Patents Assigned to Source Proteins, Inc.
  • Process for the recovery of substantially water-soluble non-toxic protein compounds from fresh non-woody vegetation
    Patent number: 4077950
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a novel process for the extraction of protein compounds from fresh, non-woody vegetation or plant material such as algae, nuts, leaves and yeasts, wherein the plant material is moisturized, comminuted, and expressed to obtain a plant juice which is then acidulated to precipitate a protein complex. The complex is then de-watered and contacted with non-polar and polar organic solvents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1978
    Assignee: Source Proteins, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Wickey White