Patents by Inventor Flave E. Markland

Flave E. Markland 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).

  • Method for dewatering starch
    Patent number: 6190462
    Abstract: The present invention provides in a method of treating starch, comprising the steps of (1) contacting starch with water to form a slurry and (2) mechanically removing said water from said starch slurry; the improvement comprising incorporating a dewatering composition comprising a dioctyl sulfosuccinate salt and a water miscible polyol into said starch slurry in an amount effective to decrease the water content of the resulting starch cake upon conclusion of the mechanical dewatering step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Penford Corporation
    Inventors: Flave E. Markland, David A. Dunn