Patents by Inventor Bill A. Dodgin

Bill A. Dodgin 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).

  • Process for the co-production of ethanol and an improved human food product from cereal grains
    Patent number: 5106634
    Abstract: A process for producing a novel cereal grain food product is disclosed. This novel food product is high in fiber and protein with a complex sugars coating that renders the product good-tasting and suitable for human consumption. This process involves the enzymatic conversion and removal of starch from the grain. The converted grain is separated from its liquor before the liquor is fermented to produce ethanol. The food product may be incorporated into baked goods, drinks, breakfast cereals and the like or eaten "as is.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignee: Clovis Grain Processing, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ray S. Thacker, Bill A. Dodgin
  • Process for the co-production of ethanol and an improved human food product from cereal grains
    Patent number: 5061497
    Abstract: A process for producing a novel cereal grain food product is disclosed. This novel food product is high in fiber and protein with an unsweet dextrin coating that renders the product good-tasting and suitable for human consumption. This process involves the enzymatic conversion and removal of starch from the grain. The converted grain is separated from its liquor before the liquor is fermented to produce ethanol. The food product may be incorporated into baked goods, drinks, breakfast cereals and the like or eaten "as is".
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1991
    Assignee: Clovis Grain Processing, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ray S. Thacker, Bill A. Dodgin