Patents by Inventor Joerg Kowalczyk

Joerg Kowalczyk 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).

  • Hard confections containing a sweetener
    Patent number: 6458400
    Abstract: The invention relates to confections, in particular hard and soft confections, which contain a sweetener of 1-O-&agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol (1,1 GPS), in particular 6-O-&agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol (1,6 GPS), 1-O-&agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol (1,1 GPS) and 1-O-&agr;-D-glucopyranosyl-D-mannitol (1,1 GPM); and to the use of this sweetener in confections, in particular pharmaceutically active confections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Sudzucker Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ingrid Willibald-Ettle, Hanspeter Degelmann, Jörg Kowalczyk, Markwart Kunz, Mohammad Munir, Knut M. Rapp
  • Process for producing mixtures rich in 1,6-GPS or 1,1-GPM
    Patent number: 6414138
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing mixtures selectively enriched with either 1,1-GPM and 1,6-GPS from hydrogenated isomaltulose. The process involves dissolving hydrogenated isomaltulose at an elevated temperature, and subjecting the resulting solution to one or more cooling steps, wherein each cooling step utilizes a predetermined cooling rate over a predetermined temperature range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Sudzucker Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hanspeter Degelmann, Michael Gander, Jörg Kowalczyk, Markwart Kunz, Mohammad Munir, Matthias Schüttenhelm, Wolfgang Wach