Patents by Inventor Jay Thurman

Jay Thurman 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).

  • Process for making betaine transition metal complexes for use in animal feed supplements and compositions thereof
    Patent number: 6579904
    Abstract: Betaine transition metal complexes are formed by: a) reacting a solution including an alkali metal salt of chloroacetic acid with a solution including the transition metal salt to give a solution including a chloroacetate transition metal complex; and b) reacting the solution including the chloroacetate transition metal complex with trimethylamine to give a solution including the betaine transition metal complex. Such betaine transition metal complexes may be used as a feed supplement for animals in the process of preparing such animals for market.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: K.E.R. Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Harvey B. Hopps, Gary Culp, Steven B. Malcolm, Ken W. Ridenour, Jay Thurman