Patents by Inventor Keith Tjaden
Keith Tjaden 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).
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Patent number: 12318706Abstract: This disclosure describes energy efficient process to distill a process stream in a production facility. A process uses multiple effect evaporators, ranging from one evaporator to eight evaporators in each effect. The process arrangement shows an example of four effect evaporators, with a zero-effect evaporator having a single evaporator, a first-effect evaporator having a set of three evaporators, a second-effect evaporator having a set of three evaporators, and a third-effect evaporator having a set of evaporators to create condensed distillers solubles.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2024Date of Patent: June 3, 2025Assignee: ICM, Inc.Inventors: Charles C. Gallop, Keith Tjaden
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Patent number: 12270584Abstract: A system for recycling energy in a production plant includes a distillation device configured to generate a heated vapor in response to distillation and a system configured to recycle heat from the heated vapor back into the production plant. The system for recycling heat can include a fin-fan heat exchanger and a compressor or a heat pump with a heat exchanger configured as an evaporator and a heat exchanger configured as a condenser.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2024Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Inventors: Charles C. Gallop, Keith Tjaden, Christopher Riley William Gerken, Brandon Emme
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Publication number: 20240416257Abstract: This disclosure describes energy efficient process to distill a process stream in a production facility. A process uses multiple effect evaporators, ranging from one evaporator to eight evaporators in each effect. The process arrangement shows an example of four effect evaporators, with a zero-effect evaporator having a single evaporator, a first-effect evaporator having a set of three evaporators, a second-effect evaporator having a set of three evaporators, and a third-effect evaporator having a set of evaporators to create condensed distillers solubles.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventors: Charles C. Gallop, Keith Tjaden
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Publication number: 20240206499Abstract: This disclosure describes methods to separate solids from liquids in a production facility. A process separates components in a defiber process stream by using two or more mechanical devices to separate the solids from the liquids based on density differences. The process produces animal feed products having a protein content ranging from approximately 45% to approximately 64%.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2024Publication date: June 27, 2024Applicant: ICM, Inc.Inventors: Charles C. Gallop, Christopher Riley William Gerken, Jeremy Edward Javers, Aaron Williamson, Keith Tjaden
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Patent number: 12011677Abstract: This disclosure describes energy efficient process to distill a process stream in a production facility. A process uses multiple effect evaporators, ranging from one evaporator to eight evaporators in each effect. The process arrangement shows an example of four effect evaporators, with a zero-effect evaporator having a single evaporator, a first-effect evaporator having a set of three evaporators, a second-effect evaporator having a set of three evaporators, and a third-effect evaporator having a set of evaporators to create condensed distillers solubles.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2023Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: ICM, Inc.Inventors: Charles C. Gallop, Keith Tjaden
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Patent number: 11910811Abstract: This disclosure describes methods to separate solids from liquids in a production facility. A process separates components in a defiber process stream by using two or more mechanical devices to separate the solids from the liquids based on density differences. The process produces animal feed products having a protein content ranging from approximately 45% to approximately 64%.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Inventors: Charles C Gallop, Christopher Riley William Gerken, Aaron Williamson, Keith Tjaden
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Publication number: 20230345972Abstract: This disclosure describes methods to separate solids from liquids in a production facility. A process separates components in a defiber process stream by using two or more mechanical devices to separate the solids from the liquids based on density differences. The process produces animal feed products having a protein content ranging from approximately 45% to approximately 64%.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: ICM, Inc.Inventors: Charles C. Gallop, Christopher Riley William Gerken, Aaron Williamson, Keith Tjaden
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Publication number: 20230211254Abstract: This disclosure describes energy efficient process to distill a process stream in a production facility. A process uses multiple effect evaporators, ranging from one evaporator to eight evaporators in each effect. The process arrangement shows an example of four effect evaporators, with a zero-effect evaporator having a single evaporator, a first-effect evaporator having a set of three evaporators, a second-effect evaporator having a set of three evaporators, and a third-effect evaporator having a set of evaporators to create condensed distillers solubles.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2023Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Charles C. Gallop, Keith Tjaden
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Patent number: 11628378Abstract: This disclosure describes energy efficient process to distill a process stream in a production facility. A process uses multiple effect evaporators, ranging from one evaporator to eight evaporators in each effect. The process arrangement shows an example of four effect evaporators, with a zero-effect evaporator having a single evaporator, a first-effect evaporator having a set of three evaporators, a second-effect evaporator having a set of three evaporators, and a third-effect evaporator having a set of evaporators to create condensed distillers solubles.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: ICM, Inc.Inventors: Charles C Gallop, Keith Tjaden
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Publication number: 20220105443Abstract: This disclosure describes energy efficient process to distill a process stream in a production facility. A process uses multiple effect evaporators, ranging from one evaporator to eight evaporators in each effect. The process arrangement shows an example of four effect evaporators, with a zero-effect evaporator having a single evaporator, a first-effect evaporator having a set of three evaporators, a second-effect evaporator having a set of three evaporators, and a third-effect evaporator having a set of evaporators to create condensed distillers solubles.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2020Publication date: April 7, 2022Applicant: ICM, Inc.Inventors: Charles C. Gallop, Keith Tjaden
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Publication number: 20200359657Abstract: This disclosure describes methods to separate solids from liquids in a production facility. A process separates components in a defiber process stream by using two or more mechanical devices to separate the solids from the liquids based on density differences. The process produces animal feed products having a protein content ranging from approximately 45% to approximately 64%.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: ICM, Inc.Inventors: Charles C Gallop, Keith Tjaden, Theron James Cooper, Christopher Riley William Gerken, Jeremy Edward Javers, Brandon Emme
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Patent number: 10774303Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for using a single feedstock of barley to produce a fermented product and a method for filtering a large-particles stream from a liquid stream containing small particles of a process stream using a series of mechanical separation devices to increase yield.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2016Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: ICM, Inc.Inventors: Kurt A. Dieker, Charles C. Gallop, Scott D. Kohl, Keith Tjaden, Justin McMillen
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Publication number: 20170145377Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for using a single feedstock of barley to produce a fermented product and a method for filtering a large-particles stream from a liquid stream containing small particles of a process stream using a series of mechanical separation devices to increase yield.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: KURT A. DIEKER, CHARLES C. GALLOP, SCOTT D. KOHL, KEITH TJADEN, JUSTIN MCMILLEN
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Patent number: 9376504Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for using a single feedstock of barley to produce a fermented product and a method for filtering a large-particles stream from a liquid stream containing small particles of a process stream using a series of mechanical separation devices to increase yield.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2013Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: ICM, Inc.Inventors: Kurt A. Dieker, Charles C. Gallop, Scott D. Kohl, Keith Tjaden, Justin McMillen
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Publication number: 20140080183Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for using a single feedstock of barley to produce a fermented product and a method for filtering a large-particles stream from a liquid stream containing small particles of a process stream using a series of mechanical separation devices to increase yield.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: ICM, Inc.Inventors: Kurt A Dieker, Scott D. Kohl, Justin McMillen, Keith Tjaden