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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7884221 | Method of separating ergosterol The present invention provides a method of separating ergosterol from a solution containing ergosterol in water-insoluble organic solvent, comprising supplying water to the solution and precipitating ergosterol. According to the method of the present invention, ergo... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7371876 | Process for the purification of sterols from hydrocarbon extracts using evaporative fractionation The present invention describes a method for separating sterols from neutral substances comprising the sterols. The method generally starts with extracting a hydrocarbon fraction from neutral substances. The hydrocarbon fraction may be optionally washed with water. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368138 | Extraction of phytosterols from corn fiber using green solvents The present invention relates to the use of “green” or relatively benign solvents such as ethanol, ethanol/water, isopropyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol/water, ethyl lactate, acetone, butanol, isoamyl alcohol, or ethyl acetate to extract phytosterols from wet corn... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7326323 | High capacity purification of thermally unstable compounds Separations processes and apparati capable of purifying thermally sensitive materials at high capacity. An apparatus having a rectification section and a stripping section with the stripping section having a stripping tray with 5 to 50% open area, a pressure drop fr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7304171 | Compounds and methods for cytoprotection Compounds, compositions and methods for treating degenerative diseases and disorders are disclosed, the compounds having the following structure (I): including stereoisomers, prodrugs and pharmaceutically accepta... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7244856 | Processes for recovering phytosterols via crystallization Processes for recovering phytosterols are described. The processes comprise: (a) providing a liquid mixture containing a phytosterol, methanol, and one or more additional compounds, wherein the methanol is present in an amount of from 25 to 75% by weight, based on t... | 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 |
| 7235183 | Glycerine foots salt separation system The present invention provides a method and apparatus for the recovery of salt from a glycerine process, allowing the salt to be used in a brine solution. A salt settling tank is positioned inline between the foots from a crude still bottom and a foot still. Salt se... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232574 | Long chain alcohols provided in edible oils The present invention provides a method for incorporating long chain alcohols into edible oils. The long chain alcohol/edible oil admixture is then suitable for use in preparation of various foods. The long chain alcohol is added by the introduction of energy and in... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7202372 | Process for the isolation of sterols and/or wax alcohols from tall oil products The invention relates to a process for recovering sterols and/or wax alcohols from a crude tall oil based source material comprising sterols and/or wax alcohols in esterified form and fatty and/or rosin acids and optionally sterols and/or wax alcohols in free form, ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7192524 | Method for processing sugar cane filter cake mud and extracting component products A process for the continuous treatment of sugar cane filter cane mud separates and extracts components including fiber which can be used as an animal feed or a source of energy generation, lignin, beta-carotene, oil containing a high content of phytosterol, refined ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7173144 | Process for producing phytosterols by saponification in an alcohol/water solvent The present invention provides a method of obtaining highly pure phytosterols practically and efficiently from crude phytosterol compositions derived from vegetable fats and oils. That is, the present invention provides a method of saponifying fatty esters contained... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7078544 | Process for producing sterol or stanol esters by enzymatic transesterification in solvent and water free media A process for producing steryl or stanyl esters, comprises the steps of: a) forming a reacting mixture by contacting a lipase with a reactant mixture wherein the reactant mixture comprise sterols or stanols and one or more esters s... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074252 | Agricultural extraction products and processes The inventive developments disclosed in this application include the following features and combinations thereof: extracting oil from spent bleaching earths for animal feed; using earths and acid water as soil amendment/fertilizer; efficient extraction of substances... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7037548 | Soybean embryo fat/oil and process for producing soybean material with high embryo concentration The purpose of the present invention is to extract oil from the soybean material containing soybean germ as a main component, and to utilize it. The present invention relates to a method for producing a soybean material, comprising crudely crushing selected s... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6998501 | Nutritional supplement for lowering serum triglyceride and cholesterol levels Triglycerides and cholesterol in the bloodstream are important factors in the development of cardiovascular disease. The present invention discloses a nutritional supplement comprising a sterol and an omega-3 fatty acid, or an ester thereof, for lowering cholesterol... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6979743 | Processes for preparing phytosterols and substantially citrostadienol-free phytosterols prepared thereby Processes for preparing substantially citrostadienol-free phytosterols are disclosed. The processes described include dissolving a liquid phytosterol in a hydrocarbon solvent, optionally with added methanol, and crystallizing the phytosterol compounds. Also describe... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6956125 | Processes for producing sterols from fatty acid production residues The invention relates to a process for the production of sterols from fatty acid distillation residues, characterized in that the partial glycerides are subjected to a first transesterification step under mild conditions and, after working up and the removal of impu... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6844456 | Modified, hydroxy-substituted aromatic structures having cytoprotective activity The present invention is directed to modified, hydroxy-bearing aromatic ring structures having cytoprotective activity. More specifically, in a first embodiment the present invention is directed to phenolic compounds, and in particular steriods (e.g., estrogens), wh... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6815553 | Birch bark processing and the isolation of natural products from birch bark The invention provides methods for separating outer birch bark from inner birch bark. The invention also provides methods for isolating betulin; lupeol; betulinic acid; 9,10-epoxy-18-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid; 9,10,18-trihydroxyoctadecanoic acid; polyphenolic polymer... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6800317 | Phytosterol compositions This invention relates to phytosterols and phytostanols, in particular to fatty acid esters of phytosterols and phytostanols with a specified fatty acid composition. The invention further relates to methods for preparation of the phytosterol and phytostanol esters a... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6770767 | Method for the extraction and isolation of neutral substances from a soap A method for separating neutral substances from a soap containing the neutral substances, the method including the steps of: providing a mixture containing (1) the soap containing the neutral substances, (2) water optionally containing sodium sulfate and (3) a C | 08/03/2004 |
| 6762312 | Process for purification of phytosterol from fatty acids and their esters The present invention provides a process for producing a highly pure phytosterol, at high yield in particular, by an easy treatment from a crude fatty acid ester derived from a vegetable fat and/or oil. That is, the present invention provides a process for producing... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6713466 | Processes for preparing sterol esters A food additive useful for lowering serum cholesterol in humans contains a sterol or stanol ester of a fatty acid or a dicarboxylic acid ester of a sterol or stanol made by reacting a sterol, stanol and a carboxylic acid in the presence of an effective amount of a c... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6589760 | Methods of separating a corn fiber lipid fraction from corn fiber The invention provides a method of separating from corn fiber a lipid fraction having phytosterol esters and phytosterols where the method has the steps of: (a) heating an aqueous mixture of unground corn fiber; (b) contacting the mixture of step (a) with... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6465665 | High efficiency process for the recovery of the high pure sterols A high efficiency continuous process for the recovering high purity sterol mixtures from mixtures of neutral compounds obtained form black liquor soap skimings of the cellulose pulping industry or from tall oil pitch comprising the steps of distillation, ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6462210 | Fractionation process for the unsaponifiable material derived from black-liquor soaps The present invention relates to a fractionation process of the unsaponifiable material derived from black-liquor soaps of the cellulose industry. Through this procedure fractions that essentially contain free sterols, fatty alcohols, sterol esters and fa... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6399796 | Activation of a Diels-Alder reaction of a sterol 5,7-diene An improved process and composition are disclosed for isolation of steroids containing a 5,7-diene functionality from a sterol mixture that comprises formation of a Diels-Alder reaction product of the ster-5,7-dienol in the presence of at least a catalyti... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6399138 | Sterol concentrates its application and preparation The invention concerns concentrates of shea sterols in glycerides with more than 12.5 wt % shea sterols, the preparation thereof by enzymic hydrolysis of glycerides in shea oils or fractions thereof and the application of the concentrates in aerated food ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6392070 | Birch bark processing and the isolation of natural products from birch bark The invention provides methods for separating outer birch bark from inner birch bark. The invention also provides methods for isolating betulin; lupeol; betulinic acid; 9,10-epoxy-18-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid; 9,10,18-trihydroxyoctadecanoic acid; polypheno... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6352737 | Use of nanoscale sterols and sterol esters The invention relates to the use of nanoscale sterols and/or sterol esters with particle diameters of 10 to 300 nm as food additives and as active substances for the production of hypocholesterolemic agents. The particular fineness of the particles promot... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6231915 | Stanol comprising compositions The invention regards a process for the preparation of a mixture of stanol and stanol fatty acid esters by esterification of phytosterols with a source for fatty acid moieties, in such a way that the degree of esterification of the phytosterols is in the ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6107456 | Method for separating sterols from tall oil A method is set forth for separating a sterol or sterol ester from crude tall oil comprising fractionating the crude tall oil into a residue fraction and a volatile fraction, wherein the temperature of the residue fraction does not exceed about 290° C., ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6057462 | Isolation and purification of sterols from neutrals fraction of tall oil pitch by single decantation crystallization Sterols from the solvent-extracted or distilled neutrals of saponified tall oil pitch are disclosed to be isolated and purified by a process of a liquid-liquid extraction where the hydrocarbon extraction stream is washed with an aqueous methanol solution ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6031118 | Stanol ester composition and production thereof Stanol fatty acid ester composition comprising at least 85% of stanol (saturated) fatty acid esters in which at least 85% of the fatty acid groups are saturated. Also claimed is a process for the preparation of stanol fatty acid esters, by hardening phyto... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5770749 | Process of isolating a phytosterol composition from pulping soap The invention is drawn to a process for isolating and purifying a phytosterol composition from a pulping soap by first extracting a creamy precipitate from the pulping soap using a solvent mixture of water, ketone, and hydrocarbon, and then purifying the ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5753262 | Cationic lipid acid salt of 3betaN- (N', N'-dimethylaminoethane) - carbamoyl!cholestrol and halogenated solvent-free preliposomal lyophilate thereof This invention discloses a novel cationic lipid acid salt of 3ଲN-(N',N'-dimethylaminoethane)-carbamoyl!cholesterol. This invention further discloses a transmembrane compatible body suitable for transfection of animals and animal cells with nucleot... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5556970 | Lanolin fatty acids, a method for their fractionation, cosmetics and drugs for external use The invention provides a process comprising treating a lanolin fatty acid with boric acid to convert hydroxy fatty acids therein to boric acid esters, subjecting the reaction mixture to vacuum distillation to fractionate the boric acid esters of hydroxy f... | 09/17/1996 |
