Patents by Inventor Katleen Jozefien Rafaela VALLONS

Katleen Jozefien Rafaela VALLONS 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).

  • Thermally modified starch
    Patent number: 9688778
    Abstract: A process for producing thermally inhibited starch is described resulting in a visco-stable starch product with improved whiteness. The process comprises pretreating a dry starch with an alkaline solution in a water-miscible solvent, adjusting the water content of the starch to below 12 wt. %, heating the starch at a temperature between 140 and 190° C., preferably between 140 and 180° C., and cooling and optionally further processing the starch. The thermally inhibited starch has the advantages of not being chemically modified. The process is more flexible and faster than conventional inhibition processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Maurice Karel Hubertina Essers, Ricardo Marinus Albertus Nagtegaal, Florian Hübner, Katleen Jozefien Rafaela Vallons
  • THERMALLY MODIFIED STARCH
    Publication number: 20160053027
    Abstract: A process for producing thermally inhibited starch is described resulting in a visco-stable starch product with improved whiteness. The process comprises pretreating a dry starch with an alkaline solution in a water-miscible solvent, adjusting the water content of the starch to below 12 wt. %, heating the starch at a temperature between 140 and 190° C., preferably between 140 and 180° C., and cooling and optionally further processing the starch. The thermally inhibited starch has the advantages of not being chemically modified. The process is more flexible and faster than conventional inhibition processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Maurice Karel Hubertina ESSERS, Ricardo Marinus Albertus NAGTEGAAL, Florian HÜBNER, Katleen Jozefien Rafaela VALLONS