Patents by Inventor Renaud Villard

Renaud Villard 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).

  • Pyridinium-Betain compounds for use as taste modulators
    Patent number: 7175872
    Abstract: Pyridinium-Betain compounds of the general formula (A): wherein R1 is H or a primary amino acids that is attached to the structure, X is OH or its ionized form O?, Y is OH, SH, or their ionized forms O? and S?, Z is H, an alkyl group, or a glycosidic group, or a phosphate or ester derivative thereof, and n is an integer of 0 to 4 to represent the chain length of the compound. A counter-ion is associated with these compounds and is preferably an ion of sodium, potassium, ammonium, calcium, magnesium, chloride, nitrate, carbonate, sulphate, phosphate, or the like. These compounds can be used as taste modifiers in various foodstuffs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Thomas Hofmann, Harald Ottinger, Oliver Frank, Tomislav Soldo, Imre Blank, Renaud Villard, Fabien Robert
  • Pyridinium-Betain compounds for use as taste modulators
    Publication number: 20040171648
    Abstract: Pyridinium-Betain compounds of the general formula (A): 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas Hofmann, Harald Ottinger, Oliver Frank, Tomislav Soldo, Imre Blank, Renaud Villard, Fabien Robert