Patents by Inventor Eric Sumner

Eric 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: 9538777
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for separating and removing aflatoxin-contaminated corn from batches of corn by a floating process, thus producing a distinguishable floating mat of contaminated corn and a separate submerged bed of uncontaminated and less contaminated corn. The methods of this disclosure include removing the floating contaminated corn mat by a vacuum mechanism or by liquid flow. The methods reduce the aflatoxin level in the submerged corn bed as much as 80% from the initial aflatoxin level, while removing no more than 15% from the batch of corn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Nicholas Wayne Bethke, Chad Allen Conard, Marie Khagik Costanian, Lawrence E. Fosdick, Eugene Joseph Fox, Donald Grunig, Steven W. Kirkvold, Abhay R. Ladhe, Jacob A. Leland, Joseph Michael Lewis, Eugene Max Peters, Anthony John Schanilec, Riley Neil Smith, Eric Sumner, Ping Yang, Hadi Nayef Yehia, Jill Louise Zullo
  • Publication number: 20150090642
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for separating and removing aflatoxin-contaminated corn from batches of corn by a floating process, thus producing a distinguishable floating mat of contaminated corn and a separate submerged bed of uncontaminated and less contaminated corn. The methods of this disclosure include removing the floating contaminated corn mat by a vacuum mechanism or by liquid flow. The methods reduce the aflatoxin level in the submerged corn bed as much as 80% from the initial aflatoxin level, while removing no more than 15% from the batch of corn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Nicholas Wayne BETHKE, Chad Allen CONARD, Marie Khagik COSTANIAN, Lawrence E. FOSDICK, Eugene Joseph FOX, Donald GRUNIG, Steven W. KIRKVOLD, Abhay R. LADHE, Jacob A. LELAND, Joseph Michael LEWIS, Eugene Max PETERS, Anthony John SCHANILEC, Riley Neil SMITH, Eric SUMNER, Ping YANG, Hadi Nayef YEHIA, Jill Louise ZULLO
  • Publication number: 20150058057
    Abstract: Systems, computer implemented methods, and computer readable media select potential meeting times and meeting locations. Meeting parameters are generated for a meeting request. Scores for each of a plurality of meeting times are generated based on the meeting parameters. Scores for each of a plurality of meeting locations are generated based on the meeting parameters. One or more potential meeting time and meeting location pairs are selected based on the scores for each of the plurality of meeting times and the scores for each of the plurality of meeting locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: John David EGAN, Scott MacVICAR, Eric SUMNER
  • Patent number: 8919569
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for separating and removing aflatoxin-contaminated corn from batches of corn by a floating process, thus producing a distinguishable floating mat of contaminated corn and a separate submerged bed of uncontaminated and less contaminated corn. The methods of this disclosure include removing the floating contaminated corn mat by a vacuum mechanism or by liquid flow. The methods reduce the aflatoxin level in the submerged corn bed as much as 80% from the initial aflatoxin level, while removing no more than 15% from the batch of corn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Cargill, Incorporated
    Inventors: Nicholas Wayne Bethke, Chad Allen Conard, Lawrence E. Fosdick, Eugene Joseph Fox, Donald Grunig, Steven W. Kirkvold, Abhay R. Ladhe, Jacob A. Leland, Joseph Michael Lewis, Eugene Max Peters, Jr., Anthony John Schanilec, Riley Neil Smith, Eric Sumner, Ping Yang, Jill Louise Zullo
  • Publication number: 20140102950
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for separating and removing aflatoxin-contaminated corn from batches of corn by a floating process, thus producing a distinguishable floating mat of contaminated corn and a separate submerged bed of uncontaminated and less contaminated corn. The methods of this disclosure include removing the floating contaminated corn mat by a vacuum mechanism or by liquid flow. The methods reduce the aflatoxin level in the submerged corn bed as much as 80% from the initial aflatoxin level, while removing no more than 15% from the batch of corn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: Nicholas Wayne Bethke, Chad Allen Conard, Lawrence E. Fosdick, Eugene Joseph Fox, Donald Grunig, Steven W. Kirkvold, Abhay R. Ladhe, Jacob A. Leland, Joseph Michael Lewis, Eugene Max Peters, JR., Anthony John Schanilec, Riley Neil Smith, Eric Sumner, Ping Yang, Jill Louise Zullo
  • Publication number: 20070054026
    Abstract: A process for making stable and uniformly dispersed oil-in-water beverage emulsions is provided. The process comprises combining an oil mixture and an aqueous mixture to form a beverage pre-emulsion; in-line mixing of the beverage pre-emulsion; and homogenizing of the beverage pre-emulsion to form a stable and uniformly dispersed beverage emulsion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Grenville, Eric Sumner, Babatunde Aremu, Kathleen DaCunha, Todd Katz