Patents by Inventor Kyle E. Beery
Kyle E. Beery 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: 7998511Abstract: A method for the production of ethanol and a modified animal feed is provided. The method replaces the starch in known corn-based animal feed with biomass fiber treated to make it more digestible by animals. The process includes wherein the pericarp and germ are removed from the corn kernel and processed for by-products. The starch and protein are also removed and separated. The starch is then fermented and distilled to ethanol and stillage. The bioavailable modified animal feed comprises the pericarp and germ removed from corn kernels and optionally by-products of the pericarp and germ processing, and lignocellulosic materials. The modified animal feed may optionally include energy materials such as animal and vegetable fats, vegetable soapstocks, or glycerin, and combinations thereof.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2009Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Archer Daniels Midland CompanyInventors: Charles Abbas, Thomas P. Binder, Kyle E. Beery, Michael J. Cecava, Perry H. Doane, David P. Holzgraefe, Leif P. Solheim
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Patent number: 7854955Abstract: The present invention provides a novel animal feed or food additive that may be made from thermochemically hydrolyzed, solvent-extracted corn fiber hulls. The animal feed or food additive may be made, for instance, by thermochemically treating corn fiber hulls to hydrolyze and solubilize the hemicellulose and starch present in the corn fiber hulls to oligosaccharides. The residue may be extracted with a solvent to separate the oil from the corn fiber, leaving a solid residue that may be prepared, for instance by aggolmerating, and sold as a food additive or an animal feed.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2006Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Archer-Daniels-Midland CompanyInventors: Charles Abbas, Kyle E. Beery, Michael J. Cecava, Perry H. Doane
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Patent number: 7833994Abstract: The present invention provides a process for extracting sterols from a high solids, thermochemically hydrolyzed corn fiber using ethanol as the extractant. The process includes obtaining a corn fiber slurry having a moisture content from about 20 weight percent to about 50 weight percent solids (high solids content), thermochemically processing the corn fiber slurry having high solids content of 20 to 50% to produce a hydrolyzed corn fiber slurry, dewatering the hydrolyzed corn fiber slurry to achieve a residual corn fiber having a moisture content from about 30 to 80 weight percent solids, washing the residual corn fiber, dewatering the washed, hydrolyzed corn fiber slurry to achieve a residual corn fiber having a moisture content from about 30 to 80 weight percent solids, and extracting the residual corn fiber with ethanol and separating at least one sterol.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2005Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Archer-Daniels-Midland CompanyInventors: Charles Abbas, Kyle E. Beery, Thomas P. Binder, Anne M. Rammelsberg
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Patent number: 7709034Abstract: A process for extracting the water soluble fiber from corn fiber hulls is provided comprising the steps of subjecting the corn fiber hulls to a destarching process, a dewatering process, and exposing the destarched and dewatered corn fiber hulls to a thermochemical treatment to obtain a water-soluble non-caloric corn fiber. A water-soluble non-caloric corn fiber composition is disclosed comprising a destarched corn fiber hull produced by subjecting corn fiber hulls to a non-alkaline destarching process to obtain a destarched corn fiber, dewatering said destarched corn fiber hull, and exposing said destarched and dewatered corn fiber hull to one or more thermochemical treatments to obtain a water-soluble non-caloric corn fiber. Foods and a pharmaceutical comprising the water-soluble non-caloric corn fiber composition are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2006Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Archer-Daniels-Midland CompanyInventors: Charles Abbas, Kyle E. Beery, Thomas P. Binder
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Patent number: 7652131Abstract: The invention includes methods of processing plant material by adding water to form a mixture, heating the mixture, and separating a liquid component from a solid-comprising component. At least one of the liquid component and the solid-comprising component undergoes additional processing. Processing of the solid-comprising component produces oils, and processing of the liquid component produces one or more of glycerol, ethylene glycol, lactic acid and propylene glycol. The invention includes a process of forming glycerol, ethylene glycol, lactic acid and propylene glycol from plant matter by adding water, heating and filtering the plant matter. The filtrate containing starch, starch fragments, hemicellulose and fragments of hemicellulose is treated to form linear poly-alcohols which are then cleaved to produce one or more of glycerol, ethylene glycol, lactic acid and propylene glycol. The invention also includes a method of producing free and/or complexed sterols and stanols from plant material.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2004Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Todd A. Werpy, Andrew J. Schmidt, John G. Frye, Jr., Alan H. Zacher, James A. Franz, Mikhail S. Alnajjar, Gary G. Neuenschwander, Eric V. Alderson, Rick J. Orth, Charles A. Abbas, Kyle E. Beery, Anne M. Rammelsberg, Catherine J. Kim
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Publication number: 20090130257Abstract: A method for the production of ethanol and a modified animal feed is provided. The method replaces the starch in known corn-based animal feed with biomass fiber treated to make it more digestible by animals. The process includes wherein the pericarp and germ are removed from the corn kernel and processed for by-products. The starch and protein are also removed and separated. The starch is then fermented and distilled to ethanol and stillage. The bioavailable modified animal feed comprises the pericarp and germ removed from corn kernels and optionally by-products of the pericarp and germ processing, and lignocellulosic materials. The modified animal feed may optionally include energy materials such as animal and vegetable fats, vegetable soapstocks, or glycerin, and combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2009Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: Archer-Daniels-Midland CompanyInventors: Charles Abbas, Thomas P. Binder, Kyle E. Beery, Michael J. Cecava, Perry H. Doane, Leif P. Solheim, David P. Holzgraefe
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Patent number: 7494675Abstract: A method for the production of ethanol and a modified animal feed is provided. The method replaces the starch in known corn-based animal feed with biomass fiber treated to make it more digestible by animals. The process includes wherein the pericarp and germ are removed from the corn kernel and processed for by-products. The starch and protein are also removed and separated. The starch is then fermented and distilled to ethanol and stillage. The bioavailable modified animal feed comprises the pericarp and germ removed from corn kernels and optionally by-products of the pericarp and germ processing, and lignocellulosic materials. The modified animal feed may optionally include energy materials such as animal and vegetable fats, vegetable soapstocks, or glycerin, and combinations thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2006Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignee: Archer-Daniels-Midland CompanyInventors: Charles Abbas, Thomas P. Binder, Kyle E. Beery, Michael J. Cecava, Perry H. Doane, David P. Holzgraefe, Leif P. Solheim
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Publication number: 20090029432Abstract: Novel grain processing methods and the products obtained therefrom are disclosed. Methods may include separation of pericarp fractions, hydrolysis of the pericarp fractions one or more time, and fractionation of the hydrolyzed pericarp fractions. Hydrolyzed pericarp fractions have applications including fermentation media, livestock feed, and fuel feedstocks.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2008Publication date: January 29, 2009Inventors: Charles Abbas, Kyle E. Beery, Thomas P. Binder, Thomas Gottemoller
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Patent number: 6982328Abstract: The invention includes methods of processing plant material by adding water to form a mixture, heating the mixture, and separating a liquid component from a solid-comprising component. At least one of the liquid component and the solid-comprising component undergoes additional processing. Processing of the solid-comprising component produces oils, and processing of the liquid component produces one or more of glycerol, ethylene glycol, lactic acid and propylene glycol. The invention includes a process of forming glycerol, ethylene glycol, lactic acid and propylene glycol from plant matter by adding water, heating and filtering the plant matter. The filtrate containing starch, starch fragments, hemicellulose and fragments of hemicellulose is treated to form linear poly-alcohols which are then cleaved to produce one or more of glycerol, ethylene glycol, lactic acid and propylene glycol. The invention also includes a method of producing free and/or complexed sterols and stanols from plant material.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2003Date of Patent: January 3, 2006Assignees: Archer Daniels Midland Company, Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Todd A. Werpy, Andrew J. Schmidt, John G. Frye, Jr., Alan H. Zacher, James A. Franz, Mikhail S. Alnajjar, Gary G. Neuenschwander, Eric V. Alderson, Rick J. Orth, Charles A. Abbas, Kyle E. Beery, Anne M. Rammelsberg, Catherine J. Kim
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Publication number: 20040175806Abstract: The invention includes methods of processing plant material by adding water to form a mixture, heating the mixture, and separating a liquid component from a solid-comprising component. At least one of the liquid component and the solid-comprising component undergoes additional processing. Processing of the solid-comprising component produces oils, and processing of the liquid component produces one or more of glycerol, ethylene glycol, lactic acid and propylene glycol. The invention includes a process of forming glycerol, ethylene glycol, lactic acid and propylene glycol from plant matter by adding water, heating and filtering the plant matter. The filtrate containing starch, starch fragments, hemicellulose and fragments of hemicellulose is treated to form linear poly-alcohols which are then cleaved to produce one or more of glycerol, ethylene glycol, lactic acid and propylene glycol. The invention also includes a method of producing free and/or complexed sterols and stanols from plant material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2003Publication date: September 9, 2004Applicant: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Todd A. Werpy, Andrew J. Schmidt, John G. Frye, Alan H. Zacher, James A. Franz, Mikhail S. Alnajjar, Gary G. Neuenschwander, Eric V. Alderson, Rick J. Orth, Charles A. Abbas, Kyle E. Beery, Catherine J. Kim