Patents by Inventor Alan Owen Pittet
Alan Owen Pittet 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).
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Patent number: 6251193Abstract: Described are flavored calcium supplement compositions, beverage (e.g., coffee, milk, cocoa and citrus/whey protein), foodstuff, chewing gum and oral care (e.g., toothpaste and mouthwash) compositions and articles comprising flavored calcium supplements, foodstuff, beverage, chewing gum and oral care base compositions and intimately admixed therewith an aroma or taste augmenting, enhancing or imparting quantity and concentration of one or more freeze-dried or spray-dried tastand compositions containing tastands produced from Saccharum officinarum leaves (sugarcane leaves) by means of carrying out one or more physical separation unit operations on a plurality of such leaves, macerates thereof or mixtures of leaves and macerates thereof whereby one or more natural food additives, chewing gum additives or oral care additives is separated and isolated from the remainder of the plurality of leaves, macerates thereof or mixtures of leaves end macerates thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2000Date of Patent: June 26, 2001Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Phillip A. Rossy, Richard H. Davidson, Kevin P. Miller, Ira T. Warder, Marvin Schulman, Alan Owen Pittet, Paul L. Bolen, Regina D. Hawn
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Patent number: 6251463Abstract: Described is a process for augmenting, enhancing or imparting an aroma or taste of or to a consumable material which can be: (i) a calcium supplement; (ii) a foodstuff; (iii) a beverage; (iv) a chewing gum; (v) a toothpaste; or (vi) an oral care such as a mouthwash, by adding to the consumable material a tastand composition obtained from Saccharum officinarum leaves (sugarcane leaves) by means of carrying out a sequence of physical separation unit operations on a plurality of such leaves, macerates thereof or mixtures of leaves and macerates thereof, whereby the tastand composition is separated and isolated from the remainder of the plurality of leaves, macerates thereof or mixtures of leaves and macerates thereof; and then spray-drying or freeze-drying the resulting product.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 1999Date of Patent: June 26, 2001Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Phillip A. Rossy, Richard H. Davidson, Kevin P. Miller, Ira T. Warder, Marvin Schulman, Alan Owen Pittet, Paul L. Bolen, Regina D. Hawn
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Patent number: 6245376Abstract: Described are processes for removing the bitter aftertaste and enhancing the sweetness of a cola beverage having dissolved therein a sweetening quantity and concentration of aspartame, which causes a bitter aftertaste on subsequent ingestion of the cola beverage. The process consists of adding to the beverage from about 1 up to about 20 ppb of damascenone and at least one of the alcohols: cis-3-hexenol; 1-octen-3-ol; or &bgr;-phenylethyl alcohol. In the alternative, the process consists of adding to the cola beverage from about 1 up to about 20 ppb of &bgr;-homocyclocitral and at least one of the oxo compounds, cis-3-hexenol, acetophenone, or the pineapple compound. In the alternative, the process consists of adding to the cola beverage from about 1 up to about 20 ppb of a mixture of cis-3-hexenol and the pineapple compound.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 1999Date of Patent: June 12, 2001Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Alan Owen Pittet, Kevin P. Miller, Marvin Schulman, Ranya Muralidhara, William J. Kinlin, Carlos Ramirez, Michael F. Javes
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Patent number: 6242029Abstract: Described is a tastand-containing product produced from Saccharum officinarum leaves (sugarcane leaves) by means of carrying out one or more physical separation unit operations on a plurality of such leaves, macerates thereof or mixtures of leaves and macerates thereof whereby a tastand composition is separated and isolated from the remainder of the plurality of leaves, macerates thereof or mixtures of leaves and macerates thereof. The term “tastand” is intended to mean a composition of matter which: (i) effects flavor improvement; (ii) imparts flavor; (iii) effects sweetness enhancement; (iv) effects removal of bitter tastes and aftertastes; and/or (v) effects removal of metallic tastes and metallic aftertastes. Such unit operations include pressurization using hydraulic press means, steam distillation, factional distillation, supercritical carbon dioxide extraction, volatile solvent extraction and/or charcoal column separation means.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 1999Date of Patent: June 5, 2001Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Alan Owen Pittet, Kevin P. Miller, Marvin Schulman, Ranya Muralidhara, William J. Kinlin, Carlos Ramirez, Michael F. Javes
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Patent number: 6019851Abstract: Described is a process for producing one or more tastands including food and beverage additives from Saccharum officinarum leaves (sugarcane leaves) by means of carrying out one or more physical separation unit operations on a plurality of such leaves, macerates thereof or mixtures of leaves and macerates thereof whereby one or more natural food additives is separated and isolated from the remainder of the plurality of leaves, macerates thereof or mixtures of leaves and macerates thereof. Such unit operations include pressurization using hydraulic press means, steam distillation, fractional distillation, supercritical carbon dioxide extraction, volatile solvent extraction and/or charcoal column separation means. Also described is apparatus for carrying out such processes as well as the products produced using such processes and organoleptic uses of such products. Also described are compositions comprising (a) such tastands in admixture with (b) an eatable having a bitter and/or metallic taste.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 1999Date of Patent: February 1, 2000Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Alan Owen Pittet, Kevin P. Miller, Marvin Schulman, Ranya Muralidhara, William J. Kinlin, Carlos Ramirez, Michael F. Javes
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Patent number: 5887548Abstract: Described is a process for determining excitants, attractants, incitants and stimulants for members of the Class Crustacea including but not limited to Penaeus setiferus, Penaeus aztecus, Penaeus vannamei and Procambrus clarkii. The apparatus for carrying out the process includes static tank flow-through tank and Y-maze each equipped with variable-focus camera. Also described is a method for exciting and/or attracting and/or stimulating and/or inciting members of the Class Crustacea including but not limited to Penaeus setiferus, Penaeus aztecus and Penaeus vannamei (referred to collectively as Penaeus spp.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 1998Date of Patent: March 30, 1999Assignees: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., Board of Regents, University of Texas SystemInventors: Giampietro Cardinale, Alan Owen Pittet, Phillip G. Lee, Jennifer C. Ellis, Elizabeth A. McCliment
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Patent number: 5836264Abstract: Described is a process for determining excitants, attractants, incitants and stimulants for members of the Penaeus genus of the Class Crustacea including but not limited to Penaeus setiferus, Penaeus aztecus and Penaeus vannamei, as well as apparatus for carrying out such process. The apparatus for carrying out the process includes static tank means, flow-through tank means and Y-maze means each equipped with variable-focus camera means taken alone or in combination with one another. The variable-focus camera means platform is also described and is part of our invention. Also described is a method for exciting and/or attracting and/or stimulating and/or inciting members of the Penaeus genus of the Class Crustacea including but not limited to Penaeus setiferus, Penaeus aztecus and Penaeus vannamei (referred to collectively as Penaeus spp.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 1996Date of Patent: November 17, 1998Assignees: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., Board of Regents, The University of Texas SystemInventors: Alan Owen Pittet, Phillip G. Lee, Jennifer C. Ellis
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Patent number: 5823142Abstract: Described is a process for determining excitants, attractants, incitants and stimulants for members of the Class Crustacea including but not limited to Penaeus setiferus, Penaeus aztecus, Penaeus vannamei and Procambrus clarkii. The apparatus for carrying out the process includes static tank means, flow-through tank means and Y-maze means each equipped with variable-focus camera means. Also described is a method for exciting and/or attracting and/or stimulating and/or inciting members of the Class Crustacea including but not limited to Penaeus setiferus, Penaeus aztecus and Penaeus vannamei (referred to collectively as Penaeus spp.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 1997Date of Patent: October 20, 1998Assignees: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Giampietro Cardinale, Alan Owen Pittet, Phillip G. Lee, Jennifer C. Ellis, Elizabeth A. McCliment
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Patent number: 5823141Abstract: Described is a process for determining excitants, attractants, incitants and stimulants for members of the lass Crustacea including but not limited to Penaeus setiferus, Penaeus aztecus, Penaeus vannamei and Procambrus clarkii. The apparatus for carrying out the process includes static tank means, flow-through tank means and Y-maze means each equipped with variable-focus camera means. Also described is a method for exciting and/or attracting and/or stimulating and/or inciting members of the Class Crustacea including but not limited to Penaeus setiferus, Penaeus aztecus and Penaeus vannamei (referred to collectively as Penaeus spp.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 1996Date of Patent: October 20, 1998Assignees: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., Board of Regents, The University of Texas SystemInventors: Alan Owen Pittet, Phillip G. Lee, Jennifer C. Ellis, Elizabeth A. McCliment
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Patent number: 5823140Abstract: Described is a process for determining excitants, attractants, incitants and stimulants for members of the Penaeus genus of the Class Crustacea including but not limited to Penaeus setiferus, Penaeus aztecus and Penaeus vannamei, as well as apparatus for carrying out such process. The apparatus for carrying out the process includes static tank means, flow-through tank means and Y-maze means each equipped with variable-focus camera means taken alone or in combination with one another. The variable-focus camera means platform is also described and is part of our invention. Also described is a method for exciting and/or attracting and/or stimulating and/or inciting members of the Penaeus genus of the Class Crustacea including but not limited to Penaeus setiferus, Penaeus aztecus and Penaeus vannamei (referred to collectively as Penaeus spp.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 1997Date of Patent: October 20, 1998Assignees: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., Board of Regents, The University of Texas SystemInventors: Alan Owen Pittet, Phillip G. Lee, Jennifer C. Ellis
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Patent number: 5725893Abstract: A feeding composition for feeding members of the Penaeus genus of the Class Crustacea including (i) prior art feeding compositions and admixed therewith (ii) Crustacea Class-exciting and/or attracting and/or stimulating and/or inciting amounts and concentrations of excitants, attractants, stimulants and/or incitants which include molecules including but not limited to the compound having the structure: ##STR1##Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 1996Date of Patent: March 10, 1998Assignees: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., Board of Regents, The University of Texas SystemInventors: Alan Owen Pittet, Phillip G. Lee, Jennifer C. Ellis
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Patent number: 5706759Abstract: Described is a process for determining excitants, attractants and incitants for members of the Procambrus clarkii species of the Class Crustacea.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 1995Date of Patent: January 13, 1998Assignees: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., Board of Regents, The University of Texas SystemInventors: Alan Owen Pittet, Phillip G. Lee, Jennifer C. Ellis, Elizabeth A. McCliment
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Patent number: 4108876Abstract: Processes and compositions are described for use in foodstuff flavors and as foodstuff article aroma and taste augmenting and enhancing materials of at least one alpha-substituted alkylidene methionals having the structure: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 is one of the moieties: ##STR2## AND THE OTHER IS HYDROGEN OR METHYL. Addition of one or more alpha-substituted alkylidene methionals to foodstuff flavorings or to foostuffs is indicated to produce the following aroma and flavor characteristics, in the alternative taken together:AromaPotato; Methional-like; Green; Hydrolyzed vegetable protein-like; Chicken-like; Cabbage; Green potato; Green weedy; Broccoli-like; and Green bean-like.FlavorPotato; Metallic; Sulfury-green; Cabbage-like; Chicken; Mushroom-like; Green-weedy; Broccoli-like; and Green bean-like. The compounds of our invention are useful in augmenting or enhancing the flavor and aroma nuances of vegetable (including potato and cabbage) and chicken flavors.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 1977Date of Patent: August 22, 1978Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Donald Arthur Withycombe, Anne Hruza, Manfred Hugo Vock, Christopher Giacino, Braja Dulal Mookherjee, Alan Owen Pittet, William L. Schreiber
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Patent number: 4086927Abstract: Processes and compositions are described for the use in tobacco flavor and aroma augmenting and enhancing compositions and as tobacco aroma and flavor augmenting, imparting and enhancing materials of one or more alkyl side chain methyl unsubstituted 2,2,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-vinyl alkanoates (hereinafter referred to as "enol esters") having the generic structure: ##STR1## (which structure is intended to cover both the "cis" and the "trans" isomers thereof) wherein R.sub.1 is straight chain alkyl having 1, 3, 7 or 11 carbon atoms.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 1976Date of Patent: May 2, 1978Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Alan Owen Pittet, Erich Manfred Klaiber, Manfred Hugo Vock, Edward J. Shuster, Joaquin Vinals
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Patent number: 4064279Abstract: Processes and compositions are described for use in foodstuff flavors and as foodstuff article aroma and taste augmenting and enhancing materials of at least one alpha-substituted alkylidene methionals having the structure: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 is one of the moieties: ##STR2## AND THE OTHER IS HYDROGEN OR METHYL. Addition of one or more alpha-substituted alkylidene methionals to foodstuff flavorings or to foodstuffs is indicated to produce the following aroma and flavor characteristics, in the alternative taken together:AROMAPotato;Methional-like;Green;Hydrolyzed vegetable protein-like;Chicken-like;Cabbage;Green potato;Green weedy;Broccoli-like; andGreen bean-like.FLAVORPotato;Metallic;Sulfury-green;Cabbage-like;Chicken;Mushroom-like;Green-weedy;Broccoli-like; andGreen bean-like.The compounds of our invention are useful in augmenting or enhancing the flavor and aroma nuances of vegetable (including potato and cabbage) and chicken flavors.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1976Date of Patent: December 20, 1977Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Donald Arthur Withycombe, Anne Hruza, Manfred Hugo Vock, Christopher Giacino, Braja Dulal Mookherjee, Alan Owen Pittet, William L. Schreiber
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Patent number: 4055506Abstract: Processes and compositions are described for the use in perfume aroma imparting, augmenting, modifying, altering or enhancing compositions and as perfume and perfumed article aroma imparting, modifying, altering and enhancing materials of 2,2,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexene-1-ylacetaldehyde (hereinafter referred to as "beta-cyclohomocitral") produced by a process which either (A) comprises the steps of:I. Oxidizing beta-ionone having the formula: ##STR1## with a peralkanoic acid having the formula: ##STR2## (wherein R is H, methyl or ethyl) in the presence of buffer and in the absence of dimethyl formamide, to form 2,2,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexene-1-ylvinylacetate (hereinafter referred to as "beta-ionone enol ester") having the formula: ##STR3## and II. Hydrolyzing said beta-ionone enol ester using a basic hydrolysis agent to form beta-cyclo-homocitral having the structure: ##STR4## or (B) oxidizing beta-ionone with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of inorganic base to form beta-cyclohomocitral, directly.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 1976Date of Patent: October 25, 1977Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Alan Owen Pittet, Erich Manfred Klaiber, Manfred Hugo Vock, Edward J. Shuster, Joaquin Vinals
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Patent number: 4049682Abstract: Described are processes for preparing enol esters having the generic structure: ##STR1## (which structure is intended to cover both the "cis" and the "trans" isomers thereof) wherein R.sub.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.11 alkyl, and R.sub.4 is hydrogen or methyl, produced by one of the following processes:I. Reacting beta-ionone or a homologue thereof with a peracid;Ii. Reacting an enol acetate formed by process (i) (when R.sub.1 is methyl and R.sub.4 is hydrogen) with an alkanoic acid anhydride or an acyl halide, to form another enol ester;Iii. Reacting beta-cyclohomocitral having the formula: ##STR2## with a lower alkanoic acid anhydride or an acyl halide.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 1976Date of Patent: September 20, 1977Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Alan Owen Pittet, Erich Manfred Klaiber, Manfred Hugo Vock, Edward J. Shuster, Joaquin Vinals
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Patent number: 4048201Abstract: Processes and compositions are described for the use in foodstuff, chewing gum, toothpaste and medicinal product flavor and aroma, tobacco flavor and aroma and perfume aroma augmenting, modifying, enhancing and imparting compositions and as foodstuff, chewing gum, toothpaste, medicinal product tobacco, perfume and perfumed article aroma imparting materials of one or more alkyl side chain methyl substituted or unsubstituted 2,2,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-vinyl alkanoates (hereinafter referred to as "enol esters") having the generic structure: ##STR1## (which structure is intended to cover both the "cis" and the "trans" isomers thereof) wherein R.sub.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.11 alkyl and R.sub.4 is hydrogen or methyl.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 1976Date of Patent: September 13, 1977Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Alan Owen Pittet, Erich Manfred Klaiber, Manfred Hugo Vock, Edward J. Shuster, Joaquin Vinals
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Patent number: 4026824Abstract: Processes and compositions are described for the use in perfume aroma imparting, augmenting, modifying, altering or enhancing compositions and as perfume and perfumed article aroma imparting, modifying, altering and enhancing materials of 2,2,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexene-1-ylacetaldehyde (hereinafter referred to as "beta-cyclohomocitral") produced by a process which either (A) comprises the steps of:I. Oxidizing beta-ionone having the formula: ##STR1## with a peralkanoic acid having the formula: ##STR2## (wherein R is H, methyl or ethyl) in the presence of buffer and in the absence of dimethyl formamide, to form 2,2,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexene-1-ylvinylacetate (hereinafter referred to as "beta-ionone enol ester") having the formula: ##STR3## II. Hydrolyzing said beta-ionone enol ester using a basic hydrolysis agent to form beta-cyclo-homocitral having the structure: ##STR4## or (B) oxidizing beta-ionone with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of inorganic base to form beta-cyclohomocitral, directly.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 1975Date of Patent: May 31, 1977Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Alan Owen Pittet, Erigh Manfred Klaiber, Manfred Hugo Vock, Edward J. Shuster, Joaquin Vinals
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Patent number: 4014351Abstract: Processes and compositions are described for the use in tobacco flavor and aroma and as tobacco flavor and aroma imparting, altering, modifying, or enhancing materials of 2,2,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-ylacetaldehyde (hereinafter referred to as "beta-cyclohomocitral") produced by a process which either (A) comprises the steps of:I. Oxidizing beta-ionone having the formula: ##STR1## with a peralkanoic acid having the formula: ##STR2## (wherein R is H, methyl or ethyl) in the presence of buffer and in the absence of dimethyl formamide, to form 2,2,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-ylvinylacetate (hereinafter referred to as "beta-ionone enol ester") having the formula: ##STR3## II.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 1975Date of Patent: March 29, 1977Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Inventors: Alan Owen Pittet, Erich Manfred Klaiber, Manfred Hugo Vock, Edward J. Shuster, Joaquin Vinals