Patents by Inventor James A. Kitchen

James A. Kitchen 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).

  • Patent number: 11788768
    Abstract: A method comprises: causing a volume of a material in an uncured state to be input into a container; causing a plurality of spikes hosted via a lid to extend into the volume of the material in the uncured state within the container such that the lid closes the container and the lid faces the volume of the material; causing the volume of the material within the container to change from the uncured state to a cured state within the container while the lid is closed such that the volume of the material in the cured state within the container secures the lid to the container via the spikes; and causing an outdoor HVAC condenser unit to rest on the container such that the volume of the material in the cured state within the container extends between the outdoor HVAC condenser unit and the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: DiversiTech Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew D. Krause, Franco F. Daino, Jonathan M. Sada, Bryce M. Lowe, Charles S. Stephens, James A. Kitchen
  • Patent number: 11730178
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing an extract derived from sugar cane, the process comprising: i) mixing a sugar cane derived product with ethanol to produce an extraction mixture comprising at least about 50% v/v ethanol; ii) allowing a precipitate to form in the extraction mixture; iii) removing the precipitate from the extraction mixture to obtain a supernatant; and iv) removing ethanol from the supernatant to produce the extract derived from sugar cane. The present invention further relates to extracts produced according to the process of the invention. The invention also relates to the use of such extracts in a method of lowering the available calorific value of a food or beverage, in treating or preventing disease, and as a nutritional supplement, dietary supplement, sports nutrition product, food coating or pharmaceutical product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: POLY GAIN PTE LTD
    Inventors: David Kannar, Barry James Kitchen, Lance Sparrow
  • Patent number: 11731152
    Abstract: A drain gun includes a handle and a trigger. The handle includes a channel and a plurality of inlets. The inlets feed the channel. The trigger causes a staged release of a plurality of fluids from a plurality of cartridges to the channel via the inlets when the cartridges are stored in the handle and feeding the inlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: DiversiTech Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Campbell Logan, Bryce Lowe, James A. Kitchen, Jonathan Sada, Keith Platt
  • Publication number: 20220279820
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing an extract derived from sugar cane, the process comprising: i) mixing a sugar cane derived product with ethanol to produce an extraction mixture comprising at least about 50% v/v ethanol; ii) allowing a precipitate to form in the extraction mixture; iii) removing the precipitate from the extraction mixture to obtain a supernatant; and iv) removing ethanol from the supernatant to produce the extract derived from sugar cane. The present invention further relates to extracts produced according to the process of the invention. The invention also relates to the use of such extracts in a method of lowering the available calorific value of a food or beverage, in treating or preventing disease, and as a nutritional supplement, dietary supplement, sports nutrition product, food coating or pharmaceutical product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: David Kannar, Barry James Kitchen, Lance Sparrow
  • Publication number: 20210348801
    Abstract: A method comprises: causing a volume of a material in an uncured state to be input into a container; causing a plurality of spikes hosted via a lid to extend into the volume of the material in the uncured state within the container such that the lid closes the container and the lid faces the volume of the material; causing the volume of the material within the container to change from the uncured state to a cured state within the container while the lid is closed such that the volume of the material in the cured state within the container secures the lid to the container via the spikes; and causing an outdoor HVAC condenser unit to be positioned on the container such that the volume of the material in the cured state within the container extends between the outdoor HVAC condenser unit and the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew D. Krause, Franco F. Daino, Jonathan M. Sada, Bryce M. Lowe, Charles S. Stephens, James A. Kitchen
  • Publication number: 20200376512
    Abstract: A drain gun includes a handle and a trigger. The handle includes a channel and a plurality of inlets. The inlets feed the channel. The trigger causes a staged release of a plurality of fluids from a plurality of cartridges to the channel via the inlets when the cartridges are stored in the handle and feeding the inlets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Mark Campbell Logan, Bryce Lowe, James A. Kitchen, Jonathan Sada, Keith Platt
  • Patent number: 10744525
    Abstract: A drain gun includes a handle and a trigger. The handle includes a channel and a plurality of inlets. The inlets feed the channel. The trigger causes a staged release of a plurality of fluids from a plurality of cartridges to the channel via the inlets when the cartridges are stored in the handle and feeding the inlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Diversitech Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Campbell Logan, Bryce Lowe, James A. Kitchen, Jonathan Sada, Keith Platt
  • Publication number: 20190183149
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing an extract derived from sugar cane, the process comprising: i) mixing a sugar cane derived product with ethanol to produce an extraction mixture comprising at least about 50% v/v ethanol; ii) allowing a precipitate to form in the extraction mixture; iii) removing the precipitate from the extraction mixture to obtain a super-natant; and iv) removing ethanol from the supernatant to produce the extract derived from sugar cane. The present invention further relates to extracts produced according to the process of the invention. The invention also relates to the use of such extracts in a method of lowering the available calorific value of a food or beverage, in treating or preventing disease, and as a nutritional supplement, dietary supplement, sports nutrition product, food coating or pharmaceutical product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: David Kannar, Barry James Kitchen, Lance Sparrow
  • Publication number: 20160263177
    Abstract: An extract derived from sugar cane having GI or burn rate reducing characteristics wherein the extract comprises a mixture of one or more polyphenols, one or more carbohydrates, one or more minerals and one or more organic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: DAVID KANNAR, BARRY JAMES KITCHEN
  • Patent number: 9364016
    Abstract: An extract derived from sugar cane having GI or burn rate reducing characteristics wherein the extract comprises a mixture of one or more polyphenols, one or more carbohydrates, one or more minerals and one or more organic acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: The Product Makers (Australia) Pty Ltd
    Inventors: David Kannar, Barry James Kitchen
  • Patent number: 9161562
    Abstract: The invention relates to extracts, in particular non-nutrient phytochemicals, form sugar cane or sugar beet waste products, such as molasses, sugar mud and bagasse, which have Glycemic Index (GI) lowering properties and their use as sweeteners and in foods containing sugar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Horizon Science Pty Ltd
    Inventors: David Kannar, Barry James Kitchen
  • Publication number: 20150201660
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing an extract derived from sugar cane, the process comprising: i) mixing a sugar cane derived product with ethanol to produce an extraction mixture comprising at least about 50% v/v ethanol; ii) allowing a precipitate to form in the extraction mixture; iii) removing the precipitate from the extraction mixture to obtain a supernatant; and iv) removing ethanol from the supernatant to produce the extract derived from sugar cane. The present invention further relates to extracts produced according to the process of the invention. The invention also relates to the use of such extracts in a method of lowering the available calorific value of a food or beverage, in treating or preventing disease, and as a nutritional supplement, dietary supplement, sports nutrition product, food coating or pharmaceutical product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: The Product Makers (Austrilia) Pty Ltd
    Inventors: David Kannar, Barry James Kitchen, Lance Sparrow, Gregory Yu Foo Szto
  • Publication number: 20140315993
    Abstract: The invention relates to extracts, in particular non-nutrient phytochemicals, form sugar cane or sugar beet waste products, such as molasses, sugar mud and bagasse, which have Glycemic Index (GI) lowering properties and their use as sweeteners and in foods containing sugar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Horizon Science Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: David KANNAR, Barry James Kitchen
  • Patent number: 8697145
    Abstract: There is provided a method for altering the distribution of body mass by altering the distribution of body mass by decreasing overall percentage fat and/or increasing the proportion of lean mass to fat mass comprising administering to a subject one or more compounds having the ability to alter body mass composition and/or ACE inhibiting activity or a physiologically acceptable derivative or prodrug thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Horizon Science Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: David Kannar, Barry James Kitchen, Richard Stuart Weisinger
  • Publication number: 20120141390
    Abstract: The invention relates to preservatives and antimicrobial agents including extracts derived from sugar cane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: HORIZON SCIENCE PTY LTD
    Inventors: David Kannar, Barry James Kitchen
  • Patent number: 8138162
    Abstract: The invention relates to extracts, in particular non-nutrient phytochemicals, form sugar cane or sugar beet waste products, such as molasses, sugar mud and bagasse, which have Glycemic Index (GI) lowering properties and their use as sweeteners and in foods containing sugar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Horizon Science Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: David Kannar, Barry James Kitchen
  • Publication number: 20110280974
    Abstract: There is provided a method for altering the distribution of body mass by altering the distribution of body mass by decreasing overall percentage fat and/or increasing the proportion of lean mass to fat mass comprising administering to a subject one or more compounds having the ability to alter body mass composition and/or ACE inhibiting activity or a physiologically acceptable derivative or prodrug thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: Horizon Science Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: David Kannar, Barry James Kitchen, Richard Stuart Weisinger
  • Patent number: 8021697
    Abstract: There is provided a method for altering the distribution of body mass by altering the distribution of body mass by decreasing overall percentage fat and/or increasing the proportion of lean mass to fat mass comprising administering to a subject one or more compounds having the ability to alter body mass composition and/or ACE inhibiting activity or a physiologically acceptable derivative or prodrug thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Horizon Science Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: David Kannar, Barry James Kitchen, Richard Stuart Weisinger
  • Publication number: 20100291006
    Abstract: The invention relates to preservatives and antimicrobial agents including extracts derived from sugar cane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: HORIZON SCIENCE PTY LTD
    Inventors: David Kannar, Barry James Kitchen
  • Publication number: 20100285186
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing of sugar products having desired levels of specific phytochemicals comprising the steps of: preparing a primary sugar product; analysing said primary sugar product for its phytochemical profile using an analytical method selected from the group consisting of near infrared spectroscopy, electrical conductivity, and combinations thereof; comparing said profile; treating said primary sugar product, if required, to achieve a final sugar product having desired levels of specific phytochemicals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: HORIZON SCIENCE PTY LTD
    Inventors: David Kannar, Barry James Kitchen, Michael O'Shea