Patents by Inventor Ben A. Steensma

Ben A. Steensma 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).

  • Animal feed
    Patent number: 6596300
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method for increasing meat production while reducing fat in ruminant and non-ruminant animals and for increasing egg production in poultry and milk production in ruminant animals. The method includes mixing ingredients that include 190 proof ethanol in a concentration of about 9% by weight of a food supplement with clay and a nitrogen source such as urea to form the food supplement. The food supplement for ruminant animals additionally includes a condensed distiller's soluble fraction. The mixed ingredients are added to an animal feed such as corn. The animal feed and supplement are fed to an animal at least one per day.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Inventor: Ben Steensma
  • Animal feed
    Patent number: 6019995
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method for increasing meat production while reducing fat in ruminant and non-ruminant animals and for increasing egg production in poultry and milk production in ruminant animals. The method includes mixing ingredients that include 190 proof ethanol in a concentration of about 9% by weight of a food supplement with clay and a nitrogen source such as urea to form the food supplement. The food supplement for ruminant animals additionally includes a condensed distiller's soluble fraction. The mixed ingredients are added to an animal feed such as corn. The animal feed and supplement are fed to an animal at least one per day.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Inventor: Ben A. Steensma