Patents by Inventor Martin Helmut Spraul

Martin Helmut Spraul 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).

  • Patent number: 11793223
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions with antioxidant properties, in particular for use in food or as food. In a first aspect the invention provides a composition comprising ginger powder, sage powder, and rosemary powder; wherein the particles of the ginger powder have a size of less than 800 ?m, and the sage powder and rosemary powder have a size of less than 500 ?m; and wherein the ginger powder (G), the sage powder (S), and the rosemary powder (R) are present in a weight ratio of G:S:R=1 to 4:1 to 3:1 to 3. The invention also relates to a method for improving the oxidative stability of a food composition and to use of a combination of ginger powder, sage powder, and rosemary powder as an antioxidant, wherein the particles of the ginger powder have a size of less than 800 ?m, and the sage powder and rosemary powder have a size of less than 500 ?m; and wherein the ginger powder (G), the sage powder (S), and the rosemary powder (R) are present in a weight ratio of G:S:R=1 to 4:1 to 3:1 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Conopco Inc.
    Inventors: Carmen Isabella Gah, Volker Jonas, Martin Helmut Spraul
  • Publication number: 20210037869
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions with antioxidant properties, in particular for use in food or as food. In a first aspect the invention provides a composition comprising ginger powder, sage powder, and rosemary powder; wherein the particles of the ginger powder have a size of less than 800 ?m, and the sage powder and rosemary powder have a size of less than 500 ?m; and wherein the ginger powder (G), the sage powder (S), and the rosemary powder (R) are present in a weight ratio of G:S:R=1 to 4:1 to 3:1 to 3. The invention also relates to a method for improving the oxidative stability of a food composition and to use of a combination of ginger powder, sage powder, and rosemary powder as an antioxidant, wherein the particles of the ginger powder have a size of less than 800 ?m, and the sage powder and rosemary powder have a size of less than 500 ?m; and wherein the ginger powder (G), the sage powder (S), and the rosemary powder (R) are present in a weight ratio of G:S:R=1 to 4:1 to 3:1 to 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Carmen Isabella GAH, Volker JONAS, Martin Helmut SPRAUL
  • Publication number: 20200397025
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising an antioxidant system, in particular for use as a food composition. In a first aspect the invention provides a composition comprising an antioxidant system obtainable by an extraction method comprising the steps of i) contacting an apolar extractant with a combination of plant powders to prepare an extract, wherein the combination of plant powders comprises: (1) ginger powder having a particle size of less than 800 ?m, (2) sage powder having a particle size of less than 500 ?m, (3) rosemary powder having a particle size of less than 500 ?m, wherein the ginger powder (G), the sage powder (S), and the rosemary powder (R) are present in a weight ratio of G:S:R=1 to 4:1 to 3:1 to 3; and ii) optionally separating the extract from at least part of the residue of the plant powders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Carmen Isabella Gah, Volker Jonas, Martin Helmut Spraul
  • Publication number: 20130064957
    Abstract: The present invention has as an objective to provide a pureed composition comprising cinnamon, which is of excellent sensory quality, and which is microbiologically safe and stable upon storage, and which rapidly delivers attractive flavours. This objective is met by a pureed water-continuous cinnamon composition, comprising cinnamon, vegetable oil, insoluble fibres and which is acidified. Also provided is a process for preparing said composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Dieter Werner Melwitz, Martin Helmut Spraul