Patents by Inventor Dirk Fonteyn

Dirk Fonteyn 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).

  • Publication number: 20240343837
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stabilized starch obtained by reacting under alkaline conditions a base starch having a protein content of less than 0.4% w/w with a reactant capable of forming active chlorine, wherein the reactant is used in an amount sufficient to provide between 4000 and 8200 ppm of active chlorine during the stabilization reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventor: Dirk FONTEYN
  • Patent number: 11767373
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stabilized starch obtained by reacting under alkaline conditions a base starch having a protein content of less than 0.4% w/w with a reactant capable of forming active chlorine, wherein the reactant is used in an amount sufficient to provide between 4000 and 8200 ppm of active chlorine during the stabilization reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Cargill, Incorporated
    Inventor: Dirk Fonteyn
  • Patent number: 11084887
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pregelatinized starch having a Brabender hot paste viscosity (HPV) of at least 200 BU when measured at a pH of at most 4.5. The starch is used to provide a viscosity and pulpy texture to a food product and is resistant to processing under extreme conditions of heat, acidity and shear. Examples of food products which highly benefit from the properties of the starch include compotes; sauces and preparations based on tomatoes; meat sauces; gravies; baby foods; puddings; cereals; fruit-juices and fruit-drinks; fruit sauces such as apple sauce; confectionary such as textured gum drops; cookies, crackers, cakes and pastries comprising fruits; soups; and dry powdered mixes which may be reconstituted with water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Cargill, Incorporated
    Inventor: Dirk Fonteyn
  • Publication number: 20190059408
    Abstract: Described is a cheese product with modified starches. The cheese product comprises less than 25 wt. % modified starch selected from corn-derived modified starch, tapioca-derived modified starch, sago-derived modified starch, or combinations thereof. The cheese product has similar shred, firmness, flowability, stretch, and hardness characteristics compared to a cheese product comprising potato-derived modified starch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Fabien BOURON, Dirk FONTEYN, Joseph L. KLEMASZEWSKI, Laurence LEMONNIER
  • Publication number: 20180355068
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stabilized starch obtained by reacting under alkaline conditions a base starch having a protein content of less than 0.4% w/w with a reactant capable of forming active chlorine, wherein the reactant is used in an amount sufficient to provide between 4000 and 8200 ppm of active chlorine during the stabilization reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Dirk FONTEYN
  • Publication number: 20180355067
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pregelatinized starch having a Brabender hot paste viscosity (HPV) of at least 200 BU when measured at a pH of at most 4.5. The starch is used to provide a viscosity and pulpy texture to a food product and is resistant to processing under extreme conditions of heat, acidity and shear. Examples of food products which highly benefit from the properties of the starch include compotes; sauces and preparations based on tomatoes; meat sauces; gravies; baby foods; puddings; cereals; fruit juices and fruit-drinks; fruit sauces such as apple sauce; confectionary such as textured gum drops; cookies, crackers, cakes and pastries comprising fruits; soups; and dry powdered mixes which may be reconstituted with water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2010
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventor: Dirk FONTEYN
  • Publication number: 20150201643
    Abstract: The current invention relates to the use of acid-thinned starch selected from the group consisting of tapioca starch, potato starch, corn starch, and mixtures thereof for the preparation of confectionery gums and the process for preparing the confectionery gums. A total setting time of less than 10 hours is feasible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Magalie Laure Benoit, Dirk Fonteyn
  • Publication number: 20140343273
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to methods for preparing enzymatically hydrolyzed starch for use as a stabilizing agent that include the steps of first gelatinizing a starch and next, hydrolyzing the gelatinized starch with an enzyme having endo-hydrolytic activity. The present invention also pertains to the resulting enzymatically hydrolyzed starch for use as a stabilizing agent within emulsions, beverages, food products and industrial products prepared using the enzymatically hydrolyzed starch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Dirk FONTEYN, John R. HEIGIS, Joseph Bernard HOLTWICK, Catharina Hillagonda HOMSMA, David J. MAURO, Dirk Reimond PROVOOST, Wen-Juin SHIEH, Blair C. STEPHENS
  • Publication number: 20110052780
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to methods for preparing enzymatically hydrolyzed starch for use as a stabilizing agent that include the steps of first gelatinizing a starch and next, hydrolyzing the gelatinized starch with an enzyme having endo-hydrolytic activity. The present invention also pertains to the resulting enzymatically hydrolyzed starch for use as a stabilizing agent within emulsions, beverages, food products and industrial products prepared using the enzymatically hydrolyzed starch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Dirk Fonteyn, John R. Heigis, Joseph Bernard Holtwick, Cathrina Hillagonda Homsma, David J. Mauro, Dirk Reimond Provoost, Wen-Juin Shieh, Blair C. Stephens
  • Publication number: 20070039612
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a process for preparing stabilized starches. The process comprises a treatment with a reagent which is converting organoleptic impurities and/or precursors of organolepic impurities into hydrolyzed and/or oxidatively-degraded organoleptic impurities and/or precursors of organoleptic impurities, followed by a bleaching step. The product has improved viscosity stability and/or improved setting properties and can be applied in food, feed, pharma, and cosmetic products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: Sarah Veelaert, Jozef Vanhemelrijck, Dirk Fonteyn, Roger Veesaert, Elizabeth Walhout