Patents by Inventor Francois E. M. E. Brouard

Francois E. M. E. Brouard 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).

  • Process for the liquefaction of beets and chicory roots by enzymatic hydrolysis and liquid hydrolysate obtained
    Patent number: 4886672
    Abstract: A process for the liquifaction of beets or chicory roots which includes washing and grinding the beets or chicory roots to provide a ground product; mixing the ground product with a mixture of enzymes that include SPS-ase, cellulase and cellobiase, as well as an acid so as to provide a pH of about 3 to 5.5; leaving the mixture for about 1 to 6 hours to accomplish a prehydrolysis of the ground product; grinding the prehydrolyzed ground product; allowing the prehydrolyzed ground product to hydrolyze for about 20 to 120 hours; and recovering the liquid hydrolyzed product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1989
    Assignees: Sucre Recherches et Developpement, Novo Industri A/S
    Inventors: Regis J. M. P. de Baynast de Septfontaines, Francois E. M. E. Brouard, Jean-Luc A. G. Baret, Yvon G. A. J. M. Gicquiaux, Hans S. Olsen