Patents by Inventor Wybren Bakker

Wybren Bakker 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).

  • Patent number: 11785962
    Abstract: The invention relates to the manufacture of foods, in particular to aerated confectionery products, like marshmallow-type products, to foam structuring compositions, and methods for preparing them. Provided is an aerated confectionery product having a density up to 0.5 g/cm3, the product comprising as foam structuring composition a combination of (i) a native potato protein; (ii) a gelling starch; and (iii) a highly branched starch (HBS) obtained by treatment of starch or a starch derivative with glycogen branching enzyme (EC 2.4.1.18), and wherein said HBS has a molecular branching degree of at least 6%, wherein the molecular branching degree is defined as the percentage of ?-1,6 glycosidic linkages of the total of ?-1,6 and ?-1,4 glycosidic linkages ((?-1,6/(?-1,6+?-1,4)*100%).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Coöperatie AVEBE U.A.
    Inventors: Wybren Bakker, Gertjan Klijnstra, David Thomas Benjamin Tomasoa
  • Publication number: 20200214314
    Abstract: The invention relates to the manufacture of foods, in particular to aerated confectionery products, like marshmallow-type products, to foam structuring compositions, and methods for preparing them. Provided is an aerated confectionery product having a density up to 0.5 g/cm3, the product comprising as foam structuring composition a combination of (i) a native potato protein; (ii) a gelling starch; and (iii) a highly branched starch (HBS) obtained by treatment of starch or a starch derivative with glycogen branching enzyme (EC 2.4.1.18), and wherein said HBS has a molecular branching degree of at least 6%, wherein the molecular branching degree is defined as the percentage of ?-1,6 glycosidic linkages of the total of ?-1,6 and ?-1,4 glycosidic linkages ((?-1,6/(?-1,6+?-1,4)*100%).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Coöperatie AVEBE U.A.
    Inventors: Wybren BAKKER, Gertjan KLIJNSTRA, David Thomas Benjamin TOMASOA
  • Patent number: 10653163
    Abstract: The invention relates to confectionery products and methods for producing them. Provided is a chewy candy comprising a starch-based gelling agent, wherein said gelling agent is a highly branched starch (HBS), preferably wherein said HBS has a molecular branching degree of at least 6%, more preferably at least 6.5%. In a specific aspect, the chewy candy is essentially free of gelatin or other animal-derived ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Coöperatie AVEBE U.A.
    Inventors: Wybren Bakker, Pieter Lykle Buwalda, David Thomas Benjamin Tomasoa
  • Patent number: 9968118
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of forming a gel, to a gel obtainable by said method, to a heat treated native potato protease inhibitor, to the use of said protease inhibitor, and to a foodstuff comprising said gel or said protease inhibitor. The method includes: providing a solution of native potato protease inhibitor isolate having an isoelectric point of more than 6.0 and a molecular weight of less than 35 kDa; subjecting the native potato protease inhibitor solution to a heat treatment to a temperature of 65-121° C. for at least 10 minutes, or an UHT treatment at temperatures above 121° C., at an ionic strength of less than 60 mM and a pH of less than 4.5 yielding a heat treated native potato protease inhibitor solution; and setting the ionic strength of the native potato protease inhibitor solution to more than 60 mM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: COOPERATIE AVEBE U.A.
    Inventors: Marco Luigi Federico Giuseppin, Wybren Bakker
  • Publication number: 20170119011
    Abstract: The invention relates to confectionery products and methods for producing them. Provided is a chewy candy comprising a starch-based gelling agent, wherein said gelling agent is a highly branched starch (HBS), preferably wherein said HBS has a molecular branching degree of at least 6%, more preferably at least 6.5%. In a specific aspect, the chewy candy is essentially free of gelatin or other animal-derived ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Wybren Bakker, Pieter Lykle Buwalda, David Thomas Benjamin Tomasoa
  • Publication number: 20150257416
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of forming a gel, to a gel obtainable by said method, to a heat treated native potato protease inhibitor, to the use of said protease inhibitor, and to a foodstuff comprising said gel or said protease inhibitor. The method comprises the subsequent steps of: providing a solution of native potato protease inhibitor isolate having an isoelectric point of more than 6.0 and a molecular weight of less than 35 kDa; subjecting the native potato protease inhibitor solution to a heat treatment to a temperature of 65-121° C. for at least 10 minutes, or an UHT treatment at temperatures above 121° C., at an ionic strength of less than 60 mM and a pH of less than 4.5 yielding a heat treated native potato protease inhibitor solution; and setting the ionic strength of the native potato protease inhibitor solution to more than 60 mM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: COOPERATIE AVEBE U.A.
    Inventors: Marco Luigi Federico Giuseppin, Wybren Bakker
  • Patent number: 9102749
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of forming a gel, a gel obtainable by said method, a heat treated native potato protease inhibitor, the use of said protease inhibitor, and a foodstuff comprising said gel or said protease inhibitor. The method comprises the subsequent steps of: providing a solution of native potato protease inhibitor isolate having an isoelectric point of more than 6.0 and a molecular weight of less than 35 kDa; subjecting the native potato protease inhibitor solution to a heat treatment to a temperature of 65-121° C. for at least 10 minutes, or an UHT treatment at temperatures above 121° C., at an ionic strength of less than 60 mM and a pH of less than 4.5 yielding a heat treated native potato protease inhibitor solution; and setting the ionic strength of the native potato protease inhibitor solution to more than 60 mM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: COOPERATIE AVEBE U.A.
    Inventors: Marco Luigi Federico Giuseppin, Wybren Bakker
  • Publication number: 20100003394
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of forming a gel, to a gel obtainable by said method, to a heat treated native potato protease inhibitor, to the use of said protease inhibitor, and to a foodstuff comprising said gel or said protease inhibitor. The method comprises the subsequent steps of: providing a solution of native potato protease inhibitor isolate having an isoelectric point of more than 6.0 and a molecular weight of less than 35 kDa; subjecting the native potato protease inhibitor solution to a heat treatment to a temperature of 65-121° C. for at least 10 minutes, or an UHT treatment at temperatures above 121° C., at an ionic strength of less than 60 mM and a pH of less than 4.5 yielding a heat treated native potato protease inhibitor solution; and setting the ionic strength of the native potato protease inhibitor solution to more than 60 mM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Marco Luigi Federico Giuseppin, Wybren Bakker