Patents by Inventor David G. Lance

David G. Lance 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).

  • Processing of hop resins and similar materials
    Patent number: 4395431
    Abstract: A method for the solvent-free processing and/or handling of a complex organic mixture, characterized in that the mixture is coated on to an inert hydrophobic support prior to such processing or handling. Also included is a method for separating a two-phase system having a phase comprising a complex organic mixture and an aqueous phase by contact with an inert hydrophobic support.The invention is particularly concerned with the treatment of complex materials of a resinous nature, especially those of plant origin and, specifically, hop resins.The invention further includes a method for the selective extraction of hop resin components wherein a hop resin extract is coated onto an inert hydrophobic support, from which components of the resin can be selectively extracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1983
    Assignee: Carlton and United Breweries Limited
    Inventors: David G. Lance, Raymond N. Skinner