Patents by Inventor Teresa Podtburg

Teresa Podtburg 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).

  • ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS FOR USE ON FOOD PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20070020365
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antimicrobial compositions, and specifically antimicrobial compositions that are useful at sanitizing food products. The compositions of the present invention include octanoic acid, an acidulant, a coupling agent, an optional buffer, and water. The compositions of the present invention are composed of GRAS or food additive raw materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: ECOLAB INC.
    Inventors: Joy Herdt, Jocelyn Chopskie, Scott Burnett, Teresa Podtburg, Timothy Gutzmann
  • ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING PACKAGED FOOD PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20070020364
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of using an antimicrobial composition on a food product where the antimicrobial composition is applied to a food product, the food product is packaged and sealed, and then activation energy is applied to the sealed food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicants: ECOLAB INC., HORMEL FOODS, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Burnett, Jocelyn Chopskie, Joy Herdt, Teresa Podtburg, Timothy Gutzmann, Daniel Brown, Richard Christianson, Harriet Ulland
  • Antimicrobial composition
    Publication number: 20060160712
    Abstract: A method for antimicrobial treatment comprising applying to microbes a composition containing a diluting solvent (e.g., water), an antimicrobially-active solvent having a density different from the density of the diluting solvent, and an optional cosolvent, surfactant, or additional antimicrobial agent, wherein the amount of antimicrobially-active solvent or additional antimicrobial agent is sufficiently high and the amount of cosolvent or surfactant is sufficiently low so that the composition will provide greater than a 1-log order reduction in the population of bacteria or spores of Bacillus cereus within 10 seconds at 60° C. Preferred methods of the invention employ compositions containing an additional antimicrobial agent such as peroxyacetic acid. Compositions for use in the method can be prepared as concentrates, and used full strength or in diluted form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Hei, Guang-jong Wei, David Halsrud, Kim Smith, Teresa Podtburg
  • Methods and compositions for reducing population of plant pathogen
    Publication number: 20060147549
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for reducing the population of canker microbe (e.g., citrus canker microbe) or microbes and articles of manufacture that can be used in the method. The methods employ and the articles of manufacture include composition including metal antimicrobial agent, poly(hexamethyl biguanide), surfactant, and alcohol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Lawrence Grab, Teresa Podtburg, Bruce Schmidt
  • Foaming composition of competitive exclusion microbes and method of using same
    Publication number: 20060067915
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition including a microbial component and a foaming component, wherein the composition can be used to prevent the proliferation, or otherwise competitively exclude the continued growth of, undesirable microbes. The present invention also includes a method of using this composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Teresa Podtburg, Bruce Schmidt, Bruce Cords, Lawrence Grab, David Halsrud