Patents by Inventor Gary E. Nelms

Gary E. Nelms 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).

  • Refined edible oil having high beneficial constituents and methods for refining thereof
    Patent number: 8426621
    Abstract: Methods for producing refined rice bran oil that include caustic treatment step(s) in an amount that is less than or equal to a theoretical amount of caustic required to neutralize practically all of the free fatty acids in the rice bran oil, but avoiding addition of excess caustic. An objective is to retain a high level of oryzanol in the refined oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Riceland Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Nahid Rutherford, Don R. McCaskill, Gary E. Nelms, Larry D. Corley
  • REFINED EDIBLE OIL HAVING HIGH BENEFICIAL CONSTITUENTS AND METHODS FOR REFINING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20110207953
    Abstract: Methods for producing refined rice bran oil that include caustic treatment step(s) in an amount that is less than or equal to a theoretical amount of caustic required to neutralize practically all of the free fatty acids in the rice bran oil, but avoiding addition of excess caustic. An objective is to retain a high level of oryzanol in the refined oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: Riceland Foods, INC.
    Inventors: Larry D. Corley, Nahid Rutherford, Gary E. Nelms, Don R. McCaskill