Patents by Inventor Nynne M. Forchhammer

Nynne M. Forchhammer 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 preventing or reducing haze in a beverage using silane-treated silica filter media
    Patent number: 8263153
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preventing or reducing haze development in a beverage. Silane-treated silica filter media are synthesized. By contacting the beverage with the silane-treated silica filter, one or more haze-forming components bind to the silane-treated silica filter media and are removed by filtration. In addition, particulates in the beverage are removed by filtration. Beverages that tend to develop haze on standing and/or chilling such as alcoholic, fruit, and vegetable beverages, are suitable for the present invention. This haze in a beverage is mainly caused by polyphenols and proteins. The present invention provides a method that can reduce the levels of both polyphenols and proteins. The silica filter media useful for the present method include rice hull ash, oat hull ash, or diatomaceous earth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Nynne M. Forchhammer, Beth Fryksdale, Keith Hayes, Csilla Kollar, Thomas H. Lane, Anthony Revis
  • Method of preventing or reducing haze in a beverage using silane-treated silica filter media
    Publication number: 20090214701
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preventing or reducing haze development in a beverage. Silane-treated silica filter media are synthesized. By contacting the beverage with the silane-treated silica filter, one or more haze-forming components bind to the silane-treated silica filter media and are removed by filtration. In addition, particulates in the beverage are removed by filtration. Beverages that tend to develop haze on standing and/or chilling such as alcoholic, fruit, and vegetable beverages, are suitable for the present invention. This haze in a beverage is mainly caused by polyphenols and proteins. The present invention provides a method that can reduce the levels of both polyphenols and proteins. The silica filter media useful for the present method include rice hull ash, oat hull ash, or diatomaceous earth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Nynne M. Forchhammer, Beth Fryksdale, Keith Hayes, Csilla Kollar, Thomas H. Lane, Anthony Revis