Patents by Inventor Kervin O. Evans

Kervin O. Evans 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).

  • Vegetable oil esterified lipoic acid
    Patent number: 8455666
    Abstract: Esters of lipoic acid with a glyceride are produced in high yield by lipase catalyzed transesterification. The esters are generally characterized by Formula 1: wherein at least one but no more than two of R1, R2, and R3 are a lipoic acid derivative selected from a lipoate moiety of the formula: or a dihydrolipoate moiety of the formula and the other of the R1, R2, and R3 are independently selected from C4 to C24 fatty acid moieties or OH, with the proviso that at least one of the R1, R2, and R3 is a fatty acid moiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Joseph A. Laszlo, David L. Compton, Kervin O. Evans