Patents by Inventor David L. Roney

David L. Roney 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).

  • Process and apparatus for producing fiber product with high water-binding capacity and food product made therefrom
    Patent number: 6645546
    Abstract: A dietary fiber product having a water absorption capacity of 8 to 15 times its weight and process for producing the same. The process includes the steps of selecting carrot material as the source for the fiber product (21), leaching a puree of the carrot material with an aqueous solution to remove the sugars from the carrot material (26), sizing the particles in the carrot material (34), bleaching the sized carrot material (41), reducing the moisture content of the bleached carrot material (46), flash drying the carrot material (43) and milling the dried carrot material to produce the dietary fiber product (49). A product produced by the process and apparatus for performing the process are disclosed, as are food products made from the carrot-based dietary fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Wm. Bolthouse Farms, Inc.
    Inventors: David L. Roney, Cristina E. Lang
  • Process and apparatus for producing fiber product with high water-binding capacity and food product made therefrom
    Publication number: 20030044509
    Abstract: A dietary fiber product having a water absorption capacity of 8 to 15 times its weight and process for producing the same. The process includes the steps of selecting carrot material as the source for the fiber product (21), leaching a puree of the carrot material with an aqueous solution to remove the sugars from the carrot material (26), sizing the particles in the carrot material (34), bleaching the sized carrot material (41), reducing the moisture content of the bleached carrot material (46), flash drying the carrot material (43) and milling the dried carrot material to produce the dietary fiber product (49). A product produced by the process and apparatus for performing the process are disclosed, as are food products made from the carrot-based dietary fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: David L. Roney, Cristina E. Lang