Patents by Inventor Hanne Svanholm

Hanne Svanholm 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 producing triglycerides from glycerol and long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids using lipase from candida antarctica
    Patent number: 5604119
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a triglyceride, comprising reacting glycerol with a polyunsaturated fatty acid having at least 20 carbon atoms and at least three double bonds or a C.sub.1-4 alkyl ester thereof, for a reaction time in the range of 24-48 hours at a temperature between 40.degree. and 80.degree. C. in the presence of a mixture of lipase A and lipase B obtained from Candida antarctica which is immobilized, to form (i) the triglyceride and (ii) water or a C.sub.1-4 alcohol, while removing the water or the C.sub.1-4 alcohol during the reaction, and recovering the triglyceride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1997
    Assignees: Novo Nordisk A/S, LYSI HF
    Inventors: Gudmundur G. Haraldsson, Hanne Svanholm, Baldur Hjaltason