Patents by Inventor Ani Huang

Ani Huang 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).

  • Process for enhancing the hypocholesterolemic effect of edible pulp and the product obtained thereby
    Patent number: 5304374
    Abstract: Process for enhancing the natural bile acid binding capacity of edible pulp material by either heating an aqueous slurry of the pulp material to at least 40.degree. C. and/or sequentially reacting pulp with a first reactant, such as sodium hydroxide, for activating the pendant hydroxyl groups on the polysaccharide components of the pulp material, a second reactant, such as chloroacetic acid, for carboxylating the activated pendant groups on the polysaccharides, and a third reactant, such as calcium hydroxide, for providing calcium ions which can ionically bond to the carboxylated pendant groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Assignee: Humanetics Corporation
    Inventors: Frederic A. Graves, Ani Huang
  • Process for enhancing the hypocholesterolemic effect of edible pulp and the product obtained thereby
    Patent number: 5202122
    Abstract: Process for enhancing the natural bile acid binding capacity of edible pulp material by either heating an aqueous slurry of the pulp material to at least 40.degree. C. and/or sequentially reacting pulp with a first reactant, such as sodium hydroxide, for activating the pendant hydroxyl groups on the polysaccharide components of the pulp material, a second reactant, such as chloroacetic acid, for carboxylating the activated pendant groups on the polysaccharides, and a third reactant, such as calcium hydroxide, for providing calcium ions which can ionically bond to the carboxylated pendant groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Assignee: Humanetics Corporation
    Inventors: Frederic A. Graves, Ani Huang