Patents by Inventor Richard E. A. Letiz

Richard E. A. Letiz 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).

  • Brassica vegetable supplement and process for manufacture
    Patent number: 5882646
    Abstract: A brassica vegetable tablet contains at least 50 .mu.g of sulforaphane and a maximum of 50 .mu.g of sulforaphane-nitrile. A process for producing a brassica vegetable product includes inactivating endogenous myrosinase enzyme in a brassica vegetable and thereafter blending the vegetable with exogenous myrosinase enzyme. The preferred process may include steam blanching as the method of inactivating the endogenous myrosinase enzyme. The preferred process may also include horseradish root as the source of exogenous myrosinase enzyme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Amway Corporation
    Inventors: Donald J. Pusateri, William C. Chiang, Richard E.A. Letiz, Phelicia M. Sperrazzo
  • Brassica vegetable supplement and process for manufacture
    Patent number: 5686108
    Abstract: A brassica vegetable tablet contains at least 50 ug of sulforaphane and a maximum of 50 ug of sulforaphane-nitrile. A process for producing a brassica vegetable product includes inactivating endogenous myrosinase enzyme in a brassica vegetable and thereafter blending the vegetable with exogenous myrosinase enzyme. The preferred process may include steam blanching as the method of inactivating the endogenous myrosinase enzyme. The preferred process may also include horseradish root as the source of exogenous myrosinase enzyme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: Amway Corporation
    Inventors: Donald J. Pusateri, William C. Chiang, Richard E. A. Letiz, Phelicia M. Sperrazzo