Patents by Inventor Kelly Cannon

Kelly Cannon 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).

  • Continuous fermentation process for meat curing agents
    Patent number: 11918012
    Abstract: In some aspects, the present disclosure provides an advantageous process for preparing meat curing agents. In some embodiments, a process for continuous conversion of plant-based nitrates to nitrites includes: inoculating a source material liquid comprised of nitrates with a bacterial culture capable of converting nitrates to nitrites; when nitrites in the source material liquid reach a desired concentration, harvesting a first harvest volume of the source material liquid at a harvest rate; and replenishing the harvested volume of the source material liquid with source material liquid comprising additional nitrates at a feed rate, wherein the harvest rate is higher than the feed rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Florida Food Products, LLC
    Inventors: Pavan Kumar Soma, Kelly Cannon
  • CONTINUOUS FERMENTATION PROCESS FOR MEAT CURING AGENTS
    Publication number: 20210386101
    Abstract: In some aspects, the present disclosure provides an advantageous process for preparing meat curing agents. In some embodiments, a process for continuous conversion of plant-based nitrates to nitrites includes: inoculating a source material liquid comprised of nitrates with a bacterial culture capable of converting nitrates to nitrites; when nitrites in the source material liquid reach a desired concentration, harvesting a first harvest volume of the source material liquid at a harvest rate; and replenishing the harvested volume of the source material liquid with source material liquid comprising additional nitrates at a feed rate, wherein the harvest rate is higher than the feed rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Pavan Kumar Soma, Kelly Cannon