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Richard K. Merrill
Also filed as: MERRILL RICHARD · MERRILL RICHARD K · MERRILL RICHARD KEVIN
33 granted patents·8 pending applications·363 citations·filing 2002–2024
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41 records- 0198US7651715B2Blended cheeses and methods for making such cheesesLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 26, 2010·33 cites·23 claims
- 0298US7585537B2Cheese and methods of making such cheeseLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 8, 2009·31 cites·40 claims
- 0397US8241691B2Cheese and methods of making such cheeseMERRILL RICHARD K·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 14, 2012·12 cites·25 claims
- 0497US7713564B2Cheese and methods of making such cheeseLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2005·Granted May 11, 2010·26 cites·13 claims
- 0597US7579033B2Methods for making soft or firm/semi-hard ripened and unripened cheese and cheeses prepared by such methodsLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 25, 2009·25 cites·21 claims
- 0697US7291356B2Process of making a homogeneous cheeseLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 6, 2007·18 cites·40 claims
- 0796US7976886B2Blended cheeses and methods for making such cheesesLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 12, 2011·13 cites·13 claims
- 0895US7666458B2Methods for making soft or firm/semi-hard ripened and unripened cheese and cheeses prepared by such methodsLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 23, 2010·10 cites·5 claims
- 0994US8642106B2Blended cheeses and methods for making such cheesesMERRILL RICHARD K·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 4, 2014·4 cites·30 claims
- 1094US8613970B2Curd containing slurry compositions for making soft or firm/semi-hard ripened and unripened cheeseMERRILL RICHARD K·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 24, 2013·4 cites·20 claims
- 1194US7811620B2Method of making whey protein compoundsLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 12, 2010·141 cites·19 claims
- 1293US8603554B2Cheese and methods of making such cheeseMERRILL RICHARD K·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 10, 2013·5 cites·35 claims
- 1393US8021704B2Food ingredients and food products treated with an oxidoreductase and methods for preparing such food ingredients and food productsLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 20, 2011·7 cites·28 claims
- 1490US11825860B1Denatured milk proteins and methods of making themLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 28, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 1590US9277756B2Cheese and methods of making such cheeseLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 8, 2016·1 cites·41 claims
- 1689US12268220B2Protein fortified yogurts and methods of makingLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 8, 2025·0 cites·35 claims
- 1789US9578890B2Alpha-lactalbumin enriched whey protein compositions and methods of making and using themLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 28, 2017·2 cites·21 claims
- 1888US11832629B2Tandem evaporation-drying methods and systems for making powdered milk-derived productsLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 5, 2023·1 cites·14 claims
- 1988US11206846B2High purity alpha lactalbumin and methods of makingLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 28, 2021·2 cites·28 claims
- 2084US7169429B2Process of making a homogeneous cheeseLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 30, 2007·16 cites·25 claims
- 2182US2024397964A1Pre-acidified whey protein isolate and methods of makingLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2282US2024397970A1Pre-acidified whey protein compositions and methods of makingLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2380US12114675B2Tandem evaporation-drying methods and systems for making powdered milkderived productsLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 15, 2024·0 cites·16 claims
- 2480US9681676B2Curd containing slurry compositions for making soft or firm/semi-hard ripened and unripened cheeseLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 20, 2017·0 cites·30 claims
- 2579US9603374B2Cheese and methods of making such cheeseLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 28, 2017·0 cites·29 claims
- 2677US11653660B2Protein fortified yogurts and methods of makingLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2014·Granted May 23, 2023·0 cites·42 claims
- 2777US2025160353A1Co-particulated milk proteins and methods of making themLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2875US2012328737A1Cheese and methods of making such cheeseMERRILL RICHARD K·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 2973US2024138432A1Protein-fortified food with increased shelf stabilityLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3070US12349701B2Denatured milk proteins, methods of making, and protein fortified foodsLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 8, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3167US12490752B2Methods and systems of making cheese formsLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 9, 2025·0 cites·29 claims
- 3267US7494677B2Coated food products and methods of producing coated food products with reduced permeability to fat and oilLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 24, 2009·4 cites·23 claims
- 3366US8101377B2Protein hydrolysates and method of makingBLANTON MADISON V·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 24, 2012·7 cites·29 claims
- 3465US2024237672A1Denatured milk proteins, methods of making, and protein fortified foodsLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3564US11802241B2Enhancement of soil characteristics with lactobionate compoundsLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 31, 2023·0 cites·31 claims
- 3664US10667538B2Non-fat dry milk production processes for cheesemakingMERRILL RICHARD K·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 2, 2020·0 cites·28 claims
- 3764US2006008555A1Food ingredients and food products treated with an oxidoreductase and methods for preparing such food ingredients and food productsLEPRINO FOODS·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3862US12214082B1One pass spray dried lactoseLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2024·Granted Feb 4, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3959US12384969B2Enhancement of soil characteristics with lactobionate compoundsLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 12, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4056US11208426B2Lactobionic acid production methods and productsLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 28, 2021·0 cites·22 claims
- 4153US2016374360A1Micellar casein for corree creamers and other dairy productsLEPRINO FOODS CO·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
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