Patents by Inventor Tjaard Pijning

Tjaard Pijning 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).

  • Branched alpha glucans
    Patent number: 11149258
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of poly- and oligosaccharides and their dietary effects. In particular it relates to a method of producing a branched ?-glucan. Further aspects of the invention are a branched ?-glucan comprising linear segments of (?1?4) linked D-glucose units interspersed with (?1?6) glucosidic linkages and having (?1?4,6) branching points; a food composition; and the use of an ?-glucanotransferase enzyme for reducing the digestible carbohydrates of a starch containing food material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Joana Gangoiti Munecas, Sander Sebastiaan Van Leeuwen, Tjaard Pijning, Lubbert Dijkhuizen, Christina Vafeiadi, Stephane Duboux
  • BRANCHED ALPHA GLUCANS
    Publication number: 20200123510
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of poly- and oligosaccharides and their dietary effects. In particular it relates to a method of producing a branched ?-glucan. Further aspects of the invention are a branched ?-glucan comprising linear segments of (?1?4) linked D-glucose units interspersed with (?1?6) glucosidic linkages and having (?1?4,6) branching points; a food composition; and the use of an ?-glucanotransferase enzyme for reducing the digestible carbohydrates of a starch containing food material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Joana Gangoiti Munecas, Sander Sebastiaan Van Leeuwen, Tjaard Pijning, Lubbert Dijkhuizen, Christina Vafeiadi, Stephane Duboux