Steven L Mallory

US Patent:

20120196003, Aug 2, 2012

Filed:

Jan 28, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/016230

Inventors:

Torben Snabe - Brabrand, DK
Brett Wesley Thompson - New Century KS, US
Steven L. Mallory - New Century KS, US

International Classification:

A21D 15/08
A21D 13/00
A01P 3/00
A01N 43/90
C08B 37/16

US Classification:

426 94, 514 31, 536 65

Abstract:

The present invention concerns a process for improving the preservation of a bakery product by natamycin. A composition comprising natamycin in the form of a natamycin-cyclodextrin complex is provided and the composition is applied onto a bakery product as an antifungal agent. The invention also concerns a bakery product comprising an effective antifungal amount of natamycin. Another aspect of the invention is an antifungal natamycin composition and the use thereof, which composition has a modified antifungal activity. Further, the invention concerns a process for modifying the antifungal activity of natamycin.

US Patent:

20120100272, Apr 26, 2012

Filed:

Dec 28, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/338666

Inventors:

Joshuah Shane DeVoll - Streamwood IL, US
Fritz Norbury - Carthage MO, US
Steven Mallory - Olathe KS, US

Assignee:

Danisco USA Inc. - New Century KS
Spraying Systems Co. - Wheaton IL

International Classification:

A23L 3/3481
B05B 15/00
B05B 1/00
A21D 15/08
A23C 19/11

US Classification:

426335, 118 24

Abstract:

A system for treating a food product with a mold inhibitor via spray application in suspended form includes a conveyor for moving the food product as well as at least one upper spray nozzle above the conveyor and at least one lower spray nozzle located below the conveyor. In an embodiment of the invention, one or more end spray nozzles are provided to spray one or more vertical end surfaces of the food product. A fluid supply system for supplies pressurized fluid to the spray nozzles. In an embodiment of the invention, the fluid supply system includes a recirculating reservoir for maintaining the mold inhibitor in suspension. The spray guns are controlled via pulse width modulation such that the instantaneous flow rate and the time averaged flow rate are equal to respective predetermined allowable flow rates.

US Patent:

20150216189, Aug 6, 2015

Filed:

Apr 15, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/687603

Inventors:

Torben Snabe - Brabrand, DK
Brett Wesley Thompson - New Century KS, US
Steven L. Mallory - New Century KS, US

International Classification:

A21D 15/00
A23L 3/3544
A01N 43/90

Abstract:

The present invention concerns a process for improving the preservation of a bakery product by natamycin. A composition comprising natamycin in the form of a natamycin-cyclodextrin complex is provided and the composition is applied onto a bakery product as an antifungal agent. The invention also concerns a bakery product comprising an effective antifungal amount of natamycin. Another aspect of the invention is an antifungal natamycin composition and the use thereof, which composition has a modified antifungal activity. Further, the invention concerns a process for modifying the antifungal activity of natamycin.