Patents by Inventor Robert L. Van de Sande

Robert L. Van de Sande 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).

  • Method of refining glyceride oils
    Patent number: 5516924
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of refining glyceride oil comprising the step of degumming said glyceride oil, wherein said degumming step is followed by a separation step in which undissolved and non-centrifugable particles are removed from said degummed oil. Preferably said degumming step is followed by a step of holding the degummed oil for such a period of time and under such temperature conditions as to cause agglomeration of said undissolved particles, and for an agent promoting the formation of undissolved particles and/or promoting the agglomeration of the undissolved particles is added to the oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Assignee: Van den Bergh Foods Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. van de Sande, Jacobus C. Segers, Jannes G. Lammers
  • Method of refining glyceride oils
    Patent number: 5286886
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of refining glyceride oil comprising the step of degumming said glyceride oil, wherein said degumming step is followed by a separation step in which undissolved and non-centrifugable particles are removed from said degummed oil. Preferably said degumming step is followed by a step of holding the degummed oil for such a period of time and under such temperature conditions as to cause agglomeration of said undissolved particles, and for an agent promoting the formation of undissolved particles and/or promoting the agglomeration of the undissolved particles is added to the oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1994
    Assignee: Van den Bergh Foods Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Van de Sande, Jacobus C. Segers, Jannes G. Lammers