Patents by Inventor Hou Wu

Hou Wu 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).

  • Patent number: 9675699
    Abstract: The following invention relates to a taste enhancer and a method of enhancing taste. The invention relates the use of a cooling enhancing composition which provides cooling enhancement when combined with other cooling compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Thumpalasseril V. John, Mark L. Dewis, Kathryn Bardsley, Kenneth J. Kraut, Hou Wu
  • Patent number: 9668497
    Abstract: The present invention has discovered that 7,8-dihydroxy-2-phenyl-4H-chromen-4-one and a salt thereof have unexpected and advantageous cooling enhancement and modification properties. Thus, a composition comprising a cooling compound and an effective amount of 7,8-dihydroxy-2-phenyl-4H-chromen-4-one can be used to enhance or modify the cooling sensation in the mouth, in the nasal cavity and/or on the skin, and can also augment, enhance or impart a cooling sensation to products such as foodstuff, chewing gums, dental or oral hygiene products, topical products, nasal care products and toilet articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
    Inventors: Hou Wu, Thumpalasseril V. John, Xiaoqing Tang, Jung-A Kim
  • Publication number: 20170086476
    Abstract: The present invention has discovered that 7,8-dihydroxy-2-phenyl-4H-chromen-4-one and a salt thereof have unexpected and advantageous cooling enhancement and modification properties. Thus, a composition comprising a cooling compound and an effective amount of 7,8-dihydroxy-2-phenyl-4H-chromen-4-one can be used to enhance or modify the cooling sensation in the mouth, in the nasal cavity and/or on the skin, and can also augment, enhance or impart a cooling sensation to products such as foodstuff, chewing gums, dental or oral hygiene products, topical products, nasal care products and toilet articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
    Inventors: Hou WU, Thumpalasseril V. JOHN, Xiaoqing TANG, Jung-A KIM
  • Publication number: 20160183577
    Abstract: Transglucosylated R. suavissimus extract for enhancing the mouthfeel, in particular sugary mouthfeel, of a consumable is provided as is a consumable containing the transglucosylated R. suavissimus extract and further a method of producing the transglucosylated R. suavissimus extract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
    Inventors: Hou WU, Thumpalasseril V. JOHN, Jung-A KIM, Hsi-Wen CHIN, Zhihua LIU
  • Publication number: 20150305380
    Abstract: Transglucosylated R. suavissimus extract for enhancing the mouthfeel, in particular sugary mouthfeel, of a consumable is provided as is a consumable containing the transglucosylated R. suavissimus extract and further a method of producing the transglucosylated R. suavissimus extract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Hou Wu, Thumpalasseril V. John, Jung-A Kim, Hsi-Wen Chin, Zhihua Liu
  • Publication number: 20140219930
    Abstract: The following invention relates to a taste enhancer and a method of enhancing taste. The invention relates the use of a cooling enhancing composition which provides cooling enhancement when combined with other cooling compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Thumpalasseril V. John, Mark L. Dewis, Kathryn Bardsley, Kenneth J. Kraut, Hou Wu
  • Publication number: 20120251465
    Abstract: The present invention has discovered that flavone glycosides represented by Formula I set forth below have unexpected and advantageous flavor enhancement and modification properties: wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of H and CH3, R2 is selected from the group consisting of H and OH, and R3 is a 7-O-glycoside. Thus, the flavone glycosides of the present invention can be used to enhance or modify the flavor of orally consumable compositions, such as foodstuff, chewing gums, dental and oral hygiene products, and medicinal products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Kathryn Bardsley, Bryan Scott Delchamps, Zhihua Liu, Neelima Mannava, Hou Wu
  • Publication number: 20110280812
    Abstract: The present invention has discovered that amide compounds represented by Formula I set forth below have unexpected and advantageous flavor enhancement and modification properties: wherein R and R? is independently selected from the group consisting of H and C1-C10 linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or aromactic groups. Thus, the amide compounds of the present invention can be used to enhance or modify the flavor of orally consumable compositions, such as foodstuff, chewing gums, dental and oral hygiene products, and medicinal products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Karunananda Bombuwala, Adam Jan Janczuk, Thumplasseril V. John, Kenneth Kraut, Zhihua Liu, Neelima Mannava, Hou Wu, Ying Yang