Patents Examined by Changqing Li
  • Patent number: 12139657
    Abstract: Emulsifiers and emulsions obtained as by-products of corn fermentation, compositions comprising the same, and methods of making and using the emulsifiers and emulsions are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: POET Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex T. McCurdy, Steven T. Bly
  • Patent number: 12127567
    Abstract: A liquid dairy blend is suitable for being used in the preparation of dairy-based culinary sauces or prepared culinary dishes, and contains milk proteins and fat. The milk proteins are whey-protein and casein, the ratio of whey-protein:casein is from 0.3-0.5, and the pH of the liquid dairy blend is from 5.8-6.2. A method of producing the liquid dairy blend is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Gale Jeffrey Barnes, Christine Frances Kunetz, Kyungsoo Woo
  • Patent number: 12102104
    Abstract: To provide an agent and a method for enhancing carbonation sensation whereby a natural carbonation sensation alone can be enhanced without imparting unnecessary smell or undesired tasted to foods and beverages having carbonate stimulation. A carbonation sensation enhancing agent for foods and beverages having carbonate stimulation said carbonation sensation enhancing agent comprising polygodial as an active ingredient and being characterized by further comprising spilanthol in combination with polygodial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: OGAWA & CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Shoji, Rie Nakasone, Toshio Miyazawa, Maiko Takahashi, Ryuichi Hirose
  • Patent number: 12075777
    Abstract: An anti-microbial composition for treating animal feed, comprising: 1 to 90 wt. %, based on the total weight, of a C1 to C24 organic acid, 1 to 90 wt. %, based on the total weight, of trans-2-hexenal provided it constitutes at least 5 wt. % of the organic acid and aldehyde mixture, 0 to 50 wt. % based on the total weight of terpenes, 0 to 20 wt. % based on the total weight of a surfactant, and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Anitox Corporation
    Inventor: Julio Pimentel
  • Patent number: 12076664
    Abstract: Alkyl ether amines are used as foam control compounds in foodstuff processing. The alkyl ether amines can be used at various stages during industrial processing of vegetables, fruits, and plants, such as potatoes and beets. The alkyl ether amines are generally of lower molecular weights and therefore easily transported to the foam layer to break the foam structure. Further, the alkyl ether amines are water soluble and therefore can be readily removed from the food processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Xue Chen, Stephen W. King, Felipe A. Donate
  • Patent number: 12059008
    Abstract: A capsule for preparing a beverage from beverage powder, such as coffee from coffee powder, by introducing water into the capsule. The capsule includes a compacted pellet made of a powder containing at least one polysaccharide. The compacted pellet is sheathed with at least one coating layer that includes a cross-linked polysaccharide. The cross-linked polysaccharide can be obtained by cross-linking a polysaccharide with a cross-linking agent without the use of a polyol spacer. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing such a capsule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Swiss Coffee Innovation AG
    Inventor: Axel Nickel
  • Patent number: 12048309
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for inhibiting or dispersing biofilms produced by Listeria monocytogenes on plant matter are described. Embodiments include using formulations comprising active chemical constituents and aqueous extracts or sap from certain trees. Methods of using and producing aqueous formulations derived from hickory and maple wood are provided. Formulations and methods are provided for preventing and dispersing exopolysaccharide-rich listerial biofilms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: University of Wyoming
    Inventors: Mark Gomelsky, Ahmed Elbakush
  • Patent number: 12035731
    Abstract: An extruded, pressed or particulate fish feed is described. Also described is a method for reduction of the content of undesired nutrients in water discharged from a fish farm, and a process for increasing the mechanical strength or shear resistance of faeces from fish in a fish farm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: CAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Louise Georgina Buttle, May-Helen Holme, Peter Bjorn Rugroden, Kari Juhani Ruohonen, Terje Utne
  • Patent number: 12011009
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of biotechnology, in particular, to a Monascus purpureus and use thereof. The present disclosure provides a Monascus purpureus under the accession number of CGMCC No. 18564. The cheese prepared by the Monascus purpureus provided by the present disclosure has good sensory parameters, low content of harmful substances and rich beneficial substances, and has good texture parameters and industrial prospect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: BRIGHT DAIRY & FOOD CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jingkai Jiao, Zhenmin Liu, Yuanrong Zheng, Jing Liu, Junwei Teng
  • Patent number: 12011010
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for moderately increasing the content of dimethyl disulfide in casein-containing processed cheese. The method includes the following steps: taking a cheese powder, adding chymosin for enzymolysis, and subjecting a material obtained after the enzymolysis to puffing and drying to obtain a modified cheese powder; preparing materials; taking the modified cheese powder, heating the modified cheese powder under stirring until the cheese powder is melt, adding sodium bicarbonate to adjust the pH to 6-7, and adding papain for enzymolysis; taking a material obtained after the enzymolysis, adding butter, a skimmed milk powder, fructo-oligosaccharide and water for mixing by stirring, and then adding an emulsifying salt, glutamine transaminase and salt for uniform heating and stirring to obtain a mixture; and subjecting the mixture to heat treatment, hot filling and cooling in sequence to obtain processed cheese.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Gongnian Xiao, Kewei Cheng, Ruosi Fang, Lin Li, Bingquan Chu, Xin Lu, Jinyan Gong, Xian Li
  • Patent number: 12004548
    Abstract: A method for producing black ginseng concentrate is characterized by including steps of adding red ginseng to a continuous steaming-dryer followed by steaming, cooling, and drying to prepare black ginseng, carrying out extraction by adding alcohol to crushed black ginseng obtained by crushing the black ginseng prepared above followed by filtration to prepare black ginseng extract, and concentrating the black ginseng extract prepared above by using a plate type evaporative concentrator followed by heat treatment, and the present invention also relates to black ginseng concentrate prepared by the aforementioned method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: DAEDONG KOREA GINSENG CO., LTD
    Inventors: Sung-Keun Choi, Sung Soo Jang, Chang-Soon Lee, Byeong-Seon Jeon, Kun Hee Lee, Kyung Su Lee, Han Sol Lee, Hye Jeong Jeon, Byoung Man Kong
  • Patent number: 11985992
    Abstract: Provided is vegetarian kimchi including 1 to 4 weight % sweet pumpkin and 0.1 to 0.5 weight % red ginseng extract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: LUCID KITCHEN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jee Young Kang
  • Patent number: 11980208
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing radish meat with rich fiber and texture by processing radish. The method includes the steps of salting cut radish with salt, drying the salted radish, ripening the dried radish by soaking the radish in brine, freezing and then defrosting the ripened radish, and tearing fibrous texture of tissue of the defrosted radish is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Inventors: Gap Su Lee, Hye Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 11974589
    Abstract: A process for preparing fish bone powder according to this invention generally comprising at least 4 steps: pre-heating, removing of impurity, drying and milling to derive a calcium-rich bone powder product that contains calcium in the range of 18-22 g/100 g of the fmal product. In addition, the bone powder particle size obtained is less than 100 microns and contains high levels of protein, fat, and essential minerals, such as sodium and phosphorus. The source of bone can be obtained from any fishes, preferably from tuna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: THAI UNION GROUP PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Tunyawat Kasemsuwan, Supaporn Boontiang
  • Patent number: 11964929
    Abstract: The present invention provides the use of a glutamine derivative in preparing animal feed additives, and particularly the use of a glutamine derivative having a structure of formula (I), a racemate thereof, a stereoisomer thereof, a geometric isomer thereof, a tautomer thereof, a solvate thereof, or a feed acceptable salt thereof. Animal breeding experiments revealed that, the provided compounds, including the glutamine derivative, the racemate thereof, the stereoisomer thereof, the geometric isomer thereof, the tautomer thereof, the solvate thereof, and the feed acceptable salt thereof, can be used as animal feed additives, exhibiting excellent effect in improving animal production performance such as growth and feed efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: WISORIG TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LIMITED
    Inventor: Xianfeng Peng
  • Patent number: 11937608
    Abstract: A process for preparing a soft cheesecake mixture places the ingredients for preparing the soft mixture in a pre-mixing member. The process also includes pre-mixing the ingredients so as to blend them together to obtain a pre-mixed mixture having a density between 0.72 g/mL and 0.84 g/mL; transferring the pre-mixed mixture into a collection tank whose temperature is maintained between 25 ° C. and 40 ° C.; continuously transferring a part of the pre-mixed mixture in the collection tank towards a homogenising member; and homogenising the pre-mixed mixture by the homogenising member, whose temperature is maintained between 25° C. and 40° C. so as to obtain an emulsified mixture having a density between 0.81 g/mL and 0.92 g/mL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TT ITALY S.P.A.
    Inventors: Nicola Varutti, Elvis Turcato
  • Patent number: 11925187
    Abstract: Dry matter content in curd is adjusted by feeding starting product into a nozzle separator while determining a content of dry matter and/or protein, and measuring mass flow of the starting product. The nozzle separator separates the starting product into whey and curd fractions, which are separately discharged from the separator and the mass flow of the whey fraction is measured. Mass flow rate of supplied starting product is adjust based on the determined content of dry matter or protein of the starting product, measure mass flow of the starting product, and measured mass flow of the whey fraction. A determination of the dry matter content and/or the protein content of the curd fraction is carried out based on the determined mass flow of the starting product and the mass flow of the whey fraction and the determined dry matter content and/or protein content of the starting product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: GEA Westfalia Separator Group GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Bussmann, Lennart Beick, Thomas Veer, Kai Wittelmann
  • Patent number: 11882846
    Abstract: The invention discloses that a kefir peptide with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No: 2 or a fermentation product comprising the kefir peptide has an antidepressant activity, which means that by administering an effective amount of the kefir peptide or a composition comprising an effective amount of the kefir peptide to an individual with depressive behaviors is capable of effectively improving or alleviating the individual's depressive behaviors. Since the kefir peptide disclosed in the invention is not a chemical compound, the kefir peptide will not have side effects on the human body even taking it on a long-term basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chuan-Mu Chen, Hsiao-Ling Chen
  • Patent number: 11871772
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally provides compounds that antagonize certain T2R taste receptors, including related uses, methods, and compositions for the reduction of bitter taste and/or the enhancement of sweet taste. In certain aspects, the disclosure provides flavored articles or flavored compositions comprising such compounds, as well as uses of such compounds to reduce the bitter taste and/or enhance the sweet taste of such flavored articles or flavored compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Firmenich Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph R. Fotsing, Andrew Patron, Guy Servant, Lan Zhang, Mark Williams, Qing Chen, Kenneth Simone, Vincent Darmohusodo, Chad Priest, Melissa S. Wong, Thomas Brady
  • Patent number: 11819038
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for making a cheese product comprising: — subjecting ripened packed cheese to an anti-microbial treatment; — thereafter removing the packing material from the treated cheese; and — thereafter extruding the treated cheese to form a shaped cheese product or shredding the treated cheese to form a shredded cheese product. The cheese product accordingly obtained is also claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: FrieslandCampina Nederland B.V.
    Inventors: Herman Frank Burghout, Hein Van Den Borne