Patents by Inventor Heribert Johann (J.) Watzke

Heribert Johann (J.) Watzke 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 an oil containing one or more long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids derived from biomass; foodstuff or nutritional, cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition containing it
    Patent number: 7776375
    Abstract: A stable oil containing LC-PUFAs in the form of triacylglycerols, in particular arachidonic acid (ARA), dihomogammalinolenic acid (DHGLA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) or eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), may be prepared by direct pressing of one or more biomasses obtained from the culture of a microorganism, especially of a fungus or of a microalga containing the acids ARA, DHGLA, DHA or EPA leading to a first press oil and by bringing a carrier oil entering into the composition of a foodstuff, a cosmetic or pharmaceutical product, into contact with the biomass cake, followed by pressing leading to a second press oil, and then by combining the pressed oils and refining the mixture under controlled conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Raymond Bertholet, Junkuan Wang, Heribert Johann (J.) Watzke, John Bruce German