Patents by Inventor Terry Lee Farris

Terry Lee Farris 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).

  • Soak apparatus for leaching soluble constituents from insoluble materials
    Patent number: 6495181
    Abstract: A soak or leaching tank installation which is intended to extract soluble constituents from insoluble materials, and more particularly, a horizontal flow soak tank for removing soluble components, such as sugars or oligosaccharides, from edible beans which are in a stage of being processed. A method is desired which utilizes a recirculating water system in conjunction with the soak apparatus or horizontal flow tank in order to leach solubles, such as sugars in the form of oligosaccharides and other potentially soluble components from insoluble materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Bush Brothers & Company
    Inventors: Terry Lee Farris, Griscom Bettle, III, Richard Russell Clark, Douglas Edward Johnson