Patents by Inventor Shelly Yuqing Zhou

Shelly Yuqing Zhou 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).

  • Rebaudioside-mogroside V blends
    Patent number: 8962698
    Abstract: A composition includes Mogroside V and a Rebaudioside component in a weight ratio ?1:1 and ?6:1, wherein the Rebaudioside component consists of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of Rebaudioside A, Rebaudioside B and Rebaudioside D. A method of purifying a Luo Han Guo extract includes contacting the Luo Han Guo extract with activated carbon and a macroporous polymeric adsorbent resin, an ion exchange resin, or both. A composition includes a Luo Han Guo extract, wherein Mogroside V constitutes from 50 wt % to 75 wt % of the Luo Han Guo extract and the composition includes from 0 to 13 wt % in total relative to the Mogroside V of aromatic glycosides, and from 0 to 15 ppm of semi-volatile organic compounds relative to the Mogroside V.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC
    Inventors: John R. Bridges, Alfred Carlson, Brian Timothy Pohrte, Mary Quinlan, Timothy C. Schunk, Elber F. Tejada, Shelly Yuqing Zhou
  • REBAUDIOSIDE-MOGROSIDE V BLENDS
    Publication number: 20120264831
    Abstract: A composition includes Mogroside V and a Rebaudioside component in a weight ratio ?1:1 and ?6:1, wherein the Rebaudioside component consists of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of Rebaudioside A, Rebaudioside B and Rebaudioside D. A method of purifying a Luo Han Guo extract includes contacting the Luo Han Guo extract with activated carbon and a macroporous polymeric adsorbent resin, an ion exchange resin, or both. A composition includes a Luo Han Guo extract, wherein Mogroside V constitutes from 50 wt % to 75 wt % of the Luo Han Guo extract and the composition includes from 0 to 13 wt % in total relative to the Mogroside V of aromatic glycosides, and from 0 to 15 ppm of semi-volatile organic compounds relative to the Mogroside V.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC
    Inventors: John R. Bridges, Alfred Carlson, Brian Timothy Pohrte, Mary Quinlan, Timothy C. Schunk, Elber F. Tejada, Shelly Yuqing Zhou