Patents by Inventor Peter How

Peter How 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).

  • Rearrangement process
    Patent number: 4861716
    Abstract: In a continuous interesterification process a fatty acid ester reactant, preferably a glyceride and optionally including free fatty acid, is contacted with an enzyme as interesterification catalyst which is preferably 1,3-selective and precipitated on an inert particulate support. The catalyst is packed in a fixed bed with contact times less than 2 hours which are sufficient to effect interesterification. The process is useful for producing POSt- and StOSt-rich fats suitable for use as cocoa butter substitute fats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company
    Inventors: Alasdair R. Macrae, Peter How
  • Rearrangement process
    Patent number: 4719178
    Abstract: In a continuous interesterification process a fatty acid ester reactant, preferably a glyceride and optionally including free fatty acid, is contacted with an enzyme as interesterification catalyst which is preferably 1,3-selective and precipitated on an inert particulate support. The catalyst is packed in a fixed bed with contact times less than 2 hours which are sufficient to effect interesterification. The process is useful for producing POSt- and StOSt-rich fats suitable for use as cocoabutter substitute fats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1988
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company
    Inventors: Alasdair R. Macrae, Peter How