Patents by Inventor Horacio R. Bach

Horacio R. Bach 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).

  • Compositions containing bioemulsifiers and a method for their preparation
    Patent number: 6512014
    Abstract: A bioemulsifier composition useful for forming and stabilizing oil-in-water emulsions, comprising an esterase protein of 32.5 KD, found in association with emulsan in the bacteria Acinetobacter. The esterase, or parts of it, are isolated from cell extracts of various strains of Acinetobacter, or produced by any other means. The bioemulsifier composition is further comprised of a water-soluble polysaccharide polymer of any source. The present invention further discloses a method of forming and stabilizing oil-in-water emulsions, using the above-mentioned composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Ramot University Authority for Applied Research and Industrial Development Limited
    Inventors: David Gutnick, Horacio R. Bach
  • Compositions containing bioemulsifiers and a method for their preparation
    Publication number: 20020143071
    Abstract: A bioemulsifier composition useful for forming and stabilizing oil-in-water emulsions, comprising an esterase protein of 32.5 KD, found in association with emulsan in the bacteria Acinetobacter. The esterase, or parts of it, are isolated from cell extracts of various strains of Acinetobacter, or produced by any other means. The bioemulsifier composition is further comprised of a water-soluble polysaccharide polymer of any source. The present invention further discloses a method of forming and stabilizing oil-in-water emulsions, using the above-mentioned composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: David L. Gutnick, Horacio R. Bach