Patents by Inventor Charles Duval

Charles Duval 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).

  • Patent number: 12016957
    Abstract: The present description relates to a method for extracting at least one substance of interest, the method comprising the following steps: —providing an admixture comprising water, a source comprising the at least one substance of interest or at least one precursor thereof, at least one surfactant and at least one lipophilic compound; —the emulsification of the admixture, leading to the formation of an emulsion; wherein the emulsion comprises: —a continuous aqueous phase; and a discontinuous lipidic phase comprising the at least one lipophilic compound, the at least one surfactant and at least one substance of interest extracted from the source during the emulsification; wherein the method further comprises the addition of at least one cryoprotectant to the admixture and the lyophilization of the emulsion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignees: AVIGNON UNIVERSITE, LYOFAL, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DE CHIMIE DE MONTPELLIER, UNIVERSITE DE MONTPELLIER
    Inventors: Christiane Contino-Pepin, Stéphane Desgranges, Alice Dall'armellina, Charles Duval, Mathias Letan-Martin
  • Publication number: 20220008340
    Abstract: The present description relates to a method for extracting at least one substance of interest, the method comprising the following steps: —providing an admixture comprising water, a source comprising the at least one substance of interest or at least one precursor thereof, at least one surfactant and at least one lipophilic compound; —the emulsification of the admixture, leading to the formation of an emulsion; wherein the emulsion comprises: —a continuous aqueous phase; and a discontinuous lipidic phase comprising the at least one lipophilic compound, the at least one surfactant and at least one substance of interest extracted from the source during the emulsification; wherein the method further comprises the addition of at least one cryoprotectant to the admixture and the lyophilisation of the emulsion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicants: AVIGNON UNIVERSITE, LYOFAL, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DE CHIMIE DE MONTPELLIER, UNIVERSITE DE MONTPELLIER
    Inventors: Christiane Contino-Pepin, Stéphane Desgranges, Alice Dall`armellina, Charles Duval, Mathias Letan-Martin
  • Patent number: 11160296
    Abstract: The invention relates to a deacidified juice, as well as a process for deacidifying a cranberry juice to be deacidified that is eluted on a bed or a weak anion exchange resin at a rate (BV/h) such that the deacidified cranberry juice leaving the elution has a pH=pKa1 (malic acid)<pH<pKa (benzoic acid). The invention also relates to a food composition that comprises this deacidified fruit juice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: WEST INVEST S.A.
    Inventors: Eric Reynaud, Charles Duval, Stanislas Baudouin, Jacques Meurisse
  • Publication number: 20190216112
    Abstract: The invention relates to a deacidified juice, as well as a process for deacidifying a cranberry juice to be deacidified that is eluted on a bed or a weak anion exchange resin at a rate (BV/h) such that the deacidified cranberry juice leaving the elution has a pH=pKa1 (malic acid)<pH<pKa (benzoic acid). The invention also relates to a food composition that comprises this deacidified fruit juice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: West Invest S.A.
    Inventors: Eric REYNAUD, Charles DUVAL, Stanislas BAUDOUIN, Jacques MEURISSE
  • Publication number: 20190022159
    Abstract: A method for preparing a concentrated extract of Harpagophytum procumbens, in liquid or dry form, having a harpagoside titre greater than or equal to 5%, comprises a step of purifying a crude extract of Harpagophytum procumbens in liquid form in aqueous phase by a technique of liquid-liquid extraction with an organic solvent selected from the esters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Yohan ROLLAND, Charles DUVAL
  • Patent number: 10111917
    Abstract: A method for preparing a concentrated extract of Harpagophytum procumbens, in liquid or dry form, having a harpagoside titer greater than or equal to 5%, comprises a step of purifying a crude extract of Harpagophytum procumbens in liquid form in aqueous phase by a technique of liquid-liquid extraction with an organic solvent selected from the esters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: NATUREX
    Inventors: Yohan Rolland, Charles Duval
  • Patent number: 9492489
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of hibiscus or of a crude or purified hibiscus extract in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of urinary infections associated with the presence of Escherichia coli and Candida albicans, especially for the treatment or prevention of cystitis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: NATUREX
    Inventors: Yohan Rolland, Charles Duval
  • Patent number: 9487552
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a refined extract of Centella asiatica comprising a mixture of madecassoside and terminoloside. The method comprises: passage over adsorbent resin; elution with an eluent comprising at least 30 wt. % of an alcoholic solvent; and a recrystallization step using a mixture of solvents, comprising water and an alcoholic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: NATUREX, S.A.
    Inventor: Charles Duval
  • Patent number: 8664185
    Abstract: A method for preparing a concentrated spinach extract in a liquid or dry form and having a polyphenol titer greater than or equal to 50% is described. The method includes a step of purifying a raw spinach extract in a liquid form using a liquid-liquid extraction technique with a food oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Naturex
    Inventor: Charles Duval
  • Publication number: 20130172541
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a refined extract of Centella asiatica comprising a mixture of madecassoside and terminoloside. The method comprises: passage over adsorbent resin; elution with an eluent comprising at least 30 wt. % of an alcoholic solvent; and a recrystallization step using a mixture of solvents, comprising water and an alcoholic solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventor: Charles Duval
  • Publication number: 20120196818
    Abstract: A method for preparing a concentrated spinach extract in a liquid or dry form and having a polyphenol titer greater than or equal to 50% is described. The method includes a step of purifying a raw spinach extract in a liquid form using a liquid-liquid extraction technique with a food oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: BURGUNDY
    Inventor: Charles Duval
  • Publication number: 20100323046
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of hibiscus or of a crude or purified hibiscus extract in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of urinary infections associated with the presence of Escherichia coli and Candida albicans, especially for the treatment or prevention of cystitis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Yohan Rolland, Charles Duval
  • Publication number: 20100311675
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a concentrated extract of Harpagophytum procumbens, in liquid or dry form, having a harpagoside titre greater than or equal to 5%, which method comprises a step of purifying a crude extract of Harpagophtyum procumbens in liquid form in aqueous phase by a technique of liquid-liquid extraction with an organic solvent selected from the esters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Yohan Rolland, Charles Duval
  • Patent number: 7112622
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses a novel organic based composition which includes at least one organic based heat stabilizer component, and at least one stabilizer modifying component selected from the group of liquid calcium soap and 1,3,5-tris (2-hydroxyethyl) cyanuric acid. The invention also encompasses heat stabilized polymer compositions made with the novel organic based composition disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Paul Brian Adams, Tod Charles Duvall, Gene Kelly Norris
  • Publication number: 20030227006
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses a novel organic based composition which includes at least one organic based heat stabilizer component, and at least one stabilizer modifying component selected from the group of liquid calcium soap and 1,3,5-tris (2-hydroxyethyl) cyanuric acid. The invention also encompasses heat stabilized polymer compositions made with the novel organic based composition disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: Paul Brian Adams, Tod Charles Duvall, Gene Kelly Norris
  • Patent number: 5579421
    Abstract: An optical integrated circuit provides a 1.times.2 power splitting function for a communication system and additionally provides at least one type of upgrade capability for the system. The upgrade capability may be remote optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR) testing at an out-of-band wavelength. The OTDR testing is performed around a power splitter whereby a fault may be precisely located on an output line past the power splitter. Other upgrade capabilities that an optical integrated circuit may provide are the ability to add optical network units (ONUs) to the communication at a later time or to increase the bandwidth without requiring any new cables between a central office and the optical circuit. The optical integrated circuits can provide these upgraded capabilities with a higher reliability than circuits which are manufactured with discrete components and at a lower cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Duvall, Ian A. White, Henry H. Yaffe