Patents by Inventor Erika Lyn MCCONVILLE

Erika Lyn MCCONVILLE 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).

  • Corn protein retention during extraction
    Patent number: 11985990
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of maintaining corn protein yield during extraction and managing stickiness and viscosity comprising obtaining a corn material having a corn protein content and washing the corn material to remove non-protein components with an ethanol-water solvent comprising at least 85 wt % ethanol to obtain a corn protein isolate, wherein the loss of corn protein content during extraction is less than 10% of total corn protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Christopher Lawrence Frank, Christopher Steven Huelsnitz, Erika Lyn McConville, Michael A. Porter, Adam John Steinbach, Hadi Nayef Yehia, Guo-Hua Zheng
  • REDUCTION OF FUMONISIN IN CORN PROTEIN PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20220287325
    Abstract: Described herein is as method of reducing fumonisin in a corn protein product, comprising adjusting the pH of the corn protein product to a range between about 5.75 and about 7.5 to reduce fumonisin by at least 70%. The method can further comprise the addition of a divalent cationic salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Andreia BIANCHINI, Erika Lyn MCCONVILLE, Michael A. PORTER
  • ZEIN-ENRICHED AND DEPLETED PROTEIN
    Publication number: 20210147493
    Abstract: Described herein is a corn protein product, comprising a first fraction comprising 75 wt % to 95 wt % (dry solids) protein and a second fraction comprising 60 wt % to 80 wt % (dry solids) protein, wherein the first fraction is a zein-enriched fraction and the second fraction is a zein-depleted fraction and a method of achieving the same. Further described herein is a corn protein product derived from destarched corn gluten meal comprising a first fraction comprising 78 wt % to 83 wt % (dry solids) protein and a second fraction comprising 70 wt % to 80 wt % (dry solids) protein, wherein the first fraction is a zein-enriched fraction and the second fraction is a zein-depleted fraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Erika Lyn MCCONVILLE, Michael A. PORTER
  • REDUCTION OF FUMONISIN IN CORN PROTEIN PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20200236965
    Abstract: Described herein is as method of reducing fumonisin in a corn protein product, comprising adjusting the pH of the corn protein product to a range between about 5.75 and about 7.5 to reduce fumonisin by at least 70%. The method can further comprise the addition of a divalent cationic salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Andreia BIANCHINI, Erika Lyn MCCONVILLE, Michael A. PORTER
  • CORN PROTEIN RETENTION DURING EXTRACTION
    Publication number: 20190297915
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of maintaining corn protein yield during extraction and managing stickiness and viscosity comprising obtaining a corn material having a corn protein content and washing the corn material to remove non-protein components with an ethanol-water solvent comprising at least 85 wt % ethanol to obtain a corn protein isolate, wherein the loss of corn protein content during extraction is less than 10% of total corn protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Christopher Lawrence FRANK, Christopher Steven HUELSNITZ, Erika Lyn MCCONVILLE, Michael A. PORTER, Adam John STEINBACH, Hadi YEHIA, Guo-Hua ZHENG