Patents by Inventor Wayne E. Henderson

Wayne E. Henderson 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).

  • Situ fructooligosaccharide production and sucrose reduction
    Patent number: 8168242
    Abstract: The invention pertains to an in situ process for producing fructooligosaccharides in a food product by contacting the food product with a fructosyltransferase to enzymatically convert sucrose to fructooligosaccharides in the food product. The increase in fructooligosaccharides results in an increase in dietary fiber content of the food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Danisco US Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne E. Henderson, William King, Jayarama K. Shetty
  • Situ Fructooligosaccharide Production and Sucrose Reduction
    Publication number: 20100040728
    Abstract: The invention pertains to an in situ process for producing fructooligosaccharides in a food product by contacting the food product with a fructosyltransferase to enzymatically convert sucrose to fructooligosaccharides in the food product. The increase in fructooligosaccharides results in an increase in dietary fiber content of the food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Wayne E. Henderson, William King, Jayarama K. Shetty
  • Method and composition for plant tissue and cell culture
    Patent number: 5153130
    Abstract: Improved secondary metabolite production is achieved by culturing plant tissue and plant cells in a culture medium wherein the carbohydrates comprise a mixture of maltose and glucose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Assignee: CPC International Inc.
    Inventors: Alan M. Kinnersley, Wayne E. Henderson
  • Plant food and method for its use
    Patent number: 4976767
    Abstract: A plant food with superior growth promoting properties that comprises a mixture of steepwater and other sources of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. The optimum proportion of steepwater and other materials in the plant food is determined by analysis of growth response using the technique of response surface methodology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1990
    Assignee: CPC International Inc.
    Inventors: Alan M. Kinnersley, Wayne E. Henderson