Patents by Inventor Frederick L. Schmitt

Frederick L. Schmitt 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).

  • Patent number: 4250194
    Abstract: Described are processes and compositions for augmenting or enhancing the flavor and/or aroma of foodstuffs, chewing gums, medicinal products and toothpastes using as the essential ingredient geranyl butyl ether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1981
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Cynthia J. Mussinan, Braja D. Mookherjee, Manfred H. Vock, Frederick L. Schmitt, Edward J. Shuster, James M. Sanders, Bette M. Light, Edward J. Granda
  • Patent number: 4250342
    Abstract: Described are derivatives of 2-oxabicyclo[2.2.2]octanes and precursors therefor, cyclohexenemethanols as well as organometallic salts of said cyclohexenemethanols. The oxabicyclooctanes are useful in perfumery and foodstuff and medicinal product flavors. The cyclohexenemethanols and their organometallic salts are useful as precursors for the oxabicyclooctanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1981
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Sprecker, Frederick L. Schmitt, Manfred H. Vock, Joaquin F. Vinals, Jacob Kiwala
  • Patent number: 4250201
    Abstract: Described is the use for augmenting or enhancing the flavor of foodstuffs of a product containing isomers of caryophyllene alcohol and other compounds produced by isomerizing caryophyllene oxide using an aluminum isopropylate catalyst in a toluene solvent at temperatures in the range of from about 100.degree. C. up to about 150.degree. C. and then fractionally distilling the resulting reaction product and isolating certain fractions of the reaction product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1981
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Cynthia J. Mussinan, Braja D. Mookherjee, Manfred H. Vock, Joaquin F. Vinals, Jacob Kiwala, Frederick L. Schmitt
  • Patent number: 4250049
    Abstract: Described is a process for augmenting or enhancing the aroma of a solid or liquid anionic, cationic or nonionic detergent comprising the step of adding to a solid or liquid anionic, cationic or nonionic detergent base from 0.005% up to 5% by weight of at least one compound defined according to the generic structure: ##STR1## wherein one of R.sub.1, R.sub.2 or R.sub.3 is methyl and the other two of R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is hydrogen; wherein the dashed line represents a carbon-carbon double bond or a carbon-carbon single bond with the proviso that when R.sub.1 is hydrogen, the dashed line represents a carbon-carbon double bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1981
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Richard A. Wilson, William L. Schreiber, Braja D. Mookherjee, Jacob Kiwala, Joaquin F. Vinals, Manfred H. Vock, Gilbert Stork, Frederick L. Schmitt
  • Patent number: 4250200
    Abstract: Processes and compositions are described for the use in foodstuff flavor and aroma and perfume and perfumed article aroma augmenting, modifying, altering, and enhancing compositions and as foodstuff, chewing gum, toothpaste, medicinal product, perfume and perfumed article aroma imparting materials of indane alkanols and tricyclic isochromans defined according to the generic structure: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or methyl; R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 represent hydrogen, methyl or isopropyl; the dashed line represents a carbon-carbon single bond or no bond; X represents --CH.sub.2 --, CH.sub.3 or hydrogen; with the proviso (i) that R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 represent methyl when R.sub.4 is hydrogen and R.sub.5 is isopropyl and R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 represent methyl when R.sub.2 is hydrogen and R.sub.3 is isopropyl; and the dashed line represents a carbon-carbon single bond when X is --CH.sub.2 -- and the dashed line represents no bond when X is hydrogen or CH.sub.3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1981
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Wilhelmus J. Wiegers, Mark A. Sprecker, Hugh Watkins, Manfred H. Vock, Frederick L. Schmitt
  • Patent number: 4248250
    Abstract: Described is a process for augmenting or enhancing the aroma or taste of a smoking tobacco comprising the step of intimately admixing with smoking tobacco, an organoleptic property augmenting or enhancing quantity of a cyclic chemical compound having a structure selected from the group consisting of: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of hyrogen and methyl; R.sub.2 is C.sub.3 -C.sub.5 alkyl or alkenyl; and R.sub.5 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 acyl and wherein one of the dashed lines is a carbon-carbon single bond and the other of the dashed lines is a carbon-carbon double bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1981
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Sprecker, Frederick L. Schmitt, Manfred H. Vock, Joaquin F. Vinals, Jacob Kiwala
  • Patent number: 4247423
    Abstract: Described are derivatives of 2-oxabicyclo[2.2.2]octanes and precursors therefor, cyclohexenemethanols as well as lower alkyl esters of said cyclohexenemethanols. The oxabicyclooctanes are useful in perfumery and foodstuff, medicinal product and tobacco flavors. The cyclohexenemethanols are useful as precursors for the oxabicyclooctanes and are, themselves, useful for their organoleptic properties in perfumery and flavors as are the esters of said cyclohexenemethanols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1981
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Sprecker, Frederick L. Schmitt, Manfred H. Vock, Joaquin F. Vinals, Jacob Kiwala
  • Patent number: 4247409
    Abstract: Described is a process for augmenting or enhancing the aroma of a solid or liquid anionic, cationic or nonionic detergent comprising the step of intimately admixing with a solid or liquid anionic, cationic or nonionic detergent base, a product prepared by a process comprising the steps of (i) intimately admixing aluminum isopropylate, toluene and a caryophyllene derivative selected from the group consisting of caryophyllene oxide and dihydro caryophyllene oxide to form a mixture; (ii) heating the resulting mixture at a temperature of from 100.degree. C. up to 150.degree. C. for a period of time from about one up to about five hours; and (iii) the rearranged caryophyllene oxide or dihydro caryophyllene oxide, a mixture of alcohols, from the reaction mass; the concentration of aluminum isopropylate catalyst in the reaction mass varying from about 0.025 molar up to about 0.75 molar; and the concentration of caryophyllene oxide or dihydro caryophyllene oxide in the reaction mass varying from about 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1981
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Cynthia J. Mussinan, Braja D. Mookherjee, Manfred H. Vock, Joaquin F. Vinals, Jacob Kiwala, Frederick L. Schmitt
  • Patent number: 4246287
    Abstract: Described is a process for augmenting or enhancing the lemon flavored and/or aroma of foodstuffs and chewing gums comprising the step of adding to such foodstuffs an aroma or taste augmenting or enhancing quantity of fenchyl ethyl ether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1981
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Cynthia J. Mussinan, Braja D. Mookherjee, Manfred H. Vock, Frederick L. Schmitt, Edward J. Shuster, James M. Sanders, Bette M. Light, Edward J. Granda
  • Patent number: 4243823
    Abstract: Processes and compositions are described for use in foodstuff, chewing gum, toothpaste and medicinal product flavor and aroma, smoking tobacco flavor and aroma and perfume and perfumed article aroma augmenting, enhancing and imparting compositions; and as foodstuff, chewing gum, toothpaste, medicinal product, smoking tobacco, perfume and perfumed article aroma and/or flavor imparting materials of 2,6,6-trimethyl-.alpha.-(iso)propenyl-1-cyclohexene-1-methanol and -1,3-cyclohexadiene-1-methanol derivatives or one or more of their geometric or stereoisomers as defined by the generic structure: ##STR1## wherein one of R.sub.1, R.sub.2 or R.sub.3 is methyl and the other two of R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 represents hydrogen; the dashed line is a carbon-carbon double bond or a carbon-carbon single bond; with the proviso that when R.sub.1 is hydrogen, the dashed line is a carbon-carbon double bond.Addition of one or more of the 2,6,6-trimethyl-.alpha.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1981
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Richard A. Wilson, William L. Schreiber, Braja D. Mookherjee, Jacob Kiwala, Joaquin F. Vinals, Manfred H. Vock, Gilbert Stork, Frederick L. Schmitt
  • Patent number: 4242281
    Abstract: Described is the compound 6-hydroxy-2,6-dimethylheptanal useful in augmenting or enhancing the aroma or taste of foodstuffs, flavoring compositions for foodstuffs, tobacco compositions, flavoring compositions for tobacco, perfume compositions, ingredients for perfume compositions, perfumed articles and ingredients for perfumed articles as well as a process for preparing 6-hydroxy-2,6-dimethylheptanal comprising the steps of:(i) forming a sulfite addition salt of 2,6-dimethyl-5-heptenal by mixing an alkali metal sulfite in boric acid with 2,6-dimethyl-5-heptenal and(ii) hydrating the thus formed 2,6-dimethyl-5-heptenal sulfite addition salt with a hydrating reagentas well as the intermediate which is the sulfite addition salt of 2,6-dimethyl-5-heptenal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1980
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Sprecker, Robert W. Trenkle, Braja D. Mookherjee, Manfred H. Vock, Joaquin F. Vinals, Jacob Kiwala, Frederick L. Schmitt
  • Patent number: 4242269
    Abstract: Described are derivatives of 2-oxabicyclo[2.2.2]octanes and precursors therefor, cyclohexenemethanols as well as organometallic salts of said cyclohexenemethanols. The oxabicyclooctanes are useful in perfumery and foodstuff and medicinal product flavors. The cyclohexenemethanols and their organometallic salts are useful as precursors for the oxabicyclooctanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1980
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Sprecker, Frederick L. Schmitt, Manfred H. Vock, Joaquin F. Vinals, Jacob Kiwala
  • Patent number: 4241098
    Abstract: Described is a method for augmenting or enhancing the aroma or flavor of a foodstuff comprising adding to the foodstuff from 0.05 up to about 500 parts per million of a mixture of cis-3-hexenal, trans-2-hexenal, cis-3-hexenyl formate, cis-3-hexenol and cis-3-hexenyl-cis-3-hexenoate prepared by the process of reacting cis-3-hexenol with pyridinium chlorochromate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1980
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Cynthia J. Mussinan, Braja D. Mookherjee, Manfred H. Vock, Frederick L. Schmitt, Edward J. Granda, Joaquin F. Vinals, Jacob Kiwala
  • Patent number: 4241097
    Abstract: Described are the bicyclic compounds having the generic structure: ##STR1## (Z is benzo or cyclohexano) and compositions containing same for use in augmenting or enhancing the aroma and/or taste of foodstuffs, chewing gums, toothpastes and medicinal products. These compounds produce in foodstuffs, chewing gums, toothpastes and medicinal products having a sweet, green, fruity, coumarinic, marzipan-like aroma and taste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1980
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Sprecker, John B. Hall, Frederick L. Schmitt
  • Patent number: 4241228
    Abstract: Described are perfume and fragrance compositions and perfumed articles including soaps, detergents, powders as well as colognes containing 2,2,3-trimethyl-3-cyclopenten-1-ylalkenyl and alkylidene secondary alkanols, alkanones, cycloalkanols and cycloalkanones having the generic structure: ##STR1## wherein one of the lines +++++ is a carbon-carbon double bond and the other of the lines +++++ is a carbon-carbon single bond; wherein X is carbinol having the structure: ##STR2## or carbonyl having the structure ##STR3## wherein A' is hydrogen, CH.sub.3, C.sub.2 H.sub.5 or --CH.sub.2 --; wherein B' is hydrogen, CH.sub.3, C.sub.2 H.sub.5 or --CH.sub.2 --; where n is 0, 1 or 2; wherein each of the dashed lines are the same and each represents a carbon-carbon single bond or no bond; wherein A' and B' are both --CH.sub.2 -- when n is 1 or 2 and the dashed line is a carbon-carbon single bond or A' is hydrogen and B' is C.sub.2 H.sub.5 or CH.sub.3 or both A' and B' are each CH.sub.3 or A' is C.sub.2 H.sub.5 and B' is CH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1980
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Takao Yoshida, Braja D. Mookherjee, Venkatesh Kamath, John B. Hall, William I. Taylor, Frederick L. Schmitt
  • Patent number: 4238344
    Abstract: Described is a process for augmenting or enhancing the aroma of a detergent comprising the step of intimately admixing with a solid or liquid detergent base from 0.01% up to 0.5% by weight of at least one cyclic chemical compound having a structure: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R.sub.2 is C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkyl or alkenyl; and R.sub.5 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 acyl and wherein one of the dashed lines is a carbon-carbon single bond and the other of the dashed lines is a carbon-carbon double bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1980
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Sprecker, Frederick L. Schmitt, Manfred H. Vock, Joaquin F. Vinals, Jacob Kiwala
  • Patent number: 4235247
    Abstract: Described herein is a method for augmenting or enhancing the aroma or taste of a smoking tobacco comprising the step of adding to said smoking tobacco an organoleptic property-modifying quantity of a compound having the structure: ##STR1##
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1980
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Braja D. Mookherjee, Richard A. Wilson, Manfred H. Vock, Joaquin F. Vinals, Jacob Kiwala, Frederick L. Schmitt, Edward J. Granda
  • Patent number: 4235729
    Abstract: Described are derivatives of 2-oxabicyclo[2.2.2]octanes and precursors therefor, cyclohexenemethanols as well as lower alkyl esters of said cyclohexenemethanols. The oxabicyclooctanes are useful in perfumery and foodstuff and medicinal product flavors. The cyclohexenemethanols are useful as precursors for the oxabicyclooctanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1980
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Sprecker, Frederick L. Schmitt, Manfred H. Vock, Joaquin F. Vinals, Jacob Kiwala
  • Patent number: 4234463
    Abstract: Described are derivatives of 2-oxabicyclo[2.2.2]octanes and precursors therefor, cyclohexenemethanols as well as organometallic salts of said cyclohexenemethanols. The oxabicyclooctanes are useful in perfumery and foodstuff and medicinal product flavors. The cyclohexenemethanols and their organometallic salts are useful as precursors for the oxabicyclooctanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1980
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Sprecker, Frederick L. Schmitt, Manfred H. Vock, Joaquin F. Vinals, Jacob Kiwala
  • Patent number: 4231940
    Abstract: Described are derivatives of 2-oxabicyclo[2.2.2]octanes and precursors therefor, cyclohexenemethanols as well as lower alkyl esters of said cyclohexenemethanols. The oxabicyclooctanes are useful in perfumery and foodstuff, medicinal product and tobacco flavors. The cyclohexenemethanols are useful as precursors for the oxabicyclooctanes and are, themselves, useful for their organoleptic properties in perfumery and flavors as are the esters of said cyclohexenemethanols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1980
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Sprecker, Frederick L. Schmitt, Manfred H. Vock, Joaquin F. Vinals, Jacob Kiwala