Patents by Inventor Oliver Zahn

Oliver Zahn 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).

  • System and method for sample evaluation to mimic target properties
    Patent number: 11941538
    Abstract: In variants, a method for analog product determination can include: determining functional property feature values for a target and determining variable values for a prototype based on the functional property feature values for the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Climax Foods Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver Zahn, Karthik Sekar, Di Wei, Sarah Hellmueller, Daniel Westcott, Sacha Laurin
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SAMPLE RECOMMENDATION
    Publication number: 20240078447
    Abstract: In variants, the method for determining a sample recommendation can include: determining characteristic values for a sample, determining target characteristic values, determining a similarity score for the sample based on the characteristic values for the sample and the target characteristic values, training a prediction model, and determining a sample recommendation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Oliver Zahn, Karthik Sekar, Di Wei, Sarah Hellmueller, Daniel Westcott, Itsi Weinstock, Raphael Roccor, Mia Shockley
  • System and method for sensory characterization
    Patent number: 11922164
    Abstract: In variants, a method for sensory characterization can include: determining attributes for a sample, collecting sensory data for the sample, determining a sensory characterization model, training the sensory characterization model based on the attributes and the sensory data, determining attributes for a test sample, and predicting a sensory characterization for the test sample using the sensory characterization model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Climax Foods Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver Zahn, Karthik Sekar, Richard Gerkin
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAMPLE CHARACTERIZATION
    Publication number: 20230409975
    Abstract: In variants, the method can include: determining a set of fermentation parameters; determining a set of features associated with the set of fermentation parameters; and determining a set of product attributes associated with the set of features. In examples, the method can optionally predict the attributes of a product manufactured using the set of fermentation parameters and/or predict the set of fermentation parameters that would create or replicate the attributes of a target product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Oliver Zahn, Karthik Sekar
  • System and method for sample characterization
    Patent number: 11837332
    Abstract: In variants, the method can include: determining a set of fermentation parameters; determining a set of features associated with the set of fermentation parameters; and determining a set of product attributes associated with the set of features. In examples, the method can optionally predict the attributes of a product manufactured using the set of fermentation parameters and/or predict the set of fermentation parameters that would create or replicate the attributes of a target product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Climax Foods Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver Zahn, Karthik Sekar
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAMPLE EVALUATION
    Publication number: 20230376797
    Abstract: In variants, a method for analog product determination can include: determining functional property feature values for a target and determining variable values for a prototype based on the functional property feature values for the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Oliver Zahn, Karthik Sekar, Di Wei, Sarah Hellmueller, Daniel Westcott, Sacha Laurin
  • System and method for sample evaluation to mimic target properties
    Patent number: 11823070
    Abstract: In variants, a method for analog product determination can include: determining functional property feature values for a target and determining variable values for a prototype based on the functional property feature values for the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Climax Foods Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver Zahn, Karthik Sekar, Di Wei, Sarah Hellmueller, Daniel Westcott
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAMPLE EVALUATION
    Publication number: 20230325688
    Abstract: In variants, a method for analog product determination can include: determining functional property feature values for a target and determining variable values for a prototype based on the functional property feature values for the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Oliver Zahn, Karthik Sekar, Di Wei, Sarah Hellmueller, Daniel Westcott
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAMPLE CHARACTERIZATION
    Publication number: 20230268034
    Abstract: In variants, the method can include: determining a set of fermentation parameters; determining a set of features associated with the set of fermentation parameters; and determining a set of product attributes associated with the set of features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Oliver Zahn, Karthik Sekar
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSORY CHARACTERIZATION
    Publication number: 20230259363
    Abstract: In variants, a method for sensory characterization can include: determining attributes for a sample, collecting sensory data for the sample, determining a sensory characterization model, training the sensory characterization model based on the attributes and the sensory data, determining attributes for a test sample, and predicting a sensory characterization for the test sample using the sensory characterization model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Oliver Zahn, Karthik Sekar, Richard Gerkin
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAMPLE EVALUATION
    Publication number: 20230237345
    Abstract: In variants, a method for analog product determination can include: determining functional property feature values for a target and determining variable values for a prototype based on the functional property feature values for the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Oliver Zahn, Karthik Sekar, Di Wei, Sarah Hellmueller, Daniel Westcott
  • PLANT-BASED FOOD PRODUCTS FROM PRESS CAKES
    Publication number: 20230000106
    Abstract: In variants, a food product can be made from a waste product from an edible lipid extraction process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Oliver Zahn, Matthieu Kohlmeyer
  • FOOD PRODUCTS FROM PLANT PROTEIN ISOLATES
    Publication number: 20230000100
    Abstract: In variants, a food product can be made from protein assemblies having a higher-order protein structure formed from a plurality of protein oligomers. In an illustrative example, plant-based dairy analogs can be made from an emulsion of lipids and protein micelles, each including a higher-order structure formed from a plurality of protein oligomers, wherein each protein oligomer itself is formed from a set of protein units or chains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Oliver Zahn, Malgorzata Jakubasch, Daniel Westcott, Alifia Merchant