Patents by Inventor Olav Smidsrød

Olav Smidsrød 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).

  • Gelled feed products, means for making the products and method for manufacture of said products
    Patent number: 6800306
    Abstract: The present invention relates to gelled feed products, means for making said products and a method for manufacturing gelled feed products. The product comprises 80-98 weight % raw material of animal or marine origin pre-treated with KOH and/or NaOH, KHCO3, K2CO3, NaHCO3, Na2CO3, or (NH4)2CO3 and 0.5-5 weight % alginate or pectin, a calcium source standard feed ingredients and calcium. The product may contain 0-10 weight % fish meal or carbohydrates. Said means are raw material of animal or marine origin pre-treated with alkali giving said raw material a pH of 8-12. The method comprises mixing raw materials of marine or animal origin, comprising offals, alginate or pectin, and a calcium source and standard feed ingredients, particulating said mixture into any useful geometrical shape, expose it to acid treatment in a bath. The raw material is pre-treated with alkali or to addition of alginate or pectin. The resulting mixture is formed into desired shape and treated in an acid bath to form the gelled product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Norsk Hydro Asa
    Inventors: Øistein Bækken, Olav Smidsrød, Kurt Ingar Draget, Freddy Johnsen
  • Use of G-block polysaccharides
    Patent number: 6407226
    Abstract: The use of G-block polysaccharides as a modulator for the rheology in a mixture in which a gelling, water-soluble polysaccharide is a component to give the final product a changed viscosity, stability, elasticity, rigidity or similar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: FMC Biopolymer AS
    Inventors: Merethe Kamfjord Simensen, Edvar Onsøyen, Kurt Ingar Draget, Olav Smidsrød, Therese Fjæreide