Patents by Inventor Tycho Michel

Tycho Michel 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).

  • Processes for preparing anhydrous detergent granules
    Patent number: 6936581
    Abstract: Processes are described for preparing anhydrous detergent granules, wherein the processes comprise: (a) providing an alk(en)yl oligoglycoside composition having a residual fatty alcohol content; (b) reducing the fatty alcohol content of the composition to 30% by weight or less to provide a reduced alcohol content alk(en)yl oligoglycoside; and (c) combining the reduced alcohol content alk(en)yl oligoglycoside with one or more detergent additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Eskuchen, Manfred Weuthen, Ditmar Kischkel, Tycho Michel, Bernhard Gutsche
  • Process for deacidifying natural fats and oils
    Patent number: 6897328
    Abstract: A single stage process for deacidifying glycerides involving: (a) providing a glyceride having an acid value of from about 5 to 20; (b) providing a lower alcohol; (c) providing an enzyme catalyst immobilized on a support material; and passing a mixture of (a) and (b), over (c), thereby deacidifying the glycerides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bernhard Gutsche, Albrecht Weiss, Ralf Otto, Tycho Michel
  • Process for deacidifying natural fats and oils
    Publication number: 20030124694
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the deacidification of natural fats and oils in which glycerides with acid values of 5 to 20 are treated with lower alcohols and free fatty acids are thus converted into esters and which is distinguished by the fact that the reaction is carried out in the presence of enzymes immobilized on supports with a diameter of 1 to 5 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Bernhard Gutsche, Albrecht Weiss, Ralf Otto, Tycho Michel
  • Method for the production of detergent granules
    Publication number: 20030039624
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of waterless detergent granules, wherein technical mixtures of alkyl and/or alkenyloligoglycosides and fatty alcohols are reduced to a residual fatty alcohol content of 30 wt. % maximum, and the resulting melt is mixed with detergent additives in a mixer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Rainer Eskuchen, Manfred Weuthen, Ditmar Kischkel, Tycho Michel, Bernhard Gutsche