Patents by Inventor Sara Isabel Da Fonseca Selgas Martins Van Der Maaten

Sara Isabel Da Fonseca Selgas Martins Van Der Maaten 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).

  • Patent number: 10905133
    Abstract: Food and beverages manufacturers are actively looking for ways or alternatives to enhance flavour in their products. That could be by using ingredients that provide aroma, taste and mouth feel with low calorie content and no after taste, or technology that allows consumers an enhanced experience without adding extra ingredients. Solutions could be highly specific. This invention relates to a food product or part thereof comprising a sour tastant and at least one flavour congruent with the sour tastant, wherein the at least one flavour is distributed homogeneously throughout the food product or part thereof, and wherein the sour tastant is distributed throughout the food product or part thereof inhomogeneously, and wherein the food product or part thereof can be consumed whole by a consumer, and wherein the food product or part thereof is in the form of a frozen confection. The food product or part thereof was observed to impart an enhanced perception of lemon flavour and sour taste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Varun Edara, Sara Isabel Da Fonseca Selgas Martins Van Der Maaten, Veronica Galindo-Cuspinera, Ann-Marie Williamson
  • Patent number: 10188130
    Abstract: An EDTA-free mayonnaise having excellent oil oxidation stability can be prepared by incorporating an effective amount of reduced grape juice in combination with a source of acetic acid and egg protein. The invention relates to a method of preparing an EDTA-free mayonnaise, said method comprising incorporating into the mayonnaise reduced grape juice in an amount providing 5-2,000 ?g gallic acid equivalents per milliliter of aqueous phase; a source of acetic acid in an amount providing 0.2-15% acetic acid by weight of the continuous aqueous phase; and egg protein in an amount of 0.02-4% by weight of the mayonnaise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: CONOPCO, INC.
    Inventors: Parag Acharya, Sara Isabel Da Fonseca Selgas Martins Van Der Maaten, Robert Vreeker
  • Publication number: 20180235266
    Abstract: An EDTA-free mayonnaise having excellent oil oxidation stability can be prepared by incorporating an effective amount of reduced grape juice in combination with a source of acetic acid and egg protein. The invention relates to a method of preparing an EDTA-free mayonnaise, said method comprising incorporating into the mayonnaise reduced grape juice in an amount providing 5-2,000 ?g gallic acid equivalents per milliliter of aqueous phase; a source of acetic acid in an amount providing 0.2-15% acetic acid by weight of the continuous aqueous phase; and egg protein in an amount of 0.02-4% by weight of the mayonnaise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Parag ACHARYA, Sara Isabel DA FONSECA SELGAS MARTINS VAN DER MAATEN, Robert VREEKER
  • Patent number: 9949501
    Abstract: An EDTA-free mayonnaise having excellent oil oxidation stability can be prepared by incorporating an effective amount of reduced grape juice in combination with a source of acetic acid and egg protein. The invention relates to a method of preparing an EDTA-free mayonnaise, said method comprising incorporating into the mayonnaise reduced grape juice (such as Balsamic vinegar of Modena) in an amount providing 5-2,000 pg gallic acid equivalents per milliliter of aqueous phase; a source of acetic acid in an amount providing 0.2-15% acetic acid by weight of the continuous aqueous phase; and egg protein in an amount of 0.02-4% by weight of the mayonnaise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: CONOPCO, INC.
    Inventors: Parag Acharya, Sara Isabel Da Fonseca Selgas Martins Van Der Maaten, Robert Vreeker
  • Publication number: 20150181914
    Abstract: An EDTA-free mayonnaise having excellent oil oxidation stability can be prepared by incorporating an effective amount of reduced grape juice in combination with a source of acetic acid and egg protein. The invention relates to a method of preparing an EDTA-free mayonnaise, said method comprising incorporating into the mayonnaise reduced grape juice (such as Balsamic vinegar of Modena) in an amount providing 5-2,000 pg gallic acid equivalents per milliliter of aqueous phase; a source of acetic acid in an amount providing 0.2-15% acetic acid by weight of the continuous aqueous phase; and egg protein in an amount of 0.02-4% by weight of the mayonnaise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Parag Acharya, Sara Isabel Da Fonseca Selgas Martins Van Der Maaten, Robert Vreeker