Patents by Inventor Paula A. Gerlat

Paula A. Gerlat 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).

  • USE OF N-NEOHEXYL-A-ASPARTYL-L-PHENYLALANINE METHYL ESTER AS A FLAVOR MODIFIER
    Publication number: 20030008046
    Abstract: This invention relates to the use of N-[N-(3,3-dimethylbutyl)-L-&agr;-aspartyl]-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester, or neotame, as a flavor (taste and/or aroma) modifier, and compositions containing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: PAULA A. GERLAT, LEORA C. HATCHWELL, GALE C. WALTERS, ANGELA MIRAGLIO, HAROLD SAWYER
  • Use of additives to modify the taste characteristics of N-neohexyl-&agr;-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester
    Patent number: 6368651
    Abstract: This invention relates to the use of at least one taste modifying ingredient to modify at least one taste characteristic imparted by N-[N-(3,3-dimethylbutyl)-L-&agr;-aspartyl]-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester, or neotame, compositions containing the same, and use of modified forms of neotame that possess an improved taste, wherein at least one taste characteristic imparted by neotame is positively affect by the modification of neotame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: The NutraSweet Company
    Inventors: Paula A. Gerlat, Gale C. Walters, Ihab E. Bishay, Indra Prakash, Tammy C. Jarrett, Nitin Desai, Harold A. Sawyer, Claire-Lise T. Bechert