Patents by Inventor Eugene M. Weddington

Eugene M. Weddington 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).

  • Process for preparing a nutritional supplement
    Patent number: 6174551
    Abstract: A process for preparing a nutritional supplement includes the steps of mixing animal blood solids, hydrolized poultry feathers and animal offal to create a mixture, adding protease enzyme to the mixture (20), digesting the mixture with protease enzyme (28) and drying the digested mixture (38) in order to reduce the moisture content thereof down to 5-8 weight percent. During processing, the digested mixture is never exposed to temperatures above approximately 83° C. so that the blood and offal are not degraded or denatured and remain intact so as to provide full nutritional benefit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Griffin Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin W. Griffin, Steven D. Thomas, John L. Crowley, Eugene M. Weddington