Barnard Stewart Silver
Engineers at Carol Jane Dr, Salt Lake City, UT

6569488, May 27, 2003

Nov 9, 2001

10/037027

Barnard Stewart Silver - Salt Lake City UT 84124

A23G 300

426658, 426271, 426490, 426548, 127 29

The process for preparing the novel inulin products includes extracting inulin with water from subdivided plant materials, holding the inulin rich extraction water in a settling tank while maintaining the temperature from about 0° C. to 7° C. which causes higher molecular weight polysaccharides to separate from water soluble lower molecular weight polysaccharides, and separating the higher molecular weight inulin fructose fractions from the more water soluble lower molecular weight inulin fractions.

6419978, Jul 16, 2002

Nov 20, 2000

09/716780

Barnard Stewart Silver - Salt Lake City UT 84124

A23G 300

426658, 426548, 127 29

Novel fractions of inulin are disclosed which have improved water solubility and/or water miscibility at ambient temperatures. The novel fractions are extracted from plant materials containing inulin and have molecular weights below about 2288. The process for preparing the novel fractions includes extracting inulin with water from subdivided plant materials, holding the inulin rich extraction water in a settling tank while maintaining the temperature from about 0° C. to 7° C. which causes higher molecular weight polysaccharides to separate from water soluble lower molecular weight polysaccharides, and separating the water soluble fractions from the higher molecular weight inulin fractions.

6399142, Jun 4, 2002

Aug 24, 1999

09/379952

Barnard Stewart Silver - Salt Lake City UT 84124-3601

A23G 300

426658, 426548, 536128

Novel liquid food products are disclosed which contain water, and inulin fractions having at least about 75% by weight of polysaccharides extracted from inulin-containing plant materials in which the polysaccharides have molecular weights in the range from about 2288 and below. The food products also may contain sweeteners, for example, artificial sweeteners, such as aspartame, saccharin, sucralose, or one or more of the polyols.

2008010, May 8, 2008

Oct 30, 2007

11/980037

Barnard Silver - Holladay UT, US

A23L 1/30, A23L 1/221, A23L 1/236

426548000, 426648000, 426658000

Inulin powders in which at least a majority of the inulin is in the form of spherically shaped particles having diameters less than about two microns. Inulin powders that have greater solubility than corresponding non-powdered inulin. Powdered sweeteners containing inulin and sucralose in which the sucralose has improved thermal stability and the inulin has reduced hygroscopicity comprising particles substantially spherically shaped having diameters that are less than about two microns, usually less than one micron. The compositions can be prepared by forming a solution of the inulin, or sucralose and inulin, in water which is then spray-dried with an atomizing nozzle projecting a fine spray into an air stream at elevated temperatures in a chamber under a partial vacuum. Other ingredients, such as other high intensity sweeteners, natural sweeteners, non-fat dry milk, lactose, sugar alcohols, and flavorings also may be included.

5853488, Dec 29, 1998

Apr 3, 1997

8/834739

Barnard Stewart Silver - Salt Lake city UT

C13D 100, C13F 108, C13J 108, C08B 3000

127 43

Processes for extracting three sugars, fructose, sucrose and glucose, from dates are disclosed. Pitted dates are frozen and subdivided into particles. The particles are contacted with a heated water solution to extract the sugars from the date fibers. The sugar enriched water solution is separated from the date fibers by passing the water solution through one or more milli-screens. The sugar enriched water solution may be purified, and also may be treated to reduce the water content. The sugar solution containing the three sugars is a novel food product which can be used as a sweetener, for example, for sweetening soft drinks. Alternatively, the liquid product may be freeze-dried, vacuum oven-dried or spray-dried to produce a novel solid product containing the three sugars. The date fibers are dewatered, and admixed with ground date seeds to produce another novel food product.

5891433, Apr 6, 1999

Dec 11, 1997

8/992821

Barnard Stewart Silver - Salt Lake City UT

A61K 3846, A61K 3512, A61K 3578

424123

Small particles and fines included along with larger subdivided solids are treated with water base liquid extraction medium to extract soluble solids therein in a process using milli-screens with milli-sized openings of less than about 0. 095 inches across. The milli-screen openings may be kept open for the passage of liquids with specially-designed wipers and/or back-flushing from a liquid compartment and/or rotation of the milli-screen past the matrix of subdivided solids, the subdivided solids themselves acting as a screen cleaner. The invention is useful in batch or continuous diffusers for extracting soluble solids from subdivided solids containing small particles and fines.

2009010, Apr 23, 2009

Nov 17, 2008

12/272356

BARNARD S. SILVER - Holladay UT, US

A23L 1/236

426548, 426658

Inulin powders in which at least a majority of the inulin is in the form of small particles having dimension less than about 30 micrometers in their largest dimension. Inulin powders that have greater solubility than corresponding non-powdered inulin. Powdered sweeteners containing inulin with sucralose in which the sucralose has improved thermal stability and the powders have increased solubility in water. The compositions can be prepared by forming a solution of the inulin, or sucralose and inulin, in water which is then spray-dried with an atomizing nozzle, projecting a fine spray into an air stream at elevated temperatures in a chamber under a partial vacuum. Other ingredients, such as other high intensity sweeteners, natural sweeteners, non-fat dry milk, lactose, polyols, extracts, and flavorings may be included in the powder.

5958500, Sep 28, 1999

Dec 17, 1998

9/213730

Barnard Stewart Silver - Salt Lake City UT

A63L 109, A63L 1308, A63L 136, C13D 100

426615

Processes for extracting three sugars, fructose, sucrose and glucose, from dates are disclosed. Pitted dates are frozen and subdivided into particles. The particles are contacted with a heated water solution to extract the sugars from the date fibers. The sugar enriched water solution is separated from the date fibers by passing the water solution through one or more milli-screens. The sugar enriched water solution may be purified, and also may be treated to reduce the water content. The sugar solution containing the three sugars is a novel food product which can be used as a sweetener, for example, for sweetening soft drinks. Alternatively, the liquid product may be freeze-dried, vacuum oven-dried or spray-dried to produce a novel solid product containing the three sugars. The date fibers are dewatered, and admixed with ground date seeds to produce another novel food product.

7045166, May 16, 2006

May 22, 2003

10/443935

Barnard S. Silver - Holladay UT, US

A23G 3/00

426658, 426548, 536128

Sweetener compositions containing granulated artificial and/or intense sweeteners, and water-soluble/water miscible fractions of inulin. The water soluble/water miscible fractions of inulin comprise polysaccharides in which at least 5 grams of said fractions are soluble in 100 ml. of water at temperatures of about 25° C. , and below.