June 2016

Sue Nokes (biosystems and agricultural engineering), Bert C. Lynn (chemistry), Stephen Rankin, Barbara Knutson (chemical & materials engineering), Michael Montross (biosystems and agricultural engineering) and Michael Flythe (agriculture) received a patent for “On-farm integrated high-solids processing system for biomass.” #9,376,697

February 2011

Manuel Castillo (biosystems and agricultural engineering), Colette C. Fagan (Glasnevin, Ireland), Colm P. O'Donnell (Clonskeagh, Ireland), Donal J. O'Callaghan (Whites Cross, Ireland) and Frederick Alan Payne (biosystems and agricultural engineering) received a patent for "Online, continuous sensor and method for curd moisture content control in cheese making." #7,892,584

Christopher Dwight Thompson (agriculture), Suraj M. Alexander (Anchorage, KY), William L. Crist (animal and food sciences), Brian D. Luck (biosystems and agricultural engineering), James Ryan Moore (Beaver Dam, KY), Jonathan C. Paschal (Alvaton, KY), Frederick Alan Payne (biosystems and agricultural engineering), Timothy S. Stombaugh (biosystems and agricultural engineering), Nasrin Tabayehnejad (biosystems and agricultural engineering) and Phillip C. Womble (White House, TN) received a patent for "Security monitoring system for a bulk foodstuff transport container." #7,886,959

Colm D. Everard (Thurles, Ireland), Donal J. O'Callaghan (White Cross, Ireland), Colm P. O'Donnell (Consicegh, Ireland), Colleen C. Fagan (Giasnevin, Ireland), Manuel Castillo (biosystems and agricultural engineering) and Frederick Alan Payne (biosystems and agricultural engineering) received a patent for "Method of improving cheese quality." #7,880,881

August 2006

Fred A. Payne (biosystems and agricultural engineering) received a patent for "System and method for sensing a characteristic of a fluid and related apparatus." #7,092,084