Patents by Inventor Roderick N. Greenshields

Roderick N. Greenshields 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).

  • Process of preparing cereal extracts
    Patent number: 5633032
    Abstract: Two cereal extracts are produced by means of a process comprising the steps of milling cereal material, suspending the milled material in an aqueous liquid, treating the suspension with an alkali, acidifying and separating the solid and liquid in the resulting mixture. The liquid and solid may be further purified and are useful as ingredients in comestible products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
    Assignee: CPC International Inc
    Inventors: Roderick N. Greenshields, Artis L. Rees
  • Water insoluble coloring agent
    Patent number: 5545557
    Abstract: The present invention provides a water insoluble coloring agent containing glucan-containing yeast cell ghosts which contain a proportion of intact yeast cell walls and at least one water soluble color source. The color source is selected to give the desired color in the coloring agent and in any product in which the coloring agent is used and may be any dye or pigment. For uses such as in foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, the coloring agents must be acceptable for food and pharmaceutical use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: CPC International Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Hobson, Roderick N. Greenshields
  • Fermentation process
    Patent number: 4155813
    Abstract: Fermentation process, e.g. for the production of an oxidation product such as vinegar, which comprises continuously cultivating a bacterial strain, preferably in a vessel of elongated shape, in a medium containing the substrate to be fermented in the presence of a hydrous oxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, vanadium, zirconium, iron and tin and a chelated polyhydroxy support. The bacterial strain used in the process is preferably chelated or complexed with the hydrous metal oxide and the polyhydroxy support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1979
    Assignee: Gist-Brocades N.V.
    Inventors: Sidney A. Barker, Roderick N. Greenshields, John D. Humphreys, John F. Kennedy