Patents by Inventor Frank W. Collins

Frank W. Collins 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).

  • Method of producing stable bran and flour products from cereal grains
    Patent number: 5169660
    Abstract: An aqueous steeping process for producing a relatively pure bran and flour products from cereal grains such as oats, wheat and rye without conventional dry milling techniques. The aqueous steeped grains are macerated with an ethyl alcohol solution and the bran and flour products recovered therefrom. The aqueous alcoholic waste solutions are further processed by ion-exchange techniques to recover small quantities of high value by-products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1992
    Assignee: Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Agriculture
    Inventors: Frank W. Collins, David Paton