Patents by Inventor Nicolaas Jan Zuidam

Nicolaas Jan Zuidam 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: 20220240556
    Abstract: Food composition in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion, comprising: ?65 to 85 wt % of vegetable oil, ?Water, ?Plant protein in an amount of from 0.3 to 5 wt %, based on the weight of the composition, wherein more than 60 wt % of said plant protein, based on the weight of the plant protein, is plant albumin, wherein the pH of the composition is between 2 and 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Edwin BERGWERFF, Krassimir Petkov VELIKOV, Robert VREEKER, Nicolaas Jan ZUIDAM
  • Publication number: 20170112177
    Abstract: The invention relates to a ready-to-drink proteinaceous beverage having a pH of 3-7.5 and a G? from 0.01 Pa to 10 kPa at 20° C., said beverage comprising: •0.1-10 wt. % of vegetable protein; •0.01-2.0 wt. of amorphous cellulose microfibrils originating from defibrillated primary cell wall material, said amorphous cellulose microfibrils having a length of at least 0.5 ?m, a thickness of less than 50 nm, and having an average degree of crystallinity of less than 50%; •0-20 wt. % fat; and •at least 78 wt. % of water, wherein the beverages contains no dairy protein. This proteinaceous beverage combines excellent mouthfeel characteristics with high stability and desirable rheological properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Marc LEMMERS, Krassimir Petkov VELIKOV, Nicolaas Jan ZUIDAM
  • Publication number: 20100221389
    Abstract: A combination of a container in which is disposed a liquid composition in the form of a beverage or liquid food and a drinking straw comprises a hollow elongate tube through which liquid may be drawn by suction. The tube has an outer surface and an inner surface. The combination includes an iron component and an oxidisable oil. The iron component is disposed inside the drinking straw and the oxidisable oil is in the liquid composition. The straw alone is also an aspect of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Leo Gerardus Frenken, Aafje Sierksma, Nicolaas Jan Zuidam