Patents by Inventor Felipe Torres Diaz

Felipe Torres Diaz 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).

  • Low 4-methylimidazole (4-Mel) caramel color class IV production
    Patent number: 9732040
    Abstract: The application pertains to a process comprising a) acidifying a carbohydrate to a pH below 2; b) heating the mixture from step a) to a temperature from about 60° C. to about 100° C.; c) adding a catalyst to the mixture from step b) over a time from about 10 minutes to about 200 minutes; d) heating the mixture from step c) to a temperature from about 121° C. to about 140° C. and to a pressure of about 4.5 Kg/cm2 to about 5.3 Kg/cm2 over a time from about 15 minutes to about 90 minutes; and e) maintaining the mixture of step d) at a temperature from about 121° C. to about 140° C. and a pressure of about 4.5 Kg/cm2 to about 5.3 Kg/cm2 over a time from about 1 minute to about 300 minutes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Corn Products Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Hongxin Jiang, Felipe Torres Diaz, Brad Carnish, Jose Angel Contreras, Juan Carlos Rico, Jesus Adrian Guerra Martinez
  • LOW 4-METHYLIMIDAZOLE (4-MeI) CARAMEL COLOR CLASS IV PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20160221961
    Abstract: The application pertains to a process comprising a) acidifying a carbohydrate to a pH below 2; b) heating the mixture from step a) to a temperature from about 60° C. to about 100° C.; c) adding a catalyst to the mixture from step b) over a time from about 10 minutes to about 200 minutes; d) heating the mixture from step c) to a temperature from about 121° C.! to about 140° C. and to a pressure of about 4.5 Kg/cm2 to about 5.3 Kg/cm2 over a time from about 15 minutes to about 90 minutes; and e) maintaining the mixture of step d) at a temperature from about 121° C. to about 140° C. and a pressure of about 4.5 Kg/cm2 to about 5.3 Kg/cm2 over a time from about 1 minute to about 300 minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: Corn Products Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Hongxin Jiang, Felipe Torres Diaz, Brad Carnish, Jose Angel Contreras, Juan Carlos Rico