Patents by Inventor Martin Schweizer

Martin Schweizer 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).

  • Publication number: 20200015496
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of processing a pulse protein material, which comprises effecting hydrolysis of the pulse protein material, optionally adjusting the pH, then separating to form a soluble fraction and processing the soluble fraction to provide a pulse protein hydrolyzate which is substantially completely soluble throughout the pH range of about 2 to about 7 and which provides little or no astringency when an acidic beverage containing the pulse protein hydrolyzate is consumed and a solid residue, and processing the solid residue to provide a second pulse protein hydrolyzate having an improved Amino Acid Score, which is improved compared to the substrate pulse protein material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: Burcon NutraScience (MB) Corp.
    Inventors: Martin SCHWEIZER, Brandy GOSNELL, Randy WILLARDSEN, Sarah MEDINA, Kevin SEGALL
  • Patent number: 10506821
    Abstract: A pulse protein product, which may be an isolate, produces heat-stable solutions at low pH values and is useful for the fortification of acidic beverages such as soft drinks and sports drinks without precipitation of protein. The pulse protein product is obtained by extracting a pulse protein source material with an aqueous calcium salt solution to form an aqueous pulse protein solution, separating the aqueous pulse protein solution from residual pulse protein source, adjusting the pH of the aqueous pulse protein solution to a pH of about 1.5 to about 4.4 to produce an acidified pulse protein solution, which may be dried, following optional concentration and diafiltration, to provide the pulse protein product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: BURCON MUTRASCIENCE (MB) CORP.
    Inventors: Kevin I. Segall, Martin Schweizer
  • Patent number: 10433571
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to soy protein products, very low in, or free of, beany flavor notes and useful for the fortification of food and beverage products and prepared without the use of salt in the process. The soy protein products of the present invention are obtained by extracting soy protein source with water to form an aqueous soy protein solution, at least partially separating the aqueous soy protein solution from residual soy protein source, adjusting the pH of the aqueous soy protein solution to a pH of about 1.5 to about 3.6 to solubilize at least a portion of the protein and form an acidified soy protein solution then separating the acidified soy protein solution from the acid insoluble solid material. The acidified soy protein solution may be dried following optional concentration and diafiltration to form a soy protein product, which may be an isolate. The acid insoluble solid material may be washed with acidified water and then dried to form another soy protein product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin I. Segall, Martin Schweizer, Brent E. Green
  • Publication number: 20190210183
    Abstract: Apparatus with a rotationally drivable receptacle for a grinding tool to be tested, wherein the apparatus comprises: an optical testing apparatus arranged such that the grinding tool, while being rotatably driven, is at least partially irradiated by light emanating from an emitter of the testing apparatus, and that at least a portion of the light from the grinding tool is reflectable in the direction towards a sensor of the testing apparatus, wherein the sensor is adapted to provide test information, a computing device which is designed for processing the test information in order to determine a 3-dimensional vector model of the grinding tool from macroscopic basic information, a memory in which a target vector model is stored, a computing device which is designed for comparing the vector model with the target vector model in order to enable the determination of deviations between the vector models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Martin Schweizer
  • Patent number: 10327456
    Abstract: pH-adjusted soy protein products, particularly isolates, that have a natural pH of about 6 and have a non-beany flavor are provided by the processing of soy protein product which is completely soluble in aqueous media at a pH of less than about 4.4 and heat stable in this pH range or a concentrated soy protein solution produced in the preparation of such soy protein product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Inventors: Brent E. Green, Sarah Medina, Martin Schweizer, Kevin I. Segall, Johann Tergesen, Russ Sampson, Roland Rosset, Curtis D. Hayden, Edwin Catipon
  • Publication number: 20190075819
    Abstract: An aqueous solution of a pulse protein product having a protein content of at least about 60 wt % (N×6.25) d.b. which is soluble in aqueous media at a pH of less than about 4.4 and heat stable at that pH range is adjusted in pH to a pH of about 6 to about 8. The resulting product is further processed by drying the product, recovering and drying any precipitated pulse protein material, heat treating and then drying the product, or heat treating the product and recovering and drying any precipitated pulse protein material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Burcon NutraScience (MB) Corp.
    Inventors: Kevin I. Segall, Martin Schweizer
  • Publication number: 20190021364
    Abstract: An aqueous solution of a pulse protein product having a protein content of at least about 60 wt % (N×6.25) d.b. which is soluble in aqueous media at a pH of less than about 4.4 and heat stable at that pH range is adjusted in pH to a pH of about 6 to about 8. The resulting product is further processed by drying the product, recovering and drying any precipitated pulse protein material, heat treating and then drying the product, or heat treating the product and recovering and drying any precipitated pulse protein material. The pulse protein product may be used in dairy alternative beverages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: Burcon NutraScience (MB) Corp.
    Inventors: Kevin I. Segall, Martin Schweizer, Sarah Medina
  • Publication number: 20190021363
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to non-soy oilseed protein products, very low in, or free of, beany, green, vegetable or similar flavour notes and useful for the fortification of food and beverage products and prepared without the use of salt in the process. The non-soy oilseed protein products of the present invention are obtained by extracting non-soy oilseed protein source with water to form an aqueous non-soy oilseed protein solution, at least partially separating the aqueous non-soy oilseed protein solution from residual non-soy oilseed protein source, adjusting the pH of the aqueous non-soy oilseed protein solution to a pH between about 1.5 and a value about 1 pH unit lower than the typical pH of isoelectric precipitation to solubilize the bulk of the protein and form an acidified non-soy oilseed protein solution then separating the acidified non-soy oilseed protein solution from the acid insoluble solid material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: BURCON NUTRASCIENCE (MB) CORP.
    Inventors: Kevin I. Segall, Martin Schweizer, Brent E. Green
  • Publication number: 20180289037
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of processing a pulse protein material, which comprises effecting hydrolysis of the pulse protein material, optionally adjusting the pH, then separating to form a soluble fraction and processing the soluble fraction to provide a pulse protein hydrolyzate which is substantially completely soluble throughout the pH range of about 2 to about 7 and which provides little or no astringency when an acidic beverage containing the pulse protein hydrolyzate is consumed and a solid residue, and processing the solid residue to provide a second pulse protein hydrolyzate having an improved Amino Acid Score, which is improved compared to the substrate pulse protein material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: Burcon NutraScience (MB) Corp.
    Inventors: Martin Schweizer, Brandy Gosnell, Randy Willardsen, Sarah Medina, Kevin Segall
  • Publication number: 20180213818
    Abstract: A hemp protein product, which may be an isolate, produces solutions at low pH values and is useful for the fortification of soft drinks and sports drinks without precipitation of protein. The hemp protein product is obtained by extracting a hemp protein source material with an aqueous calcium salt solution to form an aqueous hemp protein solution, separating the aqueous hemp protein solution from residual hemp protein source, adjusting the pH of the aqueous hemp protein solution to a pH of about 1.5 to about 4.4 to produce an acidified hemp protein solution, which may be dried, following optional concentration and diafiltration, to provide the hemp protein product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: Burcon NutraScience (MB) Corp.
    Inventors: Martin Schweizer, Brandy Gosnell
  • Patent number: 10021896
    Abstract: Pulse proteins of reduced astringency are obtained by fractionating pulse protein products which are completely soluble and heat stable in aqueous media at acid pH value of less than about 4.4 into lower molecular weight, less astringent proteins and higher molecular weight, more astringent proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: BURCON NUTRASCIENCE (MB) CORP.
    Inventors: Martin Schweizer, Sarah Medina, Kevin I. Segall
  • Publication number: 20180141143
    Abstract: A method for automated machining of gear components, comprising machining a gear component in a gear-cutting machine, performing an inline test of the gear component, wherein the inline test provides at least one test value, and comparing the at least one test value with at least one default value, and if the result of the comparison is positive, then outputting the gear component as a good part, and if the result of the comparison is negative, then transferring the gear component to an external measuring device for carrying out an offline measurement, performing the offline measurement of the gear component, wherein the offline measurement provides at least one measured value, and comparing the measured value with the test value, and if the comparison detects a deviation of the measured value from the at least one test value, then automatically making an adaptation of the inline test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Martin Schweizer, Frank Seibicke
  • Patent number: 9950684
    Abstract: A method for checking a sensor signal suitable for actuating a passenger protection arrangement of a vehicle. The method includes a step of carrying out a comparison between the sensor signal and at least one reference signal, repeatedly within a predetermined time interval, in order to obtain a plurality of comparison results, and a step of evaluating the sensor signal based on the plurality of comparison results, in order to detect a fault in the sensor signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Steffen Berndt, Martin Schweizer, Stefan Lottholz, Werner Nitschke, Monika Nitschke
  • Patent number: 9700066
    Abstract: A soy protein product having a protein content of at least about 60 wt % (N×6.25) d.b., preferably an isolate having a protein content of at least about 90 wt % (N×6.25) d.b., is formed by a procedure in which soy protein is extracted from a soy source material using an aqueous calcium chloride solution at low pH, generally about 1.5 to about 5, and separating the resulting aqueous soy protein solution from residual soy protein source. The resulting clarified aqueous soy protein solution may be diluted and the pH adjusted within the range of 1.5-5.0. The solution may be concentrated by ultrafiltration, diafiltered and then dried to provide the soy protein product. Alternatively, the concentrated and optionally diafiltered soy protein solution may be optionally adjusted in pH within the range of 1.5-7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: BURCON NUTRASCIENCE (MB) Corp.
    Inventors: Kevin I. Segall, Martin Schweizer, Brent E. Green, Sarah Medina, Brandy Gosnell
  • Publication number: 20170172185
    Abstract: A soy protein product having a protein content of at least 60 wt % (N×6.25) d.b., preferably an isolate having a protein content of at least about 90 wt % (N×6.25) d.b., is formed from the supernatant from the precipitation of a soy protein micellar mass. A calcium salt or other divalent salt is added to the supernatant, before concentration, after initial concentration or after final concentration, to provide a conductivity of about 2 to about 30 mS. Precipitate is removed from the resulting solution and the pH of the clear soy protein solution is optionally adjusted to about 1.5 to about 4.4. The optionally pH-adjusted clear solution is concentrated to a concentration of about 50 to about 400 g/L and the clear concentrated protein solution is optionally diafiltered prior to drying. The soy protein product is soluble in acidic media and produces transparent, heat stable solutions at low pH values and, therefore, may be used for protein fortification of soft drinks and sports drinks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: BURCON NUTRASCIENCE (MB) CORP.
    Inventors: Kevin I. Segall, Martin Schweizer, Brent E. Green, Sarah Medina, Brandy Gosnell
  • Publication number: 20170156367
    Abstract: Pulse proteins of reduced astringency are obtained by fractionating pulse protein products which are completely soluble and heat stable in aqueous media at acid pH value of less than about 4.4 into lower molecular weight, less astringent proteins and higher molecular weight, more astringent proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Martin Schweizer, Sarah Medina, Kevin I. Segall
  • Publication number: 20170156368
    Abstract: Pulse proteins of reduced astringency are obtained by fractionating pulse protein products which are completely soluble and heat stable in aqueous media at acid pH value of less than about 4.4 into lower molecular weight, less astringent proteins and higher molecular weight, more astringent proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Martin Schweizer, Sarah Medina, Kevin I. Segall
  • Patent number: 9635875
    Abstract: Pulse proteins of reduced astringency are obtained by fractionating pulse protein products which are completely soluble and heat stable in aqueous media at acid pH value of less than about 4.4 into lower molecular weight, less astringent proteins and higher molecular weight, more astringent proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: BURCON NUTRASCIENCE (MB) CORP.
    Inventors: Martin Schweizer, Sarah Medina, Kevin I. Segall
  • Patent number: 9629381
    Abstract: A soy protein product is obtained by extracting a soy protein source material with an aqueous calcium salt solution to form an aqueous soy protein solution and adjusting the pH of the mixture of aqueous soy protein solution and residual soy protein source to a pH of about 1.5 to about 4.4. The acidified soy protein solution then is separated from the residual soy protein source. The acidified soy protein solution may be dried, following optional concentration and diafiltration, to provide the soy protein product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: BURCON NUTRASCIENCE (MB) Corp.
    Inventors: Martin Schweizer, Kevin I. Segall
  • Patent number: 9603377
    Abstract: A soy protein product having a protein content of at least about 60 wt % (N×6.25) d.b., preferably a soy protein isolate having a protein content of at least about 90 wt % (N×6.25) d.b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Burcon NutraScience (MB) Corp.
    Inventors: Kevin I. Segall, Martin Schweizer, Brent E. Green, Sarah Medina, Brandy Gosnell