Patents by Inventor Mariana Perez Herrera

Mariana Perez Herrera 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).

  • Low-Color Starch Materials and Methods for Making and Using Same
    Publication number: 20200385493
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to low-color waxy tapioca starches and methods for making and using them. A method for preventing color formation in a waxy tapioca starch, the method comprising providing a waxy tapioca starch, and contacting the waxy tapioca starch with an aqueous decolorizing liquid, the aqueous decolorizing liquid being selected from the group consisting of an aqueous alkaline liquid, and an aqueous surfactant liquid; and substantially removing the aqueous decolorizing liquid from the waxy tapioca starch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Weichang Liu, Zheng You, Penelope A. Patton, Michael A. Cobby, Tim Windebank, Serge Lochtman, Mariana Perez Herrera, James Smoot