Patents by Inventor Anita Jane Harvey

Anita Jane Harvey has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Egg washing and disinfection process
    Patent number: 5756139
    Abstract: A process for the washing and/or disinfection of eggs is provided. The process comprises contacting the eggs with a nonionic surfactant, an amphoteric surfactant and an aqueous solution of a peracid. The surfactants and peracid solution may be combined, or may be employed in separate stages. Preferably, the solutions are sprayed onto the eggs, optionally in the presence of an antifoam. The preferred peracid is peracetic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: Solvay Interox Limited
    Inventors: Anita Jane Harvey, Joseph William Gerard Malone, William Ronald Sanderson