Patents by Inventor Juan Xiang
Juan Xiang 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).
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Publication number: 20250145581Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a process for obtaining a naturally derived composition rich in polymethoxylated flavonoids (PMFs). In some embodiments, the process results in a composition in which PMFs make up at least 90% by weight of the flavonoid content in the composition, based on the total weight of flavonoids in the composition. In certain aspects, the disclosure provides compositions resulting from the purification process and the use of such compositions to reduce bitterness, astringency, or sourness, or to enhance 0 sweetness or mouthfeel of an ingestible composition, such as a flavored food or beverage product. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides uses of the resulting composition to reduce the unpleasant taste of limonin, nomilin, or, one or more of which can be present at elevated levels in certain citrus products.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2023Publication date: May 8, 2025Applicant: Firmenich SAInventors: Wen-Juan XIANG, Yi-Chun DING
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Publication number: 20240237690Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to certain licorice compounds and the use of such compounds to enhance sweetness, mask bitterness, or mask astringency. In certain embodiments, such compounds are used in combination with eriodictyol or homoeriodictyol. In certain aspects, the disclosure provides ingestible compositions and that include such licorice compounds. In some related aspects, the ingestible compositions are, or are included within, various flavored products, such as food products, beverage products, pharmaceutical products, or oral care products.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2022Publication date: July 18, 2024Applicant: Firmenich SAInventors: Wen-Juan XIANG, Dan-Ting YIN, Yi-Chun DING
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Publication number: 20240164422Abstract: The various aspects presented herein relate to flavoring compositions with smoky-like aroma profile for use in flavored consumer products, and methods for the preparation of such flavoring compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2022Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Christoph CERNY, Yi-Chun DING, Wen-Juan XIANG
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Publication number: 20240114939Abstract: The present disclosure generally provides uses of certain mixed hydroxy- and methoxy-substituted flavones (HMFs) to reduce bitterness, astringency, or sourness, or to enhance sweetness of a ingestible composition, such as a flavored food or beverage product. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides uses of the HMFs disclosed herein to reduce the unpleasant taste of limonin, nomelin, or naringin, which can be present at elevated levels in certain citrus products.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Firmenich SAInventors: Wen-Juan XIANG, Dan-Ting YIN, Wen-Ting ZHU
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Publication number: 20240099344Abstract: The present disclosure generally provides uses of certain mixed hydroxy- and methoxy-substituted flavanones (HMFs) to reduce bitterness, astringency, or sourness, or to enhance sweetness of a ingestible composition, such as a flavored food or beverage product. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides uses of the HMFs disclosed herein to reduce the unpleasant taste of limonin, nomelin, or naringin, which can be present at elevated levels in certain citrus products.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: Firmenich SAInventors: Wen-Juan XIANG, Dan-Ting YIN, Yi-Chun DING
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Patent number: 11896036Abstract: Provided herein is a method of improving the taste profile of a glucosylated terpene glycoside (GTG).Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Firmenich SAInventors: Wen-Juan Xiang, Dan-Ting Yin, Olivier Haefliger
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Publication number: 20230345986Abstract: The present disclosure generally provides conjugates diynes, particularly 6,8-diyne amides, and the use of such compounds and related compounds as flavor modifiers. In some aspects, the disclosure provides compositions that include such conjugated diynes, such as compositions that include such conjugated diynes and one or more additional compounds, such as a sweetener, salt, a glutamate, an arginate, and the like. In some other aspects, the disclosure provides methods of reducing or eliminating the amount of sweetener, salt, glutamate, or arginate in a food or beverage product.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2021Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Firmenich SAInventors: Wen-Juan XIANG, Dan-Ting YIN
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Publication number: 20230329299Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to malonyl steviol glycosides and the use of such compounds for various comestible uses, such as sweetening a flavored product or enhancing the sweetness of another sweetener. In some aspects, the disclosure provides certain compositions that include such malonyl steviol glycosides, such as compositions that include such malonyl steviol glycosides and one or more other sweeteners. In some other aspects, the disclosure provides methods of reducing the caloric content of a flavored article, such as a flavored food or beverage product, or an oral care product.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2021Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: Firmenich SAInventors: Wen-Juan XIANG, Dan-Ting YIN, Yi-Chun DING
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Publication number: 20220110351Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions containing: 2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-5,6,7-trimethoxychromen-4-one (“sinensetin”); 3,5,6,7,8,3?,4?-heptamethoxyflavone (“heptamethoxyflavone” or “HMF”); 2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-5,6,7,8-tetramethoxy-chromen-4-one (“nobiletin”); 5,6,7,4?-tetramethoxyflavone (“tetra-O-methylscutellarein” or “TMS”); 3,5,6,7,3?,4?-hexamethoxyflavone (“hexamethoxyquercetogetin” or “HMQ”); 5,6,7,8-tetramethoxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one (“tangeretin”); or any combinations thereof. The disclosure also provides uses of such compositions as mouthfeel enhancers or bitterness maskers of flavored articles, such as beverages.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2019Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: Firmenich SAInventors: Wen-Juan XIANG, Ronald H. SKIFF, Ke HUANG, Hui-Juan ZHANG, Long CHEN
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Publication number: 20220079196Abstract: Provided herein is a method of improving the taste profile of a glucosylated terpene glycoside (GTG).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: Firmenich SAInventors: Wen-Juan XIANG, Dan-Ting YIN, Olivier HAEFLIGER
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Patent number: 11129401Abstract: Provided herein is a method of improving the taste profile of a glucosylated terpene glycoside (GTG) comprising: a) mixing a malted cereal with a glucosylated terpene glycosides in water to form a GTG cereal mixture wherein the cereal comprises an amylase; b) adjusting the temperature of the mixture to a temperature sufficient to activate the amylase and for a time sufficient to form a mixture comprising glycosylated steviol glycosides wherein the average number of glucose units of the GTG in the GTG cereal mixture is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2016Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Firmenich SAInventors: Wen-Juan Xiang, Dan-Ting Yin, Olivier Haefliger
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Publication number: 20210161188Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions that include tetra-O-methylscutellarein, hexamethoxyquercetagetin, or mixtures or combinations thereof, as well as their use as sweeteners or sweetness enhancers.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2019Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicant: Firmenich SAInventors: Wen-Juan XIANG, Dan-Ting YIN
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Publication number: 20200245662Abstract: Provided herein is a method of improving the taste profile of a glucosylated terpene glycoside (GTG) comprising: a) mixing a malted cereal with a glucosylated terpene glycosides in water to form a GTG cereal mixture wherein the cereal comprises an amylase; b) adjusting the temperature of the mixture to a temperature sufficient to activate the amylase and for a time sufficient to form a mixture comprising glycosylated steviol glycosides wherein the average number of glucose units of the GTG in the GTG cereal mixture is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2016Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: Firmenich SAInventors: Wen-Juan XIANG, Dan-Ting YIN, Olivier HAEFLIGER
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Patent number: 9943524Abstract: A new use of a compound as indicated in structural formula I in preparing medications for preventing and/or treating pulmonary fibrosis includes the compound having the structure as indicated in structural formula 1 that substantially reduces the inflammation of diseased lung tissue, lowers the concentration of fibrosis factors TGF-?I in diseased lung tissue, decreases the excessive deposition of collagen in diseased lung tissue, and has substantial prevention and treatment effectiveness against fibrosis.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: China Pharmaceutical UniversityInventors: Xianghong Xu, Mian Zhang, Juan Xiang, Yanhui He, Yan Wu
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Publication number: 20170216306Abstract: A new use of a compound as indicated in structural formula I in preparing medications for preventing and/or treating pulmonary fibrosis includes the compound having the structure as indicated in structural formula 1 that substantially reduces the inflammation of diseased lung tissue, lowers the concentration of fibrosis factors TGF-?I in diseased lung tissue, decreases the excessive deposition of collagen in diseased lung tissue, and has substantial prevention and treatment effectiveness against fibrosis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2015Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Mian Zhang, Xianghong Xu, Juan Xiang, Chaofeng Zhang, Yanhui He, Yan Wu
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Patent number: 8433007Abstract: The present invention provides a receiver for receiving digital signals including frames with a binary modulated cyclic preamble, comprising: means for correlating at least part of a first cyclic preamble in a first frame and at least part of a second cyclic preamble in a second frame, and for determining a carrier frequency offset based on said correlation.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2009Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Juan Xiang, Li Zou
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Publication number: 20120021759Abstract: A method for determining location information used in an electronic device of a communication system including a plurality of electronic devices, comprising: transmitting a position request signal via a plurality of communication networks of the communication system; receiving a position response signal with respective location information from at least one electronic devices of the plurality of electronic devices; and determining position information of the electronic device by the received position response signal; wherein the position request signal is transmitted successively to the plurality of networks in a specific order among said networks until the location information of the electronic device is determined based on the location response signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2010Publication date: January 26, 2012Inventors: Jian Feng Chen, Peng Liu, Ning Liao, Yun Tao Shi, Juan Xiang, Ben Niu
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Publication number: 20100034300Abstract: The present invention provides a receiver for receiving digital signals including frames with a binary modulated cyclic preamble, comprising: means for correlating at least part of a first cyclic preamble in a first frame and at least part of a second cyclic preamble in a second frame, and for determining a carrier frequency offset based on said correlation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2009Publication date: February 11, 2010Inventors: Juan Xiang, Li Zou