Patents by Inventor Richard D. Fafard

Richard D. Fafard 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).

  • Biologically active products
    Patent number: 7846487
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dehydrated Type II collagen containing cartilage which has retained the collagen in its original crosslinked structure and which contains at least 40% by weight of the Type II collagen of an ionizable edible salt and which has a water content of less than 10%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Chick Cart Inc
    Inventors: Marvin L. Schilling, Richard D. Fafard
  • Method for producing biologically active products
    Patent number: 7083820
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for dehydrating naturally occurring organic materials which contain a biologically active component, and in particular proteins, which does not change the original structure of the active component, by drying such material in particulate form in the presence of an antimicrobial agent and preferably an ionizable salt at temperatures at or below which denaturization occurs until the water content of the material is reduced to less than 15%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Inventors: Marvin L. Schilling, Richard D. Fafard
  • Method for producing biologically active products
    Publication number: 20020065231
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for dehydrating naturally occurring organic materials which contain a biologically active component, and in particular proteins, which does not change the original structure of the active component, by drying such material in particulate form in the presence of an antimicrobial agent and preferably an ionizable salt at temperatures at or below which denaturization occurs until the water content of the material is reduced to less than 15%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: Marvin L. Schilling, Richard D. Fafard