Patents by Inventor Paul Alfred Cimiluca
Paul Alfred Cimiluca 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).
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Patent number: 9078824Abstract: The present invention comprises a method of achieving ingredient stabilization in a composition comprising the steps of: combining a pregelatinized starch with at least one sensitive ingredient; adsorbing said sensitive ingredient onto the pregelatinized starch; and wherein said sensitive ingredient is evenly distributed throughout said pregelatinized starch.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2008Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Paul Alfred Cimiluca, Sonsoles Arnal, Jorge Zambrano
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Patent number: 8517595Abstract: An apparatus and method for mixing by producing shear and/or cavitation, and components for the apparatus are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a mixing and/or cavitation chamber with an element such as an orifice component that is located adjacent the entrance of the cavitation chamber. The apparatus may further include a blade, such as a knife-like blade, disposed inside the mixing and/or cavitation chamber opposite the orifice component. In one version of such an embodiment, at least some of the portions of the orifice component surrounding the orifice and/or the blade are made of a material or materials that have a Vickers hardness of greater than or equal to about 20 GPa. A process for mixing by producing shear and/or cavitation in a fluid is also contemplated herein.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2008Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Lowen Robert Morrison, Jr., Ke-Ming Quan, Raul Victorino Nunes, Vesselin Nikolov Shanov, Paul Alfred Cimiluca
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Publication number: 20110192863Abstract: A portable tablet dispenser includes a plurality of cartridges including a first cartridge including a first plurality of ingestible tablets housed therein and a second cartridge including a second plurality of ingestible tablets housed therein. A main housing includes a first cartridge port that receives a dispensing end of the first cartridge and a second cartridge port that receives a dispensing end of the second cartridge. A dispensing mechanism is located in the main housing. The dispensing mechanism is configured to selectively dispense an individual ingestible tablet from one and simultaneously both of the first cartridge and the second cartridge where selection is based on a user input.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2010Publication date: August 11, 2011Inventors: Paul Leslie Barrass, Paul Alfred Cimiluca
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Publication number: 20090082316Abstract: The present invention comprises a method of achieving ingredient stabilization in a composition comprising the steps of: combining a pregelatinized starch with at least one sensitive ingredient; adsorbing said sensitive ingredient onto the pregelatinized starch; and wherein said sensitive ingredient is evenly distributed throughout said pregelatinized starch.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2008Publication date: March 26, 2009Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Paul Alfred Cimiluca, Sonsoles Arnal, Jorge Zambrano
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Publication number: 20090003123Abstract: An apparatus and method for mixing by producing shear and/or cavitation, and components for the apparatus are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a mixing and/or cavitation chamber with an element such as an orifice component that is located adjacent the entrance of the cavitation chamber. The apparatus may further include a blade, such as a knife-like blade, disposed inside the mixing and/or cavitation chamber opposite the orifice component. In one version of such an embodiment, at least some of the portions of the orifice component surrounding the orifice and/or the blade are made of a material or materials that have a Vickers hardness of greater than or equal to about 20 GPa. A process for mixing by producing shear and/or cavitation in a fluid is also contemplated herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2008Publication date: January 1, 2009Inventors: Lowen Robert Morrison, JR., Ke-Ming Quan, Raul Victorine Nunes, Vesselin Nikolov Shanov, Paul Alfred Cimiluca
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Patent number: 7098193Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions comprising an extracted portion of psyllium seed in combination with one or more of a binder, suspending agent, or edible acid. In particular, the present invention is directed to compositions comprising: (a) a polysaccharide component comprising xylose and arabinose, wherein the ratio of xylose to arabinose is at least about 3:1, by weight; and (b) a dispersing component selected from the group consisting of binders, suspending agents, edible acids, and mixtures thereof. In a preferred embodiment, the compositions further comprise an aqueous liquid, for example, water or juice (e.g., fruit or vegetable juice). As such, the present invention further relates to methods of preparing a product comprising admixing the present compositions with an aqueous liquid. The present compositions are useful for the treatment of a variety of benefits, including providing treatment for gastrointestinal conditions or providing other gastrointestinal benefits.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2003Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Graham John Myatt, Paul Alfred Cimiluca
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Patent number: 7026303Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions comprising a plurality of agglomerates comprising a polysaccharide component comprising xylose and arabinose, wherein the ratio of xylose to arabinose is at least about 3:1, by weight; wherein the compositions further comprise: (i) optionally, a first surrounding layer which surrounds the agglomerate, wherein the first surrounding layer is a hydrophobic layer; and (ii) optionally, a second surrounding layer which surrounds the agglomerate, wherein the second surrounding layer is a hydrophilic layer; wherein the compositions comprise at least one of the first surrounding layer and the second surrounding layer, and wherein when the agglomerate comprises the first surrounding layer and the second surrounding layer then the first surrounding layer is a preceding layer relative to the second surrounding layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2003Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Paul Alfred Cimiluca, Graham John Myatt
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Patent number: 7014862Abstract: Oral compositions, suitable for chewing, comprising a gel-forming polysaccharide isolated from psyllium seed husks and an excipient that is fast dissolving in the oral cavity, provide good aesthetics and acceptable mouthfeel as perceived by the consumer. The oral compositions are useful for normalizing bowel function, reducing human serum cholesterol levels and treatment of other gastrointestinal disorders.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2003Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Graham John Myatt, Christopher Neil Harrison, Paul Alfred Cimiluca, Theresa Marie Kajs
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Patent number: 6982254Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions comprising an extracted portion of psyllium seed in combination with one or more of a binder or edible acid. In particular, the present invention is directed to compositions comprising a polysaccharide component comprising xylose and arabinose, wherein the ratio of the xylose to the arabinose is at least about 3:1, by weight, and wherein the polysaccharide particles have a mean particle size distribution of from about 0.001 microns to about 150 microns. In a further embodiment, the compositions comprise a plurality of agglomerates comprising the polysaccharide component and a dispersing component selected from binders, suspending agents, edible acids, and mixtures thereof. In yet a further embodiment, the compositions comprise agglomerates comprising a polysaccharide component, wherein the agglomerates have a mean particle size distribution of from about 100 to about 500 microns.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2003Date of Patent: January 3, 2006Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Paul Alfred Cimiluca, Graham John Myatt, Hasani Gillispie
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Publication number: 20040162267Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions comprising a plurality of agglomerates comprising a polysaccharide component comprising xylose and arabinose, wherein the ratio of xylose to arabinose is at least about 3:1, by weight; wherein the compositions further comprise:Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2003Publication date: August 19, 2004Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Paul Alfred Cimiluca, Graham John Myatt
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Publication number: 20040161471Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions comprising an extracted portion of psyllium seed in combination with one or more of a binder or edible acid. In particular, the present invention is directed to compositions comprising a polysaccharide component comprising xylose and arabinose, wherein the ratio of the xylose to the arabinose is at least about 3:1, by weight, and wherein the polysaccharide particles have a mean particle size distribution of from about 0.001 microns to about 150 microns. In a further embodiment, the compositions comprise a plurality of agglomerates comprising the polysaccharide component and a dispersing component selected from binders, suspending agents, edible acids, and mixtures thereof. In yet a further embodiment, the compositions comprise agglomerates comprising a polysaccharide component, wherein the agglomerates have a mean particle size distribution of from about 100 to about 500 microns.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2003Publication date: August 19, 2004Inventors: Paul Alfred Cimiluca, Graham John Myatt
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Publication number: 20040162268Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions comprising an extracted portion of psyllium seed in combination with one or more of a binder or edible acid. In particular, the present invention is directed to compositions comprising a polysaccharide component comprising xylose and arabinose, wherein the ratio of the xylose to the arabinose is at least about 3:1, by weight, and wherein the polysaccharide particles have a mean particle size distribution of from about 0.001 microns to about 150 microns. In a further embodiment, the compositions comprise a plurality of agglomerates comprising the polysaccharide component and a dispersing component selected from binders, suspending agents, edible acids, and mixtures thereof. In yet a further embodiment, the compositions comprise agglomerates comprising a polysaccharide component, wherein the agglomerates have a mean particle size distribution of from about 100 to about 500 microns.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2003Publication date: August 19, 2004Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Paul Alfred Cimiluca, Graham John Myatt, Hasani Gillispie
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Publication number: 20040162266Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions comprising an extracted portion of psyllium seed in combination with one or more of a binder, suspending agent, or edible acid.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2003Publication date: August 19, 2004Inventors: Graham John Myatt, Paul Alfred Cimiluca
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Publication number: 20030215501Abstract: Oral compositions, suitable for chewing, comprising a gel-forming polysaccharide isolated from psyllium seed husks and an excipient that is fast dissolving in the oral cavity, provide good aesthetics and acceptable mouthfeel as perceived by the consumer. The oral compositions are useful for normalizing bowel function, reducing human serum cholesterol levels and treatment of other gastrointestinal disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2003Publication date: November 20, 2003Inventors: Graham John Myatt, Christopher Neil Harrison, Paul Alfred Cimiluca, Theresa Marie Kajs
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Publication number: 20030215534Abstract: Methods of fractionating unmilled psyllium seed husk to obtain a compressible, gel-forming polysaccharide with a reduced gelation rate and improved swell volume. The gel-forming fraction isolated by the present invention is useful for administration to humans to normalize bowel function, reduce human serum cholesterol levels, and regulate blood glucose levels. The gel-forming polysaccharide also exhibits reduced allergenicity as compared to psyllium seed husk.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2003Publication date: November 20, 2003Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Paul Alfred Cimiluca, John Philip Hecht, Theresa Marie Kajs, Graham John Myatt, Jason Allen Stamper, Michael Anthony Staun
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Patent number: 5641512Abstract: The present invention relates to improved pharmaceutical compositions containing an analgesic encapsulated within a soft gelatin shell wherein said shell contains a xanthine derivative, such as caffeine.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 1995Date of Patent: June 24, 1997Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Paul Alfred Cimiluca