Patents by Inventor Timothy A. Gutzmann

Timothy A. Gutzmann 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).

  • METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR WASHING POULTRY DURING PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20110294408
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions including peroxyacetic acid and peroxyoctanoic acid and methods for reducing microbial contamination on poultry. The methods include the step of applying a mixed peroxycarboxylic acid composition to poultry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: John D. Hilgren, Timothy A. Gutzmann, Robert D. Hei
  • Treatment of animal carcasses
    Patent number: 8043650
    Abstract: Described is a method of sanitizing animal carcasses using aqueous streams having an antimicrobial composition added to the stream. Preferably, the antimicrobial composition includes a mixture of one or more carboxylic acids having up to 18 carbon atoms and one or more peroxycarboxylic acids having up to 12 carbon atoms, preferably a mixture of a C2–C4 peroxycarboxylic acid and a C8–C12 peroxycarboxylic acid. Also described is a novel antimicrobial composition adapted for sanitizing animal carcasses containing a mixture of one or more C2–C4 peroxycarboxylic acids and one or more C8–C12 peroxycarboxylic acids and an alpha-hydroxy mono- or dicarboxylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy A. Gutzmann, Brian J. Anderson, Pamela J. Reed, Bruce R. Cords, Lawrence A. Grab, Edward H. Richardson
  • Treatment of animal carcasses
    Patent number: 8030351
    Abstract: Described is a method of sanitizing animal carcasses using aqueous streams having an antimicrobial composition added to the stream. Preferably, the antimicrobial composition includes a mixture of one or more carboxylic acids having up to 18 carbon atoms and one or more peroxycarboxylic acids having up to 12 carbon atoms, preferably a mixture of a C2-C4 peroxycarboxylic acid and a C8-C12 peroxycarboxylic acid. Also described is a novel antimicrobial composition adapted for sanitizing animal carcasses containing a mixture of one or more C2-C4 peroxycarboxylic acids and one or more C8-C12 peroxycarboxylic acids and an alpha-hydroxy mono- or dicarboxylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Ecolab, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy A. Gutzmann, Brian J. Anderson, Pamela J. Reed, Bruce R. Cords, Lawrence A. Grab, Edward H. Richardson
  • Method and composition for washing poultry during processing
    Patent number: 8020520
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions including peroxyacetic acid and peroxyoctanoic acid and methods for reducing microbial contamination on poultry. The methods include the step of applying a mixed peroxycarboxylic acid composition to poultry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Hilgren, Timothy A. Gutzmann, Robert D. Hei
  • ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS FOR USE ON FOOD PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20110172307
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antimicrobial compositions, and specifically antimicrobial compositions that are useful at sanitizing food products. The compositions of the present invention include octanoic acid, an acidulant, a coupling agent, an optional buffer, and water. The compositions of the present invention are composed of GRAS or food additive raw materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Joy G. Herdt, Jocelyn H. Chopskie, Scott L. Burnett, Teresa C. Podtburg, Timothy A. Gutzmann
  • Antimicrobial compositions for use on food products
    Patent number: 7915207
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antimicrobial compositions, and specifically antimicrobial compositions that are useful at sanitizing food products. The compositions of the present invention include octanoic acid, an acidulant, a coupling agent, an optional buffer, and water. The compositions of the present invention are composed of GRAS or food additive raw materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Joy G. Herdt, Jocelyn H. Chopskie, Scott L. Burnett, Teresa C. Podtburg, Timothy A. Gutzmann
  • METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR WASHING POULTRY DURING PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20110027383
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions including peroxyacetic acid and peroxyoctanoic acid and methods for reducing microbial contamination on poultry. The methods include the step of applying a mixed peroxycarboxylic acid composition to poultry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: John D. Hilgren, Timothy A. Gutzmann, Robert D. Hei
  • Method and composition for washing poultry during processing
    Patent number: 7832360
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions including peroxyacetic acid and peroxyoctanoic acid and methods for reducing microbial contamination on poultry. The methods include the step of applying a mixed peroxycarboxylic acid composition to poultry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Hilgren, Timothy A. Gutzmann, Robert D. Hei
  • BACTERIOPHAGE TREATMENT FOR REDUCING AND PREVENTING BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION
    Publication number: 20090246336
    Abstract: A system and method for reducing or preventing bacterial contamination in food includes application of a bacteriophage treatment to any type of food product at any stage of processing the food product. The bacteriophage treatment may also be applied to non-food surfaces and water systems, which may be susceptible to bacterial contamination and subsequent spread of bacteria. The bacteriophage treatment comprises at least one bacteriophage in a concentration sufficient to reduce or prevent bacterial contamination from pathogenic bacteria and/or spoilage bacteria. In some embodiments, the bacteriophage is able to reduce or eliminate bacteria introduced to a food product after the bacteriophage treatment was applied to the food product. In some embodiments, the bacteriophage treatment includes a buffering agent to maintain the bacteriophage at a pH level that sustains the bacteriophage. In some embodiments, the bacteriophage treatment includes a surfactant and/or a thickener to aid in applying the bacteriophage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: ECOLAB INC.
    Inventors: Scott L. Burnett, Timothy A. Gutzmann, Bruce R. Cords
  • ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING PACKAGED FOOD PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20080274242
    Abstract: A method of using an antimicrobial composition on a food product is described where the antimicrobial composition is applied to a food product, the food product is packaged and sealed, and then optionally activation energy is applied to the sealed food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: ECOLAB INC.
    Inventors: Timothy A. Gutzmann, Scott L. Burnett, Teresa C. Podtburg, Peter W. Bodnaruk, Joy G. Herdt, Jocelyn H. Chopskie
  • METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR WASHING POULTRY DURING PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20080199562
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions including peroxyacetic acid and peroxyoctanoic acid and methods for reducing microbial contamination on poultry. The methods include the step of applying a mixed peroxycarboxylic acid composition to poultry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: ECOLAB INC.
    Inventors: John D. Hilgren, Timothy A. Gutzmann, Robert D. Hei
  • Method and composition for washing poultry during processing
    Patent number: 7381439
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions including peroxyacetic acid and peroxyoctanoic acid and methods for reducing microbial contamination on poultry. The methods include the step of applying a mixed peroxycarboxylic acid composition to poultry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Hilgren, Timothy A. Gutzmann, Robert D. P. Hei
  • Method and composition for washing poultry during processing
    Patent number: 7316824
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions including peroxyacetic acid and peroxyoctanoic acid and methods for reducing microbial contamination on poultry. The methods include the step of applying a mixed peroxycarboxylic acid composition to poultry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Hilgren, Timothy A. Gutzmann, Robert D. P. Hei, Roger J. A. Tippett
  • Treatment of animal carcasses
    Publication number: 20070292580
    Abstract: Described is a method of sanitizing animal carcasses using aqueous streams having an antimicrobial composition added to the stream. Preferably, the antimicrobial composition includes a mixture of one or more carboxylic acids having up to 18 carbon atoms and one or more peroxycarboxylic acids having up to 12 carbon atoms, preferably a mixture of a C2-C4 peroxycarboxylic acid and a C8-C12 peroxycarboxylic acid. Also described is a novel antimicrobial composition adapted for sanitizing animal carcasses containing a mixture of one or more C2-C4 peroxycarboxylic acids and one or more C8-C12 peroxycarboxylic acids and an alpha-hydroxy mono- or dicarboxylic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Timothy Gutzmann, Brian Anderson, Pamela Reed, Bruce Cords, Lawrence Grab, Edward Richardson
  • Method and composition for inhibition of microbial growth in aqueous food transport and process streams
    Publication number: 20070098751
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions including peroxyacetic acid and peroxyoctanoic acid and methods for preventing microbial growth in aqueous streams including the step of applying a composition of the invention to the stream. The compositions and methods can control microbial growth in aqueous streams used for transporting or processing food products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: John Hilgren, Francis Richter, Joy Salverda, Heidi Hanson, Paul Schacht, Timothy Gutzmann
  • ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS FOR USE ON FOOD PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20070020365
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antimicrobial compositions, and specifically antimicrobial compositions that are useful at sanitizing food products. The compositions of the present invention include octanoic acid, an acidulant, a coupling agent, an optional buffer, and water. The compositions of the present invention are composed of GRAS or food additive raw materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: ECOLAB INC.
    Inventors: Joy Herdt, Jocelyn Chopskie, Scott Burnett, Teresa Podtburg, Timothy Gutzmann
  • ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING PACKAGED FOOD PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20070020364
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of using an antimicrobial composition on a food product where the antimicrobial composition is applied to a food product, the food product is packaged and sealed, and then activation energy is applied to the sealed food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicants: ECOLAB INC., HORMEL FOODS, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Burnett, Jocelyn Chopskie, Joy Herdt, Teresa Podtburg, Timothy Gutzmann, Daniel Brown, Richard Christianson, Harriet Ulland
  • Composition for inhibition of microbial growth
    Patent number: 7150884
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions including peroxyacetic acid and peroxyoctanoic acid and methods for preventing microbial growth in aqueous streams including the step of applying a composition of the invention to the stream. The compositions and methods can control microbial growth in aqueous streams used for transporting or processing food products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: John Dennis Hilgren, Francis Lawrence Richter, Joy Ann Salverda, Heidi Margarete Hanson, Paul Frazer Schacht, Timothy A. Gutzmann
  • Method and composition for washing poultry during processing
    Publication number: 20050118940
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions including peroxyacetic acid and peroxyoctanoic acid and methods for reducing microbial contamination on poultry. The methods include the step of applying a mixed peroxycarboxylic acid composition to poultry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Applicant: ECOLAB INC.
    Inventors: John Hilgren, Timothy Gutzmann, Robert Hei, Roger Tippett
  • Method and composition for washing poultry during processing
    Publication number: 20040191399
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions including peroxyacetic acid and peroxyoctanoic acid and methods for reducing microbial contamination on poultry. The methods include the step of applying a mixed peroxycarboxylic acid composition to poultry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Hilgren, Timothy A. Gutzmann, Robert D. P. Hei