Patents by Inventor Georg Steiger

Georg Steiger 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: 11278044
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an iron fortified bouillon concentrate comprising fat, sodium chloride, monosodium glutamate, ferric pyrophosphate, and a citrate buffer. It is directed to a process to prepare an iron fortified bouillon concentrate. This bouillon concentrate allows easy iron supplementation at low cost, without affecting either the original taste or the colour of the bouillon after dissolving and cooking, it does not discolour during shelf life of the bouillon concentrate, and it provides an optimal source of bioavailable iron to the consumer of the food comprising said bouillon concentrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Andrea Bulbarello, Georg Steiger
  • Patent number: 10602763
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a new process for supplementation of beverages with soluble and bio available iron in the form of ferric pyrophosphate. This process allows iron supplementation of beverages at low cost, without affecting either the original taste or the colour of the beverages. It is also directed to a concentrate ferric pyrophosphate-citrate solution and its use in the preparation of an iron enriched beverage. The invention also relates to a beverage obtainable by this process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS BV
    Inventor: Georg Steiger
  • Publication number: 20160213044
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an iron fortified bouillon concentrate comprising fat, sodium chloride, monosodium glutamate, ferric pyrophosphate, and a citrate buffer. It is directed to a process to prepare an iron fortified bouillon concentrate. This bouillon concentrate allows easy iron supplementation at low cost, without affecting either the original taste or the colour of the bouillon after dissolving and cooking, it does not discolour during shelf life of the bouillon concentrate, and it provides an optimal source of bioavailable iron to the consumer of the food comprising said bouillon concentrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Andrea BULBARELLO, Georg STEIGER
  • Publication number: 20160213043
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an iron fortified bouillon concentrate comprising fat, sodium chloride, monosodium glutamate, ferric pyrophosphate, and a citrate buffer. It is directed to a process to prepare an iron fortified bouillon concentrate. This bouillon concentrate allows easy iron supplementation at low cost, without affecting either the original taste or the colour of the bouillon after dissolving and cooking, it does not discolour during shelf life of the bouillon concentrate, and it provides an optimal source of bioavailable iron to the consumer of the food comprising said bouillon concentrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Andrea BULBARELLO, Georg STEIGER
  • Patent number: 9259025
    Abstract: Sugar premix containing crystal sugar particles comprising a sugar core which is coated with a mixture of one or more polysaccharides and/or one or more oligosaccharides said coating further containing one or more nutrients, processes for their manufacture and uses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Sylvain Diguet, Georg Steiger, Torsten Wieprecht
  • Publication number: 20160037816
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vitamin, mineral and enzyme premix for a fortified food blend comprising an alpha-amylase and a glucoamylase to increase energy content, reduce viscosity, and improve taste of a porridge prepared from said fortified food blend. Furthermore, the invention relates to a high energy fortified food blend comprising a vitamin, mineral and enzyme premix from which a high energy, low viscosity and tasty porridge can be prepared. It also relates to a porridge prepared form the fortified food blend according to the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Georg STEIGER, Hugo STREEKSTRA, Karin WERTZ
  • Publication number: 20150320091
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to reconstituted rice kernels enriched with ferric pyrophosphate, and citric acid and/or a citrate salt. It is also directed to the use of ferric pyrophosphate in combination with citric acid and/or a citrate salt to supplement reconstituted rice kernels with iron. Furthermore, it is directed to a process to prepare reconstituted rice kernels enriched with iron.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Andrea BULBARELLO, Georg STEIGER
  • Publication number: 20130330459
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a new process for supplementation of beverages with soluble and bio available iron in the form of ferric pyrophosphate. This process allows iron supplementation of beverages at low cost, without affecting either the original taste or the colour of the beverages. It is also directed to a concentrate ferric pyrophosphate-citrate solution and its use in the preparation of an iron enriched beverage. The invention also relates to a beverage obtainable by this process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventor: Georg Steiger
  • Publication number: 20130323364
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vitamin, mineral and enzyme premix for a fortified food blend comprising an alpha-amylase and a glucoamylase to increase energy content, reduce viscosity, and improve taste of a porridge prepared from said fortified food blend. Furthermore, the invention relates to a high energy fortified food blend comprising a vitamin, mineral and enzyme pre-mix from which a high energy, low viscosity and tasty porridge can be prepared. It also relates to a porridge prepared form the fortified food blend according to the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Georg Steiger, Hugo Streekstra, Karin Wertz
  • Publication number: 20110206826
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a rice-based rice kernel-like food product, especially to reconstituted rice enriched with one or more micronutrients (hereinafter referred to as “enriched reconstituted rice kernels”) and to said enriched reconstituted rice kernels obtainable by that process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventor: Georg Steiger
  • Publication number: 20100272703
    Abstract: Nutritional blend suitable for fortifying food containing 0.5 mg to 10 mg iron in form of a bioavailable iron source and 50 FTU to 5000 FTU phytase, each per 1 g of the nutritional blend and its use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Klaus Kraemer, Georg Steiger, Torsten Wieprecht
  • Publication number: 20100255154
    Abstract: Sugar premix containing crystal sugar particles comprising a sugar core which is coated with a mixture of one or more polysaccharides and/or one or more oligosaccharides said coating further containing one or more nutrients, processes for their manufacture and uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Sylvain Diguet, Georg Steiger, Torsten Wieprecht