Patents by Inventor J urgen Erbe

J urgen Erbe 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 extracting lipids with a high production of long-chain highly unsaturated fatty acids
    Patent number: 5539133
    Abstract: In the method of the invention to obtain lipids with a high proportion of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPs) with 20 to 22 carbon atoms by extraction from a raw material of animal or vegetable origin, unicellular algae (microalgae), macroalgae from the families of the brown, red and green algae and/or residues of alginate or carrageenin production with a water content of .ltoreq.50 weight % and a particle size of .ltoreq.50 mm are used. For extraction, an organic solvent or a compressed gas is used. A lipid extract with a high proportion of w6 LCP and w3 LCP and in particular with a content of at least 5 weight % of arachidonic acid and/or a content of at least 3 weight % of docosahexanoic acid is also prepared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: Milupa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gerhard Kohn, G unther Sawatzki, J urgen Erbe, Friedrich Schweikhardt