bubbles is provided. It contains based on the food composition at least 10 wt. % of water, optionally fat, wherein the amount of fat and water taken together is at least 60 wt. % and less than 99 wt. %, at least 1 vol. % and less than 70 vol. % of gas, fiber particles and surface active particles. The volume weighted mean diameter of the surface active particles (d2) is smaller than the length of the fiber particles (L). Also a process is provided to prepare the product. The process includes the steps of incorporating surface active particles and fiber particles in a liquid food composition, incorporating gas in said liquid composition and packing the food composition.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2007Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Theodorus Berend Jan Blijdenstein, Jian Cao, Petrus Wilhelmus N de Groot, Weichang Liu, Simeon Dobrev Stoyanov, Weizheng Zhou
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Publication number: 20120121787Abstract: The present invention has as an objective to provide aerated food products containing solid particles at the gas bubble interface, and proteins which do not interfere with the solid particles, and of which the texture remains stable during storage. This objective is met by an aerated food product which contains aggregated protein particles which are not surface active.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2010Publication date: May 17, 2012Inventors: Luben Nikolaev Arnaudov, Theodorus Berend Jan Blijdenstein, Andrew Richard Cox, Petrus Wilhelmus N de Groot, Simeon Dobrev Stoyanov
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Publication number: 20120121776Abstract: The present invention has as an objective to provide protein particles which have strongly reduced surface activity, and can be used as an ingredient in foams and aerated food products while not interfering with stabilisers at the gas bubble interface. This invention provides a method to produce such aggregated protein particles, as well as the aggregated protein particles which have strongly reduced surface activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2010Publication date: May 17, 2012Inventors: Luben Nikolaev Arnaudov, Theodorus Berend Jan Blijdenstein, Andrew Richard Cox, Petrus Wilhelmus N de Groot, Simeon Dobrev Stoyanov
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Patent number: 8101225Abstract: An aerated food product comprising at least 0.05 wt %, and preferably at most 50 wt %, of hydrophobic denatured protein particles whereby at least 50% of the number of said protein particles have in a hydrated state a diameter of more than 3 micron, and preferably less than 10% of the number of said protein particles have in a hydrated state a diameter of more than 300 micron.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2006Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Jadwiga Malgorzata Bialek, Matthew Duncan Golding, Petrus Wilhelmus N de Groot, Sudarshi Tanuja A Regismond, Simeon Dobrev Stoyanov
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Publication number: 20100291280Abstract: A food composition comprising gas bubbles is provided. It contains based on the food composition at least 10 wt % and less than 95 wt % of water, at least 0.5 wt % and less than 20 wt % of protein, at least 1 vol. % and less than 70 vol. % of gas, at least 0.001 wt % and less than 10 wt % fibre particles and at least 0.001 wt % and less than 10 wt % surface active particles. Also a process is provided to prepare the product. The process includes the steps of incorporating surface active particles and fibre particles in a liquid food composition, incorporating gas in said liquid composition and packing the food composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2007Publication date: November 18, 2010Inventors: Theodorus Berend Jan Blijdenstein, Jian Cao, Petrus Wilhelmus N De Groot, Weichang Liu, Simeon Dobrev Stoyanov, Weizheng Zhou
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Publication number: 20100189857Abstract: There is provided an aerated food product in the form of a stable foam, comprising 5-80 vol. % gas bubbles, 15-90 wt. % water and 0.01 to 10 wt. % fibres, assembled with surface-active particles at the air-water interface due to attractive interaction between the surface-active particles and the fibres. Also provided is a process for preparing said foam.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2007Publication date: July 29, 2010Inventors: Theodorus Berend Jan Blijdenstein, Jian Cao, Petrus Wilhelmus N de Groot, Weichang Liu, Simeon Dobrev Stoyanov, Weizheng Zhou
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Publication number: 20100189867Abstract: A food composition comprising gas bubbles is provided. It contains based on the food composition at least 10 wt. % of water, optionally fat, wherein the amount of fat and water taken together is at least 60 wt. % and less than 99 wt. %, at least 1 vol. % and less than 70 vol. % of gas, fibre particles and surface active particles. The volume weighted mean diameter of the surface active particles (d2) is smaller than the length of the fibre particles (L). Also a process is provided to prepare the product. The process includes the steps of incorporating surface active particles and fibre particles in a liquid food composition, incorporating gas in said liquid composition and packing the food composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2007Publication date: July 29, 2010Inventors: Theodorus Berend Jan Blijdenstein, Jian Cao, Petrus Wilhelmus N. de Groot, Weichang Liu, Simeon Dobrev Stoyanov, Weizheng Zhou
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Publication number: 20100034753Abstract: The present invention relates to an edible foam product that can advantageously be used in the treatment or prevention of obesity. More particularly, the present invention provides an edible foam product of pourable or spoonable consistency having an overrun of at least 100%, said foam product containing at least 60 wt. % of water, from 1 to 7 wt. % of protein and from 1 to 20 wt. % of carbohydrates, and further being characterised by a high in-mouth stability as evidenced by a reduction in overrun of less than 35% under in-mouth shear conditions and a high gastric stability as evidenced by a t½>30 minutes, t 1/2 representing the time needed to achieve a reduction in overrun of 50% under gastric conditions. Another aspect of the invention relates to the use of an edible foam product in the treatment or prevention of overweight or obesity, said edible foam product having a pourable or spoonable consistency, an overrun of at least 100% and a high gastric stability as evidenced by t 1/2 >30 minutes.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2007Publication date: February 11, 2010Inventors: Andrew Richard Cox, Petrus Wilhelmus N. de Groot, Sergey Michailovich Melnikov, Simeon Dobrev Stoyanov
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Publication number: 20090317509Abstract: The present invention provides edible aqueous oil-in-water emulsions comprising 15-70% wt oil having a saturated fatty acid content of at least 20% wt, 0.1-5% wt of an emulsifier system. The oil preferably comprises hydrogenated and unhydrogenated rapeseed oil and the emulsifier system preferably comprises milk protein and monoglycerides. The emulsions provide good satiety benefits and do not adversely affect the taste of products into which they are incorporated. Also provided are food and beverage products comprising the emulsion of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2006Publication date: December 24, 2009Inventors: Matthew Duncan Golding, Petrus Wilhelmus N. de Groot, Remco Johannes Koppert, Sergey Michailovich Melnikov, Edward George Pelan
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Publication number: 20090093392Abstract: Use of a detergent composition comprising an amine oxide surfactant, at least one branched nonionic surfactant and at least one anionic component for enhancing particulate soil removal from a fabric washed in a wash liquor containing the detergent composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2006Publication date: April 9, 2009Applicant: CONOPCO, INC. D/B/A/ UNILEVERInventors: David Alan Binder, Petrus Wilhelmus N de Groot, Donna MacNab, Albert van der Wal