Patents by Inventor Heather Ninow

Heather Ninow 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).

  • Methods for minimizing contamination of crops and products derived therefrom
    Publication number: 20070256357
    Abstract: A method of minimizing contamination of processed grain and processed food products is disclosed. The method can include selecting seeds which are known to contain a desired variety, inspecting a grower's operation and machinery to certify that the operation is free of contamination prior to harvest, harvesting the crop, inspecting the processing facility to verify that its operation is free of contamination prior to harvest and processing the crop into processed grain or food products. The method is suitable for minimizing or preventing contamination of non-GMO processed grain by GMO seeds, or for minimizing or preventing contamination of GMO processed grain by non-GMO seeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2006
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Peter Shortridge, Kate Thoresen, Michelle Novak, Amy Nankivil, Heather Ninow, Kelly Dougherty
  • Method of creating and preserving the identity of non-genetically modified seeds and grains
    Publication number: 20060283080
    Abstract: A method of creating and preserving the identity of non-GMO seeds, grains, and processed food products by selecting seeds which are known to contain non-GMO varieties, planting the non-GMO crop, inspecting grower's operation and machinery to certify that the operation is free of contamination prior to harvest, harvesting the crop, inspecting the processing facility to verify that its operation is free of contamination prior to harvest, tracking all containers holding non-GMO crops each time the crop is moved, and processing the non-GMO crops into containers for shipment where the containers possess tracking information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Shortridge, Kelly Dougherty, Kate Thoresen, Heather Ninow
  • Method for minimizing contamination of crops and products derived therefrom
    Publication number: 20050164242
    Abstract: A method of minimizing contamination of processed grain and processed food products is disclosed. The method can include selecting seeds which are known to contain a desired variety, inspecting a grower's operation and machinery to certify that the operation is free of contamination prior to harvest, harvesting the crop, inspecting the processing facility to verify that its operation is free of contamination prior to harvest and processing the crop into processed grain or food products. The method is suitable for minimizing or preventing contamination of non-GMO processed grain by GMO seeds, or for minimizing or preventing contamination of GMO processed grain by non-GMO seeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Peter Shortridge, Kate Thoresen, Michelle Novak, Amy Nankivil, Heather Ninow, Kelly Dougherty
  • Method of creating and preserving the identity of non-genetically modified seeds and grains
    Publication number: 20050160669
    Abstract: A method of creating and preserving the identity of non-GMO seeds, grains, and processed food products by selecting seeds which are known to contain non-GMO varieties, planting the non-GMO crop, inspecting grower's operation and machinery to certify that the operation is free of contamination prior to harvest, harvesting the crop, inspecting the processing facility to verify that its operation is free of contamination prior to harvest, tracking all containers holding non-GMO crops each time the crop is moved, and processing the non-GMO crops into containers for shipment where the containers possess tracking information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Peter Shortridge, Kelly Dougherty, Kate Thoresen, Heather Ninow