Patents by Inventor Neill Burt

Neill Burt 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).

  • Methods directed to crystalline biomolecules
    Patent number: 11958882
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of preparing a composition comprising crystalline biomolecules, for example, crystalline antibodies. In exemplary embodiments, the method comprises forming a fluidized bed of crystalline biomolecules using, for example, a counter-flow centrifuge to exchange buffer and/or to concentrate the crystalline biomolecules in a solution. Also provided are methods of detecting crystalline biomolecules and/or amorphous biomolecules in a sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Rizwan Sharnez, William Trieu, Marc A. Caporini, Ron C. Kelly, Neill Burt, Laura Nicholson, Twinkle R. Christian
  • Tandem evaporation-drying methods and systems for making powdered milk-derived products
    Patent number: 11832629
    Abstract: Methods of making a powdered milk product are described. The methods may include providing an aqueous milk-sourced mixture, and evaporating water from the aqueous milk-sourced mixture to produce an evaporated milk-sourced mixture having a total solids concentration of 35 wt. % or more. The evaporated milk-sourced mixture may be dried to form the powdered milk product, which may have less than 6 wt. % water. Systems for making the milk powdered product are also described. The systems may include an evaporator to evaporate water from a supply of a milk-sourced mixture to form an evaporated milk-sourced mixture. They may also include a dryer to dry the evaporated milk-sourced mixture and atomize it into the powdered milk product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Leprino Foods Company
    Inventors: Neill Burt, Mark Cramer, Jiancai Li, Richard Merrill
  • TANDEM EVAPORATION-DRYING METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MAKING POWDERED MILK-DERIVED PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20210106016
    Abstract: Methods of making a powdered milk product are described. The methods may include providing an aqueous milk-sourced mixture, and evaporating water from the aqueous milk-sourced mixture to produce an evaporated milk-sourced mixture having a total solids concentration of 35 wt. % or more. The evaporated milk-sourced mixture may be dried to form the powdered milk product, which may have less than 6 wt. % water. Systems for making the milk powdered product are also described. The systems may include an evaporator to evaporate water from a supply of a milk-sourced mixture to form an evaporated milk-sourced mixture. They may also include a dryer to dry the evaporated milk-sourced mixture and atomize it into the powdered milk product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Leprino Foods Company
    Inventors: Neill Burt, Mark Cramer, Jiancai Li, Richard Merrill
  • METHODS DIRECTED TO CRYSTALLINE BIOMOLECULES
    Publication number: 20200157141
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of preparing a composition comprising crystalline biomolecules, for example, crystalline antibodies. In exemplary embodiments, the method comprises forming a fluidized bed of crystalline biomolecules using, for example, a counter-flow centrifuge to exchange buffer and/or to concentrate the crystalline biomolecules in a solution. Also provided are methods of detecting crystalline biomolecules and/or amorphous biomolecules in a sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Rizwan Sharnez, William Trieu, Marc A. Caporini, Ron C. Kelly, Neill Burt, Laura Nicholson, Twinkle R. Christian