Patents by Inventor Chris C. Dick

Chris C. Dick 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).

  • Fast-dissolving, non-caking, food grade sodium tripolyphosphate
    Patent number: 4857287
    Abstract: A fast-dissolving, non-caking, food grade sodium tripolyphosphate is produced by spraying into a spray dryer an aqueous sodium orthophosphate feed liquor having an Na.sub.2 O:P.sub.2 O.sub.5 ratio of from about 1.60 to about 1.67 containing potassium hydroxide or a soluble potassium salt in amounts to yield about 0.4% to 0.8% by weight potassium in the final product, heating the feed to at least 440.degree. C. to form sodium tripolyphosphate, cooling the sodium tripolyphosphate and adding to it at least about 1% by weight moisture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1989
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Chris C. Dick, Barry Schwartz, Bert D. McMunn, Peter H. Zeh