Patents by Inventor Martinus Alewijn

Martinus Alewijn 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).

  • Beverages and foodstuffs resistant to light induced flavour changes, processes for making the same, and compositions for imparting such resistance
    Patent number: 9554592
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is concerned with a composition containing: (A) at least 10 ?g of particular substituted pyrroles per kg of dry matter; and (B) at least 100 mg per kg of dry matter of a pyranone selected from the group consisting of maltol, 2,3-dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one and combinations thereof; which composition, when dissolved in water at a dry solids content of 0.1 wt. %, exhibits: i. an absorption at 280 nm (A280) that exceeds 0.01, preferably exceeds 0.05; and ii. an absorption ratio A280/560 of at least 100, preferably of at least 200. The present composition can advantageously be used as an additive in beverages or foodstuffs to prevent or reduce light induced flavor changes. The invention also encompasses a process for the manufacture of the aforementioned composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Heineken Supply Chain B.V.
    Inventors: Paul Shane Hughes, Peter Blokker, Eric Richard Brouwer, Martinus Alewijn, Richard Van Der Ark
  • Beverages and Foodstuffs Resistant to Light Induced Flavour Changes, Processes for Making the Same, and Compositions for Imparting Such Resistance
    Publication number: 20080213442
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is concerned with a composition containing: (A) at least 10 ?g of particular substituted pyrroles per kg of dry matter; and (B) at least 100 mg per kg of dry matter of a pyranone selected from the group consisting of maltol, 2,3-dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one and combinations thereof; which composition, when dissolved in water at a dry solids content of 0.1 wt. %, exhibits: i. an absorption at 280 nm (A280) that exceeds 0.01, preferably exceeds 0.05; and ii. an absorption ratio A280/560 of at least 100, preferably of at least 200. The present composition can advantageously be used as an additive in beverages or foodstuffs to prevent or reduce light induced flavour changes. The invention also encompasses a process for the manufacture of the aforementioned composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V.
    Inventors: Paul Shane Hughes, Peter Blokker, Eric Richard Brouwer, Martinus Alewijn, Richard Van Der Ark