Patents by Inventor Henry P. Fleming

Henry P. Fleming 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).

  • Lactic acid bacteria which do not decarboxylate malic acid and fermentation therewith
    Patent number: 4666849
    Abstract: Bloating of brine fermented cucumbers can be greatly reduced by using lactic acid bacteria which do not decarboxylate malic acid and therefore do not produce carbon dioxide during fermentation. Also, certain high acid wines can be improved by fermenting fruit with bacteria which do decarboxylate malic acid.A method has been discovered of differentiating between species of lactic acid bacteria which do and do not decarboxylate malic acid. This method comprises growing a lactic acid bacterium in a suitable malic acid-containing nutritive growth medium under conditions suitable for growth and monitoring the pH of the medium during growth. The pH will decrease only when a lactic acid bacterium is present which does not decarboxylate malic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1987
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Mark A. Daeschel, Roger F. McFeeters, Henry P. Fleming, Todd R. Klaenhammer, Rosemary B. Sanozky
  • Altered brining properties of produce by a method of pre-brining exposure of the fresh produce to oxygen or carbon dioxide
    Patent number: 4352827
    Abstract: Fresh whole produce is placed in a container and continuously purged for about 30 to 120 minutes with oxygen or carbon dioxide gas. The container is then filled with a brine solution and the produce allowed to stand for a period of about 2-24 hours, thus resulting in superior pickled produce.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1982
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Henry P. Fleming, David M. Pharr, Roger L. Thompson
  • Controlled bulk vegetable fermentation
    Patent number: 3932674
    Abstract: Bulk fermentation of brined vegetables comprising controlled sanitizing, acidifying, buffering, and inoculating while continually purging CO.sub.2 from the fermenting vegetable/brine mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America
    Inventors: John L. Etchells, Thomas A. Bell, Henry P. Fleming, Roger L. Thompson