Patents by Inventor Michel Henricus Wilhelmus van den Hoek

Michel Henricus Wilhelmus van den Hoek 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).

  • Palmitoleic acid and its use in foods
    Patent number: 6461662
    Abstract: Blends of glycerides and/or fatty acids comprising 20 to 65 wt % C16:1 fatty acid, balance other fatty acids with 12 to 24 C-atoms and having a C16:1 to C16:0 fatty acid ratio of more than 2.0 and an C16:1 to C18:1 fatty acid ratio of more than 1.2 perform well in food applications. These blends of glycerides can be made by a process involving a partial enzymic hydrolysis of materials derived from fish oil using an enzyme with specificity for C16:1, removal of the fatty acids and a fractionation of the acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Patent Holdings BV
    Inventors: Frederick William Cain, Sietze Bouwer, Michel Henricus Wilhelmus van den Hoek, Andreas Menzel
  • Palmitoleic acid and its use in foods
    Publication number: 20010005519
    Abstract: Blends of glycerides and/or fatty acids comprising 20 to 65 wt % C16:1 fatty acid, balance other fatty acids with 12 to 24 C-atoms and having a C16:1 to C16:0 fatty acid ratio of more than 2.0 and an C16:1 to C18:1 fatty acid ratio of more than 1.2 perform well in food applications and can be made by a process involving a partial enzymic hydrolysis of materials derived from fish oil using an enzyme with specificity for C16:1, removal of the fatty acids and a fractionation of the acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2000
    Publication date: June 28, 2001
    Inventors: Frederick William Cain, Sietze Bouwer, Michel Henricus Wilhelmus van den Hoek, Andreas Menzel