Patents by Inventor Ralph Schmidtmann

Ralph Schmidtmann 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 4-hydroxydihydrochalcones and their salts for enhancing an impression of sweetness
    Patent number: 9445606
    Abstract: The invention provides the use of a 4-hydroxydihydrochalcone of the formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 each, independently, represent H, OH or O-alkyl, with the proviso that at least one of the groups R1, R2 or R3 represents OH, a salt of such a 4-hydroxydihydrochalcone of the formula (I), a mixture containing or consisting of two or more different 4-hydroxydihydrochalcones of the formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each defined in the way given above, a mixture containing or consisting of salts of two or more different 4-hydroxydihydrochalcones of the formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each defined in the way given above or a mixture containing or consisting of a 4-hydroxydihydrochalcone of the formula (I) or two or more different 4-hydroxydihydrochalcones of the formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each defined in the way given above, and a salt of a 4-hydroxydihydrochalcone of the formula (I) or two or more salts of different 4-hydroxydihydrochalcones of the formula
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: SYMRISE AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Krammer, Jakob Ley, Thomas Riess, Martin Haug, Susanne Paetz, Günter Kindel, Ralph Schmidtmann
  • Use of hesperetin for enhancing the sweet taste
    Patent number: 8679461
    Abstract: The use of hesperetin of formula (I) is described wherein the hesperetin of formula (I) is in the form of a (2S)-enantiomer, (2R)-enantiomer or any desired mixture of the two enantiomers, a salt of hesperetin of formula (I), —a mixture comprising or consisting of two or more salts of the hesperetin of formula (I), or a mixture comprising or consisting of hesperetin of formula (I) and one or more salts of hesperetin of formula (I) for enhancing the sweet taste of a sweet-tasting substance or sweet olfactory impression of a flavoring which gives a sweet olfactory impression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Symrise AG
    Inventors: Jakob Ley, Guenter Kindel, Susanne Paetz, Thomas Riess, Martin Haug, Ralph Schmidtmann, Gerhard Krammer
  • USE OF 4-HYDROXYDIHYDROCHALCONES AND THEIR SALTS FOR ENHANCING AN IMPRESSION OF SWEETNESS
    Publication number: 20100233102
    Abstract: The invention provides the use of a 4-hydroxydihydrochalcone of the formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 each, independently, represent H, OH or O-alkyl, with the proviso that at least one of the groups R1, R2 or R3 represents OH, a salt of such a 4-hydroxydihydrochalcone of the formula (I), a mixture containing or consisting of two or more different 4-hydroxydihydrochalcones of the formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each defined in the way given above, a mixture containing or consisting of salts of two or more different 4-hydroxydihydrochalcones of the formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each defined in the way given above or a mixture containing or consisting of a 4-hydroxydihydrochalcone of the formula (I) or two or more different 4-hydroxydihydrochalcones of the formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each defined in the way given above, and a salt of a 4-hydroxydihydrochalcone of the formula (I) or two or more salts of different 4-hydroxydihydrochalcones of the formula
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: SYMRISE GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerhard Krammer, Jakob Ley, Thomas Riess, Martin Haug, Susanne Paetz, Günter Kindel, Ralph Schmidtmann
  • Use of Hesperetin for Enhancing the Sweet Taste
    Publication number: 20080305052
    Abstract: The use of hesperetin of formula (I) is described wherein the hesperetin of formula (I) is in the form of a (2S)-enantiomer, (2R)-enantiomer or any desired mixture of the two enantiomers, a salt of hesperetin of formula (I), —a mixture comprising or consisting of two or more salts of the hesperetin of formula (I), or a mixture comprising or consisting of hesperetin of formula (I) and one or more salts of hesperetin of formula (I) for enhancing the sweet taste of a sweet-tasting substance or sweet olfactory impression of a flavouring which gives a sweet olfactory impression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: SYMRISE GmbH & Co. KG.
    Inventors: Jakob Ley, Guenter Kindel, Susanne Paetz, Thomas Riess, Martin Haug, Ralph Schmidtmann, Gerhard Krammer