Patents by Inventor Damien Passe
Damien Passe 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).
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Patent number: 11559074Abstract: A microalgal flour having a particle size of between 30 and 150 ?m and compressibility, measured by way of POWDER TESTER HOSOKAWA, of between 45 and 55%, has a flow value, determined according to a test A, of between 55 and 60% by weight for residue at 2,000 ?m, dispersibility and wettability, expressed according to a test B, by the height of the product decanted in a beaker, of a value of between 0 and 2 mm; and a degree of humidification of a value of more than 70%, and preferably of more than 80%, of the total powder.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2014Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Corbion Biotech, Inc.Inventor: Damien Passe
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Patent number: 11364204Abstract: A process for preparing a coagglomerate of crystalline mannitol and of starch includes spray-drying or granulating a mixture of a “solution” of mannitol and of starch, the starch being suspended in the mannitol solution. The coagglomerate has a laser volume mean diameter D4,3 between 60 and 500 ?m, and a mannitol/starch ratio is between 99.5/0.5 and 50/50. The coagglomerate, when mixed with 1.2% of magnesium stearate and formed into a cylindrical tablet with convex faces, a diameter of 13 mm, a thickness of 6 mm, and a weight of 0.734 g, has a crushing strength greater than 120 N. 100 g of said coagglomerate has a flow of between 3 and 15 seconds, measured according to European Pharmacopoeia 5.0, volume 1, 01/2005: 20916, section 2.9.1.6.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: ROQUETTE FREERESInventors: Baptiste Boit, Alain Francois, Philippe Lefevre, Damien Passe
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Patent number: 10299500Abstract: Granules of protein-rich microalgal biomass flour having: a particle size distribution, measured on an LS laser granulometer of the COULTER® brand, with a Dmode of 60 to 300 ?m and a D4.3 of 70 to 420 ?m; an aerated density, measured on a HOSOKAWA Powder Characteristics Tester, of 0.60 to 0.70 g/mL, and a compressibility, measured on a HOSOKAWA Powder Characteristics Tester, of 15 to 25%.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2014Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: CORBION BIOTECH, INC.Inventors: Damien Passe, Francois Delannoy
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Publication number: 20190062716Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for obtaining a preparation of ?-amylases from the soluble fraction of starch plants, characterized in that the soluble fraction of starch plants is selected from the group consisting of the soluble fractions of wheat, pea, broad bean, horse bean, rice, barley, rye, buckwheat, potato and sweet potato, and preferably of wheat and barley, a clarification of said soluble fractions is carried out in such a way as to remove therefrom the insoluble substances and the colloids and, optionally, an ultrafiltration of said clarified soluble fractions is carried out in such a way as to obtain an ultrafiltration retentate containing the concentrated ?-amylase and an ultrafiltration permeate, said ultrafiltration retentate containing the concentrated ?-amylase is diafiltered and the resulting ?-amylase is recovered.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Vincent Courbois, Pierrick Duflot, Damien Passe
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Patent number: 10105314Abstract: Coagglomerates of mannitol, whose laser volume-average diameter D4,3 is between 1 and 200 ?m, and of granular starch, are characterized in that they have a disintegration behavior determined according to a test A such that the relaxation time measured is between 30 and 100 seconds and the swelling force is between 0.8 and 3.0 N.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2016Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: ROQUETTE FRERESInventors: Baptiste Boit, Philippe Lefevre, Damien Passe
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Patent number: 9937131Abstract: Co-agglomerates of crystalline mannitol and granular starch, characterized in that they have a compressibility, as determined according to a test A, higher than 120 N, and preferably of 200 to 450 N, and a flow time, as determined according to a test B, of 3 to 15 seconds, and preferably of 4 to 8 seconds.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2010Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Roquette FreresInventors: Baptiste Boit, Alain Francois, Philippe Lefevre, Damien Passe
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Publication number: 20180000137Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a lipid-rich microalgal flour, which comprises the following steps: (a) providing a microalgal biomass comprising more than 50% of lipids by dry weight of biomass; (b) lyzing the microalgae, (c) concentrating the microalgal lyzate to a solids content of more than 25% by weight, preferably to a solids content of between 35% and 50% by weight, (d) applying a heat treatment to the lyzate thus concentrated, (e) homogenizing at high pressure the lyzate obtained in step (d), so as to obtain a stable emulsion, (f) drying said emulsion to obtain the microalgal flour.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2016Publication date: January 4, 2018Applicant: Roquette FreresInventor: Damien Passe
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Patent number: 9839610Abstract: Coagglomerates of mannitol, whose laser volume-average diameter D4,3 is between 1 and 200 ?m, and of granular starch, are characterized in that they have a disintegration behavior determined according to a test A such that the relaxation time measured is between 30 and 100 seconds and the swelling force is between 0.8 and 3.0 N.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2009Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Roquette FreresInventors: Baptiste Boit, Philippe Lefevre, Damien Passe
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Patent number: 9259017Abstract: The invention relates to a process for manufacturing soluble and functional plant proteins, characterized in that it comprises at least one functionalizing step that consists of a treatment of 0.01 s to 1 s constituted of a step of heating plant proteins at a temperature of 100° C. to 160° C. and a step of cooling the heated plant proteins. The invention also relates to a process for converting non-functional plant proteins to functional proteins. Another subject of the invention is a plant protein, characterized in that it has a solubility in water of greater than 50% (with the exception of a potato protein for which the solubility in water is 25%), an emulsifying capacity between 700,000 mPa·s and 1,200,000 mPa·s for a sample directly placed at 4° C. for 24 h (with the exception of a potato protein for which the emulsifying capacity for a sample directly placed at 4° C. for 24 h is between 400,000 mPa·s and 600,000 mPa·s) and between 500,000 mPa·s and 1,100,000 mPa·s for a sample treated at 75° C.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2011Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: ROQUETTE FRERESInventors: Claire Dhalleine, Damien Passe
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Publication number: 20150272136Abstract: The present invention relates to microalgal flour granules, and optionally, lipid-rich microalgal flour.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2013Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: ROQUETTE FRERESInventors: Marilyne Guillemant, Philippe Lefevre, José Lis, Damien Passe, Samuel Patinier
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Patent number: 8933219Abstract: The subject matter of the invention is a method for decontaminating starch hydrolysates from which glucose polymers for producing peritoneal dialysis solutions will be prepared.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2011Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Roquette FreresInventors: Pierrick Duflot, Damien Passe, Jean-Marc Verrin
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Publication number: 20140106051Abstract: The present invention relates to microalgal flour granules, and optionally, lipid-rich microalgal flour.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Inventors: Philippe Lefevre, Jose Lis, Damien Passe, Samuel Patinier, Marilyne Guillemant, Dan Dueppen, John Piechocki, Leslie Norris
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Publication number: 20130228168Abstract: The subject matter of the invention is a method for decontaminating starch hydrolysates from which glucose polymers for producing peritoneal dialysis solutions will be prepared.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2011Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: ROQUETTE FRERESInventors: Pierrick Duflot, Damien Passe, Jean-Marc Verrin
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Publication number: 20130017310Abstract: The invention relates to a process for manufacturing soluble and functional plant proteins, characterized in that it comprises at least one functionalizing step that consists of a treatment of 0.01 s to 1 s constituted of a step of heating plant proteins at a temperature of 100° C. to 160° C. and a step of cooling the heated plant proteins. The invention also relates to a process for converting non-functional plant proteins to functional proteins. Another subject of the invention is a plant protein, characterized in that it has a solubility in water of greater than 50% (with the exception of a potato protein for which the solubility in water is 25%), an emulsifying capacity between 700,000 mPa·s and 1,200,000 mPa·s for a sample directly placed at 4° C. for 24 h (with the exception of a potato protein for which the emulsifying capacity for a sample directly placed at 4° C. for 24 h is between 400,000 mPa·s and 600,000 mPa·s) and between 500,000 mPa·s and 1,100,000 mPa·s for a sample treated at 75° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2011Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicant: ROQUETTE FRERESInventors: Claire Dhalleine, Damien Passe
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Publication number: 20120053249Abstract: Co-agglomerates of crystalline mannitol and granular starch, characterised in that they have a compressibility, as determined according to a test A, higher than 120 N, and preferably of 200 to 450 N, and a flow time, as determined according to a test B, of 3 to 15 seconds, and preferably of 4 to 8 seconds.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2010Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: ROQUETTE FRERESInventors: Baptiste Boit, Alain Francois, Philippe Lefevre, Damien Passe
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Patent number: 8124162Abstract: The invention relates to a pea protein whose protein content is equal to or greater than 60% by dry weight, preferably ranging from 60 to 95% by weight, a molecular weight distribution profile is of 1.0-1.8%, preferably of 1.5-3.0% of proteins of greater than 100 000 Da, preferably 20-55% of proteins greater than 15 000 and 100 000 Da, 15-30% of proteins of greater than 5 00 and 15 00 Da and 25-50%, preferably 25-45% of proteins greater than 5 000 Da and whose soluble protein content determined by a method for measuring the protein solubility in water ranging from 20 to 85%, preferably 25 to 65%.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2006Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Roquette FreresInventors: Damien Passe, Catherine Fouache, Philippe Fouache, legal representative, Jean-Marc Verrin, Stéphanie Bureau
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Publication number: 20120034342Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for obtaining a preparation of ?-amylases from the soluble fraction of starch plants, characterized in that the soluble fraction of starch plants is selected from the group consisting of the soluble fractions of wheat, pea, broad bean, horse bean, rice, barley, rye, buckwheat, potato and sweet potato, and preferably of wheat and barley, a clarification of said soluble fractions is carried out in such a way as to remove therefrom the insoluble substances and the colloids and, optionally, an ultrafiltration of said clarified soluble fractions is carried out in such a way as to obtain an ultrafiltration retentate containing the concentrated ?-amylase and an ultrafiltration permeate, said ultrafiltration retentate containing the concentrated ?-amylase is diafiltered and the resulting ?-amylase is recovered.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2010Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: ROQUETTE FRERESInventors: Vincent Courbois, Pierrick Duflot, Damien Passe
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Publication number: 20110311599Abstract: The present invention concerns a granulated powder containing at least one vegetable protein and at least one vegetable fiber, characterized in that it has a laser volume mean diameter D4,3 of between 10 ?m and 500 ?m, preferably between 50 ?m and 350 ?m, and even more preferably between 70 ?m and 250 ?m, and a dry matter content, determined after stoving at 130° C. for 2 hours, of greater than 80%, preferably greater than 85%, and even more preferably greater than 90%. The present invention also concerns a process for manufacturing this granulated powder as well as its use in various industrial field, and more particularly in the food-processing field, where it is used as a functional agent such as an emulsifying, overrun, stabilizing, thickening and/or gelling agent, in particular for totally or partially replacing certain animal proteins in the preparation of food products.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2010Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: ROQUETTE FRERESInventors: Bernard Boursier, Damien Passe
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Publication number: 20110305740Abstract: The present invention concerns a granulated powder comprising at least one vegetable protein and at least one starch hydrolyzate, characterized in that it has a laser volume average diameter D4,3 of between 10 ?m and 500 ?m, preferably between 50 ?m and 350 ?m, and even more preferably between 70 ?m and 250 ?m, and a dry matter content, determined after stoving at 130° C. for 2 hours, of greater than 80%, preferably greater than 85%, and even more preferably greater than 90%. The present invention also concerns process for manufacturing this granulated powder its use in various industrial field, and more particularly in the food-processing field, where it is used as a functional agent such as an emulsifying, overrun, stabilizing, thickening and/or gelling agent, in particular for totally or partially replacing certain animal proteins in the preparation of food products.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2010Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: ROQUETTE FRERESInventors: Bernard Boursier, Damien Passe
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Publication number: 20110111037Abstract: Coagglomerates of mannitol, whose laser volume-average diameter D4,3 is between 1 and 200 ?m, and of granular starch, are characterized in that they have a disintegration behaviour determined according to a test A such that the relaxation time measured is between 30 and 100 seconds and the swelling force is between 0.8 and 3.0 N.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2009Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: ROQUETTE FRERESInventors: Baptiste Boit, Philippe Lefevre, Damien Passe