Patents Examined by Deborah D. Carr
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Patent number: 11912958Abstract: The present disclosure relates methods and systems for refining grain oil compositions using water, and related compositions produced therefrom. The present disclosure also relates to methods of using said compositions. The present disclosure also relates to methods of using grain oil derived from a fermentation product in an anti-foam composition.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: POET RESEARCH, INC.Inventors: Shannon S. Urban, Cory J. Sarks, Brett A. Flittie, Jacob A Milbrandt, Steven T. Bly, Alex T. Mccurdy
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Patent number: 11912957Abstract: A process for making olive oil having a high polyphenol content and, in particular a high hydroxytyrosol content, comprises the conventional steps of transforming (II) olives (1) into an oily must (5); of resolving (V) the later into an oily juice (7), from which a base olive oil (8) is obtained, and into an aqueous juice (6) containing most of the polyphenols; and of separating (VII) the vegetation water (9) from the aqueous juice (6). Moreover, according to the invention, steps are provided of removing water (XV) from the vegetation water (9), preferably by evaporation, so as to obtain a polyphenol-enriched concentrate (11); and of mixing (XIX) the concentrate (11) with the base olive oil (8), so as to transfer said polyphenols from the former to the latter and to obtain a final polyphenol-enriched oil (12), along with an exhausted concentrate (11?).Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2018Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: LEVIUS VITA FOODS S.R.L.Inventor: Antonio Mele
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Patent number: 11898120Abstract: PROBLEM To provide a composition comprising highly enriched PUFA or its alkyl esters while containing fatty acid esters of 3-MCPD at adequately low concentrations and to provide an efficient method for producing the composition. MEANS FOR SOLVING A composition that contains fatty acids or fatty acid alkyl esters as its major component, the composition containing highly unsaturated fatty acid or alkyl ester thereof, wherein the proportion of the highly unsaturated fatty acid in the constituent fatty acids of the composition is 50 area % or more and wherein the concentration of 3-MCPD as found upon analyzing the composition by American Oil Chemists' Society official method Cd 29b-13 assay A is less than 1.80 ppm.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Nissui CorporationInventors: Nobushige Doisaki, Kiyomi Furihata, Hideaki Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 11897907Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing glufosinate or analogues thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2023Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: LIER CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Min Xu, Yongjiang Liu, Lei Zhou, Wei Zeng, Ke Cheng
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Patent number: 11896695Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided composition in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion having a viscosity of between 15,000 cP (15 Pa-s) and 45,000 cP (45 Pa-s) at 23° C., having a pH of between 2 and 6 and comprising: (i) at least 1.6 wt. % of at least one cross-linked anionic polyelectrolyte resulting from the polymerisation of partially or completely salified 2-methyl 2-[(1-oxo 2-propenyl)amino]1-propane sulfonic acid, with at least one neutral monomer chosen from the N,N-dialkyl acrylamides, wherein each of the alkyl groups comprises between one and four carbon atoms, and at least one monomer of formula (B): wherein R represents a linear or branched alkyl radical comprising eight to twenty carbon atoms and n represents a number greater than or equal to one and less than or equal to twenty, in the presence of at least one cross-linking agent; (ii) at least 4 wt. % of at least one polysorbate; (iii) at least 0.1 wt. % of at least one polysaccharide gum; and (iv) between 6 wt. % and 30 wt.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2019Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: THE BOOTS COMPANY PLCInventors: Jake Thomas Hicks, Marco Demurtas, Christopher John Elms, Paul James Tomlinson, Michael David Bell
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Patent number: 11896564Abstract: A compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, for use in combination with a 5-ASA agent, in the treatment of a disease resulting from pathologic inflammation. The combination of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof and 5-ASA agent and use of such combination. A kit-of-parts and a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a combination.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2019Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: PHARMACYL ABInventors: Gunnar Hedlund, Anders Björk
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Patent number: 11891409Abstract: Disclosed are a trifluoromethyl alkenylphosphonate derivative and preparation method therefor. The preparation method comprises the following steps: dissolving an acetylene derivative, an iodine compound, and a phosphorus reagent in a solvent for reaction at the temperature from the room temperature to 100° C. to obtain the trifluoromethyl alkenylphosphonate derivative. In the present invention, the acetylene derivative is used as a starting material, and the raw materials are easily available and diversified; products obtained by using the method of the present invention have various types and can be directly used and also used for other further reactions; moreover, the method disclosed in the present invention has the advantages of short steps, mild reaction conditions, simple reaction operation and post-treatment processes, and high yield, and is suitable for large-scale production.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITYInventors: Jianping Zou, Chengkun Li, Dongliang Zhang, Zekun Tao, Jianan Li
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Patent number: 11890531Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a maintenance method for restoring the flexibility of a surface layer of a bowling ball in which the flexibility of the surface layer is lost by volatilization or elution of a plasticizer. In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a maintenance method of bowling ball is provided, characterized in that a plasticizer is applied to a surface layer of the bowling ball.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Inventor: Yutaka Yamada
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Patent number: 11858877Abstract: Provided herein are small molecules that specifically inhibit TNF-induced nuclear factor kB (NF-kB) inflammation pathway. Also provided are methods of screening compounds to identify molecules that specifically inhibit a TNF-induced NF-kB inflammation pathway, methods of inhibiting TNF-induced NF-kB inflammation pathway, and methods of preventing formation of mature TNFR1 complex.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Carlos Jaime Camacho, Robin E. C. Lee
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Patent number: 11856969Abstract: The present disclosure provides, inter alia, a method for making a solid fermented product useful for animal feed comprising the steps of adding a source of calcium to a fermented liquid comprising ammonium lactate.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: PACKERLAND WHEY PRODUCTS INC.Inventors: Tony Arnold, Michael De Veth, Aaron Hanke, Gerald Poppy, Brant Windham
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Patent number: 11858888Abstract: This disclosure provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of use for the prevention and treatment of inflammatory diseases or degenerative diseases including neurodegenerative diseases. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide compounds related to very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, pharmaceutical compositions containing the provided compounds, and methods of treating a subject with a condition or disease using provided compounds or pharmaceutical compositions.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignees: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAInventors: Nicolas G. Bazan, Nicos A. Petasis
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Patent number: 11845908Abstract: The disclosure discloses a method for preparing functional grease through segmented solid-state fermentation of mixed fungi, and belongs to the field of edible oil processing. According to the disclosure, soybeans are used as a main fermentation substrate, for the requirements for different functional nutrition, the soybeans are matched with other oil seeds, fungus segmented solid-state fermentation is used and combined with a supercritical extraction fractionation technology, so that the purposes of improving the aftertaste of soybean oils and generating different flavors are achieved, and the nutritional value of the grease is improved. The fungus segmented solid-state fermentation of the disclosure can improve the oil yield, improve the fatty acid composition of the grease, and increase the content of main flavor substances such as pyrazines, alcohols and phenols, and the sensory functions such as flavor and color of the grease more meet the requirements of consumers for innovative products.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: JIANGNAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Yuanfa Liu, Jinwei Li, Yinghong Zhai
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Patent number: 11833123Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for suppressing reduction in the quantity of lidocaines in external pharmaceutical compositions. In a pharmaceutical composition containing lidocaine and/or a salt thereof, the pharmaceutical composition being accommodated in a container of which the inner walls are configured from linear low-density polyethylene, and being such that the carbon number of the side chain of the linear low-density polyethylene is 4 or lower, a reduction in the quantity of lidocaine and/or salt thereof is suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2019Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ayaka Matsuoka
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Patent number: 11834621Abstract: The present invention relates to extracted plant lipid, comprising fatty acids in an esterified form.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: NUSEED GLOBAL INNOVATION LTD.Inventors: James Robertson Petrie, Surinder Pal Singh, Robert Charles de Feyter
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Patent number: 11827583Abstract: This invention relates to a wax composition comprising a plurality of fatty acid amide compounds having the Formula (I): where R1, R2, n1, n2, m1, and m2 are as described herein. This invention also relates to a wax composition comprising: a) one or more fatty acid amide compounds having the Formula (II): and b) one or more fatty acid amide compounds having the Formula (III): where R1, R2, n1, and n2 are as described herein. This invention also relates to a fatty acid amide compound having the Formula (I) and a process for preparing a compound of Formula (I).Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.Inventors: Tong Wang, Tao Fei
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Patent number: 11814360Abstract: The present invention is directed to processes for producing isocyanates and isocyanate derivatives from epoxide and carbon monoxide reagents. In preferred embodiments, the processes include a step for providing carbonylation of an epoxide reagent with a carbon monoxide reagent to produce a beta-lactone intermediate. In certain preferred embodiments, further carbonylation of a beta-lactone intermediate produces a succinic anhydride intermediate. The processes of the present invention include steps for rearranging beta-lactone intermediates and/or succinic anhydride intermediates to produce isocyanate products and/or isocyanate derivatives. In certain preferred embodiments, the isocyanate products may be copolymerized with polyol oligomers to provide polyurethane products.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2018Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Novomer, Inc.Inventors: Oleg Kulikov, Sadesh H. Sookraj, Utpal Mahendra Vakil, Matthew Goodrich
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Patent number: 11795327Abstract: The disclosure relates to flexible wax compositions and a method of making the same. Described herein is a wax composition containing about 20 wt % to about 45 wt % monoacylglycerides, about 28 wt % to about 40 wt % diacylglycerides, and about 10 wt % to about 45 wt % acylglyceride polymers, which contain one or more dimerized fatty acid residue and a plurality of glycerol moieties. The flexible wax composition described herein has an average creep stiffness of less than about 30 MPa and can be used in candles, paper coatings, box coatings, fruit coatings, broadsizing for OSB, tire and rubber, polyvinyl chloride piping, crayons, and personal care applications.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2019Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: CARGILL, INCORPORATEDInventors: Todd L. Kurth, Mariah Elizabeth Lindahl, Timothy Alan Murphy, Christopher Patrick Stevermer
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Patent number: 11779911Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides a method for synthesizing a fatty olefin derivative. The method includes: a) contacting an olefin according to Formula I with a metathesis reaction partner according to Formula IIb in the presence of a metathesis catalyst under conditions sufficient to form a metathesis product according to Formula IIIb: and b) converting the metathesis product to the fatty olefin derivative. Each R1 is independently selected from H, C1-18 alkyl, and C2-18 alkenyl; R2b is C1-8 alkyl; subscript y is an integer ranging from 0 to 17; and subscript z is an integer ranging from 0 to 17. In certain embodiments, the metathesis catalyst is a tungsten catalyst or a molybdenum catalyst. In various embodiments, the fatty olefin derivative is a pheromone. Pheromone compositions and methods of using them are also described.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: PROVIVI, INC.Inventors: Keith M. Wampler, Peter Meinhold, Pedro Coelho, Vu Bui, Hasan Mehdi
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Patent number: 11767287Abstract: A compound (A) of the present invention is represented by the formula (1): wherein each R1 independently represents a group represented by the formula (2) or a hydrogen atom, and each R2 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, provided that at least one R1 is a group represented by the formula (2); and wherein -* represents a bonding hand.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Shunsuke Katagiri, Takuya Suzuki, Seiji Shika, Yune Kumazawa
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Patent number: 11746075Abstract: A process can be used for preparing sodium and potassium alkoxides. The process is characterized by two simultaneously implemented but spatially separated reactions of an alcohol ROH with NaOH, and ROH with KOH, to give sodium alkoxide and potassium alkoxide, respectively. The vapours formed in this case contain the alcohol used and water. The vapours are combined, and the resulting mixed vapour is fed to a common distillation with recovery of the alcohol.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Evonik Functional Solutions GmbHInventors: Dirk Roettger, Sebastian Reimann, Manfred Neumann, Moritz Schröder, Philip Zitzewitz, Niklas Paul, Armin Matthias Rix