Patents by Inventor Jacob Bergsma

Jacob Bergsma 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).

  • Vegan cheese analogue
    Patent number: 11109606
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a cheese analogue, comprising water, a root or tuber starch, native potato protein and a fat component. The cheese analogue of the invention has an improved stretch and body, and less off-taste, than known imitation cheese types. The invention further pertains to a method of making said cheese analogue, as well as to food products comprising the cheese analogue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Coöperatie AVEBE U.A.
    Inventor: Jacob Bergsma
  • VEGAN CHEESE ANALOGUE
    Publication number: 20190037872
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a cheese analogue, comprising water, a root or tuber starch, native potato protein and a fat component. The cheese analogue of the invention has an improved stretch and body, and less off-taste, than known imitation cheese types. The invention further pertains to a method of making said cheese analogue, as well as to food products comprising the cheese analogue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventor: Jacob BERGSMA
  • Food additive
    Patent number: 7344741
    Abstract: The invention relates to a food additive, in particular for food products such as dressings, mayonnaises, spreads or other food products having a reduced fat content. The invention further relates to a process for preparing the food additive and to its use in the preparation of food products. It has been found that a method according to the present invention allows the preparation of a food additive suitable for use as a whitener and/or a fat/protein substitute, depending on the manner in which the method is carried out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Cooperatie Avebe U.A.
    Inventors: Jacob Bergsma, Anja Neubauer, Franciscus Johannes Gerardus Boerboom
  • Food additive
    Publication number: 20050249867
    Abstract: The invention relates to a food additive, in particular for food products such as dressings, mayonnaises, spreads or other food products having a reduced fat content. The invention further relates to a process for preparing the food additive and to its use in the preparation of food products. It has been found that a method according to the present invention allows the preparation of a food additive suitable for use as a whitener and/or a fat/protein substitute, depending on the manner in which the method is carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventors: Jacob Bergsma, Neubauer Anja, Franciscus Johannes Boerboom
  • Amylose products as matrix former for programmed release systems, process for preparing these amylose products, and process for making programmed release systems
    Patent number: 6844172
    Abstract: The invention relates to matrix-forming amylose products for programmed release systems and a process for the preparation thereof. These amylose products have a dextrose equivalent (DE) of 5 to 10, a content of long-chain amylose of 20 to 40 wt. % on dry substance, a content of short-chain amylose of 40 to 80 wt. % on dry substance and a specific surface area of 0.4 to less than 1.0 m2/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Cooperatieve Verkoop-en Productievereniging van Aardappelmeel en Derivaten AVEBE B.A.
    Inventors: Jacob Bergsma, Gerrit Henk Peter Te Wierik, Jan Aten, Anna Wilhelmina Arends-scholte
  • Amylose products as matrix former for programmed release systems, process for preparing these amylose products, and process for making programmed release systems
    Publication number: 20020192291
    Abstract: The invention relates to matrix-forming amylose products for programmed release systems and a process for the preparation thereof. These amylose products have a dextrose equivalent (DE) of 5 to 10, a content of long-chain amylose of 20 to 40 wt. % on dry substance, a content of short-chain amylose of 40 to 80 wt. % on dry substance and a specific surface area of 0.4 to less than 1.0 m2/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: COOPERATIEVE VERKOOP-EN PRODUCTIEVERENIGING VAN AARDAPPELMEEL EN DERIVATEN AVEBE B.A.
    Inventors: Jacob Bergsma, Gerrit Henk, Peter Te Wierik, Jan Aten, Anna Wilhelmina Arends-Scholte
  • Amylose products as matrix former for programmed release systems, process for preparing these amylose products, and process for making programmed release systems
    Patent number: 6376219
    Abstract: The invention relates to matrix-forming amylose products for programmed release systems and a process for the preparation thereof. These amylose products have a dextrose equivalent (DE) of 5 to 10, a content of long-chain amylose of 20 to 40 wt. % on dry substance, a content of short-chain amylose of 40 to 80 wt. % on dry substance and a specific surface area of 0.4 to less than 1.0 m2/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Cooperatieve Verkoop-en Productievereniging Van Aardappelmeel en Derivaten Avebe B.A.
    Inventors: Jacob Bergsma, Gerrit Henk Peter Te Wierik, Jan Aten, Anna Wilhelmina Arends-scholte
  • Starch products as tabletting excipient, method for preparing same, and method for making tablets
    Patent number: 6010717
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tabletting excipient based on disintegrated starch granules, which is characterized by a content of long-chain amylose of at least 10% by weight based on the dry substance, a cold water-solubility of at most 25% by weight and a specific area of at least 1 m.sup.2 /g. The invention further relates to a method for preparing such tabletting excipient and to the use of the tabletting excipient in tablets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Inventors: Anna Willemina Arends-Scholte, Jacob Bergsma, Anko Cornelus Eissens, Kornelis Fester Gottlieb, Coenraad Ferdinand Lerk, Josephus Johannes Swinkels, Gerrit Henk te Wierik