Patents by Inventor Andre Ka-chun Lau

Andre Ka-chun Lau 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).

  • Solvent extraction of lipids such as essential fatty acids
    Patent number: 7572464
    Abstract: Lipids (including fatty acids) are extracted from animal solids such as powdered, freeze dried or fresh meat of green lipped mussel (Perna canaliculus) by mixing said solids with a solvent such as acetone capable of dissolving lipids therefrom to form a solvent extract, removing solvent from said extract by nanofiltration to produce a concentrated lipid extract and recovered solvent, and removing further solvent from the concentrated extract by rotary evaporation to leave extracted lipids particularly rich in eicosatetraenoic acids (ETA's).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Bionovate Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Michael Chandler, Peter Andrew Whitton, Andre Ka-chun Lau