Patents Assigned to General Foods Corporation
  • Bulk handling of raisins
    Patent number: 4696824
    Abstract: Bulk handling, transportation and processing of raisins are improved by first coating raisins with glycerine followed by coating with oil. The finished raisins are packed in sizes of at least 1 lb and no clumping is observed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1987
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Frank J. Meczkowski, Ronald J. Triani
  • Dry, sugar-free instant pudding mix
    Patent number: 4695474
    Abstract: A dry, sugar-free instant pudding mix containing at least 45% by weight of pregelatinized starch said starch having a preferable particle size wherein in excess of 95% by weight of particles are between 230 and 80 U.S. mesh. The mix contains from 15 to 30% of an expanded hydrolyzed starch material and other suitable functional ingredients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1987
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Carol A. Cuneo, Charles Lambert
  • Aseptically processed, natural, dairy-based sauces
    Patent number: 4689239
    Abstract: A process for producing an aseptically-processed, natural, dairy-based sauce is disclosed. The process comprises blending a combination of whole milk or an equivalent amount of non-fat dry milk and water, heavy cream butter, corn starch, high amylose corn starch and flavors and particulates, heating the combination to a temperature of from 140.degree. F. to 190.degree. F. for from 10 minutes to 30 minutes, homogenizing, subjecting the homogenized blend to ultra-high temperature short time aseptic treatment, cooling and holding the final product for a period of time sufficient to increase the blend viscosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1987
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph M. Rispoli, Harold A. Sawyer, Robert T. Tewey, Clement R. Wyss, James E. Maly
  • Pectin food product
    Patent number: 4686106
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dry mix comprising coarse, sanding sugar particles having an emulsifier uniformly spread across the sugar surfaces. The dry mix also contains a food acid and dry pectin ground to a particle size less than 200 mesh. The dry pectin mix is utilized to manufacture jam or jelly preparations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1987
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Ehrlich, Raymond E. Cox
  • Sweetening with L-aminodicarboxylic acid alkenes
    Patent number: 4678675
    Abstract: This invention relates to new novel sweeteners of the formula: ##STR1## wherein A is hydrogen, alkyl containing 1-3 carbon atoms or alkoxymethyl wherein the alkoxy contains 1-3 carbon atoms;A' is hydrogen or alkyl containing 1-3 carbon-atoms;A and A' taken together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form cycloalkyl containing 3-4 carbon atoms;Y is --(CHR.sub.2).sub.n --R.sub.1, --CHR.sub.3 R.sub.4 or R.sub.5 ;R.sub.1 is cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, bicycloalkyl or bicycloalkenyl containing up to 7 ring carbon atoms and up to a total of 12 carbon atoms;R.sub.5 is alkyl containing up to 11 carbon atoms;R.sub.2 is H or alkyl containing 1-4 carbon atoms;R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each cycloalkyl containing 3-4 ring carbon atoms;n=0 or 1; andm=0 or 1;and food-acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1987
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Zanno, Ronald E. Barnett, Glenn M. Roy
  • Sweetening with L-aminodicarboxylic acid amides
    Patent number: 4678674
    Abstract: Sweeteners of the formula: ##STR1## and food-acceptable salts thereof, where the substituents are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1987
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Paul R. Zanno, Ronald E. Barnett, Glenn M. Roy
  • Sweetening with cycloalkyl ethers and thioethers of dipeptides
    Patent number: 4676989
    Abstract: The following dipeptides possess a high order of sweetness: ##STR1## wherein X=O or S;R is alkyl containing 1-3 carbon atoms;R.sub.1 is cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, lower alkyl-substituted cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, bicycloalkyl, bicycloalkenyl, tricycloalkyl, cyclic ether, cyclic thioether, cyclic sulfoxides, cyclic sulfones, aryl, benzyl, alkylaryl, aromatic heterocyclic or alkyl substituted aromatic heterocyclic containing up to 10 ring carbon atoms and up to a total of 12 carbon atoms;R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.6 are each H or lower alkyl;R.sub.5 is H, lower alkyl or cycloalkyl containing 3-5 ring carbons;each n=0, 1 or 2;m=0 or 1;Z is an alkylene chain containing 0-2 carbon atoms in the principal chain and up to a total of 6 carbon atoms;and food-acceptable salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1987
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald E. Barnett, Paul R. Zanno, Glenn M. Roy
  • Container and cap assembly
    Patent number: 4669630
    Abstract: A recloseable, tamperproof container and cap assembly, wherein the outer leg of the cap is comprised of an upper skirt and a lower skirt, the lower skirt providing the tamperproof means. When the lower skirt is removed, a section of it remains, and act as a lifting tab, for easy access to the contents of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1987
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventor: Maynard A. Kenyon, 2nd
  • Sweetening with L-aminodicarboxylic acid amides of alkoxyalkylamines
    Patent number: 4666729
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to new sweeteners of the formula: ##STR1## wherein: A is H, alkyl containing 1-3 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl containing 1-3 carbon atoms, alkoxymethyl wherein the alkoxy group contains 1-3 carbon atoms, or CO.sub.2 R in which R is alkyl containing 1-3 carbon atoms;A' is H or CH.sub.3 ;A and A' when taken together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached form a cycloalkyl containing 3-4 carbon atoms;R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each a branched-chain alkyl containing 3-5 carbon atoms; andm=0 or 1;and food-acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1987
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Glenn M. Roy, Ronald E. Barnett, Paul R. Zanno
  • Foodstuffs with 3-hydroxy-4-alkyloxyphenyl aliphatic carboxylates
    Patent number: 4664929
    Abstract: Novel 3-hydroxy-4-alkyloxyphenyl aliphatic carboxylate compounds particularly well suited as sweeteners in foodstuff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1987
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald E. Barnett, Jed A. Riemer, Paul R. Zanno
  • Method for fixing food ingredients on a magnesium salt substrate
    Patent number: 4664920
    Abstract: A method for fixing a water-soluble water-dispersible or water-emulsifiable food ingredient is disclosed. The food ingredient is dried from an aqueous solution of a monobasic, dibasic and/or tribasic magnesium salt, the salt constituting the fixing substrate. The fixation of juice solids, flavors, colors and high fructose corn syrups are enabled by this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1987
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Fouad Z. Saleeb, Randal P. McKay
  • Process for preparing heat stable fermented malt flavorant
    Patent number: 4663168
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for producing a heat-stable, yeast fermented malt reaction flavor concentrate which is of low volatility. The process involves preparing a malt flour such that it has sufficient fermentable sugars, fermenting the malt flour with yeast at a temperature of from about 10.degree. C. to about 60.degree. C. for a period of time from 1/2 to 6 hours and heating the fermented malt produced by the fermentation to inactive the yeast and develop flavors. The yeast fermented malt derived food flavorant may be incorporated into a foodstuff, preferably a ready-to-eat cereal or baked good at a level of from 0.3 to 5% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1987
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Von Fulger, Wen C. Lou
  • Debittering bran flakes using citrus peel
    Patent number: 4661362
    Abstract: A process for eliminating the harsh bitter flavor associated with bran cereal by contacting the bran cereal with dried citrus peel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1987
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald J. Triani, Frank J. Meczkowski
  • Carton and pouch system
    Patent number: 4660737
    Abstract: A packaging container for the dispensing of a liquid product, more specifically, a carton and pouch system comprising a flexible pouch inserted in a closely form-fitting relationship with an outer relatively rigid carton. A means of access to the liquid in the pouch is provided by a combination of a plurality of intersecting slits superimposed over a through aperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1987
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Green, Harry Kaufman, Charles Jalovec
  • Method and manufacture for moisture-stable, inorganic, microporous saccharide salts
    Patent number: 4659390
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for complexing a metal cation and a saccharide to form thereby a cation-saccharide salt. Upon instantly solidifying and dehydrating particles of said cation-saccharide compound, a highly microporous material results, said material being capable of adsorbing large volumes of volatile flavor/aroma or gaseous compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1987
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Bary L. Zeller, Randal P. McKay, Fouad Z. Saleeb
  • Method for the decaffeination of roasted coffee extracts
    Patent number: 4659577
    Abstract: A method of decaffeinating aqueous roasted coffee extracts is disclosed. An organic caffeine solvent is first loaded with essentially hydrolyzed coffee solids. The aqueous roasted coffee extract is contacted with the loaded organic caffeine solvent for a sufficient period of time to transfer at least some of the caffeine from the coffee extract to the caffeine solvent, whereupon the extract is separated from the caffeine-containing solvent. The resultant coffee extract has been found to have noticably more body notes than a coffee extract which is decaffeinated with a solvent that has not been loaded with hydrolyzed coffee solids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1987
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: James F. Meinhold, Joseph A. Musto, Karl C. Kramer, Martin Gottesman, deceased
  • Accelerated staling of starch based products
    Patent number: 4657770
    Abstract: The process of staling of starch based food products, including baked or extruded breads and cooked pasta or rice, can be accelerated over the conventional method of holding at room temperature by use of a time-temperature-moisture protocol whereby, for example, freshly baked or extruded bread is cooled and subsequently heated to allow the formation of a unified crystalline structure characteristic of staled bread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1987
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Louise Slade, Rhoda Oltzik, Robert E. Altomare, Darrell G. Medcalf
  • Coffee grinding method
    Patent number: 4655400
    Abstract: Roasted coffee is ground by passage through grinding and regrinding steps, each step being characterized by having the rolls thereof in each pair thereof moving linearly at the same speed to produce a granulized coffee, the coffee being ground substantially in a single bean dimension and being thereby discretely cracked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1987
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: William W. Erb, Ernest R. LaSalle, James P. Mahlmann
  • Process for preparing an all grain, enzyme-saccharified cereal and product produced
    Patent number: 4656040
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for producing an all-grain, enzyme-saccharified cereal derived from cereal grain components. The process involves saccharifying an endosperm fraction to form a syrup containing soluble saccharides and adding to the saccharified endosperm a matrix-forming ingredient which is either a modified bran material, a toasted ground germ or a combination of these two ingredients to form a cereal dough, and subsequently processing the cereal dough to obtain a ready-to-eat cereal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1987
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Charles V. Fulger, Ernest K. Gum
  • Dispensing container for soft-frozen comestibles or the like
    Patent number: D289375
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1987
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventor: Andrew T. Kostanecki