Patents by Inventor David Forryan Walsh

David Forryan Walsh 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 enzymatic degumming
    Patent number: 10501703
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for degumming a vegetable oil, comprising a. contacting an oil-water mixture comprising a crude vegetable oil comprising phospholipids with an enzyme having a phospholipase activity, wherein the oil-water mixture comprises an aqueous solution having a molal ionic strength of between 0.001 and 0.5 mol/kg; b. separating an oil-water mixture into an oil composition and an aqueous composition; and, c. washing the oil composition with an acid, wherein a degummed vegetable is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Bunge Oils, Inc.
    Inventors: David Forryan Walsh, Analia Bueno, Remco Muntendam, Steve Gregory, Robbertus Antonius Damveld, Michael Elliot Jung, Kathryn McCann
  • PROCESS FOR ENZYMATIC DEGUMMING
    Publication number: 20180305635
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for degumming a vegetable oil, comprising a. contacting an oil-water mixture comprising a crude vegetable oil comprising phospholipids with an enzyme having a phospholipase activity, wherein the oil-water mixture comprises an aqueous solution having a molal ionic strength of between 0.001 and 0.5 mol/kg; b. separating an oil-water mixture into an oil composition and an aqueous composition; and, c. washing the oil composition with an acid, wherein a degummed vegetable is produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: David Forryan Walsh, Analia Bueno, Steve Gregory, Robbertus Antonius Damveld, Michael Elliot Jung, Kathryn McCann