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Trend spotting
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3. Objective
Finding out the trends in the ingredient use
• IP in the area
• Leading indicators of the technology
• Patent intelligence: informed decision making
• Products available
• Product mapping framework

4. Agenda
• Trend spotting
• Natural colors for beverages
• Patent to product framework for new ingredients
• Claimed ingredients in new compositions(Anti-fading)
• Nano-emulsions in foods
• Frequently used ingredients
• Recent claims and future outlook

5. Natural colors for beverages
Patent to product mapping
• San-Ei Gen F.F.I., Inc.

6. Methodology for patent to product mapping
A comprehensive patent search was conducted for
Natural colors for beverages.
Patents assigned to San-Ei-Gen were
segregated. (21 patents)
Ingredients mentioned in the patents were
identified.
A product search was conducted and ingredients
mentioned were mapped to the patents
All the un-mapped patents since year 2004 were
studied and new ingredients were identified

7. Patent Information
• San-Ei-Gen patents in the area of “Natural colors for
beverages” (21 patents)
Patents: San Ei Gen
US7815958B2 JP8113723A US20030215550A1
JP04258618B2 JP8023919A US6379729B1
US20090324787A2 JP7126544A JP2002233330A
JP2009201449A JP03882106B2 JP2002012785A
JP04296429B2 JP2004033106A JP10327800A
JP04206923B2 JP2004208595A JP9154532A
JP2008131888A US5122381A JP9084566A

8. Patent to product framework
Sweet potato
(Anthocyanins)
US20090324787A2
• Purple sweet potato
• Propylene glycol
• Citric acid (Crystal)
• Dextrin
Claimed
ingredients
JP7126544A
• Purple sweet potato
• Citric acid (crystal)
• Dextrin
JP8023919A
• Purple sweet potato
• Citric acid (crystal)
• Ethanol
Products SAN RED YM-EX POWDERED SAN
RED YM
SAN RED YM-DS

9. Patent to product framework
Tomato (Lycopene)
Claimed
ingredients
JP8113723A
• Tomato lycopene
• Gum Arabic
• Propylene Glycol
• L-Ascorbic Acid
• Phosphoric Acid
• Ethyl Alcohol
• Water
Product
LYCOPENE BASE
NO. 35100

10. Patent to product framework
Carrot
(carotene system)
Claimed
ingredients
JP9084566A
• Oil-soluble carotenoid system
• Emulsifier
• Thickening stabilizer
Product
CARROT COLOR
BASE SAN-1624

11. Patent to product framework
Cochineal
(Carmine)
Claimed
ingredients
JP04208595
• Carmine
• Emulsifier
• Thickening stabilizer
Product
KANIKAMA BASE EX-SGY-1887

12. Un-mapped Patents
Un-mapped Patents
US7815958B2 JP2004033106A
JP04258618B2 US20030215550A1
JP2009201449A US6379729B1
JP04296429B2 JP2002233330A
JP04206923B2 JP2002012785A
JP2008131888A JP10327800A
JP03882106B2 JP9154532A
US5122381A

13. Recent un-mapped patents
Un-mapped patents since 2004
US7815958B2 JP04206923B2
JP04258618B2 JP2008131888A
JP04296429B2 JP03882106B2
JP2009201449A JP2004033106A
US7815958B2

14. Trends from un-mapped patents
Trends from un-mapped
patents
New color
ingredients
Anti-fading
compositions

15. New color ingredients
US7815958B2
Use of Marigold as a
stable color source

16. Ingredient mapping- color stability
Prevention of color fading
Case: carotenoids

17. Color stability: carotenoids
Carotenoids
application
Color stabilization
and fading inhibitors
Natural colors for
beverages 411 patents
54 patents
25 patents

18. Prevention of color fading: carotenoids
• Addition of color/pigment stabilizers
• Optical methods
• Spectral transmittance - US20100204523A1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Miscellaneous
Flavonone glycosides
Vitamins & derivatives
Terpenes/terpenoids
Plant extracts
Saccharides
Patent Count

19. Individual ingredients used category wise
• Saccharides
• Terpenes & terpenoids
• Plant extract
• Flavanone glycosides
• Vitamins & derivatives
• Miscellaneous
• 1,5-D-anhydro fructose
• Gum acacia
• Sugar-alcohol system
• Maltooligosaccharide
• Phenyl-propanoide glycoside (acteoside, poliumoside)
• Starch derivative(Starch sodium octenyl succinate)
• Pinene, Borneol (Rosemary)
• Geraniol, Linalool, Nerol, Citral (Verbena Lemon)
• Carvone, Limonene, Camphene (Umbelliferae)
• Beans: mung bean, an adzuki bean, kidney bean,
lentil
• Hamamelis Virginiana
• Nandina domestica
• Coffee bean extract
• Luteolin 7- Glu
• Hesperidin
• Eriocitrin
• Alpha tocopherol
• Apocarotenal
• Ascorbic acid
• Poly phosphate compounds
• Tannic and Gallic acid
• Resveratrol
• Flavonol

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21. Nano-emulsions in foods
Ingredient mapping
Trends in actives

22. Different actives emulsified
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
Vitamins Plant extracts Flavor
components
Antioxidants Unsaturated
fatty acids
Carotenoids Minerals
143
81 81
70 67 66
60
Patentcount
Main actives
This graphs gives us the most
frequently claimed actives!
Trending ??

23. Patents filings: vitaminsPatentcount
Priority year
A lot of patents in
the recent years

24. Patents filings: Anti-oxidantsPatentcount
Priority year
Here the distribution
is more even

25. Patents filings: MineralsPatentcount
Priority year
Minerals also have patents
in the recent years

26. Patents filings: CarotenoidsPatentcount
Priority year
A lot of carotenoid patents
are not so recent
Vitamins and minerals seem to be
trending in the coming years as there
are a lot of recent patents for them

27. Organized information that is easily accessible leads to a
competitive edge!
Contact us:
Info@dolcera.com
www.dolcera.com
+1 678 367 0492