Patents by Inventor Kimberly A. Killian

Kimberly A. Killian 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).

  • Dehydrated mash potato product and process
    Patent number: 8304011
    Abstract: Dehydrated potato pellets are made by preparing an aqueous mixture of dried potato pieces, an emulsifier, and oil, and, optionally, a freshly cooked potato, homogenizing the mixture to produce a pumpable, flowable aqueous dispersion, mixing the dispersion with more dried potato pieces and, optionally, freshly cooked potatoes, forming the mixture into pellets, and drying them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Basic American, Inc.
    Inventors: William H. McArthur, Steven D. Elliott, Kimberly A. Killian
  • Dehydrated mash potato product and process
    Patent number: 8216626
    Abstract: Dehydrated potato pellets are made by preparing an aqueous mixture of dried potato pieces, an emulsifier, and oil, and, optionally, a freshly cooked potato, homogenizing the mixture to produce a pumpable, flowable aqueous dispersion, mixing the dispersion with more dried potato pieces and, optionally, freshly cooked potatoes, forming the mixture into pellets, and drying them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Basic American, Inc.
    Inventors: William H. McArthur, Steven D. Elliott, Kimberly A. Killian
  • Dehydrated mash potato product and process
    Patent number: 8017173
    Abstract: Dehydrated potato pellets are made by preparing an aqueous mixture of dried potato pieces, an emulsifier, and oil, and, optionally, a freshly cooked potato, homogenizing the mixture to produce a pumpable, flowable aqueous dispersion, mixing the dispersion with more dried potato pieces and, optionally, freshly cooked potatoes, forming the mixture into pellets, and drying them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Basic American, Inc.
    Inventors: William H. McArthur, Steven D. Elliott, Kimberly A. Killian
  • Dehydrated mash potato process
    Patent number: 7026006
    Abstract: Dehydrated potato pellets are made by preparing an aqueous mixture of dried potato pieces, an emulsifier, and oil, and, optionally, a freshly cooked potato, homogenizing the mixture to produce a pumpable, flowable aqueous dispersion, mixing the dispersion with more dried potato pieces and, optionally, freshly cooked potatoes, forming the mixture into pellets, and drying them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Basic American, Inc.
    Inventors: William H. McArthur, Steven D. Elliott, Kimberly A. Killian