Patents by Inventor Costas Panayiotou

Costas Panayiotou 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).

  • Emulsifiers from grape processing by-products
    Patent number: 9579618
    Abstract: A process is described by which the solid waste of grape resulting from processes such as vinification, is treated with hot steam, then is treated with alcoholic solutions, the alcohol being removed, then the oil residues present in the solid residue are removed. The said solid residue is then subjected to aqueous extractions, the aqueous medium is separated from the remaining solids, and this aqueous medium is concentrated. The said material is also described, being capable of emulsifying oil-in-water emulsions and provide stability to colloids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Inventors: Christos Ritzoulis, Alexandros Pavlou, Costas Panayiotou
  • Emulsifiers from grape processing by-products
    Publication number: 20160367958
    Abstract: A process is described by which the solid waste of grape resulting from processes such as vinification, is treated with hot steam, then is treated with alcoholic solutions, the alcohol being removed, then the oil residues present in the solid residue are removed. The said solid residue is then subjected to aqueous extractions, the aqueous medium is separated from the remaining solids, and this aqueous medium is concentrated. The said material is also described, being capable of emulsifying oil-in-water emulsions and provide stability to colloids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Costas Panayiotou, Alexandros Pavlou, Christos Ritzoulis