Patents by Inventor Natalie L. Overfelt

Natalie L. Overfelt 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: 20220240547
    Abstract: Rapid hydrolysis methods for producing oat-based beverage compositions, and compositions produced thereby. Continuous flow process to yield a hydrolyzed oat-based beverage in only a few hours, comprising a sequential treatment of an oat flour slurry with glucoamylase and then alpha-amylase enzyme with respective hydrolysis times of less than about 1.5 hours to yield a final hydrolyzed oat slurry, and finishing the composition with one or more flavorings or additional ingredients yield the oat-based beverage composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Eric M. Norwood, Natalie L. Overfelt
  • Patent number: 11337444
    Abstract: Rapid hydrolysis methods for producing oat-based beverage compositions, and compositions produced thereby. Continuous flow process to yield a hydrolyzed oat-based beverage in only a few hours, comprising a sequential treatment of an oat flour slurry with glucoamylase and then alpha-amylase enzyme with respective hydrolysis times of less than about 1.5 hours to yield a final hydrolyzed oat slurry, and finishing the composition with one or more flavorings or additional ingredients yield the oat-based beverage composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Jasper Products, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Eric M. Norwood, Natalie L. Overfelt
  • Publication number: 20200268022
    Abstract: Rapid hydrolysis methods for producing oat-based beverage compositions, and compositions produced thereby. Continuous flow process to yield a hydrolyzed oat-based beverage in only a few hours, comprising a sequential treatment of an oat flour slurry with glucoamylase and then alpha-amylase enzyme with respective hydrolysis times of less than about 1.5 hours to yield a final hydrolyzed oat slurry, and finishing the composition with one or more flavorings or additional ingredients yield the oat-based beverage composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Eric M. Norwood, Natalie L. Overfelt