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== Objective ==
To create a technology landscape report on '''Nanoemulsions in food'''
*Identify market players with prolific IP activity in the technology area
*Segment the players by the industry they belong to
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== Background ==
With the rapid technological advances, studies in the field of Food processing and packaging have been extended from micro to nano-sized (10 <sup> -9 </sup> m) particles. Food nanotechnology is rapidly emerging with several innovations in food packaging and nutraceuticals. Nano-emulsions are now being increasingly used for encapsulating bio active compounds and act as transport vehicles in probiotic health foods and other functional foods. Furthermore, the so called “smart foods” containing nanotech sensors in the packages are capable of detecting pathogens, toxins and other chemicals, enabling the consumers to detect food spoilage. Ongoing research areas include “interactive foods” like beverages which change flavors and colors, foods that can adjust for a person’s nutritional needs [http://www.nanovip.com/investigating-the-microscopic-world-of-food-nanotechnology-2.html Nanovip].
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Emulsion is a system in which one liquid made of a fine particle is dispersed in another liquid, ex- oil dispersed in water (O/W emulsion). The emulsions are highly unstable and encounter problems like flocculation, creaming and coalescence. Though micro-emulsions have found a vast application in food processing, in recent years nano-emulsions are emerging out with better advantages when compared to micro-emulsions, as described below:
*Size of the particle – 5 to 100 nm
*Thermodynamically stable
*Transparent emulsions- suitable for transparent foodstuffs like beverages
*Continuous self-assembly with hydrophilic and hydrophobic portions to maintain stable emulsion state
*Uncharged particles – no surface coalescence
*Very small size – no sedimentation or creaming
*Increased stability- increased bio availability [http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220100136207%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20100136207&RS=DN/20100136207 Kim et al.(2010)]
In general, Nano-encapsulation involves the incorporation, absorption or dispersion of bioactive compounds in small vesicles with nano (or submicron) diameters. The incorporated bioactive compounds may be protected against degradation, have improved stability and solubility (e.g., solubilizing a hydrophilic compound in hydrophobic matrices and vice versa) and therefore might increase bioavailability and delivery to cells and tissues. Reducing the size of encapsulates into the nanoscale offers opportunities related to prolonged gastrointestinal retention time caused by bio-adhesive improvements in the mucus covering the intestinal epithelium [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0273230008002468 Bouwmeester et al. (2009)]
Depending upon the nature of bioactive compounds, two types of nano-emulsions can be prepared. For water insoluble hydrophobic compounds like certain vitamins, minerals, aroma volatiles, flavor components, antioxidants, carotenoids and lutein, oil-in-water (o/w) emulsion is suitable. For water soluble bioactive compounds like the water soluble vitamins, w/o/w emulsion is used. The compounds are entrapped in the aqueous core of such emulsions. In a w<sub> 1 </sub>/o/w<sub> 2 </sub> emulsion system, upon consumption the external w<sub> 2 </sub> phase will be perceived but the internal w<sub> 1 </sub> phase will be shielded from the taste receptors during the time scales of eating. This helps to mask bitter tastes and undesirable flavors of the bioactive compounds [http://books.google.com/books?id=Ju6wlpp2CpIC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Lakkis (2007)].
== Concept Table ==
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="80%" align ="center"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF" rowspan = "2"|'''S.No'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF" colspan = "3"|'''English Keywords'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF" colspan = "3"|'''French Keywords'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF" colspan = "3"|'''German Keywords'''
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Food'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Nano'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Emulsions'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Food'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Nano'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Emulsions'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Food'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Nano'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Emulsions'''
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|1
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Food
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Nano<nowiki>*</nowiki>
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Emulsion, emulsifier, emulsify,emulsification
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Alimentaires, aliment, aliments
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Nano<nowiki>*</nowiki>
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|émulsion, émulsions, émulsifiant, émulsifiants, émulsification,
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Lebensmittel
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Nano<nowiki>*</nowiki>
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Emulsion, Emulsionen, Emulgator, Emulgatoren, Emulgieren, Emulgierung
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|2
|Beverage, Drink
|Ultrafine
|Colloid
|Boissons, breuvage, des boissons
|ultrafines
|Colloïde, colloïdes, colloïdale,<font color="#4F81BD"><font size = "4">''' '''</font></font>colloïdalement
|Getränk, Getränke
|ultrafeinen
|Kolloid,<font color="#4F81BD"><font size = "4">''' '''</font></font>Kolloid-, kolloidale, kolloidal
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*''An indicative list of terms to show how a concept table is generated. View paid report for complete list.''
*''Concept Table was enriched by searches related to gut biology and probiotics in food from pubmed mesh, relevant patents, scientific articles and various thesauri''
==Class Codes and Definition==
===IPC / ECLA Class codes===
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" align = "center" width="80%"
|style="background:#4F81BD;text-align: center;"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''CLASS CODE'''</font>
|style="background:#4F81BD;text-align: center;"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''DEFINITION'''</font>
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|style="background:#DBE5F1;text-align: center;" colspan = "2"|'''CLASS CODES RELATED TO EMULSIONS'''
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|C08J000302
|*Making solutions, dispersions, lattices or gels by other methods than by solution, emulsion or suspension polymerization techniques
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===US Class codes===
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" align = "center" width="80%"
|style="background:#4F81BD;text-align: center;"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''CLASS CODE'''</font>
|style="background:#4F81BD;text-align: center;"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''DEFINITION'''</font>
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|align = "center"|977702
|Nanotechnology - Having biological material component
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===Relevant F- Terms===
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" align="center" width="80%"
|style="background:#4F81BD;text-align: center;" |<font color="#FFFFFF">'''S.No'''</font>
|style="background:#4F81BD;text-align: center;" |<font color="#FFFFFF">'''F-theme'''</font>
|style="background:#4F81BD;text-align: center;" colspan = "2"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''F-terms'''</font>
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|style="background:#DBE5F1;text-align: center;" rowspan = "12"|1
|style="background:#DBE5F1;text-align: center;" rowspan = "12"|'''4F070'''<
|style="background:#DBE5F1;text-align: center;" colspan = "2"|'''Processes of treating macromolecular substances'''
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|align = "center"|AE15
|Protective colloids
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*''An indicative list of various class codes used for the IP search. View paid report for complete list.''
== Search Strategy ==
=== Search Strategy with English keywords===
'''Database: Thomson Innovation''' <br/>
'''Timeline: Query: 01/01/2001 - 27/8/2011'''
'''Patent Coverage: US, DWPI, FR, WO, EP, JP,CN, KR, DE, GB '''
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="80%" align="center"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''S.No'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Concept'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Scope'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Search string'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Type of class codes'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Class codes'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''INPADOC hits'''</font>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''1'''</font>
|align = "center" rowspan = "2"|(Food<nowiki>+</nowiki>Nano) keywords <nowiki>+</nowiki> Class codes of Emulsions
|align = "center" rowspan = "2"|Title, Abstract, Claims
|align = "center" rowspan = "2"|food <nowiki>***</nowiki> AND Nano***
|align = "center" rowspan = "1"|Any IPC or ECLA
|align = "center" rowspan = "1"|C08J000302 OR <nowiki>****</nowiki>
|align = "center" rowspan = "2"|<nowiki>## </nowiki>
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''2'''
|align = "center"|US class
|align = "center"|<nowiki>***</nowiki>
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''3'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" colspan = "5"|'''1 OR 2'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|<nowiki># </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''4'''</font>
|align = "center" rowspan = "2"|(Food <nowiki>+</nowiki> emulsion) keywords <nowiki>+</nowiki> Class codes of Nano
|align = "center" rowspan = "2"|Title, Abstract, Claims
|align = "center" rowspan = "2"|food <nowiki>***</nowiki> AND emulsion***
|align = "center"|Any IPC or ECLA
|align = "center"|<nowiki>****</nowiki>
|align = "center"|<nowiki># </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''5'''</font>
|align = "center"|US class
|align = "center"|977702 <nowiki>****</nowiki>
|align = "center"|<nowiki>### </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''6'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" colspan = "5"|'''4 OR 5'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|<nowiki>### </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''7'''</font>
|align = "center" rowspan = "2"|(Nano keywords) <nowiki>+</nowiki> Class codes of Food emulsions
|align = "center" rowspan = "2"|Title, Abstract, Claims
|align = "center" rowspan = "2"|Nano<nowiki>*</nowiki>
|align = "center"|Any IPC or ECLA
|align = "center"|<nowiki>*****</nowiki>
|align = "center"|<nowiki>### </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''8'''</font>
|align = "center"|US class
|align = "center"|<nowiki>*****</nowiki>
|align = "center"|<nowiki>## </nowiki>
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''9'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" colspan = "5"|'''7 OR 8'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|<nowiki>## </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''10'''</font>
|align = "center"| Final query
|align = "center" colspan = "4"|'''3 OR 6 OR 9'''
|align = "center"|<nowiki>## </nowiki>
|-
|}
=== Search Strategy with French keywords===
'''Database: Thomson Innovation''' <br/>
'''Timeline: Query: 01/01/2001 - 27/8/2011'''
'''Patent Coverage: FR, WO, EP'''
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="80%" align="center"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''S.No'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Concept'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Scope'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Search string'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''IPC or ECLA class codes'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''INPADOC hits'''</font>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" |<font color="#FFFFFF">'''1'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |(Food<nowiki>+</nowiki>Nano) keywords <nowiki>+</nowiki> Class codes of Emulsions
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |Title, Abstract, Claims
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |alimentaires <nowiki>****</nowiki>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |C08J000302 <nowiki>***</nowiki>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |<nowiki>## </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''2'''</font>
|align = "center"|(Food <nowiki>+</nowiki> emulsion) keywords <nowiki>+</nowiki> Nano class codes
|align = "center"|Title, Abstract, Claims
|align = "center"|alimentaires <nowiki>****</nowiki>
|align = "center"|<nowiki>***</nowiki>
|align = "center"|<nowiki>## </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" |<font color="#FFFFFF">'''3'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |(Nano keywords) <nowiki>+</nowiki> Class codes of Food emulsions
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |Title, Abstract, Claims
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |Nano <nowiki>***</nowiki>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |<nowiki>***</nowiki>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |<nowiki>## </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''4'''</font>
|align = "center"|Final query
|align = "center" colspan = "3"|'''1 OR 2 OR 3'''
|align = "center"|<nowiki>## </nowiki>
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|}
===Search Strategy with German keywords===
'''Database: Thomson Innovation''' <br/>
'''Timeline: Query: 01/01/2001 - 27/8/2011'''
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="80%" align="center"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''S.No'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Concept'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Scope'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Search string'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''IPC or ECLA class codes'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''INPADOC hits'''</font>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" |<font color="#FFFFFF">'''1'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |(Food<nowiki>+</nowiki>Nano) keywords <nowiki>+</nowiki> Class codes of Emulsions
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |Title, Abstract, Claims
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |Lebensmittel ****
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |C08J000302 <nowiki>***</nowiki>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |<nowiki>## </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''2'''</font>
|align = "center"|(Food <nowiki>+</nowiki> emulsion) keywords <nowiki>+</nowiki> Nano class codes
|align = "center"|Title, Abstract, Claims
|align = "center"|Lebensmittel ****
|align = "center"|<nowiki>***</nowiki>
|align = "center"|<nowiki>## </nowiki>
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" |<font color="#FFFFFF">'''3'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |(Nano keywords) <nowiki>+</nowiki> Class codes of Food emulsions
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |Title, Abstract, Claims
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |Nano <nowiki>***</nowiki>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |<nowiki>***</nowiki>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |<nowiki>## </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''4'''</font>
|align = "center"|Final query
|align = "center" colspan = "3"|'''1 OR 2 OR 3'''
|align = "center"|<nowiki>## </nowiki>
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|}
=== Search Strategy with F-terms ===
'''Database: Thomson Innovation''' <br/>
'''Timeline: Query: 01/01/2001 - 27/8/2011'''
'''Patent Coverage: JP'''
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="80%" align = "center"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''S.No'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Concept'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Scope'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Search string'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''F-Terms'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''INPADOC hits'''</font>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''1'''</font>
|align = "center"|(Food<nowiki>+</nowiki>Nano) keywords <nowiki>+</nowiki> Emulsion class codes
|align = "center"|Title, Abstract, Claims
|align = "center"|Food <nowiki>****</nowiki>
|align = "center"|4F070AE15 <nowiki>***</nowiki>
|align = "center"|<nowiki>## </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''2'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|(Food <nowiki>+</nowiki> emulsion) keywords <nowiki>+</nowiki> Nano class codes
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Title, Abstract, Claims
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Food <nowiki>****</nowiki>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|<nowiki>***</nowiki>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|<nowiki>## </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''3'''</font>
|align = "center"|Nano keywords <nowiki>+</nowiki> Food emulsion or encapsulation class codes
|align = "center"|Title, Abstract, Claims
|align = "center"|Nano <nowiki>***</nowiki>
|align = "center"|<nowiki>***</nowiki>
|align = "center"|<nowiki>## </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''4'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|'''Final query'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" colspan = "3"|'''1 OR 2 OR 3'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|'''##'''
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|}
=== Final search Results ===
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="80%" align="center"
|style="background:#4F81BD;text-align: center;"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Query'''</font>
|style="background:#4F81BD;text-align: center;"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Search strategy'''</font>
|style="background:#4F81BD;text-align: center;"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''No. of hits'''</font>
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|align = "center"|Final Query
|align = "center"|English OR French OR German OR Japanese
|align = "center"|'''#### (Relevancy = ##%)'''
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|}
== Relevant Patents(Sample Set) ==
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''S.No'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Patent/Publication No.'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Assignee/ Applicant'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Year'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Title'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Focus'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Dolcera summary'''</font>
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''1'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|<font color="#0000FF"><u>[http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220110038942%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20110038942&RS=DN/20110038942 US 2011/0038942 A1]</u></font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|TECHNION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LTD.
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|2011
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|BETA-LACTOGLOBULIN-POLYSACCHARIDE NANOPARTICLES FOR HYDROPHOBIC BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Delivery of hydrophobic nutraceuticals
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|A colloidally stable nano-dispersion of beta-lactoglobulin in combination with a polysaccharide has been used in foods to deliver hydrophobic bioactive compounds.
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''2'''</font>
|align = "center"|<font color="#0000FF"><u>[http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220100136207%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20100136207&RS=DN/20100136207 US 2010/0136207 A1]</u></font>
|align = "center"|KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
|align = "center"|2010
|align = "center"|NANOEMULSION AND NANOPARTICLE CONTAINING PLANT ESSENTIAL OIL AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION THEREOF
|align = "center"|Encapsulation of functional components in food
|align = "center"|A nanoemulsion is prepared using a water soluble biopolymer to encapsulate plant essential oils which are used as functional components in foods.
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''3'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|<font color="#0000FF"><u>[http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220100028444%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20100028444&RS=DN/20100028444 US 2010/ 0028444 A1]</u></font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|BASF SE
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|2010
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|USE OF WATER-DISPERSIBLE CAROTENOID NANOPARTICLES AS TASTE MODULATORS, TASTE MODULATORS CONTAINING WATER-DISPERSIBLE CAROTENOID NANOPARTICLES, AND, METHOD FOR TASTE MODULATION
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Nanoparticles as taste modulators
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Water dispersible carotenoid nanoparticles in combination with azo compounds are used to modify the bitter taste and after taste of food compositions.
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== Analysis sheet ==
[[Media:SPA sheet of nanoemulsions in foods.xls | Click here to download the sample patents analysis sheet]]
== Interactive Taxonomy ==
Taxonomy was populated based on the detailed analysis of patents.
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==Assignee Analysis and IP Activity==
*''Labels for all the charts below are available in the paid report.''
*'''The following graphs explain the placement of the different assignees in this technology area.'''
[[Image:Top foodassignee-nanotemp.png|center]]
[[Image:Top 20 Assignee-nanotemp.png|center]]
*'''Geographical distribution of Patents'''
[[Image:geo dis-nanotemp.png|center]]
*'''Geographical distribution of Assignees'''
[[Image:geo assignee-nanotemp.png|center]]
*'''The graphs given below explain the IP activity in this technology area over the years'''.
[[Image:IP pub-nanotemp.png|center]]
[[Image:IP pri-nanotemp.png|center]]
*Patents with the maximum number of forward citations were determined and the graph shows the top 11 patents with corresponding assignees.
[[Image:top citations-nanotemp.png|center]]
==Dolcera Dashboard==
Assignees were categorized based on the type of their products viz. Foods,Food additives, Biotech, Pharmaceutical,Chemical and other industries, Research and Educational Institutions etc and their patents have been shown in the Dolcera Interactive Dashboard.
A data preview of the dashboard is shown below:<br/>
[[Image:datadash-nanotemp1.png|center|800px]]
A chart preview of the dashboard is shown below:<br/>
[[Image:chartdash-nanotemp1.png|center|800px]]
==Patent Product Mapping==
*Some products with respect to this technology area were identified and mapped to the patents from their respective assignees.
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor ="#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''S.No'''
|align = "center" bgcolor ="#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Patent no.'''
|align = "center" bgcolor ="#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Title'''
|align = "center" bgcolor ="#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Assignee'''
|align = "center" bgcolor ="#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Products'''
|align = "center" bgcolor ="#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Product description by Company'''
|align = "center" bgcolor ="#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Snapshot'''
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|align = "center" bgcolor ="#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''1'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|<font color="#0000FF"><u>[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7182950.PN.&OS=PN/7182950&RS=PN/7182950 US7182950]</u></font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Nano-sized self-assembled liquid dilutable vehicles
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Nutralease Ltd.
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Flavors - ex-NSSL mint, NSSL orange Nurtition ingredients - NSSL CoQ-10, NSSL Lycopene, NSSL Lutein, NSSL Beta-carotene, NSSL Omega-3, NSSL Vitamin A, NSSL Vitamin D3, NSSL Vitamin E, NSSL Phytosterols, NSSL Isoflavones
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|<font color="#0000FF"><u>[http://www.nutralease.com/Nutra/Templates/showpage.asp?DBID=1&LNGID=1&TMID=84&FID=768 Nutralease Ltd.]</u></font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|[[Image:nutralease.jpg|100px]]
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor ="#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''2'''
|align = "center"|<font color="#0000FF"><u>[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7994157.PN.&OS=PN/7994157&RS=PN/7994157 US7994157]</u></font>
|align = "center"|Method for dispersing plant sterol for beverage and a plant sterol-dispersed beverage, of which particle size is nanometer-scale in dispersed beverage
|align = "center"|KIP Biotech
|align = "center"|Dispersible Plant Sterols (DP Sterols)
|align = "center"|<font color="#0000FF"><u>[http://www.kipbiotech.com/products/dispersible-plant-sterols-dp-sterols KIP Biotech LLC]</u></font>
|align = "center"|[[Image:KIP biotech.jpg|100px]]
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|align = "center" bgcolor ="#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''3'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|<font color="#0000FF"><u>[http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220090047388%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20090047388&RS=DN/20090047388 US20090047388]</u></font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Calcium fortified creamed honey
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|HONEYCAL
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Honeycal® Calcium Fortified, Honey Spread
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|<font color="#0000FF"><u>[http://food.zibb.com/trademark/honeycal/30176280 Global Nutrition, L.L.C.]</u></font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|[[Image:honeycal.jpg|100px]]
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*[[Media:product-patent mapping-nanotemp.xls| Please click here for detailed Patent-Product highlight]]
==Articles of Assignee Universities==
===Search strategy===
'''Database''': Scirus <br/>
'''Timeline''': 2000 to 2012 <br/>
'''Subject areas''': Agricultural and Biological sciences, Chemistry and Chemical engineering, Engineering, Energy and Technology, Environmental sciences, Life sciences
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''S.No'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Concept'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Search string'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''No. of hits'''</font>
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''1'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Keywords based search
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Food*
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''2'''</font>
|align = "center"|Restricted based on affiliation
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''3'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" colspan = "2"|1 AND 2
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== Background ==
With the rapid technological advances, studies in the field of Food processing and packaging have been extended from micro to nano-sized (10 <sup> -9 </sup> m) particles. Food nanotechnology is rapidly emerging with several innovations in food packaging and nutraceuticals. Nano-emulsions are now being increasingly used for encapsulating bio active compounds and act as transport vehicles in probiotic health foods and other functional foods. Furthermore, the so called “smart foods” containing nanotech sensors in the packages are capable of detecting pathogens, toxins and other chemicals, enabling the consumers to detect food spoilage. Ongoing research areas include “interactive foods” like beverages which change flavors and colors, foods that can adjust for a person’s nutritional needs [http://www.nanovip.com/investigating-the-microscopic-world-of-food-nanotechnology-2.html Nanovip].
[[Image:Nano-food.jpg|[http://2020science.org/2009/03/30/'''Encapsulation''']|right|thumbnail|300px]]
Emulsion is a system in which one liquid made of a fine particle is dispersed in another liquid, ex- oil dispersed in water (O/W emulsion). The emulsions are highly unstable and encounter problems like flocculation, creaming and coalescence. Though micro-emulsions have found a vast application in food processing, in recent years nano-emulsions are emerging out with better advantages when compared to micro-emulsions, as described below:
*Size of the particle – 5 to 100 nm
*Thermodynamically stable
*Transparent emulsions- suitable for transparent foodstuffs like beverages
*Continuous self-assembly with hydrophilic and hydrophobic portions to maintain stable emulsion state
*Uncharged particles – no surface coalescence
*Very small size – no sedimentation or creaming
*Increased stability- increased bio availability [http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220100136207%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20100136207&RS=DN/20100136207 Kim et al.(2010)]
In general, Nano-encapsulation involves the incorporation, absorption or dispersion of bioactive compounds in small vesicles with nano (or submicron) diameters. The incorporated bioactive compounds may be protected against degradation, have improved stability and solubility (e.g., solubilizing a hydrophilic compound in hydrophobic matrices and vice versa) and therefore might increase bioavailability and delivery to cells and tissues. Reducing the size of encapsulates into the nanoscale offers opportunities related to prolonged gastrointestinal retention time caused by bio-adhesive improvements in the mucus covering the intestinal epithelium [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0273230008002468 Bouwmeester et al. (2009)]
Depending upon the nature of bioactive compounds, two types of nano-emulsions can be prepared. For water insoluble hydrophobic compounds like certain vitamins, minerals, aroma volatiles, flavor components, antioxidants, carotenoids and lutein, oil-in-water (o/w) emulsion is suitable. For water soluble bioactive compounds like the water soluble vitamins, w/o/w emulsion is used. The compounds are entrapped in the aqueous core of such emulsions. In a w<sub> 1 </sub>/o/w<sub> 2 </sub> emulsion system, upon consumption the external w<sub> 2 </sub> phase will be perceived but the internal w<sub> 1 </sub> phase will be shielded from the taste receptors during the time scales of eating. This helps to mask bitter tastes and undesirable flavors of the bioactive compounds [http://books.google.com/books?id=Ju6wlpp2CpIC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Lakkis (2007)].
== Concept Table ==
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF" rowspan = "2"|'''S.No'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF" colspan = "3"|'''English Keywords'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF" colspan = "3"|'''French Keywords'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF" colspan = "3"|'''German Keywords'''
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Food'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Nano'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Emulsions'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Food'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Nano'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Emulsions'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Food'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Nano'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Emulsions'''
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|1
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Food
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Nano<nowiki>*</nowiki>
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Emulsion, emulsifier, emulsify,emulsification
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Alimentaires, aliment, aliments
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Nano<nowiki>*</nowiki>
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|émulsion, émulsions, émulsifiant, émulsifiants, émulsification,
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Lebensmittel
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Nano<nowiki>*</nowiki>
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Emulsion, Emulsionen, Emulgator, Emulgatoren, Emulgieren, Emulgierung
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|2
|Beverage, Drink
|Ultrafine
|Colloid
|Boissons, breuvage, des boissons
|ultrafines
|Colloïde, colloïdes, colloïdale,<font color="#4F81BD"><font size = "4">''' '''</font></font>colloïdalement
|Getränk, Getränke
|ultrafeinen
|Kolloid,<font color="#4F81BD"><font size = "4">''' '''</font></font>Kolloid-, kolloidale, kolloidal
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*''An indicative list of terms to show how a concept table is generated. View paid report for complete list.''
*''Concept Table was enriched by searches related to gut biology and probiotics in food from pubmed mesh, relevant patents, scientific articles and various thesauri''
==Class Codes and Definition==
===IPC / ECLA Class codes===
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" align = "center" width="80%"
|style="background:#4F81BD;text-align: center;"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''CLASS CODE'''</font>
|style="background:#4F81BD;text-align: center;"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''DEFINITION'''</font>
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|style="background:#DBE5F1;text-align: center;" colspan = "2"|'''CLASS CODES RELATED TO EMULSIONS'''
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|C08J000302
|*Making solutions, dispersions, lattices or gels by other methods than by solution, emulsion or suspension polymerization techniques
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===US Class codes===
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" align = "center" width="80%"
|style="background:#4F81BD;text-align: center;"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''CLASS CODE'''</font>
|style="background:#4F81BD;text-align: center;"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''DEFINITION'''</font>
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|align = "center"|977702
|Nanotechnology - Having biological material component
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===Relevant F- Terms===
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" align="center" width="80%"
|style="background:#4F81BD;text-align: center;" |<font color="#FFFFFF">'''S.No'''</font>
|style="background:#4F81BD;text-align: center;" |<font color="#FFFFFF">'''F-theme'''</font>
|style="background:#4F81BD;text-align: center;" colspan = "2"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''F-terms'''</font>
|-
|style="background:#DBE5F1;text-align: center;" rowspan = "12"|1
|style="background:#DBE5F1;text-align: center;" rowspan = "12"|'''4F070'''<
|style="background:#DBE5F1;text-align: center;" colspan = "2"|'''Processes of treating macromolecular substances'''
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|align = "center"|AE15
|Protective colloids
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*''An indicative list of various class codes used for the IP search. View paid report for complete list.''
== Search Strategy ==
=== Search Strategy with English keywords===
'''Database: Thomson Innovation''' <br/>
'''Timeline: Query: 01/01/2001 - 27/8/2011'''
'''Patent Coverage: US, DWPI, FR, WO, EP, JP,CN, KR, DE, GB '''
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="80%" align="center"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''S.No'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Concept'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Scope'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Search string'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Type of class codes'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Class codes'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''INPADOC hits'''</font>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''1'''</font>
|align = "center" rowspan = "2"|(Food<nowiki>+</nowiki>Nano) keywords <nowiki>+</nowiki> Class codes of Emulsions
|align = "center" rowspan = "2"|Title, Abstract, Claims
|align = "center" rowspan = "2"|food <nowiki>***</nowiki> AND Nano***
|align = "center" rowspan = "1"|Any IPC or ECLA
|align = "center" rowspan = "1"|C08J000302 OR <nowiki>****</nowiki>
|align = "center" rowspan = "2"|<nowiki>## </nowiki>
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''2'''
|align = "center"|US class
|align = "center"|<nowiki>***</nowiki>
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''3'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" colspan = "5"|'''1 OR 2'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|<nowiki># </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''4'''</font>
|align = "center" rowspan = "2"|(Food <nowiki>+</nowiki> emulsion) keywords <nowiki>+</nowiki> Class codes of Nano
|align = "center" rowspan = "2"|Title, Abstract, Claims
|align = "center" rowspan = "2"|food <nowiki>***</nowiki> AND emulsion***
|align = "center"|Any IPC or ECLA
|align = "center"|<nowiki>****</nowiki>
|align = "center"|<nowiki># </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''5'''</font>
|align = "center"|US class
|align = "center"|977702 <nowiki>****</nowiki>
|align = "center"|<nowiki>### </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''6'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" colspan = "5"|'''4 OR 5'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|<nowiki>### </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''7'''</font>
|align = "center" rowspan = "2"|(Nano keywords) <nowiki>+</nowiki> Class codes of Food emulsions
|align = "center" rowspan = "2"|Title, Abstract, Claims
|align = "center" rowspan = "2"|Nano<nowiki>*</nowiki>
|align = "center"|Any IPC or ECLA
|align = "center"|<nowiki>*****</nowiki>
|align = "center"|<nowiki>### </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''8'''</font>
|align = "center"|US class
|align = "center"|<nowiki>*****</nowiki>
|align = "center"|<nowiki>## </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''9'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" colspan = "5"|'''7 OR 8'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|<nowiki>## </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''10'''</font>
|align = "center"| Final query
|align = "center" colspan = "4"|'''3 OR 6 OR 9'''
|align = "center"|<nowiki>## </nowiki>
|-
|}
=== Search Strategy with French keywords===
'''Database: Thomson Innovation''' <br/>
'''Timeline: Query: 01/01/2001 - 27/8/2011'''
'''Patent Coverage: FR, WO, EP'''
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="80%" align="center"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''S.No'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Concept'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Scope'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Search string'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''IPC or ECLA class codes'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''INPADOC hits'''</font>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" |<font color="#FFFFFF">'''1'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |(Food<nowiki>+</nowiki>Nano) keywords <nowiki>+</nowiki> Class codes of Emulsions
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |Title, Abstract, Claims
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |alimentaires <nowiki>****</nowiki>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |C08J000302 <nowiki>***</nowiki>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |<nowiki>## </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''2'''</font>
|align = "center"|(Food <nowiki>+</nowiki> emulsion) keywords <nowiki>+</nowiki> Nano class codes
|align = "center"|Title, Abstract, Claims
|align = "center"|alimentaires <nowiki>****</nowiki>
|align = "center"|<nowiki>***</nowiki>
|align = "center"|<nowiki>## </nowiki>
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" |<font color="#FFFFFF">'''3'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |(Nano keywords) <nowiki>+</nowiki> Class codes of Food emulsions
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |Title, Abstract, Claims
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |Nano <nowiki>***</nowiki>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |<nowiki>***</nowiki>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |<nowiki>## </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''4'''</font>
|align = "center"|Final query
|align = "center" colspan = "3"|'''1 OR 2 OR 3'''
|align = "center"|<nowiki>## </nowiki>
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|}
===Search Strategy with German keywords===
'''Database: Thomson Innovation''' <br/>
'''Timeline: Query: 01/01/2001 - 27/8/2011'''
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="80%" align="center"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''S.No'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Concept'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Scope'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Search string'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''IPC or ECLA class codes'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''INPADOC hits'''</font>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" |<font color="#FFFFFF">'''1'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |(Food<nowiki>+</nowiki>Nano) keywords <nowiki>+</nowiki> Class codes of Emulsions
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |Title, Abstract, Claims
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |Lebensmittel ****
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |C08J000302 <nowiki>***</nowiki>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |<nowiki>## </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''2'''</font>
|align = "center"|(Food <nowiki>+</nowiki> emulsion) keywords <nowiki>+</nowiki> Nano class codes
|align = "center"|Title, Abstract, Claims
|align = "center"|Lebensmittel ****
|align = "center"|<nowiki>***</nowiki>
|align = "center"|<nowiki>## </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD" |<font color="#FFFFFF">'''3'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |(Nano keywords) <nowiki>+</nowiki> Class codes of Food emulsions
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |Title, Abstract, Claims
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |Nano <nowiki>***</nowiki>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |<nowiki>***</nowiki>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" |<nowiki>## </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''4'''</font>
|align = "center"|Final query
|align = "center" colspan = "3"|'''1 OR 2 OR 3'''
|align = "center"|<nowiki>## </nowiki>
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=== Search Strategy with F-terms ===
'''Database: Thomson Innovation''' <br/>
'''Timeline: Query: 01/01/2001 - 27/8/2011'''
'''Patent Coverage: JP'''
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="80%" align = "center"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''S.No'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Concept'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Scope'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Search string'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''F-Terms'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''INPADOC hits'''</font>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''1'''</font>
|align = "center"|(Food<nowiki>+</nowiki>Nano) keywords <nowiki>+</nowiki> Emulsion class codes
|align = "center"|Title, Abstract, Claims
|align = "center"|Food <nowiki>****</nowiki>
|align = "center"|4F070AE15 <nowiki>***</nowiki>
|align = "center"|<nowiki>## </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''2'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|(Food <nowiki>+</nowiki> emulsion) keywords <nowiki>+</nowiki> Nano class codes
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Title, Abstract, Claims
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Food <nowiki>****</nowiki>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|<nowiki>***</nowiki>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|<nowiki>## </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''3'''</font>
|align = "center"|Nano keywords <nowiki>+</nowiki> Food emulsion or encapsulation class codes
|align = "center"|Title, Abstract, Claims
|align = "center"|Nano <nowiki>***</nowiki>
|align = "center"|<nowiki>***</nowiki>
|align = "center"|<nowiki>## </nowiki>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''4'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|'''Final query'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" colspan = "3"|'''1 OR 2 OR 3'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|'''##'''
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=== Final search Results ===
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="80%" align="center"
|style="background:#4F81BD;text-align: center;"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Query'''</font>
|style="background:#4F81BD;text-align: center;"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Search strategy'''</font>
|style="background:#4F81BD;text-align: center;"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''No. of hits'''</font>
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|align = "center"|Final Query
|align = "center"|English OR French OR German OR Japanese
|align = "center"|'''#### (Relevancy = ##%)'''
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== Relevant Patents(Sample Set) ==
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''S.No'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Patent/Publication No.'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Assignee/ Applicant'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Year'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Title'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Focus'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Dolcera summary'''</font>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''1'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|<font color="#0000FF"><u>[http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220110038942%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20110038942&RS=DN/20110038942 US 2011/0038942 A1]</u></font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|TECHNION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LTD.
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|2011
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|BETA-LACTOGLOBULIN-POLYSACCHARIDE NANOPARTICLES FOR HYDROPHOBIC BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Delivery of hydrophobic nutraceuticals
|bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|A colloidally stable nano-dispersion of beta-lactoglobulin in combination with a polysaccharide has been used in foods to deliver hydrophobic bioactive compounds.
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''2'''</font>
|align = "center"|<font color="#0000FF"><u>[http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220100136207%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20100136207&RS=DN/20100136207 US 2010/0136207 A1]</u></font>
|align = "center"|KOREA FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
|align = "center"|2010
|align = "center"|NANOEMULSION AND NANOPARTICLE CONTAINING PLANT ESSENTIAL OIL AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION THEREOF
|align = "center"|Encapsulation of functional components in food
|align = "center"|A nanoemulsion is prepared using a water soluble biopolymer to encapsulate plant essential oils which are used as functional components in foods.
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''3'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|<font color="#0000FF"><u>[http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220100028444%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20100028444&RS=DN/20100028444 US 2010/ 0028444 A1]</u></font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|BASF SE
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|2010
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|USE OF WATER-DISPERSIBLE CAROTENOID NANOPARTICLES AS TASTE MODULATORS, TASTE MODULATORS CONTAINING WATER-DISPERSIBLE CAROTENOID NANOPARTICLES, AND, METHOD FOR TASTE MODULATION
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Nanoparticles as taste modulators
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Water dispersible carotenoid nanoparticles in combination with azo compounds are used to modify the bitter taste and after taste of food compositions.
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== Analysis sheet ==
[[Media:SPA sheet of nanoemulsions in foods.xls | Click here to download the sample patents analysis sheet]]
== Interactive Taxonomy ==
Taxonomy was populated based on the detailed analysis of patents.
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==Assignee Analysis and IP Activity==
*''Labels for all the charts below are available in the paid report.''
*'''The following graphs explain the placement of the different assignees in this technology area.'''
[[Image:Top foodassignee-nanotemp.png|center]]
[[Image:Top 20 Assignee-nanotemp.png|center]]
*'''Geographical distribution of Patents'''
[[Image:geo dis-nanotemp.png|center]]
*'''Geographical distribution of Assignees'''
[[Image:geo assignee-nanotemp.png|center]]
*'''The graphs given below explain the IP activity in this technology area over the years'''.
[[Image:IP pub-nanotemp.png|center]]
[[Image:IP pri-nanotemp.png|center]]
*Patents with the maximum number of forward citations were determined and the graph shows the top 11 patents with corresponding assignees.
[[Image:top citations-nanotemp.png|center]]
==Dolcera Dashboard==
Assignees were categorized based on the type of their products viz. Foods,Food additives, Biotech, Pharmaceutical,Chemical and other industries, Research and Educational Institutions etc and their patents have been shown in the Dolcera Interactive Dashboard.
A data preview of the dashboard is shown below:<br/>
[[Image:datadash-nanotemp1.png|center|800px]]
A chart preview of the dashboard is shown below:<br/>
[[Image:chartdash-nanotemp1.png|center|800px]]
==Patent Product Mapping==
*Some products with respect to this technology area were identified and mapped to the patents from their respective assignees.
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor ="#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''S.No'''
|align = "center" bgcolor ="#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Patent no.'''
|align = "center" bgcolor ="#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Title'''
|align = "center" bgcolor ="#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Assignee'''
|align = "center" bgcolor ="#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Products'''
|align = "center" bgcolor ="#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Product description by Company'''
|align = "center" bgcolor ="#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''Snapshot'''
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor ="#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''1'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|<font color="#0000FF"><u>[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7182950.PN.&OS=PN/7182950&RS=PN/7182950 US7182950]</u></font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Nano-sized self-assembled liquid dilutable vehicles
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Nutralease Ltd.
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Flavors - ex-NSSL mint, NSSL orange Nurtition ingredients - NSSL CoQ-10, NSSL Lycopene, NSSL Lutein, NSSL Beta-carotene, NSSL Omega-3, NSSL Vitamin A, NSSL Vitamin D3, NSSL Vitamin E, NSSL Phytosterols, NSSL Isoflavones
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|<font color="#0000FF"><u>[http://www.nutralease.com/Nutra/Templates/showpage.asp?DBID=1&LNGID=1&TMID=84&FID=768 Nutralease Ltd.]</u></font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|[[Image:nutralease.jpg|100px]]
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor ="#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''2'''
|align = "center"|<font color="#0000FF"><u>[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7994157.PN.&OS=PN/7994157&RS=PN/7994157 US7994157]</u></font>
|align = "center"|Method for dispersing plant sterol for beverage and a plant sterol-dispersed beverage, of which particle size is nanometer-scale in dispersed beverage
|align = "center"|KIP Biotech
|align = "center"|Dispersible Plant Sterols (DP Sterols)
|align = "center"|<font color="#0000FF"><u>[http://www.kipbiotech.com/products/dispersible-plant-sterols-dp-sterols KIP Biotech LLC]</u></font>
|align = "center"|[[Image:KIP biotech.jpg|100px]]
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor ="#4F81BD" span style="color:#FFFFFF"|'''3'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|<font color="#0000FF"><u>[http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220090047388%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20090047388&RS=DN/20090047388 US20090047388]</u></font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Calcium fortified creamed honey
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|HONEYCAL
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Honeycal® Calcium Fortified, Honey Spread
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|<font color="#0000FF"><u>[http://food.zibb.com/trademark/honeycal/30176280 Global Nutrition, L.L.C.]</u></font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|[[Image:honeycal.jpg|100px]]
|}
*[[Media:product-patent mapping-nanotemp.xls| Please click here for detailed Patent-Product highlight]]
==Articles of Assignee Universities==
===Search strategy===
'''Database''': Scirus <br/>
'''Timeline''': 2000 to 2012 <br/>
'''Subject areas''': Agricultural and Biological sciences, Chemistry and Chemical engineering, Engineering, Energy and Technology, Environmental sciences, Life sciences
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="80%" align="center"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''S.No'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Concept'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Search string'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''No. of hits'''</font>
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''1'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Keywords based search
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|Food*
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''2'''</font>
|align = "center"|Restricted based on affiliation
|align = "center"|***
|align = "center"|
|-
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#4F81BD"|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''3'''</font>
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1" colspan = "2"|1 AND 2
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#DBE5F1"|###
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