Patents by Inventor Derek E. Spors

Derek E. Spors 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).

  • LIQUIFIED POTATO PRODUCT AND PROCESS
    Publication number: 20240049757
    Abstract: A liquid potato-derived product may be produced from whole raw potatoes and may be utilized to produce various healthy food products, such as dips and sauces. This liquid potato product may be produced from raw potatoes by pretreating the potatoes, gelatinizing the pretreated potatoes, and then liquefying the gelatinized potatoes under sufficient shear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Nigel Kirtley, Ray Laudano, Derek E. Spors
  • FOOD PRODUCTS FROM ROOT VEGETABLES
    Publication number: 20230263181
    Abstract: A hard cheese analogue may be produced from a root vegetable-derived product. This liquid potato product may be formed from raw potatoes, which are subsequently treated and subjected to a high shear processing step, which allows for the formation of a liquid potato product exhibiting non-Newtonian rheological properties. Subsequently, this liquid potato product may be solidified over time to form the hard cheese analogue. Unlike certain other dairy-free cheese analogues, the present cheese analogue may be sliced, cut, shredded, and melted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Nigel Kirtley, Raymond J. Laudano, Derek E. Spors, Lora Nicolette Spizzirri, Celia Jane Holt, Christopher Simon Dale
  • Process for producing a liquid potato product
    Patent number: 11478003
    Abstract: A liquid potato-derived product may be produced from whole raw potatoes and may be utilized to produce various healthy food products, such as dips and sauces. This liquid potato product may be produced from raw potatoes by pretreating the potatoes, gelatinizing the pretreated potatoes, shearing the gelatinized potatoes under specific milling temperatures and conditions to produce a sheared potato product with desirable particle sizes, and then cooking the sheared potato product to form the liquid potato product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: McCain Foods Limited
    Inventors: Nigel Kirtley, Ray Laudano, Derek E. Spors, Lora Nicolette Spizzirri
  • LIQUIFIED POTATO PRODUCT AND PROCESS
    Publication number: 20200383361
    Abstract: A liquid potato-derived product may be produced from whole raw potatoes and may be utilized to produce various healthy food products, such as dips and sauces. This liquid potato product may be produced from raw potatoes by pretreating the potatoes, gelatinizing the pretreated potatoes, and then liquefying the gelatinized potatoes under sufficient shear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Nigel Kirtley, Ray Laudano, Derek E. Spors
  • PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A LIQUID POTATO PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20200383362
    Abstract: A liquid potato-derived product may be produced from whole raw potatoes and may be utilized to produce various healthy food products, such as dips and sauces. This liquid potato product may be produced from raw potatoes by pretreating the potatoes, gelatinizing the pretreated potatoes, shearing the gelatinized potatoes under specific milling temperatures and conditions to produce a sheared potato product with desirable particle sizes, and then cooking the sheared potato product to form the liquid potato product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Nigel Kirtley, Ray Laudano, Derek E. Spors, Lora Nicolette Spizzirri