Patents by Inventor Neal R. Merchen

Neal R. Merchen 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).

  • Chemical-mechanical treatment of lignocellulosics to improve nutritive value
    Patent number: 4965086
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for treating a lignocellulosic substrate in order to imrpove its nutritive value wherein a plant substrate is treated with a sufficient amount of an alkaline material and hydrogen peroxide, or a compound capable of generating hydrogen peroxide, for a sufficient period of time and the reaction mass is extruded to produce a product having increased nutrient availability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Assignee: Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Oswald Helmling, G. Arnold, H. Rzehak, George C. Fahey, Jr., Larry L. Berger, Neal R. Merchen, John Medina, Rudi Moerck