Patents by Inventor Birgit Holst

Birgit Holst 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).

  • Publication number: 20240268403
    Abstract: A method of in-situ complexation of an exogenous mineral with milk casein in liquid form for fortification in a dairy product with increased bioavailability of the exogenous mineral. The method includes adding exogenous phosphorus and the exogenous mineral to at least one material containing the milk casein, such as a mammalian milk containing the milk casein, to form a composition containing a soluble complex. At least one additional ingredient is present during the adding of the exogenous phosphorus and the exogenous mineral to the at least one material to form the composition containing the soluble complex. The soluble complex contains (i) at least a portion of the exogenous mineral, (ii) at least a portion of the milk casein, and (iii) at least a portion of the exogenous phosphorus; and the soluble complex has micellar structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: JOESKA HUSNY, BIRGIT HOLST, MAGALIE SABATIER
  • Patent number: 8513311
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an oil-in-water emulsion wherein the oil droplets of a diameter in the range of 5 nm to hundreds of micrometers exhibit a nano-sized self-assembled structurization with hydrophilic domains having a diameter size in the range of 0.5 to 200 nm, due to the presence of a lipophilic additive and the oil-in-water emulsion contains an active element being present in the range comprised between 0.00001 and 79% based on the total composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Laurent Sagalowicz, Martin Leser, Martin Michel, Heribert Johann Watzke, Simone Acquistapace, Raymond Bertholet, Birgit Holst, Fabien Robert
  • Publication number: 20080255247
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an oil-in-water emulsion wherein the oil droplets of a diameter in the range of 5 nm to hundreds of micrometers exhibit a nano-sized self-assembled structurization with hydrophilic domains having a diameter size in the range of 0.5 to 200 nm, due to the presence of a lipophilic additive and the oil-in-water emulsion contains an active element being present in the range comprised between 0.00001 and 79% based on the total composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Laurent Sagalowicz, Martin Leser, Martin Michel, Heribert Johann Watzke, Simone Acquistapace, Raymond Bertholet, Birgit Holst, Fabien Robert