Patents by Inventor Pascale Adolphine Emilienne De Meuter

Pascale Adolphine Emilienne De Meuter 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).

  • Direct compressible trehalose solids
    Patent number: 8088411
    Abstract: The present invention relates to direct compressible crystalline or semi-crystalline trehalose solids having a crystal form selected from the group consisting of trehalose dihydrate and mixtures of trehalose dihydrate and anhydrous trehalose, and having a specific surface area of at least 0.25 m2/g and products or tablets containing these. A process for preparing said solids comprises heating a solution of trehalose and applying shear and cooling. The trehalose solids can be applied in food, pharma and cosmetics and tablets prepared from said trehalose solids have improved tensile strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Cargill, Incorporated
    Inventors: Pascale Adolphine Emilienne De Meuter, Hans Frederic Zoerb
  • Sugar-free hard coatings prepared from liquid maltitol comprising DPfraction
    Patent number: 7781009
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a sugar-free hard coating prepared from a liquid maltitol syrup comprising DP4+ fraction. In the chewing gum process, the liquid maltitol can be applied at high dry substance, i.e. higher than 65%. The obtained hard coating is crunchy, non-sticky and is not cracking during post-processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Cerestar Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Pascale Adolphine Emilienne De Meuter, Michel Henri André Gonze, Robert Henri-Marcel Stouffs
  • Direct Compressible Trehalose Solids
    Publication number: 20080262106
    Abstract: The present invention relates to direct compressible crystalline or semi-crystalline trehalose solids having a crystal form selected from the group consisting of trehalose dihydrate and mixtures of trehalose dihydrate and anhydrous trehalose, and having a specific surface area of at least 0.25 m2/g and products or tablets containing these. A process for preparing said solids comprises heating a solution of trehalose and applying shear and cooling. The trehalose solids can be applied in food, pharma and cosmetics and tablets prepared from said trehalose solids have improved tensile strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Pascale Adolphine Emilienne De Meuter, Hans Frederic Zoerb
  • Sugar-free hard coatings prepared from liquid mixtures of erythritol and sorbitol
    Patent number: 7108886
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a sugar-free hard coating prepared from a liquid coating syrup comprising a mixture from sorbitol and erythritol. Coating with liquid mixtures of sorbitol and erythritol gives a crunchy hard coating, which is well adhered to the gum base. The invention also relates to products coated with the said compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Cerestar Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Pascale Adolphine Emilienne De Meuter, Benjamin Christiane Robert Alexandre
  • Sugar-free hard coatings prepared from liquid mixtures of erythritol and sorbitol
    Patent number: 7022364
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a sugar-free hard coating prepared from a liquid coating syrup comprising a mixture from sorbitol and erythritol. Coating with liquid mixtures of sorbitol and erythritol gives a crunchy hard coating, which is well adhered to the gum base. The invention also relates to products coated with the said compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Cerestar Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Pascale Adolphine Emilienne De Meuter, Benjamin Christiane Robert Alexandre