US Patent Issued to Ohio State Innovation Foundation on Aug. 5 for "Methods and compositions related to a stable blend of casein and plant proteins with improved physical and flavor characteristics" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,602, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Ohio State Innovation Foundation (Columbus, Ohio).

"Methods and compositions related to a stable blend of casein and plant proteins with improved physical and flavor characteristics" was invented by Rafael Jimenez-Flores (Columbus, Ohio), Joana Ortega-Anaya (Columbus, Ohio), Alba Mayta Apaza (Columbus, Ohio) and Stiphany Tieu (Columbus, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a process for preparing a stable suspension of a globular protein material in a dairy product. Also disclosed are products produced by this method."

The patent was filed on April 13, 2023, under Application ...