Patents by Inventor Wim Theodorus Hogervorst

Wim Theodorus Hogervorst 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).

  • Process for preparing fat slurries and a process for preparing emulsions of such slurries
    Patent number: 11388908
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of an edible fat slurry containing oil and solid fat particles of hardstock fat, in which said slurry is made by adding a melted hardstock fat to cold liquid oil in a vessel over a period of time. The invention also relates to a process for turning such slurry into an oil-continuous emulsion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: UPFIELD EUROPE B.V.
    Inventors: Wim Theodorus Hogervorst, Frederik Michiel Meeuse, Abraham Leenhouts, Ronald Peter Potman
  • PROCESS FOR PREPARING FAT SLURRIES AND A PROCESS FOR PREPARING EMULSIONS OF SUCH SLURRIES
    Publication number: 20180153187
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of an edible fat slurry containing oil and solid fat particles of hardstock fat, in which said slurry is made by adding a melted hardstock fat to cold liquid oil in a vessel over a period of time. The invention also relates to a process for turning such slurry into an oil-continuous emulsion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: Unilever BCS US Inc.
    Inventors: Wim Theodorus HOGERVORST, Frederik Michiel MEEUSE, Abraham LEENHOUTS, Ronald Peter POTMAN
  • Process for the preparation of a spreadable dispersion
    Patent number: 9661864
    Abstract: Process for the preparation of a spreadable edible dispersion wherein a mixture of oil and solid structuring agent particles is subjected to stirring and an aqueous phase and/or solid phase is gradually added to the mixture until a dispersion of the desired oil content is obtained, wherein the solid structuring agent particles have a microporous structure of submicron size particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Unilever BCS US, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandra Petronella Barendse, Eckhard Floter, Wim Theodorus Hogervorst, Dirk Simon Hendriks Van Horsen, Hindrik Huizinga, Gijsbert Michiel Peter van Kempen
  • Process for the Preparation of a Spreadable Dispersion
    Publication number: 20150118384
    Abstract: Process for the preparation of a spreadable edible dispersion wherein a mixture of oil and solid structuring agent particles is subjected to stirring and an aqueous phase and/or solid phase is gradually added to the mixture until a dispersion of the desired oil content is obtained, wherein the solid structuring agent particles have a microporous structure of submicron size particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: CONOPCO INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
    Inventors: Sandra Petronella BARENDSE, Eckhard Floter, Wim Theodorus HOGERVORST, Dirk Simon Hendriks VAN HORSEN, Hindrik HUIZINGA, Gijsbert Michiel Peter van KEMPEN
  • Process for the preparation of a spreadable dispersion
    Patent number: 8927045
    Abstract: Process for the preparation of a spreadable edible dispersion wherein a mixture of oil and solid structuring agent particles is subjected to stirring and an aqueous phase and/or solid phase is gradually added to the mixture until a dispersion of the desired oil content is obtained, wherein the solid structuring agent particles have a microporous structure of submicron size particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Inventors: Sandra Petronella Barendse, Eckhard Floter, Wim Theodorus Hogervorst, Dirk Simon Hendriks Van Horsen, Hindrik Huizinga, Gijsbert Michiel Peter van Kempen
  • Process for the Preparation of a Spreadable Dispersion
    Publication number: 20120263860
    Abstract: Process for the preparation of a spreadable edible dispersion wherein a mixture of oil and solid structuring agent particles is subjected to stirring and an aqueous phase and/or solid phase is gradually added to the mixture until a dispersion of the desired oil content is obtained, wherein the solid structuring agent particles have a microporous structure of submicron size particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: CONOPCO INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
    Inventors: Sandra Petronella BARENDSE, Eckhard FLÖTER, Wim Theodorus HOGERVORST, Dirk Simon Hendriks VAN HORSEN, Hindrik HUIZINGA, Gijsbert Michiel Peter van KEMPEN
  • Process for the preparation of a spreadable dispersion
    Patent number: 8147895
    Abstract: Process for the preparation of a spreadable edible dispersion wherein a mixture of oil and solid structuring agent particles is subjected to stirring and an aqueous phase and/or solid phase is gradually added to the mixture until a dispersion of the desired oil content is obtained, wherein the solid structuring agent particles have a microporous structure of submicron size particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandra Petronella Barendse, Eckhard Flöter, Wim Theodorus Hogervorst, Dirk Simon Hendriks Van Horsen, Hindrik Huizinga, Gijsbert Michiel Peter van Kempen
  • Fat granules
    Patent number: 8124152
    Abstract: Granule comprising lipid powder particles having a microporous structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Conopco Inc.
    Inventors: Johannes Jozef M Janssen, Wim Theodorus Hogervorst, Ronald Peter Potman, Jan Hendrik T Verbeek
  • Process for the Preparation of a Spreadable Dispersion
    Publication number: 20090110801
    Abstract: Process for the preparation of a spreadable edible dispersion wherein a mixture of oil and solid structuring agent particles is subjected to stirring and an aqueous phase and/or solid phase is gradually added to the mixture until a dispersion of the desired oil content is obtained, wherein the solid structuring agent particles have a microporous structure of submicron size particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: UNILEVER R & D VLAARDINGEN B. V.
    Inventors: Sandra Petronella Barendse, Eckhard Floter, Wim Theodorus Hogervorst, Dirk Simon Hendriks Van Horsen, Hindrik Huizinga, Gijsbert Michiel Peter van Kempen
  • Fat Granules
    Publication number: 20080317917
    Abstract: Granule comprising lipid powder particles having a microporous structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Johannes Jozef M. Janssen, Wim Theodorus Hogervorst, Ronald Peter Potman, Jan Hendrik T. Verbeek
  • Edible Oil Composition Suitable For Frying Food
    Publication number: 20080206435
    Abstract: Edible oil composition comprising 33 wt. % or more shea olein and one or more oils chosen from the group of rapeseed oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil or any fraction of these oils or palm olein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Peter van den Enden, Eckhard Floter, Wim Theodorus Hogervorst
  • Water continuous frying composition
    Publication number: 20080145487
    Abstract: Water-continuous composition comprising 10 to 90 wt % of liquid oil and 0.05-5 wt. % of a porous powderous vegetable matter made from nuts, seeds, beans kernels, pits and cellulose having a volume weighted mean particle diameter (d4,3) not exceeding 0.5 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventor: Wim Theodorus Hogervorst
  • Water continuous frying composition
    Publication number: 20080145486
    Abstract: Water-continuous composition comprising 75 to 90 wt % liquid oil, comprising 0.05 to 5 wt. % of a porous powderous vegetable matter made from nuts, seeds, beans kernels, pits and cellulose having a volume weighted mean particle diameter (d4,3) not exceeding 0.5 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventor: Wim Theodorus Hogervorst