Patents by Inventor Christine Cecutti

Christine Cecutti 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).

  • Method for producing carbohydrate partial esters
    Patent number: 6706877
    Abstract: A process for making carbohydrate partial esters having a degree of esterification of from 1 to 6 involving the steps of: (a) providing a catalytically active mixture containing: (i) an alkali metal carbonate; and (ii) a fatty acid lower alkyl ester; (b) providing an emulsifier mixture containing: (iii) a glycose component having from 5 to 12 carbon atoms; and (iv) a carbohydrate partial ester; and (c) combining the catalytically active mixture with the emulsifier mixture, with vigorous stirring, to form an emulsion/dispersion containing particles having a mean diameter of from 10 to 60 &mgr;m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Valerie Claverie, Christine Cecutti, Zephirin Mouloungui, Antoine Gaset, Catherine Le Hen Ferrenbach