Patents by Inventor David Preskett

David Preskett 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 of obtaining a solid component rich in a petroselinic compound
    Patent number: 8530683
    Abstract: A method of obtaining a solid component rich in a petroselinic compound from the seed of a plant of the Apiaceae or Araliaceae families, the method comprising: (a) treating a portion of the seed of the plant with an extraction solvent; and (b) inducing formation of the solid component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Bangor University
    Inventors: Mark Stephen Baird, David Preskett
  • Composition and Method
    Publication number: 20120296073
    Abstract: A process of obtaining a saponin-rich component from a plant of the Araliaceae family, the process comprising the steps of: (a) treating a portion of the plant with an extraction solvent in which saponin-containing compounds are soluble; and (b) treating the portion of plant or the extract obtained therefrom to remove fatty acid residues from said portion of plant or extract thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: BANGOR UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mark Stephen Baird, David Preskett
  • METHOD OF OBTAINING A SOLID COMPONENT RICH IN A PETROSELINIC COMPOUND
    Publication number: 20110009487
    Abstract: A method of obtaining a solid component rich in a petroselinic compound from the seed of a plant of the Apiaceae or Araliaceae families, the method comprising: (a) treating a portion of the seed of the plant with an extraction solvent; and (b) inducing formation of the solid component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: BANGOR UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mark Stephen Baird, David Preskett
  • Composition and Method
    Publication number: 20110003022
    Abstract: A process of obtaining a saponin-rich component from a plant of the Araliaceae family, the process comprising the steps of: (a) treating a portion of the plant with an extraction solvent in which saponin-containing compounds are soluble; and (b) treating the portion of plant or the extract obtained therefrom to remove fatty acid residues from said portion of plant or extract thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Mark Stephen Baird, David Preskett