Patents by Inventor Kern M. Storo

Kern M. Storo 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).

  • Publication number: 20160009749
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods to treat mixtures containing natural rebaudioside A (Reb A), rebaudioside B (Reb B), and rebaudioside D (Reb D), synthetic counterparts of these, and/or derivatives of the natural or synthetic embodiments obtain one or more of these glycosides in more pure form. In many embodiments, the invention can be used to process glycoside mixtures obtained at least in part from natural sources such as the Stevia plant. This allows, for instance, the recovery of a product including Reb A material in more pure form relative to Reb B material or Reb D material. As an alternative or in addition to recovery of the purified Reb A material, a product including Reb B material and/or Reb D material in more pure form relative to Reb A material can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Aron Broman ERICKSON, John Joseph HAHN, Allan Stuart MYERSON, Andrew Keith OHMES, Troy Allen RHONEMUS, Kern M. STORO, Christopher Austin TYLER
  • Patent number: 9024012
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods to treat mixtures containing natural rebaudioside A (Reb A), rebaudioside B (Reb B), and rebaudioside D (Reb D), synthetic counterparts of these, and/or derivatives of the natural or synthetic embodiments obtain one or more of these glycosides in more pure form. In many embodiments, the invention can be used to process glycoside mixtures obtained at least in part from natural sources such as the Stevia plant. This allows, for instance, the recovery of a product including Reb A material in more pure form relative to Reb B material or Reb D material. As an alternative or in addition to recovery of the purified Reb A material, a product including Reb B material and/or Reb D material in more pure form relative to Reb A material can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Cargill, Incorporated
    Inventors: Aron Broman Erickson, John Joseph Hahn, Allan S. Myerson, Andrew Keith Ohmes, Troy Allen Rhonemus, Kern M. Storo, Christopher Austin Tyler
  • Patent number: 8937168
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of purifying rebaudioside A from a mixture comprising glycosides of the plant Stevia rebaudiana. The methods of the invention are useful for preparing highly pure rebaudioside A compositions from crude Stevia starting compositions that are typically considerably lower in rebaudioside A concentration. The highly pure rebaudioside A compositions are useful as non-caloric sweeteners in edible or chewable compositions such as food, beverages, medicine, candy, chewing gum, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Cargill, Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Evans, John J. Hahn, Allan S. Myerson, Timothy Oolman, Troy A. Rhonemus, Kern M. Storo, Christopher A. Tyler
  • Publication number: 20120289687
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods to treat mixtures containing natural rebaudioside A (Reb A), rebaudioside B (Reb B), and rebaudioside D (Reb D), synthetic counterparts of these, and/or derivatives of the natural or synthetic embodiments obtain one or more of these glycosides in more pure form. In many embodiments, the invention can be used to process glycoside mixtures obtained at least in part from natural sources such as the Stevia plant. This allows, for instance, the recovery of a product including Reb A material in more pure form relative to Reb B material or Reb D material. As an alternative or in addition to recovery of the purified Reb A material, a product including Reb B material and/or Reb D material in more pure form relative to Reb A material can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Aron Broman Erickson, John Joseph Hahn, Allan S. Myerson, Andrew Keith Ohmes, Troy Allen Rhonemus, Kern M. Storo, Christopher Austin Tyler