Patents by Inventor Ronald Alexander Nixon Edwards

Ronald Alexander Nixon Edwards 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: 4091116
    Abstract: The proportion of a compound such as lactose in a solution or suspension such as milk using a soluble enzyme such as beta-galactosidase is carried out by removing matter larger than the enzyme in the solution or suspension by filtering with a first filter to produce a filtrate containing the compound, enzymatically converting the compound present in the filtrate, filtering off the enzyme with a second filter and recombining the resultant filtrate with the matter filtered off by the first filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1978
    Inventors: Ronald Alexander Nixon Edwards, Peter Morris Cantrell, John James Miller
  • Patent number: 4060203
    Abstract: In a process for extracting protein from lupins and other low fat seeds the improvement comprising saturating the seeds with water and wet milling them prior to extracting the protein thereby avoiding undue denaturation of the protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1977
    Assignee: Unisearch Limited
    Inventors: Ronald Alexander Nixon Edwards, Jorge Manrique