Patents by Inventor Neil Macfarlane

Neil Macfarlane 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).

  • Juice or nectar formulations
    Patent number: 9445621
    Abstract: The present invention relates to (fruit) juices and nectars formulations, comprising (LC)-PUFA's, which do not have the characteristic fish taste of the (long chain) polyunsaturated fatty acids. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to a base material, which comprises PUFA and ?-carotene and the use of such a base material to produce a (fruit) juice or (fruit) nectar formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Simone Koenig-Grillo, Neil MacFarlane, Thomas Lindemann, Karl Manfred Voelker
  • METHOD FOR REJUVENATING AGED FOOD OILS
    Publication number: 20140295042
    Abstract: A method of rejuvenating aged food oils or compositions containing PUFAs or such oils by addition of ascorbyl palmitate; such rejuventated food oils and compositions as well as the use of ascorbyl palmitate in such a rejuvenating process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Antonietta GLEDHILL, Neil MACFARLANE
  • Deodorization and stabilization of marine oils
    Patent number: 8461363
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of deodorized and stabilized food-grade marine oils by submitting marine oils to a counter-current steam distillation (CCSD) in a thin film column containing a structured packing and, if desired, adding antioxidant(s), to the food-grade marine oils thus obtained and to their uses in the food/feed, cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: DSM IP Assets B.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Keller, Ingo Koschinski, Albert Lustenberger, Neil MacFarlane, Thomas Meierhans
  • JUICE OR NECTAR FORMULATIONS
    Publication number: 20130004641
    Abstract: The present invention relates to (fruit) juices and nectars formulations, comprising (LC)-PUFA's, which do not have the characteristic fish taste of the (long chain) polyunsaturated fatty acids. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to a base material, which comprises PUFA and ?-carotene and the use of such a base material to produce a (fruit) juice or (fruit) nectar formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Simone Koenig-Grillo, Neil Macfarlane, Thomas Lindemann, Karl Manfred Voelker
  • DEODORIZATION AND STABILIZATION OF MARINE OILS
    Publication number: 20100130610
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of deodorized and stabilized food-grade marine oils by submitting marine oils to a counter-current steam distillation (CCSD) in a thin film column containing a structured packing and, if desired, adding antioxidant(s), to the food-grade marine oils thus obtained and to their uses in the food/feed, cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Andreas Keller, Ingo Koschinski, Albert Lustenberger, Neil Macfarlane, Thomas Meierhans
  • Method for Rejuvenating Aged Food Oils
    Publication number: 20090117246
    Abstract: A method of rejuvenating aged food oils or compositions containing PUFAs or such oils by addition of ascorbyl palmitate; such rejuvenated food oils and compositions as well as the use of ascorbyl palmitate in such a rejuvenating process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Antonietta Gledhill, Neil MacFarlane
  • Stabilisation of polyunsaturated fatty acid (pufa) ester concentrates
    Publication number: 20070082111
    Abstract: A method stabilising ethyl ester concentrates of polyunsaturated fatty acids by adding to the concentrate a mixture of rosemary or sage extract, ascorbyl palmitate and tocopherols before a standard deodorisation process and crystallization inhibitor before or after the deodorization process, the concentrates thus obtained and their use in food applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventor: Neil Macfarlane
  • Preparation and stabilization of food-grade marine oils
    Patent number: 6623774
    Abstract: The present invention relates to stabilizing marine oil by treatment with silica in the presence or absence of carbon and vacuum steam deodorization at a temperature between about 140° C. and about 210° C. in the presence of 0.1-0.4% deodorized rosemary or sage extract If desired 0.01-0.03% ascorbyl palmitate and 0.05-0.2% mixed tocopherol can be added. A method of using such oil in food applications is provided. A method of identifying the sensory quality of unknown marine oils is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Roche Vitamins Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Kendrick, Neil Macfarlane
  • Preparation and stabilization of food-grade marine oils
    Publication number: 20030161918
    Abstract: The present invention relates to stabilizing marine oil by treatment with silica in the presence or absence of carbon and vacuum steam deodorization at a temperature between about 140° C. and about 210° C. in the presence of 0.1-0.4% deodorized rosemary or sage extract. If desired 0.01-0.03% ascorbyl palmitate and 0.05-0.2% mixed tocopherol can be added. A method of using such oil in food applications is provided. A method of identifying the sensory quality of unknown marine oils is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2001
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Andrew Kendrick, Neil Macfarlane
  • Stabilization of marine oils
    Patent number: 5855944
    Abstract: A process for stabilizing fully or partially refined marine oil is disclosed. Here marine oil is treated with silica having a surface area greater than 500 m.sup.2 per gram. Then the silica treated oil is soft vacuum steam deodorized at a temperature between 140.degree. C. and about 210.degree. C. Finally the oil is treated with a combination of lecithin, ascorbyl palmitate and tocopherol in ratios of 6-3:4-2:8-4 the range of 1000 parts per million to 4000 parts per million.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: Roche Vitamins Inc.
    Inventors: Ingo Koschinski, Neil MacFarlane