page_title: John Augustus Just
section_title: Syracuse businesses
hierarchical_section_title: John Augustus Just / Syracuse businesses
caption_attribution_description: English: John Augustus Just's U.S. patent 712,545 for dry milk processing
context_page_description: Dr. John Augustus Just was a German-born chemist and inventor. He is best known for his investigative work into recovery of precious metals from their ores and for completing the process for evaporating milk. For his scientific achievements, he was awarded a medal by the committee celebrating Berthelot's 50th anniversary.
  Just registered dozens of patents with the United States Patent Office. He also founded several companies in the Syracuse, New York area including the Just Mining and Extraction Company, the Just's Food Company, the Just Process Company and the Just Reduction Company. He belonged to numerous scientific societies, and his work in investigative chemistry gained him worldwide recognition.
caption: The Just Dry Milk Process
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