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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Aker Biomarine Antarctic As, Stamsund, NO;
Inventors:
Stefan Hupfeld, Oslo, NO;
Tove Jule Evjen, Oslo, NO;
Finn Myhren, Oslo, NO;
Håvard Thøgersen, Oslo, NO;
Assignee:
Aker BioMarine Antarctic AS, Stamsund, NO;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/685 (2006.01); A61K 35/612 (2015.01); A61K 9/48 (2006.01); A61K 31/683 (2006.01); A23L 33/10 (2016.01); A23L 33/12 (2016.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/685 (2013.01); A23L 33/10 (2016.08); A23L 33/12 (2016.08); A61K 9/0053 (2013.01); A61K 9/4833 (2013.01); A61K 9/4858 (2013.01); A61K 9/4866 (2013.01); A61K 9/4875 (2013.01); A61K 31/683 (2013.01); A61K 35/612 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Current krill oil extracts are liquid at room temperature and include only about 45-55% phospholipids. As the purity of phospholipids increases, the extracts become more viscous, making them difficult to handle and process. The invention mixes these pure materials with viscosity-reducing agents to make them amenable to processes such as encapsulation. Thus the invention retains the useful liquid characteristics of known krill extracts while providing much higher concentrations of phospholipids.