Patents by Inventor John T. R. Nickerson

John T. R. Nickerson 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).

  • Composition and method for safely extending storage life of foods
    Patent number: 4076850
    Abstract: A buffered aqueous solution of a small amount of bacterial inhibitor, such as methyl parabenzoic acid or a mixture of sorbic acid and sodium propionate extends the storage life under refrigeration of such products as shelled, hard-cooked eggs, cooked peeled shrimp, cooked and uncooked scallops, and cooked mushrooms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1978
    Assignee: Dirigo Corporation
    Inventors: John T. R. Nickerson, John R. Darack
  • Compositions for safe extension of storage life of foods
    Patent number: 3937814
    Abstract: A spoilage control composition containing an inoculum of Pediococcus cerevisiae or Lactobacillus viridescens and a combination of a sorbic acid compound and a propionic acid compound which permits the benign organism to grow but suppresses the common food-borne disease organisms and spoilage organisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1976
    Assignee: Dirigo Corporation
    Inventors: John T. R. Nickerson, John R. Darack