Patents by Inventor Matthew R. Otterstatter

Matthew R. Otterstatter 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILTERING BEVERAGES
    Publication number: 20220240550
    Abstract: A method for preparing a filtered beverage includes filtering a raw beverage using a cross-flow ultrafiltration device to produce a solids fraction and a liquid fraction; heating the solids fraction to a temperature of 60° C. or greater to produce a pasteurized solids fraction; microfiltering the liquid fraction through a microfilter having a size cut-off of 1 ?m or smaller to produce a microfiltered liquid fraction; and combining the pasteurized solids fraction and the microfiltered liquid fraction to result in the filtered beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew R. Otterstatter, Prashant V. Shrikhande
  • System and method for filtering beverages
    Patent number: 11324238
    Abstract: A method for preparing a filtered beverage includes filtering a raw beverage using a cross-flow ultrafiltration device to produce a solids fraction and a liquid fraction; heating the solids fraction to a temperature of 60° C. or greater to produce a pasteurized solids fraction; microfiltering the liquid fraction through a microfilter having a size cut-off of 1 ?m or smaller to produce a microfiltered liquid fraction; and combining the pasteurized solids fraction and the microfiltered liquid fraction to result in the filtered beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew R. Otterstatter, Prashant V. Shrikhande
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILTERING BEVERAGES
    Publication number: 20210153527
    Abstract: A method for preparing a filtered beverage includes filtering a raw beverage using a cross-flow ultrafiltration device to produce a solids fraction and a liquid fraction; heating the solids fraction to a temperature of 60° C. or greater to produce a pasteurized solids fraction; microfiltering the liquid fraction through a microfilter having a size cut-off of 1 ?m or smaller to produce a microfiltered liquid fraction; and combining the pasteurized solids fraction and the microfiltered liquid fraction to result in the filtered beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew R. Otterstatter, Prashant V. Shrikhande