Patents by Inventor Volker Jonas

Volker Jonas 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: 11793223
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions with antioxidant properties, in particular for use in food or as food. In a first aspect the invention provides a composition comprising ginger powder, sage powder, and rosemary powder; wherein the particles of the ginger powder have a size of less than 800 ?m, and the sage powder and rosemary powder have a size of less than 500 ?m; and wherein the ginger powder (G), the sage powder (S), and the rosemary powder (R) are present in a weight ratio of G:S:R=1 to 4:1 to 3:1 to 3. The invention also relates to a method for improving the oxidative stability of a food composition and to use of a combination of ginger powder, sage powder, and rosemary powder as an antioxidant, wherein the particles of the ginger powder have a size of less than 800 ?m, and the sage powder and rosemary powder have a size of less than 500 ?m; and wherein the ginger powder (G), the sage powder (S), and the rosemary powder (R) are present in a weight ratio of G:S:R=1 to 4:1 to 3:1 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Conopco Inc.
    Inventors: Carmen Isabella Gah, Volker Jonas, Martin Helmut Spraul
  • Patent number: 11653681
    Abstract: The invention relates to a particulate meat seasoning composition comprising: a) 10-70 wt. % of farinaceous component comprising: 5-30% by weight of the farinaceous component of semolina component having a particle size of more than 100 ?m to 1,200 ?m, said semolina component being selected from wheat semolina, rice semolina, maize semolina, rye semolina, tapioca semolina and combinations thereof; 70-95% of by weight of the farinaceous component of flour component having a particle size of 10 ?m to 100 ?m, said flour component being selected from wheat flour, rice flour, maize flour, rye flour, tapioca flour and combinations thereof; b) 30-90 wt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Conopco Inc.
    Inventors: John Gerard Doyle, Volker Jonas
  • Publication number: 20210037869
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions with antioxidant properties, in particular for use in food or as food. In a first aspect the invention provides a composition comprising ginger powder, sage powder, and rosemary powder; wherein the particles of the ginger powder have a size of less than 800 ?m, and the sage powder and rosemary powder have a size of less than 500 ?m; and wherein the ginger powder (G), the sage powder (S), and the rosemary powder (R) are present in a weight ratio of G:S:R=1 to 4:1 to 3:1 to 3. The invention also relates to a method for improving the oxidative stability of a food composition and to use of a combination of ginger powder, sage powder, and rosemary powder as an antioxidant, wherein the particles of the ginger powder have a size of less than 800 ?m, and the sage powder and rosemary powder have a size of less than 500 ?m; and wherein the ginger powder (G), the sage powder (S), and the rosemary powder (R) are present in a weight ratio of G:S:R=1 to 4:1 to 3:1 to 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Carmen Isabella GAH, Volker JONAS, Martin Helmut SPRAUL
  • Publication number: 20200397025
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising an antioxidant system, in particular for use as a food composition. In a first aspect the invention provides a composition comprising an antioxidant system obtainable by an extraction method comprising the steps of i) contacting an apolar extractant with a combination of plant powders to prepare an extract, wherein the combination of plant powders comprises: (1) ginger powder having a particle size of less than 800 ?m, (2) sage powder having a particle size of less than 500 ?m, (3) rosemary powder having a particle size of less than 500 ?m, wherein the ginger powder (G), the sage powder (S), and the rosemary powder (R) are present in a weight ratio of G:S:R=1 to 4:1 to 3:1 to 3; and ii) optionally separating the extract from at least part of the residue of the plant powders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Carmen Isabella Gah, Volker Jonas, Martin Helmut Spraul
  • Publication number: 20200015503
    Abstract: The invention relates to a particulate meat seasoning composition comprising: a) 10-70 wt. % of farinaceous component comprising: 5-30% by weight of the farinaceous component of semolina component having a particle size of more than 100 ?m to 1,200 ?m, said semolina component being selected from wheat semolina, rice semolina, maize semolina, rye semolina, tapioca semolina and combinations thereof; 70-95% of by weight of the farinaceous component of flour component having a particle size of 10 ?m to 100 ?m, said flour component being selected from wheat flour, rice flour, maize flour, rye flour, tapioca flour and combinations thereof; b) 30-90 wt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: Conopco Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: John Gerard Doyle, Volker Jonas