Patents by Inventor Augustinus Arnoldus M. Maas

Augustinus Arnoldus M. Maas 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).

  • Hydrophobic starch derivatives
    Patent number: 7157573
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing a hydrophobic starch, comprising etherification, esterification or amidation of a root or tuber starch comprising at least 95 wt. % of amylopectin, based on dry substance of the starch, or a derivative thereof, with a substituent comprising an alkyl chain having from 4–24 carbon atoms. The invention further relates to a hydrophobic starch obtainable by said process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Cooperatie Avebe U.A.
    Inventors: Pieter Lykle Buwalda, Ronald Peter W. Kesselmans, Augustinus Arnoldus M. Maas, Hylke Hotze Simonides
  • Dextrinization of starch
    Patent number: 6613152
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing a starch dextrin wherein a starch comprising at least 95 wt. %, based on dry substance of the starch, of amylopectin or a derivative of said starch is dextrinized. The invention further relates to a dextrin obtainable by said process and to the use thereof as an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Cooperatieve Verkoop-en Productievereniging van Aardappelmeel en Derivaten Avebe B.A.
    Inventors: Augustinus Arnoldus M. Maas, Johanuddes Cornelis P. Hopman, Ronald Peter W. Kesselmans