Patents by Inventor Maritta Timonen

Maritta Timonen 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).

  • Degraded polysaccharide derivatives
    Patent number: 5569483
    Abstract: A degradation product of a polysaccharide derivative comprising a mixture of oligomers of the polysaccharide derivative, the majority of said oligomers having a molecular weight such that the oligomer conforms to a rod-like configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1996
    Assignee: Alko Group Ltd.
    Inventors: Maritta Timonen, ChoKyun Rha, Timo Vaara, Lindsey Bagley, Sarah Bosdet, Michael Lindley, Tarja Lahtinen, Marja Turunen, Martti Vaara
  • Polymeric capsules, method of making the same, and foodstuffs containing the same
    Patent number: 5543162
    Abstract: An insoluble polymeric capsule comprising at least two polymeric components, wherein one of said components is a hydrophilic colloid, and another of said components comprises a degradation product of a cellulose derivative, the degradation product comprising a mixture of oligomers, a majority of said oligomers having a degree of polymerization such that the oligomers conform to a rod-like configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Alko Group Ltd.
    Inventors: Maritta Timonen, Chokyun Rha
  • Degraded polysaccharide derivatives and foodstuffs containing same
    Patent number: 5525368
    Abstract: A degradation product of a polysaccharide derivative comprising a mixture of oligomers of the polysaccharide derivative, the majority of said oligomers having a molecular weight such that the oligomer conforms to a rod-like configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1996
    Assignee: Alko Group Ltd.
    Inventors: ChoKyun Rha, Timo Vaara, Maritta Timonen, Tarja Lahtinen, Marja Turunen, Martti Vaara, Lindsey Bagley, Sarah Bosdet, Michael Lindley
  • Foodstuffs containing novel degraded cellulose derivatives
    Patent number: 5366755
    Abstract: A degradation product of a polysaccharide derivative comprising a mixture of oligomers of the polysaccharide derivative, the majority of said oligomers having a molecular weight such that the oligomer conforms to a rod-like configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1994
    Inventors: Maritta Timonen, ChoKyun Rha, Timo Vaara, Lindsey Bagley, Sarah Bosdet, Michael Lindley, Tarja Lahtinen, Marja Turunen, Martti Vaara
  • Paper composition and methods therefor
    Patent number: 5354424
    Abstract: A paper product treated with a degradation product of a polysaccharide derivative comprising a mixture of oligomers of the polysaccharide derivative, a majority of said oligomers having a degree of polymerization such that the oligomer conforms to a rod-like configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Inventors: Chokyun Rha, Maritta Timonen