Patents by Inventor Robert Hans Tromp

Robert Hans Tromp 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).

  • Publication number: 20130251855
    Abstract: The present invention discloses microcapsules that are stable in acidic aqueous systems. The microcapsules may be utilized to protect a hydrophobic substance. The microcapsules may be utilized in acidic food products. The microcapsule include at least one hydrophobic substance and a layer around the at least one hydrophobic substance. The layer includes polysaccharide glycated protein. Methods for producing the microcapsules are also disclosed here.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter S. Given, JR., Robert Hans Tromp
  • Publication number: 20130202740
    Abstract: The present invention discloses microcapsules that are stable in acidic aqueous systems. The microcapsules may be utilized to protect a hydrophobic substance. The microcapsules may be utilized in acidic food products. The microcapsule includes at least one hydrophobic substance and a layer around the at least one hydrophobic substance. The layer includes protein aggregates and a negatively charged polymer having blockwise charges, such as pectin. Methods for producing the microcapsules are also disclosed here.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter S. Given, JR., Robert Hans Tromp
  • Publication number: 20120035263
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a condiment comprising an emulsion of an aqueous phase and an oil or fat phase, the emulsion comprising a potato protein protease inhibitor isolate. The invention further relates to a method for preparing a condiment according to any of the preceding claims, comprising preparing an aqueous phase comprising the protein protease inhibitor isolate and thereafter dispersing the oil or fat phase in the aqueous phase or dispersing the aqueous phase in the oil or fat phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Marco Luigi Federico Giuseppin, Nelly Hermina van Nieuwenhuijzen, Robert Hans Tromp