Patents by Inventor Raffaele Mezzenga

Raffaele Mezzenga 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).

  • FOOD PROTEIN AND CHARGED EMULSIFIER INTERACTION
    Publication number: 20100047358
    Abstract: The present invention relates to structures obtained from protein and emulsifier interaction, more particularly to structures comprising a protein supramolecular core coated with at least a lipidic layer. The invention also encompasses methods for obtaining these structures and food compositions comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Matthieu Pouzot, Christophe Schmitt, Raffaele Mezzenga
  • SOLID PRODUCT COMPRISING OIL-DROPLETS
    Publication number: 20090304896
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a solid product comprising oil-droplets having a diameter in the range of 0.1 to 100 microns, cross-linked proteins at the interface of said droplets and any polar, low molecular compound in between the cross-linked protein interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Alexandre Ioan Romoscanu, Raffaele Mezzenga
  • Process for creating high internal phase polymeric emulsions
    Patent number: 7432311
    Abstract: A “high internal phase polymeric emulsion” (“HIPPE”) composition is described which comprises an emulsion of a discrete phase (component A) and a continuous phase (component B), wherein the volume fraction of the discrete phase is the majority fraction (on a volume basis) of the total volume of the emulsion. A compatibilizer, component C, is used to lower the interfacial tension between the phases containing components A and B. A process is described for creating such HIPPE composition in which the A component is a colloidal polymer particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Raffaele Mezzenga, Glenn H. Fredrickson, Edward J. Kramer
  • PROCESS FOR CREATING HIGH INTERNAL PHASE POLYMERIC EMULSIONS
    Publication number: 20080051504
    Abstract: A “high internal phase polymeric emulsion” (“HIPPE”) composition is described which comprises an emulsion of a discrete phase (component A) and a continuous phase (component B), wherein the volume fraction of the discrete phase is the majority fraction (on a volume basis) of the total volume of the emulsion. A compatibilizer, component C, is used to lower the interfacial tension between the phases containing components A and B. A process is described for creating such HIPPE composition in which the A component is a colloidal polymer particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California Office of Technology Transfer
    Inventors: Raffaele Mezzenga, Glenn Fredrickson, Edward Kramer
  • Process for creating high internal phase polymeric emulsions
    Publication number: 20050261417
    Abstract: A “high internal phase polymeric emulsion” (“HIPPE”) composition is described which comprises an emulsion of a discrete phase (component A) and a continuous phase (component B), wherein the volume fraction of the discrete phase is the majority fraction (on a volume basis) of the total volume of the emulsion. A compatibilizer, component C, is used to lower the interfacial tension between the phases containing components A and B. A process is described for creating such HIPPE composition in which the A component is a colloidal polymer particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Raffaele Mezzenga, Glenn Fredrickson, Edward Kramer