Patents by Inventor Peter William Beven

Peter William Beven 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).

  • Enhancement of industrial enzymes
    Patent number: 6274178
    Abstract: A method for enhancing or increasing the metabolisable dietary content of a plant-based animal feed, the method comprising reacting the feed with an enzyme capable of releasing a metabolisable dietary component from the feed under the influence of microwave irradiation such that the metabolisable dietary content of the feed is enhanced or increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Primary Applications Pty. Limited
    Inventors: Peter William Beven, Jeffrey Bruce Wicking
  • Wool scouring
    Patent number: 5954841
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved method for scouring wool. The method comprises differential heating of grease contaminants in the unscoured wool to at least partially liquefy the grease, absorbing the grease by the addition of a grease-absorbing material, and separating the grease-absorbing material from the wool. The method of the invention involves substantially less water consumption than current methods and is a more efficient means of producing wool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Primary Applications Limited
    Inventor: Peter William Beven