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US PATENT ISSUED TO PURECIRCLE USA ON DEC. 16 FOR "GLUCOSYL STEVIA COMPOSITION" (ARMENIAN INVENTOR)
US Fed News
December 16, 2014 Tuesday 11:27 PM EST
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 8,911,971, issued
on Dec. 16, was assigned to PureCircle USA Inc. (Oak Brook, Ill.).
"Glucosyl stevia composition" was invented by Avetik Markosyan
(Yerevan, Armenia). According to the abstract* released by the U.S.
Patent & Trademark Office: "Glucosyl stevia compositions are
prepared from steviol glycosides of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni. The
glucosylation was performed by cyclodextrin glucanotransferase
using starch as the source of glucose residues. The short-chain
glucosyl stevia compositions were purified to >95% content
of total steviol glycosides. The compositions can be used as
sweetness enhancers, flavor enhancers and sweeteners in foods,
beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals." The patent was filed
on May 4, 2011, under Application No. 13/984,884. *For further
information, including images, charts and tables, please visit:
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2 FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8911971&O S=8911971&RS=8911971
From: Baghdasarian
US Fed News
December 16, 2014 Tuesday 11:27 PM EST
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 8,911,971, issued
on Dec. 16, was assigned to PureCircle USA Inc. (Oak Brook, Ill.).
"Glucosyl stevia composition" was invented by Avetik Markosyan
(Yerevan, Armenia). According to the abstract* released by the U.S.
Patent & Trademark Office: "Glucosyl stevia compositions are
prepared from steviol glycosides of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni. The
glucosylation was performed by cyclodextrin glucanotransferase
using starch as the source of glucose residues. The short-chain
glucosyl stevia compositions were purified to >95% content
of total steviol glycosides. The compositions can be used as
sweetness enhancers, flavor enhancers and sweeteners in foods,
beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals." The patent was filed
on May 4, 2011, under Application No. 13/984,884. *For further
information, including images, charts and tables, please visit:
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2 FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8911971&O S=8911971&RS=8911971
From: Baghdasarian