Patents by Inventor Erika Mascheroni

Erika Mascheroni 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).

  • STARCH-BASED COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED USE AND OBTAINMENT PROCESS
    Publication number: 20100116708
    Abstract: The present invention has, as object, biodegradable compositions consisting of starch, plasticising agent, proteins, a cross-linking enzyme and water; the process for obtaining said compositions; their use for producing biodegradable items, useful in particular for packaging food products, and the biodegradable items thus obtained. In particular, such composition, which is normally obtained in granule form, contains 40%-70% starch, 8%-40% plasticiser, 5%-30% cellulose, 0.5%-5% proteins; the cross-linking enzyme is transglutaminase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: OBTUSA INVESTIMOS E GESTAO LIMIDADA
    Inventors: Cesare Carcano, Erika Mascheroni