Patents by Inventor Micah Hazzy Needham

Micah Hazzy Needham 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).

  • Thermally stable oil-in-water emulsions containing an oil that contains polyunsaturated fatty acids
    Patent number: 9585837
    Abstract: The present invention relates to thermally, stable oil-in-water emulsions comprising an oil comprising a polyunsaturated fatty acid, water, an emulsifier, and a water-soluble stabilizer, and processes for preparing the thermally stable oil-in-water emulsions. The thermally stable oil-in-water emulsions remain flowable at a temperature of ?40° C., and are free from a variation in particle size after 9 months in storage at a temperature of ?40° C. to ?15° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Jimbin Mai, Micah Hazzy Needham, Gang Su, Wei Wang-Nolan, Chia-Ping Charles Hsu
  • THERMALLY STABLE OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS CONTAINING AN OIL THAT CONTAINS POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS
    Publication number: 20130210916
    Abstract: The present invention relates to thermally, stable oil-in-water emulsions comprising an oil comprising a polyunsaturated fatty acid, water, an emulsifier, and a water-soluble stabilizer, and processes for preparing the thermally stable oil-in-water emulsions. The thermally stable oil-in-water emulsions remain flowable at a temperature of ?40° C., and are free from a variation in particle size after 9 months in storage at a temperature of ?40° C. to ?15° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Jimbin Mai, Micah Hazzy Needham, Gang Su, Wei Wang-Nolan, Chia-Ping Charles Hsu
  • Biomass Hydrolysate and Uses and Production Thereof
    Publication number: 20120135106
    Abstract: The present invention includes a palatable, stable composition comprising a biomass hydrolysate emulsion for incorporation, into, or used as, nutritional products, cosmetic products or pharmaceutical products. Preferred sources for biomass are microbial sources, plant sources and animal sources. The present invention also provides methods for making such compositions, specifically, a method for producing a product comprising a nutrient, particularly a long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid, comprising hydrolyzing a biomass comprising the nutrient and emulsifying the hydrolyzed biomass. Such compositions and methods are useful, for example, for increasing intake of nutrients such as omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids having 18 or more carbons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: Martek Biosciences Corporation
    Inventors: Jaouad FICHTALI, Micah Hazzy NEEDHAM, Henry LINSERT, JR.
  • Biomass hydrolysate and uses and production thereof
    Patent number: 8048652
    Abstract: The present invention includes a palatable, stable composition comprising a biomass hydrolysate emulsion for incorporation, into, or used as, nutritional products, cosmetic products or pharmaceutical products. Preferred sources for biomass are microbial sources, plant sources and animal sources. The present invention also provides methods for making such compositions, specifically, a method for producing a product comprising a nutrient, particularly a long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid, comprising hydrolyzing a biomass comprising the nutrient and emulsifying the hydrolyzed biomass. Such compositions and methods are useful, for example, for increasing intake of nutrients such as omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids having 18 or more carbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Martek Biosciences Corporation
    Inventors: Jaouad Fichtali, Micah Hazzy Needham, Henry Linsert, Jr.