Patents by Inventor Sverre Sondbø

Sverre Sondbø 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).

  • Removal of undesired components from oil compositions
    Patent number: 9447360
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a process for reducing the amount of undesired components in an oil composition, particularly in an oil composition comprising omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. The process of the present invention provides efficient removal of undesired water-soluble (hydrophilic) components and undesired fat-soluble (lipophilic) components from an oil composition in order to obtain a purified concentrate, e.g. a highly purified concentrate enriched in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Pronova Biopharma Norge AS
    Inventors: Sverre Sondbø, Olav Thorstad
  • REMOVAL OF UNDESIRED COMPONENTS FROM OIL COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20150247106
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a process for reducing the amount of undesired components in an oil composition, particularly in an oil composition comprising omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. The process of the present invention provides efficient removal of undesired water-soluble (hydrophilic) components and undesired fat-soluble (lipophilic) components from an oil composition in order to obtain a purified concentrate, e.g. a highly purified concentrate enriched in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Sverre Sondbø, Olav Thorstad
  • Process for decreasing the amount of cholesterol in a marine oil using a volatile working fluid
    Patent number: 7678930
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for decreasing the amount of cholesterol in a mixture comprising a marine oil, the marine oil containing the cholesterol, which process comprises the steps of adding a volatile working fluid to the mixture, where the volatile working fluid comprises at least one of a fatty acid ester, a fatty acid amide and a hydrocarbon, and subjecting the mixture with the added volatile working fluid to at least one stripping processing step, in which an amount of cholesterol present in the marine oil in free form is separated from the mixture together with the volatile working fluid. The present invention also relates to a volatile cholesterol decreasing working fluid and a health supplement and a pharmaceutical, based on a marine oil, prepared according to the process mentioned above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Pronova Biopharma Norge AS
    Inventors: Sverre Sondbø, Olav Thorstad
  • Removal of undesired components from oil compositions
    Patent number: RE49909
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a process for reducing the amount of undesired components in an oil composition, particularly in an oil composition comprising omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. The process of the present invention provides efficient removal of undesired water-soluble (hydrophilic) components and undesired fat-soluble (lipophilic) components from an oil composition in order to obtain a purified concentrate, e.g. a highly purified concentrate enriched in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: BASF AS
    Inventors: Sverre Sondbø, Olav Thorstad