Patents by Inventor Reginald E. Meade

Reginald E. Meade 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).

  • Spray drying apparatus and method
    Patent number: 4657767
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for manufacturing a dry product in the form of granular aggregates from liquid source materials such as may be selected from the group consisting of dairy whey in unmodified or modified forms, non-fat and fat containing dairy milk and mixtures thereof, the method making use of a spray drying together with pulsed filter membranes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1987
    Assignee: Dairyman's Cooperative Creamery Assoc.
    Inventor: Reginald E. Meade
  • Spray drying apparatus and method
    Patent number: 4561192
    Abstract: Multi-stage spray drying method to produce spray dried products efficiently in the form of porous clusters of dense individual spheroidal particles bonded together, said clusters or fragments thereof exhibiting rapid wetting and solubility characteristics for reconstituting with water. When fragmented by milling, the product retains free flowing properties and packs in containers requiring less volume for a given shipping weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1985
    Assignee: Dairyman's Cooperative Creamery Assoc.
    Inventor: Reginald E. Meade
  • Foraminous mat products
    Patent number: 4351849
    Abstract: Spray dried products exhibiting improved dispersibility in solvent medium are obtained from a highly porous foraminous mat. The mat is comprised of a multiplicity of spheroidal dry particles bonded or fused together in an aggregate form. The fused particles of the mat are structurally arranged to provide a multiplicity of communicating pores and channels extending through the mat permitting the flow of a gas through the mat. The mat can be subdivided into pieces of the required size or reduced to a fine powder, if desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1982
    Assignee: DEC International
    Inventor: Reginald E. Meade