Patents by Inventor Paige Luck

Paige Luck 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 for making whey proteins having improved thermal stability in beverage applications at neutral pH
    Patent number: 8227009
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for producing a thermal stable whey protein beverage comprising: (a) providing an aqueous solution of at least 2% (w/w) whey proteins and having a neutral pH; then (b) heating the aqueous solution of whey proteins; then (c) cooling the aqueous solution of whey proteins; then (d) adding at least one mineral salt at a neutral pH; and then (e) heating the aqueous solution of whey protein to produce a thermal stable whey protein beverage. The present invention is further directed to a method for producing a thermal stable whey protein beverage under aseptic processing conditions or pasteurization or ultrapasteurization conditions comprising: (a) providing an aqueous solution of at least 2% whey proteins and having a neutral pH; then (b) heating the aqueous solution of whey proteins; then (c) cooling the aqueous solution of whey proteins; then (d) adding at least one mineral salt to produce a thermal stable whey protein beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: E. Allen Foegeding, Bongkosh Vardhanabhuti, Paige Luck
  • PROCESS FOR MAKING WHEY PROTEINS HAVING IMPROVED THERMAL STABILITY IN BEVERAGE APPLICATIONS AT NEUTRAL pH
    Publication number: 20090074918
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for producing a thermal stable whey protein beverage comprising: (a) providing an aqueous solution of at least 2% (w/w) whey proteins and having a neutral pH; then (b) heating the aqueous solution of whey proteins; then (c) cooling the aqueous solution of whey proteins; then (d) adding at least one mineral salt at a neutral pH; and then (e) heating the aqueous solution of whey protein to produce a thermal stable whey protein beverage The present invention is further directed to a method for producing a thermal stable whey protein beverage under aseptic processing conditions or pasteurization or ultrapasteurization conditions comprising: (a) providing an aqueous solution of at least 2% whey proteins and having a neutral pH; then (b) heating the aqueous solution of whey proteins; then (c) cooling the aqueous solution of whey proteins; then (d) adding at least one mineral salt to produce a thermal stable whey protein beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: E. Allen Foegeding, Bongkosh Vardhanabhuti, Paige Luck