Patents by Inventor Shaun E. Knapp

Shaun E. Knapp 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).

  • Low melt encapsulation with high laurate canola oil
    Patent number: 6153236
    Abstract: The present invention is an encapsulated substrate, and in particular, a substrate encapsulated with a low melt vegetable oil. The use of a low melt vegetable oil has several advantages over conventional vegetable oil products, especially when used in food systems. In one embodiment, the low melt vegetable oil is a high laurate vegetable oil, and in particular, a canola high laurate vegetable oil. In another embodiment, a food grade acid is encapsulated with a low melt oil, and the encapsulated acid is used in the manufacture of low temperature meat products such as sausage. In another embodiment, a live culture of microorganisms is encapsulated using the low melt vegetable oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Balchem Corporation
    Inventors: Wen-Hsin Wu, William S. Roe, Virgil G. Gimino, Vimon Seriburi, David E. Martin, Shaun E. Knapp