Patents by Inventor Craig Air

Craig Air 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).

  • Method For Producing A High Protein Food
    Publication number: 20230345968
    Abstract: A high protein food may be produced via an extrusion process whereby acid casein is mixed with whey protein, alkali and water. Upon exiting the extruder, the mixture may be cut, dried, and/or tempered, milled and screened before being further processed or packaged. The final product may be configured as a crisp high protein food or a powdered high protein food. The protein content of the end product may be approximately 90-95% on a dry weight basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: James M. Klein, Craig Air
  • Method for producing a high protein food
    Patent number: 11696590
    Abstract: A high protein food may be produced via an extrusion process whereby acid casein is mixed with whey protein, alkali and water. Upon exiting the extruder, the mixture may be cut, dried, and/or tempered, milled and screened before being further processed or packaged. The final product may be configured as a crisp high protein food or a powdered high protein food. The protein content of the end product may be approximately 90-95% on a dry weight basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Erie Group International, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Klein, Craig Air
  • FORTIFIED HIGH PROTEIN FOOD & PRODUCTION METHOD
    Publication number: 20220174979
    Abstract: A fortified high protein food may be produced via an extrusion process whereby acid casein is mixed with whey protein, alkali, water, and one or more additive, which additive may be configured as a vitamin or mineral. Upon exiting the extruder, the mixture may be cut, dried, and/or tempered, milled and screened before being further processed or packaged. The final product may be configured as a crisp high protein food or a powdered high protein food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: James M. Klein, Craig Air
  • Method For Producing A High Protein Food
    Publication number: 20170311624
    Abstract: A high protein food may be produced via an extrusion process whereby acid casein is mixed with whey protein, alkali and water. Upon exiting the extruder, the mixture may be cut, dried, and/or tempered, milled and screened before being further processed or packaged. The final product may be configured as a crisp high protein food or a powdered high protein food. The protein content of the end product may be approximately 90-95% on a dry weight basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: James M. Klein, Craig Air
  • Method for producing a high protein food
    Patent number: 9723859
    Abstract: A high protein food may be produced via an extrusion process whereby acid casein is mixed with whey protein, alkali and water. Upon exiting the extruder, the mixture may be cut, dried, and/or tempered, milled and screened before being further processed or packaged. The final product may be configured as a crisp high protein food or a powdered high protein food. The protein content of the end product may be approximately 90-95% on a dry weight basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Erie Foods International, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Klein, Craig Air
  • High Protein Food
    Publication number: 20160095332
    Abstract: A high protein food may be produced via an extrusion process whereby acid casein is mixed with whey protein, alkali and water. Upon exiting the extruder, the mixture may be cut, dried, and/or tempered, milled and screened before being further processed or packaged. The final product may be configured as a crisp high protein food or a powdered high protein food. The protein content of the end product may be approximately 90-95% on a dry weight basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: James M. Klein, Craig Air