Patents by Inventor Leo G. Gingras

Leo G. Gingras 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).

  • Method of preparing emulsified cereal bran derivatives
    Publication number: 20090191308
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing emulsified bran derivatives and emulsified bran fractions which can be used in the preparation of nutritionally-enriched food and beverage products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Leo G. Gingras, Paul R. Mathewson
  • Use of rice bran as an accelerant in alcohol fermentation
    Publication number: 20090191603
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for production of fermentation-based products, through the fermentation of a carbohydrate substrate in the presence of a microorganism capable of fermentation. The fermentation process may be enhanced through use of a rice bran material as a nutrient source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Leo G. Gingras, Paul R. Mathewson
  • METHODS FOR TREATING OBESITY, INSULIN RESISTANCE AND INDUCING SATIETY
    Publication number: 20090123580
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for treating an insulin resistance disorder, treating obesity, reducing the weight and/or preventing weight gain and controlling appetite and/or inducing satiety in a subject by administering to the subject an amount of a stabilized rice bran solubilized fraction effective to treat the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: NutraCea
    Inventors: Rani Madhavapeddi Patel, Leo G. Gingras, Paul R. Mathewson