Patents by Inventor Richard A. Terranova

Richard A. Terranova 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).

  • Patent number: 3956065
    Abstract: Process of enzymatically converting glucose to fructose wherein a glucose-containing solution is passed, under specific conditions, through a bed composed of an immobilized glucose isomerase in a fine, particulate form and non-porous beads or granular inert material such as polystyrene beads. The porous beads and granular inert material comprise between 40% and about 75% of the bed by volume. The bead's presence exerts a buoyant effect which prevents bed packing and promotes desirable flow patterns with no observable channelling. This helps to minimize the formation of undesired or undesirable carbohydrates such as psicose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1973
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1976
    Assignee: CPC International Inc.
    Inventors: Leo R. Idaszak, Richard A. Terranova, Robert E. Heady