Patents by Inventor Vernon Douglas Burrows

Vernon Douglas Burrows 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 for increasing concentration of avenanthramides in oats
    Patent number: 10334869
    Abstract: Methods for increasing the levels of avenanthramides in oats through false malting is disclosed. Oats are first subject to induction or enhancement of a secondary dormancy, and then malted for up to 5 days at an elevated temperature. The malted but not germinated oats are then dried and used as is, or further processed or milled to produce food, feed, nutraceutical or personal care products and ingredients. Methods are also provided for rendering non-dormant oats dormant and thus suitable for false malting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD
    Inventors: Frank William Collins, Vernon Douglas Burrows
  • METHOD FOR INCREASING CONCENTRATION OF AVENANTHRAMIDES IN OATS
    Publication number: 20120082740
    Abstract: Methods for increasing the levels of avenanthramides in oats through false malting is disclosed. Oats are first subject to induction or enhancement of a secondary dormancy, and then malted for up to 5 days at an elevated temperature. The malted but not germinated oats are then dried and used as is, or further processed or milled to produce food, feed, nutraceutical or personal care products and ingredients. Methods are also provided for rendering non-dormant oats dormant and thus suitable for false malting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA AS REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE
    Inventors: Frank William Collins, Vernon Douglas Burrows