Patents by Inventor Nicole Zwets

Nicole Zwets 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).

  • OIL-IN-WATER EMULSION CONTAINING WHEAT FLOUR AND PHYSICALLY MODIFIED STARCH
    Publication number: 20210195909
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion, containing wheat flour and physically modified starch. The invention also relates to a method for preparation of the composition. The invention further relates to the use of a wheat flour and physically modified starch to reduce syneresis in an oil-in-water emulsion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Zaida Maria Salazar, Jurek Woller, Nicole Zwets
  • OIL-IN-WATER EMULSION CONTAINING WHEAT FLOUR AND PHYSICALLY MODIFIED STARCH
    Publication number: 20190174787
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion, containing wheat flour and physically modified starch. The invention also relates to a method for preparation of the composition. The invention further relates to the use of a wheat flour and physically modified starch to reduce syneresis in an oil-in-water emulsion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Zaida Maria SALAZAR, Jurek WOLLER, Nicole ZWETS
  • Method and composition for enhancing the activity of an enzyme
    Patent number: 6384007
    Abstract: There is provided a process for enhancing the activity of a phenol oxidizing enzyme, comprising adding to the enzyme, as an enhancer for the activity of said enzyme, one or more compounds having the having the formula: wherein Z1 and Z2 are electron withdrawing groups, independently selected from the group consisting of optionally substituted alkyl/(hetero)aryl- -sulfone, -sulfoxide, -sulfonate, -carbonyl, -oxalyl, -amidoxalyl, -hydrazidoxalyl, -carboxyl and esters and salts thereof, -amidyl, -hydrazidyl, nitrile. The process is especially useful for removing colored stains from fabrics in a washing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal USA division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Convents, Monique Doornink, Jean Hypolites Koek, David William Thornthwaite, Nicole Zwets
  • Enzymatic oxidation composition and process
    Publication number: 20020016279
    Abstract: There is provided an enzymatic oxidation composition and process wherein an oxidisable substance is reacted with (a) a peroxidase, (b) a compound which enhances the activity of the peroxidase and (c) molecular oxygen, said composition being essentially free from hydrogen peroxide and compounds capable of generating hydrogen peroxide. The process is useful in detergent compositions for stain bleaching and/or anti dye-transfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Applicant: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Convents, Monique Doornink, Monique van der Heiden, Jean Hypolities Koek, Richard George Smith, David William Thornthwaite, Sebastiaan van der Velden, Cornelis Hendrikus de Vries, Nicole Zwets