Patents Assigned to UNIVERSITAT DE LLEIDA
  • Patent number: 11963993
    Abstract: A process for obtaining a tannin extract isolated from whole grape seeds is provided. The process is performed in as a one-pot reaction and in a single extraction step, wherein the seeds are processed without grinding or milling. Also provided is a tannin extract with improved antioxidant and light fastness properties obtained from whole grape seeds that includes a mixture of tannins and non-tannins, in which the content of tannins or polyphenols is higher than 50%. Ise, the tannin extract isolated from whole grape seeds can include a coloring agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Universitat de Lleida
    Inventors: Bacardit Dalmases Anna, Ollé Otero Luis, Sorolla Casellas Sílvia, Casas Solé Concepció
  • Patent number: 11946705
    Abstract: A heat exchanger comprises a base, and a plurality of deformable fins connected to a surface of the base. Some deformable fins have a free end configured to move away from the surface of the base as a function of a local temperature increase of the base. The deformable fins are distributed on the surface of the base to be exposed to a coolant flowing over the surface of the base, wherein a distribution of the deformable fins on the surface of the base is non-uniform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: UNIVERSITAT DE LLEIDA, SOCPRA SCIENCES ET GENIE S.E.C.
    Inventors: Luc Frechette, Jérôme Barrau, Montserrat Vilarrubi Porta
  • Patent number: 11073318
    Abstract: Provided is a method for adaptive control of a refrigeration system, the method including calculating a Number of Transfer Units (NTU) rate or an indicator representing the ease of variation of temperature (FVT) of an evaporator of the refrigeration system, to detect a frost level in the evaporator, to define the most suitable defrosting time, the energization of the drainage resistors and the adaptive management of the evaporator fan combining different operating modes, including an ice-free mode that uses only the cooling capacity of the refrigerant, and different modes with ice, which take advantage of the latent heat stored in the ice to save energy, depending on the frost level in the evaporator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignees: Universitat de Lleida, Ako Electromecanica S.A.L.
    Inventors: Xavier Albets Chico, Pere Moreno Argiles, Miguel Angel González Sánchez, Luisa Fernanda Cabeza Fabra, Gabriel Zsembinszki, Jose Miguel Maldonado Jimenez, Alvaro de Gracia Cuesta
  • Patent number: 11020471
    Abstract: The present invention provides exosomes isolated from an animal, wherein the animal (a) has overcome a disease caused by a pathogen, and (b) it is free from the pathogen that causes the diseases. The invention also provides process for obtaining these exosomes and the use thereof in therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignees: INNOVEX THERAPEUTICS, S.L., INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA | ESTUDIS AVANCATS, FUNDACIÓ PRIVADA INSTITUTO DE SALUD GLOBAL BARCELONA (ISGLOBAL), FUNDACIÓ INSTITUT D'INVESTIGACIÓ EN CIÉNCIES DE LA SALUT GERMANS TRIAS | PUJOL, UNIVERSITAT DE LLEIDA
    Inventors: Hernando Antonio Del Portillo Obando, Francisco Enrique Borrás Serres, Lorenzo José Fraile Sauce, Sergio Roberto Montaner Tarbes, Maria Montoya González
  • Publication number: 20200049393
    Abstract: ADAPTIVE CONTROL PROCEDURE FOR REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS which comprises the detection of the frost level in the evaporator by means of a calculation method of NTU rate, allowing to define: the most suitable defrosting time, the energization of the drainage resistors and the adaptive management of the evaporator fan combining different operating modes. An ice-free mode which uses only the cooling capacity of the refrigerant, and different modes with ice which benefits from the latent heat stored in the ice to produce energy savings, depending on the level of frost in the evaporator. For calculating the NTU rate, it uses the evaporator as a reference when it is dry at the beginning, and when the cooling system is in operation, it calculates the NTU rate with a variable frequency operating mode depending on the evaporator performance or level of ice and its comparison with the cited reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicants: UNIVERSITAT DE LLEIDA, AKO ELECTROMECANICA S.A.L.
    Inventors: Xavier Albets Chico, Pere Moreno Argiles, Miguel Angel González Sánchez, Luisa Fernanda Cabeza Fabra, Gabriel Zsembinszki, Jose Miguel Maldonado Jimenez, Alvaro de Gracia Cuesta
  • Patent number: 9700576
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fiber compositions comprising fiber derived from onion and soluble fiber. Additionally, the invention relates to food products comprising said fiber compositions. In another aspect, the invention relates to methods for obtaining said fiber compositions as well as to the cosmetic uses and therapeutic uses thereof in the treatment and/or prevention of metabolic diseases, colon cancer and bowel inflammation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: UNIVERSITAT DE LLEIDA
    Inventors: Jose Carlos Enrique Serrano Casasola, Manuel Portero Otin, Reinaldo Pamplona Gras, Nuria Brunet Garcia
  • Publication number: 20150352139
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fiber compositions comprising fiber derived from onion and soluble fiber. Additionally, the invention relates to food products comprising said fiber compositions. In another aspect, the invention relates to methods for obtaining said fiber compositions as well as to the cosmetic uses and therapeutic uses thereof in the treatment and/or prevention of metabolic diseases, colon cancer and bowel inflammation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: Universitat de Lleida
    Inventors: José Carlos Enrique SERRANO CASASOLA, Manuel PORTERO OTÍN, Reinaldo PAMPLONA GRAS, Nuria BRUNET GARCIA
  • Patent number: 8735136
    Abstract: Substantially pure biological culture of a strain of the species Pseudomonas graminis, deposited with number CBS136973 at the depositary institution “Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures” (CBS) in Utrecht, Netherlands. Use of the CBS136973 culture as an antagonist for the biocontrol of foodborne pathogenic bacteria in fruit intended for human consumption. Method for treating the fruit which comprises the step of applying a preparation that comprises a culture of a strain of the species Pseudomonas graminis, deposited with number CBS136973 at the depositary institution “Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures” (CBS) in Utrecht, Netherlands, to the fruit. The application thereof makes it possible to reduce the growth of pathogens during the shelf life of the product, especially when the cold chain is broken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignees: Institut de Recerca I Tecnologia Agroalimentaries, Universitat de Lleida
    Inventors: Immaculada Vinas Almenar, Maria Isabel Abadias Sero, Josep Usall Rodie, Neus Teixido Espasa, Rosario Torres Sanchis
  • Publication number: 20130280226
    Abstract: Substantially pure biological culture of a strain of the species Pseudomonas graminis, deposited with number CBS124167 at the depositary institution “Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures” (CBS) in Utrecht, Netherlands. Use of the CBS124167 culture as an antagonist for the biocontrol of foodborne pathogenic bacteria in fruit intended for human consumption. Method for treating the fruit which comprises the step of applying a preparation that comprises a culture of a strain of the species Pseudomonas graminis, deposited with number CBS124167 at the depositary institution “Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures” (CBS) in Utrecht, Netherlands, to the fruit. The application thereof makes it possible to reduce the growth of pathogens during the shelf life of the product, especially when the cold chain is broken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicants: INSTITUT RECERCA I TECNOLOGIA AGROALIMENTARIES, UNIVERSITAT DE LLEIDA
    Inventors: Immaculada Vinas Almenar, Maria Isabel Abadias Sero, Josep Usall Rodie, Neus Teixido Espasa, Rosario Torres Sanchis