Patents by Inventor Eric Stanley SUMNER

Eric Stanley SUMNER 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).

  • Patent number: 11291222
    Abstract: Carbohydrate compositions having lower digestibility and lower sugar compared to traditional nutritive sweeteners, methods of making the carbohydrate compositions, and food products comprising the carbohydrate compositions are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Eric Stanley Sumner, Guo-Hua Zheng
  • Publication number: 20210108127
    Abstract: Beta-glucan compositions and methods of making and using the same, such as for treatment of a subterranean formation. A beta-glucan composition includes a beta-glucan and water. Shearing the beta-glucan composition at a shear rate of up to a maximum shear rate of about 300,000 s?1 or less provides a sheared beta-glucan composition having a viscosity at standard temperature and pressure at 6 rpm of at least about 30 cps and a Filterability Ratio of less or equal to than about 1.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Dominique LELIMOUSIN, Jeffrey J. MALSAM, Eric Stanley SUMNER
  • Publication number: 20210102007
    Abstract: Refined beta-glucans, such as scleroglucan or schizophyllan, and methods of making and using the same, such as for treating subterranean formations. A method of making a refined beta-glucan includes filtering a solution of a crude beta-glucan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Dominique LELIMOUSIN, Jeffrey J. MALSAM, Eric Stanley SUMNER
  • Publication number: 20210095182
    Abstract: Readily water-miscible beta-glucan suspensions and methods of making and using the same. A readily water-miscible beta-glucan suspension includes a beta-glucan and a water-miscible organic fluid that comprises an alcohol, an alpha-hydroxy acid alkyl ester, a polyalkylene glycol alkyl ether, or a combination thereof, wherein the suspension is sufficient such that mixing with water at a shear rate of 40,000 s?1 or more forms a homogeneous mixture of the suspension and the water. The present invention also provides methods of dispersing the water-miscible beta-glucan suspension in water to form homogenous mixtures of the suspension and the water, methods of treating subterranean formations with such homogeneous mixtures, and methods of making the suspension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Timothy Walter ABRAHAM, Jeffrey J. MALSAM, Eric Stanley SUMNER
  • Publication number: 20210095181
    Abstract: Readily water-miscible beta-glucan suspensions and methods of making and using the same. A readily water-miscible beta-glucan suspension includes a beta-glucan and a water-miscible organic fluid that comprises an alcohol, an alpha-hydroxy acid alkyl ester, a polyalkylene glycol alkyl ether, or a combination thereof, wherein the suspension is sufficient such that mixing with water at a shear rate of 40,000 s-1 or more forms a homogeneous mixture of the suspension and the water. The present invention also provides methods of dispersing the water-miscible beta-glucan suspension in water to form homogenous mixtures of the suspension and the water, methods of treating subterranean formations with such homogeneous mixtures, and methods of making the suspension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Timothy Walter ABRAHAM, Jeffrey J. MALSAM, Eric Stanley SUMNER
  • Publication number: 20210070891
    Abstract: Various aspects relate to refined beta-glucans and methods of maintaining filterability of compositions including beta-glucans at various salinities. A refined beta-glucan forms an aqueous beta-glucan composition including 1 g/L of the refined beta-glucan, the aqueous beta-glucan composition having a salinity of 100,000 ppm TDS or less and having a Filterability Ratio of less than 2 at a temperature of at least 50° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: CarGillL, Incorporated
    Inventors: Mohannad KADHUM, Jeffrey J. MALSAM, Eric Stanley SUMNER
  • Publication number: 20200277409
    Abstract: Described herein is a beta glucan material, comprising 1,3-1,6 beta glucan, that when solubilized achieves a filterability ratio ranging from 1 to 2, preferably 1 to 1.5, and a viscosity ratio ranging from 1.5 to 4. The solubilized beta glucan materials has desired viscosity build and filterability property for EOR applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: GARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Timothy Walter ABRAHAM, Dominique LELIMOUSIN, Jeffrey J. MALSAM, Eric Stanley SUMNER
  • Publication number: 20200190223
    Abstract: Described herein is a flowable suspension comprising about 10-60 wt % of beta glucan with desirable swelling and dispersion properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. MALSAM, Eric Stanley SUMNER, Christopher J. TERVO
  • Publication number: 20200115622
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for reducing viscosity of an aqueous composition comprising a biopolymer, comprising: obtaining an aqueous composition comprising 1,3 beta glucan wherein the aqueous composition has an initial viscosity and heating the aqueous composition to a desired temperature, preferably in combination with a desired shear rate, to reduce viscosity by at least 50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Tryg Richard JENSEN, Jeffrey J. MALSAM, Eric Stanley SUMNER
  • Publication number: 20190135948
    Abstract: Described herein is a pumpable and/or flowable suspension comprising about 10-60 wt % of beta glucan (BG) that when diluted achieves a filterability ratio less than about 1.5. Further described herein is a pumpable and/or flowable suspension comprising about 10-60 wt % of BG wherein greater than 50% of ultimate viscosity can be recovered after running specified dilution procedure for one pass and greater than 70% of ultimate viscosity after two passes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. MALSAM, Eric Stanley SUMNER
  • Publication number: 20190112518
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method to rapidly solubilize beta glucan (BG) material comprising passing the beta glucan material, in solution, through an in-line high shear system, wherein viscosity of the solubilized beta glucan material is 90% or greater of ultimate viscosity and wherein filterability ratio of the solubilized beta glucan material ranges from about 1-2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy Walter ABRAHAM, Eric Stanley SUMNER
  • Publication number: 20190106618
    Abstract: Described herein is a beta glucan material, comprising solid 1,3-1,6 beta glucan, that when solubilized, under specified solubilization procedure, has a filterability ratio less than about 1.5. Further described herein is beta glucan material wherein greater than 50% of ultimate viscosity can be recovered after running specified solubilization procedure for one pass and greater than 70% after two passes. Also described herein is a beta glucan material that when solubilized, under specified solubilization procedure, has less than 10% viscosity loss during filtration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Dominique LELIMOUSIN, Jeffrey J. MALSAM, Eric Stanley SUMNER
  • Publication number: 20180208830
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for reducing viscosity of an aqueous composition comprising a biopolymer, comprising: obtaining an aqueous composition comprising 1,3 beta glucan wherein the aqueous composition has an initial viscosity and heating the aqueous composition to a desired temperature, preferably in combination with a desired shear rate, to reduce viscosity by at least 50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: Cargill, Incorporated
    Inventors: Tryg Richard JENSEN, Jeffrey J. MALSAM, Eric Stanley SUMNER
  • Publication number: 20160015065
    Abstract: Carbohydrate compositions having lower digestibility and lower sugar compared to traditional nutritive sweeteners, methods of making the carbohydrate compositions, and food products comprising the carbohydrate compositions are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: Cargill Incorporated
    Inventors: Eric Stanley SUMNER, Guo-Hua ZHENG