Patents by Inventor Thakor R. Patel

Thakor R. Patel 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).

  • Bacterial enzyme used as cheese ripening aid
    Patent number: 4690826
    Abstract: A process for producing cheddar cheese having accelerated ripening properties. The process involves using a ripening aid which is a protease derived from the psychrotrophic flora of raw milk, and preferably from the bacteria Pseudomonas fluorescens. The ripening aid is added to the milk starting material prior to or simultaneously with the treatment with a coagulant (renneting agent) and it remains in the cheese product and enhances the development of desirable flavor during the aging (ripening) of the cheese.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1987
    Assignee: Canadian Patents and Development Limited
    Inventors: Norman F. Haard, Thakor R. Patel