Patents by Inventor Andrew Faulks Smith

Andrew Faulks Smith 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).

  • Milk compositions having low fouling rates selected by reference to .beta.- l
    Patent number: 5850804
    Abstract: This invention is based on the discovery that there is a relationship between the fouling rate of milk during processing into milk powder products and the .beta.-lactoglobulin phenotype of the cow whose milk is being processed. Milk from .beta.-lactoglobulin BB phenotype cows has a much lower fouling rate than that from .beta.-lactoglobulin AA phenotype cows. The invention consists in a method comprising testing milk from identified cows for the presence of non-fouling .beta.-lactoglobulin variants and recovering and maintaining that milk separate from the fouling variant containing milk. The non-fouling variant or blends of at least 30% by weight of the non-fouling variant are further processed into milk powder products. The invention also consists in a method of selecting a diary herd having only .beta.-lactoglobulin non-fouling variant phenotype cows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: New Zealand Dairy Board
    Inventors: Jeremy Paul Hill, Michael John Boland, Andrew Faulks Smith