Patents by Inventor Joy Bourgeois

Joy Bourgeois 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 for the clarification of sugar-bearing juices and related products
    Patent number: 5262328
    Abstract: A non-toxic composition, and method, for the clarification of raw sugar-containing juices, especially sugar cane juice, and related products, for analysis. A composition constituted of A) aluminum chloride hydroxide, B) lime and C) activated bentonite, bentonite containing calcium aluminum silicate, and preferably also a polymeric flocculating agent, has been found highly effective as a reagent for the clarification of sugar-containing juices, notably sugar cane juice, and related products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1993
    Assignee: Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors
    Inventors: Stephen J. Clarke, Joy Bourgeois
  • Composition, and method for the clarification of sugar-bearing juices, and related products
    Patent number: 5110363
    Abstract: A non-toxic composition, and method, for the clarification of raw sugar-containing juices, especially sugar cane juice, and related products, for analysis. A composition constituted of A) aluminum chloride hydroxide, B) lime and C) activated bentonite, bentonite containing calcium aluminum silicate, and preferably also a polymeric flocculating agent, has been found highly effective as a reagent for the clarification of sugar-containing juices, notably sugar cane juice, and related products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Assignee: The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
    Inventors: Stephen J. Clarke, Joy Bourgeois