Patents by Inventor Luis I. Vergel de Dios

Luis I. Vergel de Dios 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).

  • Method of preparing kakadu plum powder
    Patent number: 7175862
    Abstract: A process for producing a kakadu plum powder having an increased amount of naturally occurring ascorbic acid and high ORAC value. The process of preparing the extract includes the following: disintegrating kakadu plum fruit; treating the disintegrated kakadu plum material with enzymes to at least partially digest the material; juicing the kakadu plum material and drying the juice to produce a powder. In a preferred embodiment, the kakadu plum juice is further clarified with ultrafiltration and concentrated by performing reverse osmosis on the kakadu plum juice. The resultant kakadu plum powder has a natural ascorbic acid content of at least about 15% and a naturally occurring Oxygen Reduction Absorption Capacity value of at least 1500.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Access Business Group International LLC
    Inventors: Donald J. Pusateri, Gopi R. Menon, Luis I. Vergel de Dios, Lance E. Schlipalius
  • HEATED ALCOHOL EXTRACTION OF HERBS
    Publication number: 20020146473
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for the extraction of herbs and plant materials. More particularly, the present invention relates to extraction methods for Echinacea. The extraction methods of the present invention provide a higher soluble solids content and a higher level of desired marker compounds, such as alkylamides, than conventional extraction procedures. Thus, the extraction methods of the present invention result in a greater yield at a lower cost from a given amount of starting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Applicant: ALTICOR INC.
    Inventors: Gopi R. Menon, Ernesto A. Brovelli, Luis I. Vergel de Dios
  • Heated alcohol extraction of herbs
    Patent number: 6447815
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for the extraction of herbs and plant materials. More particularly, the present invention relates to extraction methods for Echinacea. The extraction methods of the present invention provide a higher soluble solids content and a higher level of desired marker compounds, such as alkylamides, than conventional extraction procedures. Thus, the extraction methods of the present invention result in a greater yield at a lower cost from a given amount of starting material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Access Business Group International LLC
    Inventors: Gopi R. Menon, Ernesto A. Brovelli, Luis I. Vergel de Dios