Patents by Inventor Hemendra N. Basu

Hemendra N. Basu 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).

  • Phytosterol protein complex
    Patent number: 6113972
    Abstract: The present invention relates to phytosterol protein complex which is comprised of an amount of phytosterol, an amount of protein, and an amount of edible oil, with the phytosterol protein complex designed to increase the bioavailability of the phytosterol, so that if consumed on a regular basis hopefully cholesterol levels will be lowered in the subject consuming the phytosterol protein complex. The present invention also relates to methods for forming the phytosterol protein complex, methods for potentially lowering cholesterol in humans, and methods for forming food products made from the phytosterol protein complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Monsanto Co.
    Inventors: Glenn Corliss, John W. Finley, Hemendra N. Basu, Frank Kincs, Lenora Howard
  • Soaps produced from high laurate canola oil-based fatty acids
    Patent number: 5750481
    Abstract: A mild, foaming soap produced by saponifying C12:0 fatty acids obtained from a plant having integrated into its genome a DNA sequence encoding C12:0 preferring acyl-ACP thioesterase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Calgene, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony J. Del Vecchio, Eric Jungermann, Hemendra N. Basu
  • Methylated herbicidal adjuvant
    Patent number: 5624883
    Abstract: The present invention includes a process for methylating free fatty acids in an acidulated soybean soapstock without altering a neutral oil component in the soybean soapstock. The present invention also includes a methylated acidulated soybean soapstock as well a herbicidal mixture that includes the methylated acidulated soybean soapstock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Assignee: Cenex/Land O'Lakes Agronomy Company
    Inventors: Hemendra N. Basu, Joe V. Gednalske, Robert W. Herzfeld
  • Process for production of esters for use as a diesel fuel substitute using a non-alkaline catalyst
    Patent number: 5525126
    Abstract: The present invention includes a process for producing esters from a feedstock that includes a fat or an oil. The process includes mixing the feedstock with an alcohol and a catalyst. The catalyst includes a mixture of calcium acetate and barium acetate The reaction mixture is heated at a temperature effective to make esters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1996
    Assignee: Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
    Inventors: Hemendra N. Basu, Max E. Norris
  • Methylated herbicidal adjuvant
    Patent number: 5495033
    Abstract: The present invention includes a process for methylating free fatty acids in an acidulated soybean soapstock without altering a neutral oil component in the soybean soapstock. The present invention also includes a methylated acidulated soybean soapstock as well a herbicidal mixture that includes the methylated acidulated soybean soapstock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1996
    Assignee: Cenex/Land O'Lakes Agronomy Company
    Inventors: Hemendra N. Basu, Joe V. Gednalske, Robert W. Herzfeld