Patents by Inventor Sandra I. Laneuville Ballester

Sandra I. Laneuville Ballester 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).

  • Gelation of Undenatured Proteins with Polysaccharides
    Publication number: 20080227873
    Abstract: The present invention concerns the gelation of an undenatured protein and a polysaccharide dispersions by a gradual pH adjustment of their mixture The final pH of the mixture is close to or lower than the isoelectric point of the protein when anionic polysaccharides are used. In the present invention, the undenatured protein and the polysaccharide in the gel state have net opposite electric charges. The concentration of protein and polysaccharide preferably ranges from 0.02 to 10 wt %. The present invention also concerns a gel obtained by this method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2005
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Sandra I. Laneuville Ballester, Sylvie L. Turgeon, Christian Sanchez, Paul Paquin