Patents by Inventor Tim Doelman

Tim Doelman 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).

  • Methods for making shelf-stable cultured dairy products
    Patent number: 11617375
    Abstract: Disclosed are processes for producing cultured dairy products, such as yogurt, that are shelf-stable without refrigeration. Such processes can include contacting a milk base having from 0.5 to 1.9 wt. % milk sugar with a lactic acid bacteria culture and aseptically packaging in a container, followed by storage under conditions suitable to result in a pH of less than 4.7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: fairlife, LLC
    Inventors: Shakeel Ur-Rehman, Brandon Kopesky, Tim Doelman
  • Methods for Making Shelf-Stable Cultured Dairy Products
    Publication number: 20210204556
    Abstract: Disclosed are processes for producing cultured dairy products, such as yogurt, that are shelf-stable without refrigeration. Such processes can include contacting a milk base having from 0.5 to 1.9 wt. % milk sugar with a lactic acid bacteria culture and aseptically packaging in a container, followed by storage under conditions suitable to result in a pH of less than 4.7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Shakeel Ur-Rehman, Brandon Kopesky, Tim Doelman
  • Methods for making shelf-stable cultured dairy products
    Patent number: 10952450
    Abstract: Disclosed are processes for producing cultured dairy products, such as yogurt, that are shelf-stable without refrigeration. Such processes can include contacting a milk base having from 0.5 to 1.9 wt. % milk sugar with a lactic acid bacteria culture and aseptically packaging in a container, followed by storage under conditions suitable to result in a pH of less than 4.7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: fairlife, LLC
    Inventors: Shakeel Ur-Rehman, Brandon Kopesky, Tim Doelman
  • Methods for Making Shelf-Stable Cultured Dairy Products
    Publication number: 20190327990
    Abstract: Disclosed are processes for producing cultured dairy products, such as yogurt, that are shelf-stable without refrigeration. Such processes can include contacting a milk base having from 0.5 to 1.9 wt. % milk sugar with a lactic acid bacteria culture and aseptically packaging in a container, followed by storage under conditions suitable to result in a pH of less than 4.7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Shakeel Ur-Rehman, Brandon Kopesky, Tim Doelman
  • Methods for making shelf-stable cultured dairy products
    Patent number: 10390541
    Abstract: Disclosed are processes for producing cultured dairy products, such as yogurt, that are shelf-stable without refrigeration. Such processes can include contacting a milk base having from 0.5 to 1.9 wt. % milk sugar with a lactic acid bacteria culture and aseptically packaging in a container, followed by storage under conditions suitable to result in a pH of less than 4.7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: fairlife, LLC
    Inventors: Shakeel Ur-Rehman, Brandon Kopesky, Tim Doelman
  • Processes for the Enzymatic Treatment of UHT Sterilized Milks to Reduce Cooked Flavor, Sulfur Odor, and Brown Color
    Publication number: 20180228175
    Abstract: Disclosed are processes for reducing the cooked flavor, sulfur odor, and brown color of milk products that have been subjected to ultra-high temperature (UHT) sterilization via the use of lactose oxidase or glucose oxidase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Shakeel Ur-Rehman, Brandon Kopesky, Scott Backinoff, Tim Doelman
  • Methods for Making Shelf-Stable Cultured Dairy Products
    Publication number: 20160353760
    Abstract: Disclosed are processes for producing cultured dairy products, such as yogurt, that are shelf-stable without refrigeration. Such processes can include contacting a milk base having from 0.5 to 1.9 wt. % milk sugar with a lactic acid bacteria culture and aseptically packaging in a container, followed by storage under conditions suitable to result in a pH of less than 4.7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Shakeel Ur-Rehman, Brandon Kopesky, Tim Doelman