Patents by Inventor Gianfranco Tuccini

Gianfranco Tuccini 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 preparing grapeseed extracts enriched in procyanidol oligomers
    Patent number: 5484594
    Abstract: An extract enriched in procyanidol oligomers almost free from monomers is obtained by subjecting a crude vegetable extract, for instance from Vitis vinifera, to ultrafiltration on membranes of cut-off from 3,000 to 600, or to a selective extraction with ethers, or esters or mixtures of ethyl acetate and aromatic hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignees: Tecnofarmaci S.p.A., Indena S.p.A.
    Inventors: Enrico Frangi, Marco Bertani, Giuseppe Mustich, Gianfranco Tuccini