Patents by Inventor Jeff A. Ahlgren

Jeff A. Ahlgren 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).

  • Biopolymer thickener
    Patent number: 7256029
    Abstract: A novel strain of Lactococcus lactis subspecies cremori (“Ropy 352”) has been identified and isolated. Ropy 352 produces a previously unknown exopolysaccharide (EPS 352) that when expressed or added to milk, imparts highly desirable sensory characteristics to the milk, including making the milk very thick, with a very smooth mouth-feel, and slightly sweet with an obvious “chewable-bite”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignees: United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, The State of Oregon by and Through the Oregon State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University
    Inventors: Janine E. Trempy, Eric P. Knoshaug, William E. Sandine, Jeff A. Ahlgren, Karen P. Dierksen
  • Biopolymer thickener
    Publication number: 20030186392
    Abstract: A novel strain of Lactococcus lactis subspecies cremori (“Ropy 352”) has been identified and isolated. Ropy 352 produces a previously unknown exopolysaccharide (EPS 352) that when expressed in or added to milk, imparts highly desirable sensory characteristics to the milk, including making the milk very thick, with a very smooth mouth-feel, and slightly sweet with an obvious “chewable-bite”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Janine E Trempy, Eric P Knoshaug, William E Sandine, Jeff A Ahlgren, Karen P Dierksen