Patents by Inventor Yoav LIVNEY

Yoav LIVNEY 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).

  • TASTE-IMPROVING COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20240114943
    Abstract: The present invention relates to functional taste-improving composition comprising at least one taste-modifying protein (TMP), e.g., a sweet protein (SP) and at least one micropatching (MP) agent; and to uses thereof in the food and beverage industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicants: AMAI PROTEINS LTD., TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Ilan SAMISH, Inbar ZUKER, Shmuel MARKO, Yoav LIVNEY, Evgeniya GOLDMAN, Ravit EDELMAN, Prerna Balkrishna PAWAR, Samaa ALASIBI
  • Pectin based nanoparticles
    Patent number: 10064888
    Abstract: This invention provides (a) nanoparticle made of: sugar-beet pectin; and a bioactive compound (such as a nutraceutical or a drug) bound to sugar-beet pectin. The invention further provides foods, beverages, including clear ones, or pharmaceutical preparations, which are supplemented with the nanoparticles made of: sugar-beet pectin; and a hydrophobic bioactive compound bound to sugar-beet pectin. The process of making the nanoparticles of the invention, and methods for supplementing foods or beverages or pharmaceutical preparations with bioactive compounds via the nanoparticles of the invention are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LTD.
    Inventor: Yoav Livney
  • PECTIN BASED NANOPARTICLES
    Publication number: 20180200287
    Abstract: This invention provides (a) nanoparticle made of: sugar-beet pectin; and a bioactive compound (such as a nutraceutical or a drug) bound to sugar-beet pectin. The invention further provides foods, beverages, including clear ones, or pharmaceutical preparations, which are supplemented with the nanoparticles made of: sugar-beet pectin; and a hydrophobic bioactive compound bound to sugar-beet pectin. The process of making the nanoparticles of the invention, and methods for supplementing foods or beverages or pharmaceutical preparations with bioactive compounds via the nanoparticles of the invention are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventor: Yoav LIVNEY
  • Pectin based nanoparticles
    Patent number: 9950003
    Abstract: This invention provides (a) nanoparticle made of: sugar-beet pectin; and a bioactive compound (such as a nutraceutical or a drug) bound to sugar-beet pectin. The invention further provides foods, beverages, including clear ones, or pharmaceutical preparations, which are supplemented with the nanoparticles made of: sugar-beet pectin; and a hydrophobic bioactive compound bound to sugar-beet pectin. The process of making the nanoparticles of the invention, and methods for supplementing foods or beverages or pharmaceutical preparations with bioactive compounds via the nanoparticles of the invention are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LTD.
    Inventor: Yoav Livney
  • PECTIN BASED NANOPARTICLES
    Publication number: 20170014445
    Abstract: This invention provides (a) nanoparticle made of: sugar-beet pectin; and a bioactive compound (such as a nutraceutical or a drug) bound to sugar-beet pectin. The invention further provides foods, beverages, including clear ones, or pharmaceutical preparations, which are supplemented with the nanoparticles made of: sugar-beet pectin; and a hydrophobic bioactive compound bound to sugar-beet pectin. The process of making the nanoparticles of the invention, and methods for supplementing foods or beverages or pharmaceutical preparations with bioactive compounds via the nanoparticles of the invention are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: Yoav LIVNEY