Gerald R Fountain

US Patent:

20130202748, Aug 8, 2013

Filed:

Jul 15, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/810612

Inventors:

Gerald Olean Fountain - Wilmette IL, US
Alan Gundle - Wappenham, GB
Won Cheal Kang - Headington, GB

International Classification:

A23F 5/08
A47J 31/44

US Classification:

426115, 426595, 426385, 426471, 241 18, 99286

Abstract:

A coffee milling process comprising the steps of: a) introducing particles of a roasted coffee precursor into a milling chamber; b) introducing particles of soluble coffee into the milling chamber; c) jetting a gas into the milling chamber to mobilise the particles of the roasted coffee precursor and soluble coffee; d) thereby producing a milled and blended coffee product by comminuting the particles of the roasted coffee precursor by self-collision of the particles of the roasted coffee precursor and by collision of the particles of soluble coffee with the particles of the roasted coffee precursor within the milling chamber. Processes and products incorporating milled and blended coffee products are also described.

US Patent:

20130209622, Aug 15, 2013

Filed:

Jul 15, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/810617

Inventors:

Gerald O. Fountain - Wilmette IL, US
Philip James Oxford - Toronto, CA
Amy Lynn Penner - Jersey City NJ, US

International Classification:

A23F 5/36
A23G 1/56
B65D 85/804

US Classification:

426115, 426590, 426595, 426580, 426584, 426593, 426431, 426130, 426443

Abstract:

A method and apparatus is provided for forming at least a portion of a beverage from a co-milled powdered composition. An amount of a co-milled powdered composition is combined with a fluid to produce at least a portion of a beverage. The co-milled powdered composition is obtained from co-milling together at least one powdered ingredient having a difficult to disperse or dissolve portion with one or more dispersion facilitator components to form a co-milled powder effective to enhance the dispersion or dissolving of the powder when forming a food or beverage.

US Patent:

20210130733, May 6, 2021

Filed:

Oct 30, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/669073

Inventors:

- Bradenton FL, US
Johnny Casasnovas - Barrington IL, US
Gerald Olean Fountain - Wilmette IL, US

International Classification:

C11B 1/04
C11B 1/10
B01D 11/02
B01D 17/02

Abstract:

A process and system to extract essential oil from an essential oil-containing food material is described. The process includes subjecting the essential oil-containing food material to a pulsed electric field; extracting the essential oil into water to form a first fluid mixture that contains essential oil, an essential oil-water emulsion, and water; and separating the first fluid mixture into a waste mixture and a second fluid mixture, where the concentration of essential oil in the second fluid mixture is greater than the concentration of essential oil in the first fluid mixture.

US Patent:

20210080044, Mar 18, 2021

Filed:

Sep 17, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/573564

Inventors:

- Bradenton FL, US
Gerald Olean Fountain - Wilmette IL, US
Jeffrey D. Mathews - Naperville IL, US

International Classification:

F16L 55/11
F16L 55/10

Abstract:

A hydrophobic separating plug is used to separate and inhibit mixing between a first material and a second material. The plug may be formed of a hydrophobic material or may be formed of a plurality of pigs that are a solid or semi-solid material that may be hydrophobic or may have a hydrophobic or superhydrophobic surface. The plurality of pigs may be disposed within a hydrophobic fluid and the pigs may be neutrally buoyant in the hydrophobic fluid. The hydrophobic separating plug has dimensions sufficient to substantially fill the cross-section of pipe sections in which it is located and to define a leading edge and a trailing edge such that the leading edge is in contact with a first material and the trailing edge is in contact with a second material. Advantageously, mixing between the first material and the second material is inhibited by the plug.

US Patent:

20200263825, Aug 20, 2020

Filed:

Feb 5, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/782818

Inventors:

- Bradenton FL, US
Gerald Olean Fountain - Wilmette IL, US
Johnny Casasnovas - Barrington IL, US

International Classification:

F16L 55/38

Abstract:

A method of minimizing material mixing in a piping system during a transition between a first material and a second material includes providing a plurality of pipe pigs in a first pipe section with the plurality of pipe pigs being sufficient to substantially fill a cross-section of the first pipe section and to define a plug having a leading edge and a trailing edge such that the leading edge is in contact with a first material and the trailing edge is in contact with a second material. Each pipe pig has a nominal size that is smaller than an effective diameter of the first pipe section. The plug is moved through the piping system by moving the second material. Advantageously, mixing of the first material and the second material is inhibited by the plug.

US Patent:

20150017298, Jan 15, 2015

Filed:

Nov 14, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/885970

Inventors:

- East Hanover NJ, US
Vijay K. Arora - Lake Forest IL, US
Gerald Olean Fountain - Wilmette IL, US
Philip James Oxford - Toronto, CA
Evan J. Turek - Cary NC, US
Bary Lyn Zeller - Glenview IL, US

International Classification:

A23L 1/00
A23F 5/36

US Classification:

426465

Abstract:

Methods and systems for continuously producing foaming compositions from powders, granules, and/or particulate are provided and/or powders, granules, and/or particulates that contains high pressure gas. The methods and systems are configured to reduce energy costs and overall processing time and, thus, provide advantages over the prior batch processes that have lengthy temperature ramp-up and cool-down times due to the shortcomings of using a large pressure vessel.