Patents Assigned to Firmenich
  • Publication number: 20230329299
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to malonyl steviol glycosides and the use of such compounds for various comestible uses, such as sweetening a flavored product or enhancing the sweetness of another sweetener. In some aspects, the disclosure provides certain compositions that include such malonyl steviol glycosides, such as compositions that include such malonyl steviol glycosides and one or more other sweeteners. In some other aspects, the disclosure provides methods of reducing the caloric content of a flavored article, such as a flavored food or beverage product, or an oral care product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Wen-Juan XIANG, Dan-Ting YIN, Yi-Chun DING
  • Patent number: 11785945
    Abstract: The various aspects presented herein relate to the field of antimicrobial compositions and their use as antibacterial agents, or their use for the preparation of antimicrobially active perfuming compositions and consumer products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: FIRMENICH SA
    Inventors: Monica Bandera, Yang Huang, Gary Marr, Nicholas O'Leary, Mylene Therrien, Daniel Reichlin
  • Patent number: 11787847
    Abstract: Provided herein are polypeptides that bind to the malodour-causing substance DMTS. Also provided are nucleic acid sequences that encode for the polypeptides. Further provided herein is a method for identifying a compound that binds, suppresses, blocks, inhibits, and/or modulates the activity of one or more olfactory receptor that is activated by the malodor-causing substance DMTS comprising a) contacting the receptor, or a chimera or fragment thereof with a compound and b) determining whether the compound has an effect on the activity of the receptor. Further provided is an expression vector comprising the nucleic acid encoding the polypeptides described as well as a non-human organism or a host cell modified to express a receptor that is activated by DMTS. Also provided is the use of the polypeptides for identifying malodor modulating compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: FIRMENICH SA
    Inventors: Patrick Pfister, Matthew Rogers, Huey-Ling Kao, Claude Ayome Abibi
  • Publication number: 20230310288
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of antimicrobial compositions. More particularly, it concerns the use of a composition as an antimicrobial agent, the composition comprising ingredients selected from the group consisting of: (i) nona-2,6-dien-1-ol in combination with at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of 3-neopentylpyridine, 2-methylhexan-3-one oxime, terpineol and 2-isopropyl-5-methylphenol; (ii) gamma-dodecalactone in combination with at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of 1-Methyl-4-(1-methylethenyl)-cyclohexene, 4-Methoxybenzaldehyde, and 1,3-Benzodioxole-5-carbaldehyde; (iii) (Z)-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol and gamma-dodecalactone; (iv) cis-4(Isopropyl)cyclohexanemethanol and 4-Methoxybenzaldehyde; and (v) 1,3-Benzodioxole-5-carbaldehyde and 4-Methoxybenzaldehyde, wherein the ingredients are present in an amount sufficient to provide an antimicrobial effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Monica BANDERA, Nicholas O’LEARY, Gary MARR
  • Patent number: 11773414
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method of producing drimenol and/or drimenol derivatives by comprising contacting at least one polypeptide with farnesyl diphosphate (FPP). The method may be performed in vitro or in vivo. Also provided are amino acid sequences of polypeptides useful in the methods and nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides described. The method further provides host cells or organisms genetically modified to express the polypeptides and useful to produce drimenol and/or derivatives of drimenol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: FIRMENICH SA
    Inventors: Pan Li, Qi Wang, Xiu-Feng He, Olivier Haefliger
  • Patent number: 11772067
    Abstract: Described herein is a method of using solid particles having a surface functionalized with a terminal cyclocarbonate group to neutralize an odor from ammonia and primary or secondary amines. Also described herein are perfuming compositions and perfuming consumer products that include malodor neutralizers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: FIRMENICH SA
    Inventors: Pascal Beaussoubre, Wolfgang Fieber
  • Patent number: 11773328
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of delivery systems. Described herein is a powdered composition comprising including granules having a hydrophobic active ingredient dispersed in a polymeric matrix, wherein the powdered composition contains a fireproofing agent. The fireproofing agent defined in the present disclosures includes talc that, when present in the powdered composition, prevents a dust explosion risk when the powdered composition is manufactured, handled or dosed into a consumer product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: FIRMENICH SA
    Inventors: Murray Osborne, Bhavesh Mandhane
  • Publication number: 20230301330
    Abstract: A method of enhancing the sweetness of sweetener in a beverage or food product comprising adding Hesperetin Dihydrochalcone to the product in an amount of 2 ppm to 50 ppm by weight of the total weight of the product. Also provided here is a beverage or food product comprising Hesperetin Dihydrochalcone in an amount of from 2 to 50 ppm, by weight, of the total weight of the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Maxime Delattre, Angela Di Pietro, Isabelle Cayeux, Eric Frerot
  • Patent number: 11759759
    Abstract: Described herein is a process for producing perfume- or flavor-containing microcapsules with improved deposition of encapsulated actives on targeted surfaces such as fiber, hair and skin, which can be used in home or personal care products. Also described herein are microcapsules obtainable by such a process and consumer products including these microcapsules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: FIRMENICH SA
    Inventors: Lei Shi, Lahoussine Ouali, Lei Han
  • Patent number: 11758933
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds having structural Formula (I), or salts thereof. These compounds are useful as sweet tasting agents and/or sweetness enhancers. Also disclosed are compositions comprising the present compounds and methods of increasing the sweet taste of ingestible compositions. Furthermore, methods for preparing the compounds are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Firmenich Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrew Patron, Rama Manam, Justin Colquitt, Nicole Servant, Chris Edano Noriega, Jeffrey R. Hammaker, Nicole Gonsalves, Tanya Ditschun
  • Patent number: 11744785
    Abstract: The various aspects presented herein relate to the perfumery industry. More particularly, the various aspects presented herein relate to the use of volatile compositions to limit, decrease or eliminate the perception of malodor. Such compositions include at least one malodor antagonist optionally combined with perfuming ingredients. Such compositions, their use in combination with delivery systems and their applications in consumer products are also objects of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: FIRMENICH SA
    Inventors: Huey-Ling Kao, Stefan Alexander Ruider, Ben Smith, Gary Marr, Matthew Rogers, Mushhood Sheikh, Zhenan Wu, Patrick Pfister, Anthony Alexander Birkbeck, Julien Coulomb
  • Patent number: 11717112
    Abstract: A modular food dispensing device comprising a food container configured to contain and dispense a food product, a drive module for mechanically driving the food container to dispense the food product, and one or more magnets provided on one or both of the food container and drive module for releasably connecting the food container and drive module. The drive module is releasably connectable to the food container to selectively form a mechanical linkage for transmitting a driving force from the drive module to the food container to dispense the food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Firmenich SA
    Inventor: Edward J Brown
  • Patent number: 11718815
    Abstract: Described herein is a powder detergent composition including a detergent active material including at least a surfactant system, and a granulated powder. The granulated powder includes particles made of: (a) a water soluble polymer matrix, and (b) an oil phase including a perfume dispersed in the water soluble polymer matrix, the oil being at least partly encapsulated in microcapsules. The granulated powder includes up to 30% by weight of encapsulated oil based on the total weight of the powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: FIRMENICH SA
    Inventors: Murray Osborne, Arnaud Struillou
  • Publication number: 20230233425
    Abstract: The various aspects presented herein relate to the perfumery industry. More particularly, the various aspects presented herein relate to the use of volatile compositions to limit, decrease or eliminate the perception of malodor. Such compositions include at least one malodor antagonist optionally combined with perfuming ingredients. Such compositions, their use in combination with delivery systems and their applications in consumer products are also objects of the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Huey-Ling KAO, Stefan Alexander RUIDER, Ben SMITH, Gary MARR, Matthew ROGERS, Mushhood SHEIKH, Zhenan WU, Patrick PFISTER, Anthony Alexander BIRKBECK, Julien COULOMB
  • Publication number: 20230225373
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a beverage composition comprising a clouding agent selected from the group consisting of coacervate hydrocolloid particles comprising a protein and a polysaccharide, regenerated insoluble dietary fibers, partially soluble dietary fibers, emulsion stabilized by regenerated insoluble dietary fibers and/or partially soluble dietary fibers and any combination thereof, and optionally, one or more beverage ingredients as well as a beverage comprising the same and uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Ding KANG, Lei SHI, Qiu-Min MA, Fei ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20230225953
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally provides the use glucosylated natural steviol glycosides (GSGs) to reduce certain undesirable taste notes common to oral care products. In related aspects, the disclosure provides compositions that comprise GSGs and one or more ingredients that give rise to certain undesirable taste notes. In some embodiments, such compositions are in the form of a food product, a beverage product, or an oral care product, such as a toothpaste, a mouthwash, a tooth-whitening composition, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Qing-Bo OUYANG, Muhammad KIZILBASH, Bharani ASHOKAN, Patrice MERCERET, Jan Thomas HAINES, Dan-Ting YIN, Joseph R. FOTSING
  • Publication number: 20230210735
    Abstract: The various aspects presented herein relate to methods and compositions for the reduction, prevention, and/or inhibition of old person smell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Ying WANG, Gary WOMACK, Jana PIKA, Michael CALANDRA, Dushanee SRIYARATHNE
  • Patent number: 11690390
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a compound according to formula (I) in the form of any one of its stereoisomers or a mixture thereof, and wherein n is an integer from 0 to 2; the dotted line represents a carbon-carbon single or double bond; and each of R1 to R4, when taken independently from each other, represents a hydrogen atom or represents a R5 or OR5 group, R5 representing a C1 to C5, or even a C1 to C5, alkyl group; and optionally one of the groups R1 to R4 represents —OH; and/or when R1 and R2 are taken together, and/or R3 and R4 are taken together, represent a OCH2O group, provided said groups taken together are adjacent substituents of the phenyl group; as an ingredient to confer, enhance, improve or modify the kokumi or umami taste of a flavored article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Eric Frerot, Kasia Aeberhardt
  • Patent number: 11691036
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of perfumery. More particularly, it concerns malodor masking compositions and/or ingredients, as well as method for counteracting or masking malodors and perfuming compositions having odor masking properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: FIRMENICH SA
    Inventors: Nicholas O'Leary, Jonathan Williams, Monica Bandera
  • Patent number: 11667869
    Abstract: Described herein are properfume compounds. Also described herein is a method to release a compound being a ketone or aldehyde, a formate ester and/or an alcohol by exposing a properfume compound to an environment wherein it is oxidized. Also described herein is a perfuming composition and a perfume consumer product comprising at least one properfume compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: FIRMENICH SA
    Inventors: Gary B. Womack, Brinda Indradas