Patents by Inventor Bryan C. Brister

Bryan C. Brister 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 obtaining fatty acid product from glyceride oil soapstock
    Patent number: 4671902
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for obtaining a fatty acid product from a glyceride oil soapstock. The process includes the following steps:(a) An acidulated soapstock is formed by reacting the glyceride oil soapstock with an aqueous mineral acid solution.(b) The acidulated soapstock is separated into an aqueous solution and a fatty material/emulsified sludge material mixture.(c) The fatty/sludge mixture is dried to a moisture content of less than about 5%, such that the emulsion in the emulsified sludge material is substantially broken.(d) The dried fatty/sludge mixture is separated into the fatty acid product and a solids residue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1987
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Bryan C. Brister