Patents by Inventor Mark Rodney Smith

Mark Rodney Smith 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).

  • Cheese ripening process
    Patent number: 6955828
    Abstract: Methods for accelerated cheese ripening using a biological agent, in particular microorganisms, wherein the biological agent has been treated with a surface active agent, (e.g. a detergent or surfactant) and wherein the biological agent is not an attenuated bacterial starter culture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Rhodia Texel Limited
    Inventor: Mark Rodney Smith
  • Cheese ripening process
    Publication number: 20030165595
    Abstract: Methods for accelerated cheese ripening using a biological agent, in particular microorganisms, wherein the biological agent has been treated with a surface active agent, (e.g. a detergent or surfactant) and wherein the biological agent is not an attenuated bacterial starter culture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventor: Mark Rodney Smith