Patents by Inventor Robert Clark McIver

Robert Clark McIver 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).

  • Continuous process for the incorporation of a flavor or fragrance ingredient or composition into a carbohydrate matrix
    Patent number: 8334007
    Abstract: The invention relates to a continuous process for the preparation of a flavor or fragrance delivery system, wherein the presence of two heat exchangers operating respectively an evaporation and cooling step, allow to optimize the quality and yield of the final product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Robert Clark McIver, Jean-Paul Leresche, Bessaa Neffah
  • Continuous process for the incorporation of a flavor or fragrance ingredient or composition into a carbohydrate matrix
    Publication number: 20040185159
    Abstract: The invention relates to a continuous process for the preparation of a flavor or fragrance delivery system, wherein the presence of two heat exchangers operating respectively an evaporation and cooling step, allow to optimize the quality and yield of the final product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Robert Clark McIver, Jean-Paul Leresche, Bessaa Neffah
  • Spray-dried compositions and method for their preparation
    Patent number: 6723359
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spray-dried composition comprising an active ingredient dispersed in a carrier comprising a combination of a wall-forming carbohydrate material with from 1 to 30% by weight of agar agar relative to the dried weight of the composition. The composition of the invention provides advantageous behavior in an aqueous environment wherein the mobility of the active agent is restricted in the gelled carrier, thus preventing the release of the agent unless shear of heat are applied. Another feature of the invention is a process for the preparation the spray-dried composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Anandaraman Subramaniam, Robert Clark McIver, Florin Joseph Vlad, Daniel Benczedi
  • Solid delivery systems for aroma ingredients
    Patent number: 6607778
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel solid systems for the delivery of aroma chemicals and flavoring ingredients, including an extrusion formed matrix containing an effective amount of certain specific hydrophilic aroma materials. These systems are useful for flavoring consumer products. An extrusion of solid Furaneol® compound and derivatives that have a content of up to 40% by weight of Furaneol® compound are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Jerry Richard Mutka, Robert Clark McIver, Christine Ann Palmer, Daniel Benczedi, Pierre-Etienne Bouquerand, Antoine Firmenich
  • Spray-dried compositions and method for their preparation
    Publication number: 20030082276
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spray-dried composition comprising an active ingredient dispersed in a carrier comprising a combination of a wall-forming carbohydrate material with from 1 to 30% by weight of agar agar relative to the dried weight of the composition. The composition of the invention provides advantageous behavior in an aqueous environment wherein the mobility of the active agent is restricted in the gelled carrier, thus preventing the release of the agent unless shear of heat are applied. Another feature of the invention is a process for the preparation the spray-dried composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Anandaraman Subramaniam, Robert Clark McIver, Florin Joseph Vlad, Daniel Benczedi
  • Solid delivery systems for aroma ingredients
    Publication number: 20010038879
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel solid systems for the delivery of aroma chemicals and flavoring ingredients, including an extrusion formed matrix containing an effective amount of certain specific hydrophilic aroma materials. These systems are useful for flavoring consumer products. An extrusion of solid Furaneol® compound and derivatives that have a content of up to 40% by weight of Furaneol® compound are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Jerry Richard Mutka, Robert Clark McIver, Christine Ann Palmer, Daniel Benczedi, Pierre-Etienne Bouquerand, Antoine Firmenich