Patents by Inventor Jozef Frans Victor Goossens

Jozef Frans Victor Goossens 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).

  • Anti-cariogenic activity of erythritol
    Patent number: 6177064
    Abstract: The present invention anti-cariogenic activity of erythritol. The invention further discloses the use of erythritol in food preparations as an at least partial replacer of sugar or other cariogenic sweetening agent. Erythritol is used in combination with normally employed sweetening agents and the favourable characteristics of the erythritol are preserved while the amount of erythritol used is much less than what would be needed to replace the sugar completely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Cerestar Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Marie-Pierre Ghislain de Troostembergh, Jozef Frans Victor Goossens
  • Starch composition for sugar-free confectionery
    Patent number: 5711975
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a starch-based composition suitable for use as a basis for sugar-free confectionery products. The composition of the present invention comprises thinned, hydropropyl tapioca starch, gelatin and a suitable polyol. The components of the composition are present in such amounts that the pH of dental plaque does not fall below 5.7 after consumption of the sugar-free confectionery product containing the indicated components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Cerestar Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Michel Henri Andre Gonze, Freddy Maurits Luc Van Der Schueren, Jozef Frans Victor Goossens