Patents by Inventor Michael A. MORTENSON

Michael A. MORTENSON 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: 20220000143
    Abstract: A composition and method of preparing a corn protein hydrolysate includes obtaining a corn protein composition having a corn protein concentration of at least about 75 wt %, adding an enzyme to a corn protein suspension containing the corn protein composition at a ratio of from about 1:100 to about 1:20 by weight of enzyme to corn protein, controlling the pH and temperature of the corn protein suspension to hydrolyze the corn protein, and terminating the hydrolysis of the corn protein to provide a corn protein hydrolysate that has solubility of from about 7% to about 37% at a pH selected from the group consisting of pH 7.0, pH 3.4, pH 5, and all of pH 7.0, pH 5, and pH 3.4. The corn protein hydrolysate can be used in a variety of food, feed, beverage, and other applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Chathurada Sugeeshvarie GAJADEERA, Baraem Pamela ISMAIL, Michael A. MORTENSON, Michael A. PORTER
  • Publication number: 20130309389
    Abstract: Sweetener compositions comprising particular glycoside blends are described in this paper. The glycioside blends comprise rebaudioside A, rebaudioside B, and/or rebaudioside D in various proportions. The sweetener composition can also include one or more bulking agents or other ingredients. The sweetener compositions can be used in foods and beverages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ting Liu Carlson, Brian D. Guthrie, Timothy Lindgren, Michael Mortenson