Patents by Inventor Faith L. Ricketts

Faith L. Ricketts 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).

  • Thermally converted starches and the method of preparation thereof
    Patent number: 6746705
    Abstract: The present invention provides an efficient acid conversion process by which native and modified starches may be treated to afford products with low viscosity and a higher proportion of lower molecular weight compounds than the corresponding aqueous acid conversion processes. Such converted starches demonstrate unique properties and, accordingly, are useful in a variety of products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Paul A. Altieri, Faith L. Ricketts, Daniel B. Solarek
  • Thermally converted starches and the method of preparation thereof
    Publication number: 20030031775
    Abstract: The present invention provides an efficient acid conversion process by which native and modified starches may be treated to afford products with low viscosity and a higher proportion of lower molecular weight compounds than the corresponding aqueous acid conversion processes. Such converted starches demonstrate unique properties and, accordingly, are useful in a variety of products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Paul A. Altieri, Faith L. Ricketts, Daniel B. Solarek