Patents by Inventor James Richard Reynolds

James Richard Reynolds 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).

  • Methods and systems for grinding corn and making ethanol therefrom
    Patent number: 10837029
    Abstract: Processes for grinding corn, ground corn products, and processes for making ethanol from the ground corn products. In some examples, a process for making ethanol can include introducing a plurality of corn pieces into a mill. The process can also include milling the corn pieces in the mill to produce a ground corn product. Greater than 25 wt % of the ground corn product can have a particle size of greater than 105 ?m, as measured according to AOAC 965.22-1966. Greater than 80 wt % of the ground corn product can have a particle size of 425 ?m or less, as measured according to AOAC 965.22-1966. The process can also include processing the ground corn product to produce a fermentation mash that can include ethanol and separating at least a portion of the ethanol from the fermentation mash to produce a stillage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Flint Hills Resources, LP
    Inventors: Jason Bootsma, James Richard Reynolds
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GRINDING CORN AND MAKING ETHANOL THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20170268024
    Abstract: Processes for grinding corn, ground corn products, and processes for making ethanol from the ground corn products. In some examples, a process for making ethanol can include introducing a plurality of corn pieces into a mill. The process can also include milling the corn pieces in the mill to produce a ground corn product. Greater than 25 wt % of the ground corn product can have a particle size of greater than 105 ?m, as measured according to AOAC 965.22-1966. Greater than 80 wt % of the ground corn product can have a particle size of 425 ?m or less, as measured according to AOAC 965.22-1966. The process can also include processing the ground corn product to produce a fermentation mash that can include ethanol and separating at least a portion of the ethanol from the fermentation mash to produce a stillage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: FLINT HILLS RESOURCES, LP
    Inventors: Jason Bootsma, James Richard Reynolds