Patents by Inventor Carole B. Lindsey

Carole B. Lindsey 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).

  • Ice making method using ice nucleating microorganisms
    Patent number: 4796805
    Abstract: The method comprises the steps of:(a) forming an aqueous suspension of ice nucleating microorganisms;(b) introducing the suspension into a water source to form an ice nucleated water source;(c) distributing and freezing the ice nucleated water source.The improvement is that the suspension of ice nucleating microorganisms is maintained throughout at a temperature below about 13.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1989
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Kristine E. Carlberg, Carole B. Lindsey
  • Recovery of microorganism having ice nucleating activity
    Patent number: 4706463
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method for recovery of a microorganism having ice nucleating activity from a fermentation medium which comprises the steps of (a) bringing the temperature of the medium to a temperature of about 15.degree. C. or less, (b) forming a concentrate of the medium while maintaining the temperature of about 15.degree. C. or less, (c) running the concentrate into a cryogenic fluid to form frozen pellets of the concentrate and (d) freeze drying said pellets at a temperature below 25.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1987
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Carole B. Lindsey