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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7943190 | Extraction of phytochemicals A processing system and methods for extracting phytochemicals from plant materials with subcritical water. The processing system includes a water supply interconnected with a high-pressure pump, diverter valve, a temperature-controllable extraction vessel, a cooler,... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7875304 | Method of extracting a consumable material Typical current methods for producing large quantities of extracts from solid raw materials such as ground, roasted coffee are designed for exhaustive extraction. Such methods are not ideally suited to producing high quality coffee extracts that are rich in flavor a... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7858133 | Cold brew coffee maker An hourglass shaped apparatus for cold brewing coffee, comprising a brew chamber, an extract chamber and a center piece connecting the brew and extract chambers. The extract and brew chambers comprise two ends of the hourglass shaped apparatus and the center piece c... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7842321 | Method of concentrating minor ingredient contained in oily matter obtained from plant tissue Fat-soluble trace constituents contained in plant tissues may be conveniently concentrated and/or purified by a method which involves extracting the fat-soluble trace constituent from a plant, to obtain an extract containing the fat-soluble trace constituent; adding... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7807205 | Methods for coffee cherry products Methods are provided for isolating a nutrient from coffee cherries or for producing a food product that comprises a coffee cherry or portion thereof (FIG. 3). It is particularly preferred that coffee cherries will have an extremely low concentration of mycoto... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7629010 | Process of extracting citrus fiber from citrus vesicles Citrus fiber is recovered from citrus vesicles to obtain a food additive for beverages, baked goods, meat or meat emulsions, confectionary, jams and jellies, dairy products, dressings, energy bars, and the like. Citrus vesicles optionally are washed with water, and ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7585529 | Process to extract gluten from food products and kit for achieving same The invention relates to a method for extracting the gluten contained in a sample using an ethanol aqueous solution in the presence of a composition containing a disulphur group reducer and a decoupling agent, in a buffer having a pH of between 7 and 8. The inventiv... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7419596 | Extraction and winterization of lipids from oilseed and microbial sources A process for purifying a lipid composition having predominantly neutral lipid components having at least one long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid is disclosed. The process employs contacting the lipid composition with a polar solvent, such as acetone, wherein the ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7371418 | Method for controlling the yield and purity of proteinase inhibitor II during extraction The present invention provides a method for adjusting the yield and purity of a proteinase inhibitor extract from plant tissue, preferably potato tubers. The extraction and isolation of the proteinase inhibitor from potatoes begins with the addition of an organic ac... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7354615 | Method for producing mixed crystal of disodium 5′-guanylate and disodium 5′-inosinate Disclosed herein are a process for producing mixed crystals of disodium 5′-guanylate and disodium 5′-inosinate which comprises precipitating mixed crystals of disodium 5′-guanylate and disodium 5′-inosinate (I+G mixed crystals) by adding an aqueous mixed sol... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7338681 | Process to prepare a premium formulated fried egg The present invention relates to the formulation and process for preparation of a fried egg product which may be frozen for future heating within a microwave or other oven for consumption by an individual. Various ingredients are added and mixed to each of the liqui... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335386 | Method for preventing acrylamide formation in food products and food intermediates The present invention relates to a novel treatment composition and process for use thereof in treating food products and food intermediates to prevent acrylamide formation therein. The treatment composition may be used in single, home use settings as well as commerc... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335296 | System and device for processing supercritical and subcritical fluid A system for processing supercritical and subcritical fluid capable of bringing the inside of at least one processing container (1) formed in a flow passage into a supercritical or subcritical high pressure field, wherein thermal operation is applied to proce... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329426 | Treatment of vegetable oils or animal fats with sulfur or nitrogen donor compounds for animal food flavorings Oils or fats from plants and/or animals are chemically treated to create flavor/palatability enhancer (FPE) products for use with animal foods, such as dog or cat food. This method involves mixing triglycerides (from the oil or fat) with sulfur and/or nitrogen donor... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7312199 | Process for the production of (−)-epigallocatechin gallate A process is provided for making (−)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) by subjecting a green tea extract to chromatography on a macroporous polar resin, eluting EGCG from the resin with a polar elution solvent, optionally concentrating the eluate, optionally regener... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309686 | Process for producing natural surfactants and compositions based on natural surfactants A process for extracting a natural surfactant includes the steps of providing a quantity of water, adding in a quantity of seaweed to the water resulting in a process medium, adding an enzyme solution to the process medium, and extracting the natural surfactant from... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303770 | Cancer chemoprotective food products Vegetable sources of cancer chemoprotective agents have been identified which are extraordinarily rich in glucosinolates, metabolic precursors of isothiocyanates. The vegetable sources are used to provide a dietary means of reducing the level of carcinogens in mamma... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7288680 | Benzotropolone derivatives and modulation of inflammatory response The present invention provides novel benzotropolone derivatives represented by the general formula: including neotheaflavate B and EGCGCa. The benzotropolone derivatives of the present invention are effective ant... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288279 | Formulated fried egg product The present invention relates to the formulation and process for preparation of a fried egg product which may be frozen for future heating within a microwave or other oven for consumption by an individual. Various ingredients are added and mixed to each of the liqui... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7261912 | Method of producing useful products from seawater and similar microflora containing brines A process is provided for the recovery of useful products, including fertilizers and nutritional supplements, from the organic matter and minerals contained in seawater and other brines. The dissolved organic carbon-based chemicals and suspended particulate carbon-b... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7250185 | Process for reducing the concentration of undesired compounds in a composition A process for treating a composition comprising one or more undesired compounds and one or more desired compounds so as to reduce the concentration of the one or more undesired compounds is described. The process comprises the steps of (1) contacting the composition... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7244461 | Method of preparing liquid smoke The invention relates to a method of preparing a smoke extract, which method comprises the steps of i) preparing a char from wood or cellulose preferably by pyrolysis, ii) extracting one or more fractions of the char with an extraction solvent in its supercritical s... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241469 | Formulation and process to prepare a pre-formed filing unit The present process relates to a formulation for a food product and preparation of a pre-formed filling unit for the provision of a consumable food product containing eggs, which may be refrigerated and/or frozen for future heating within a microwave oven for consum... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235275 | Process for preparing orange oil A process for preparing an orange oil comprising the steps of mixing a raw material oil containing valencene with a high-boiling solvent having a boiling point exceeding 240° C. under normal pressure, to give a mixture, and fractionally distilling the mixture obtai... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232585 | Green tea formulations and methods of preparation Green tea formulations and methods for the preparation thereof are shown and described. Generally speaking, the method of preparation includes the mixing of fresh tea leaves in an amount of cold water, followed by pulverization of the leaves to release their intrace... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7226633 | Fractionated soybean proteins and method for producing the same A method for fractionating a soybean protein into highly pure 7S globulin and 11S globulin efficiently in an industrial scale is provided, said method comprising warming a solution containing a soybean protein under a weakly acidic condition followed by fractionatin... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7208181 | Isolation of polyphenolic compounds from fruits or vegetables utilizing sub-critical water extraction Anthocyanins, other flavonoids and related polyphenolic compounds are extracted from fruits or highly pigmented garden vegetables and their by-products using subcritical water with or without a secondary cosolvent. This method has the advantages of being relatively ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201901 | Capture, concentration and quantitation of abnormal prion protein from biological fluids using depth filtration Methods for producing biological solutions such as immunoglobulins and in particular anti-D immunoglobulin substantially free of abnormal prion protein resulting therefrom. Specifically provided are methods for aggregation of prions and depth filtration of the biolo... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7147882 | Process for preparing hypoallergenic and reduced fat foods Common allergenic foods are made hypoallergenic by treatment with super critical fluid or critical liquid gas such as super critical carbon dioxide or liquid nitrogen. The treatment of foods with liquid nitrogen or super critical carbon dioxide also enhances the fun... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144590 | Bioactive compositions derived from humulus lupulus Disclosed is a novel anti-inflammatory pharmaceutical composition that exhibits potent and selective inhibition of the cycloooxygenase-2 (COX-2) enzyme. The formulation consists of a hops extract that exhibits COX-2 selectivity as defined by dividing the IC50 COX-2/... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144593 | Deodorized colorant of brassicaceae plant A colorant of a plant belonging to the family Brassicaceae which has no or significantly reduced smell originating in the Brassicaceae plant, a colorant formulation containing this colorant, and a process for producing the odorless or almost odorless colorant of the... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7090869 | Method for producing preparation containing bioactive substance A method for producing a preparation containing a bioactive substance, characterized in that it comprises forming a solid material containing the bioactive substance and a polymer, and contacting the solid material with a high pressure gas. The method allows the pro... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087790 | Benzotropolone derivatives and modulation of inflammatory response The present invention provides novel benzotropolone derivatives represented by the general formula: including neotheaflavate B and EGCGCa. The benzotropolone derivatives of the present invention are effective ant... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7005154 | Dietary fiber, process for preparing it, and augmented dietary fiber from almond hulls Dietary fiber derived from almond hulls (the dried mesocarp of the senescent almond) enhanced by the treatment with yeasts to remove sugars. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001629 | Method and plant for solvent-free microwave extraction of natural products A microwave extraction method involves the steps of placing biological material in an enclosure without any solvent whatsoever and exposing the solvent-free biological material to microwave radiation to free at least some of the natural product, and then separating ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6996917 | Two stage apparatus for desolventizing food grain meal A desolventizing system for removing solvent from a quantity of solvent-laden particles such as flakes comprises first and second desolventizer units, each having an inlet port for receiving solvent-laden particles, an outlet port for discharging at least partially ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6962725 | Low temperature process for extracting principal components from plants or plant materials and plant extracts produced thereby A low temperature process for extracting principal components from plants or plant materials and plant extracts produced by such a low temperature process, are provided. The inventive low temperature process improves the yield and quality of volatile and non-volatil... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6936292 | Deodorized yellow colorant of safflower A Carthamus yellow colorant which has no or significantly smell originating in safflower, and a colorant formulation containing this colorant. Namely, a Carthamus yellow colorant which has a concentration of aroma components (acetic acid, isovaleric ac... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6913776 | Process and plant for the separation of undesirable substances from alimentary liquids, in particular from wine Plant for the separation of undesirable substances from alimentary liquids, in particular from wine, which comprises a unit (3) with hydrophobic membranes (4) having holes (5) for trapping gas (G), supplied with wine to be treated (V) by means o... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6841171 | Use of oyster flesh enzymatic hydrolysates for preparing compositions eliminating free radicals The invention concerns the use of an oyster enzymatic hydrolysate for preparing a composition eliminating free radicals. The invention is characterized in that said hydrolysate is obtainable by hydrolysis of oyster flesh by a protease. The invention is applicable in... | 01/11/2005 |
