Patents Examined by Amber R Orlando
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Patent number: 11096408Abstract: The present invention addresses enhancing a taste of common processed food and drink without imparting a foreign taste and without increasing calories or sodium content. In such a case, a substance added to the common processed food and drink is preferably a common foodstuff, and preferably has a high degree of safety. A yeast extract having a peptide content of 5 wt % or more, an RNA content of 5 wt % or more, a free amino acid content of 4 wt % or less, and more preferably having a dietary fiber content of 15 wt % or more is added in an appropriate amount to the common processed food and drink.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2012Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI CORPORATION LIFE SCIENCES LIMITEDInventors: Yoshie Yasumatsu, Hiroko Kodera, Kenichi Ason
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Patent number: 11071313Abstract: Animal feed formed with a base of palm fronds and combined with palm fruit, such as dates, is a sustainable and affordable feed product that can be developed in hot climates. Palm fronds with a desired moisture content are shredded, chopped, and/or ground, and mixed with palm fruit. Additives such as urea can increase the nutritional content. Feeds with palm fronds, palm fruit, and/or additives can serve as a base feed for other components. Palm fronds can also serve as a base feed for other components. Animal feeds with a variety of bases can have palm fruit added. Animal feeds with a variety of bases, including palm fronds, can include a variety of other components added.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2014Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Inventor: James Clifford Parks
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Patent number: 11064717Abstract: Animal feed formed with a base of palm fronds and combined with palm fruit, such as dates, is a sustainable and affordable feed product that can be developed in hot climates. Palm fronds with a desired moisture content are shredded, chopped, and/or ground, and mixed with palm fruit. Additives such as urea can increase the nutritional content. Feeds with palm fronds, palm fruit, and/or additives can serve as a base feed for other components. Palm fronds can also serve as a base feed for other components. Animal feeds with a variety of bases can have palm fruit added. Animal feeds with a variety of bases, including palm fronds, can include a variety of other components added.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2013Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Palm Silage, Inc.Inventor: James Clifford Parks
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Patent number: 11041148Abstract: The invention relates generally to methods and compositions concerning desaturase enzymes that modulate the number and location of double bonds in long chain poly-unsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA's). In particular, the invention relates to methods and compositions for improving omega-3 fatty acid profiles in plant products and parts using desaturase enzymes and nucleic acids encoding for such enzymes. In particular embodiments, the desaturase enzymes are Primula ?6-desaturases. Also provided are improved soybean oil compositions having SDA and a beneficial overall content of omega-3 fatty acids relative to omega-6 fatty acids.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2012Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Virginia Ursin, Byron Froman, Jennifer Simmons, Thomas J. LaRosa, Fenggao Dong, Steven Screen
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Patent number: 11007553Abstract: A conservation system and method for cleaning produce through mist immersion in an atomized aqueous medium. The system and method provides a tank for receiving the produce to soak and rinse an aqueous cleaning medium, so as to remove and dissolve residues and contaminants from rough or smooth surfaces of the produce. While cleaning the produce, the system and method is effective for conservation of water, liquids or other mediums, by not fully soaking the produce in a medium, but rather by uniformly immersing the produce in tiny droplets of atomized aqueous medium for a predetermined duration. After this droplet immersion, the produce is then rinsed and ready for consumption. The tank provides an air nozzle for aerating aqueous medium and an ultrasonic device for atomizing aqueous medium between 1 ?m and 15 ?m. The produce is supported on a basket while being soaked in the aerated and atomized aqueous medium.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Inventor: Gene Hsu
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Patent number: 10993460Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a non-alcohol, beer-taste beverage having Shimari in taste. It provides a non-alcohol beer-taste beverage having a weight ratio of the polyphenol(s) to the total amount of the extract component(s) in a specific range.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2012Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventors: Takeshi Teranishi, Itsuki Motohashi
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Patent number: 10981371Abstract: An improved protected graphics assembly according to the invention comprises the following sequential layers: optionally, at least one adhesive layer; at least one graphics layer; and at least one outwardly exposed polymer layer that is essentially free of low surface energy materials and has a gloss value of greater than 90 when tested according to ASTM D2457-03 at a 60-degree angle. The assembly is beneficially applied to a variety of articles and used in a variety of related methods. In an exemplary embodiment, a race car comprises a protected graphics assembly that comprises: optionally, at least one adhesive layer; at least one outwardly exposed polymer layer that is essentially free of low surface energy materials; and at least one graphics layer substantially protected from exterior exposure by the polymer layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2008Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: entrotech, inc.Inventor: James E. McGuire, Jr.
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Patent number: 10968334Abstract: The present invention provides a method of effectively modifying starch so as to have an inhibitory effect on swelling and disintegration equivalent to that of chemically-linked starch, without using chemicals or a large amount of water. The method of modifying starch includes subjecting a powdery mixture containing starch and water-soluble hemicellulose at a ratio of 99.5:0.5 to 80:20 (weight ratio) to moist-heat treatment at 100 to 200° C.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2009Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: SAN-EI GEN F.F.I., INC.Inventors: Toru Nakajima, Makoto Nakauma, Takahiro Funami
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Patent number: 10881123Abstract: A novel salt composition and a corresponding method of manufacture are described herein. The salt composition is formed from a plurality of salt crystals with a surface area of at least 0.19-0.23 m2/g and a Hall density of less than 0.8 g/cm3. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the salt composition has a hopper cube morphology.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.Inventors: Mehtap Fevzioglu, Sivaraj Kaliappan, James William Stalder
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Patent number: 10843163Abstract: An equilibrium approach reactor with the ability to receive a highly variable gas and normalise it to a useful quality, and further to utilise the energy from the gas itself to robustly elevate the operating temperature, to ensure good mixing and high conversion while having the ability to handle solids in multiple states.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2016Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: KEW TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventor: Kamaldeep Kalsi
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Patent number: 10836635Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for obtaining a hydrogen rich gas from an off gas. Further, the invention relates to a system for operating said method.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2016Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Arjan Allert Jonckers, Julie Hélène Emond Duncan, Sanjay Madhoprasad Rungta
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Patent number: 10820604Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating raw human milk to produce treated human milk having undetectable levels of bacteria. The milk is skimmed to produce skim human milk then subjected to microfiltration to yield a filtrate which has undetectable levels of bacteria, including Bacillus cereus. The resultant human milk can be further processed, used and/or sold.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2012Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Prolacta Bioscience, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Fournell, Scott Eaker, Armando Montoya
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Patent number: 10807073Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a catalyst to be used for a gas-phase catalytic ammoxidation reaction of propane, the method comprising a preparation step of dissolving or dispersing a raw material to thereby obtain a prepared raw material liquid, a first drying step of drying the prepared raw material liquid to thereby obtain a dried material, a calcination step of calcining the dried material to thereby obtain a composite oxide having a predetermined composition, an impregnation step of impregnating the composite oxide with a solution containing at least one specific element selected from the group consisting of tungsten, molybdenum, tellurium, niobium, vanadium, boron, bismuth, manganese, iron, antimony, phosphorus and rare earth elements to thereby obtain an impregnated composite oxide, and a second drying step of drying the impregnated composite oxide, wherein at least one of the impregnation step o and the second drying step is a step of impregnating the composite oxide or drying tType: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Sho Tamura, Dai Nagata
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Patent number: 10807917Abstract: A method of fertilizing a plant comprises applying to a plant an effective amount of a composition comprising a product of a salicylic acid, a potassium polyphosphite, a potassium phosphite, and a potassium phosphate. The composition may be prepared by reacting salicylic acid, ammonium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide and/or potassium carbonate, phosphoric acid, and phosphorous acid.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Plant Food Systems, Inc.Inventor: Carl Fabry
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Patent number: 10800987Abstract: Embodiments described herein generally relate to a composite carbonate utilized as a catalyst in coal gasification processes. Methods described herein also include suitable processing conditions for performing coal gasification with the composite catalyst. In certain embodiments the composite catalyst may comprise an alkali carbonate and a transition metal carbonate, for example, an FeCO3—Na2CO3 catalyst. An FeCO3—Na2CO3 catalyst, compared to raw coal, may increase the carbon conversion rate by about two times within the 700° C.-800° C. range due to its ability to reduce the activation energy of gasification by about 30-40%. Compared to pure sodium and pure iron catalysts, the composite catalyst may increase the yields of desired products H2 and CO at 800° C. by 14.8% and 40.2%, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2015Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF WYOMINGInventors: Maohong Fan, Rodolfo Monterrozo
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Patent number: 10792593Abstract: A method for removing gas from a froth by supplying at least a portion of the froth from a vessel into a housing, providing a flow of fluid through the housing, introducing the froth into the fluid such that at least a portion of the gas in the froth is removed from the froth and entrained in the fluid to form a mixture of fluid and entrained gas and subsequently delivering the mixture to the vessel and/or another location within a processing circuit.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2017Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: GLENCORE TECHNOLOGY PTY LTDInventors: Peter Woodall, Daniel Smith, Brendan Scott Smith
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Patent number: 10792674Abstract: A precipitation tube and a precipitation tube bundle for a wet electrostatic precipitator, in particular for separating dusts, gases, and/or aerosols from exhaust gases are disclosed. The precipitation tube is designed as a modular tube system. It has at least two wall parts which each form a periphery segment of an inner periphery of the precipitation tube and are connected to each other so as to form at least part of the inner circumference of the precipitation tube. The modular tube system may include at least two wall parts, which each form a length segment of the precipitation tube and are connected to each other so as to form at least part of the length of the precipitation tube. The precipitation tube bundle is modular and includes a supporting structure on which a plurality of precipitation tubes are detachably held by connecting elements.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2016Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Steuler Korrosionsschutz Holding GmbHInventors: Jürgen Scharkowski, Matthias Herzog
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Patent number: 10780382Abstract: A filter module for the separation of overspray from overspray-laden cabin air of coating plants, in particular of painting plants, having a filter housing which delimits a filter chamber through which overspray-laden cabin air can be conducted in a main flow direction. A plurality of separation elements composed of a separation material which is permeable to the cabin air is arranged in the filter chamber such that a flow labyrinth is formed between the separation elements. A separation device and a plant for coating articles having such a filter module is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: EISENMANN SEInventors: Apostolos Katefidis, Jürgen Röckle
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Patent number: 10765986Abstract: The plugged honeycomb structure includes a plurality of honeycomb segments, a bonding layer, and plugging portions which plug open ends of cells of each honeycomb segment, and in the honeycomb segment, at least two types of cells having different sectional shapes are formed to constitute predetermined repeated arrangement patterns, and a ratio of a value R2s obtained by dividing an average sectional area S2in of inflow cells by an average sectional area S2out of outflow cells in a partial rim circumferential wall cell region is in a range of 1.7 times or more and 2.0 times or less to a value R1s obtained by dividing an average sectional area S1in of the inflow cells by an average sectional area S1out of the outflow cells in a whole rim partition wall cell region.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuya Mori, Mitsuhiro Ito
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Patent number: 10766039Abstract: Disclosed herein is provide an electrostatic precipitator capable of allowing a charger to be thin while suppressing ozone generation. The electrostatic precipitator 1 includes a charger 10 provided with a high voltage electrode 11 receiving a high voltage from a high voltage generating circuit 40 and a counter electrode 12 facing the high voltage electrode 11 and receiving a reference voltage from the high voltage generating circuit 40, and configured to charge suspended particles by generating a discharge between the high voltage electrode 11 and the counter electrode 12; and a dust collector 20 disposed in the downstream side of an air flow direction of the charger 10 and configured to collect the suspended particles charged by the charger 10.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seiro Yuge, Daisuke Fukuoka, Kazutoshi Takenoshita, Yasuhiko Kochiyama