Patents Examined by Helen F Heggestad
  • Patent number: 9949500
    Abstract: A consumption-regulated feed block for controlled consumption of animal feed, comprises a mass of controlled feed material, the consumption of which is to be controlled, in compressed block, chemical block or hybrid block form; and an intake control matrix of low moisture block material positioned in the controlled feed material and forming consumption control pockets to regulate consumption of the controlled feed material by requiring an animal to consume by licking portions of low moisture block material in order to consume controlled feed material in an adjacent consumption control pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Ridley USA Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Dhuyvetter, Chunjiang Fu, Mark Allen Robbins
  • Patent number: 9943091
    Abstract: A product having an internal substance protected by a rugged exterior shell is disclosed. The internal substance is reactive with the exterior shell but is separated therefrom by a coating on an interior surface of the external shell so that the product can be stored for a long period of time without the internal substance reacting with the exterior shell. The coating is meltable so that, when desired, the product may be heated (e.g. immersed in hot water or exposed to heat) in order to melt the coating so that the internal substance can react with the external shell so that the internal substance can excrete out of the exterior shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Inventor: Nicholas J. Singer
  • Patent number: 9937195
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an edible energy composition that includes a methylated xanthine, a choline derivative and a flavorant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: International IP Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Manoj Bhargava
  • Patent number: 9913489
    Abstract: Low fat peanut butter food slices that are all natural, made from dehydrated peanut powder, and having nothing added thereto but water, or water with honey and or salt dissolved therein. The peanut butter food slices have a viscosity in the range of 800,000 centipoise to 2,000,000 centipoise which is much thicker than regular peanut butter which has a viscosity in the range of 150,000 centipoise to 250,000 centipoise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Inventors: Peter Arsenault, Kyle T Arsenault, Matthew L Arsenault
  • Patent number: 9907326
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a carbonated beverage comprising a stevia extract in which foaming is suppressed and a method for producing the same. A carbonated beverage comprising RebA and RebD and/or RebM, wherein a content of RebA is 500 ppm or less; a content of RebD and/or RebM is 486 ppm or less; ((RebD and/or RebM)/RebA) is 0.45 or more in a mass ratio; and a total content of RebA and RebD and/or RebM is 0.5 to 13.5 in Brix in terms of sucrose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: SUNTORY BEVERAGE & FOOD LIMITED
    Inventors: Soichiro Urai, Akiko Izumi, Koji Nagao
  • Patent number: 9907328
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a structure composed of ?-cyclodextrin, a linker and a supporter, and a preparation method thereof. The cellulose-adipate-?-cyclodextrin structure of the present invention is effective in removing cholesterol from foods, and the use of the cellulose-adipate-?-cyclodextrin structure may reduce the onset of adult and chronic diseases due to excessive intake of cholesterol, thereby contributing to maintenance, recovery and promotion of health.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: MEDIENCE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Jae Park, Byung Sik Kang
  • Patent number: 9894909
    Abstract: Thorough spraying and draining freshly cut produce and the equipment processing it in a one-pass system that uses a dilute solution of chilled ultrapure water and chlorine dioxide or chlorine or both significantly reduces bacterial counts. Raw produce is sprayed as it is conveyed to cutting heads and as the cut pieces fall into a hopper above a conveyor. The conveyed cut produce is vibrated and tumbled while being sprayed from above. At the end of the process, the cut produce is sprayed with potable water and deposited in a dryer basket. Drainage from the equipment is collected and processed through a multi-stage water filtration system to potable quality. The near freezing water temperature, its ultra-purity, and the concentrations of biocides in the sanitizing spray are carefully established, monitored and maintained by a process controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: McEntire Produce, Inc.
    Inventors: Carter McEntire, R. C. McEntire, Jr., Tom Lovelace, David Morris
  • Patent number: 9883688
    Abstract: Disclosed are improved citrus fruit juice powders and methods of providing the improved citrus fruit juice powders. The citrus fruit juice powders are neutralized and are free of fillers, such as maltodextrin. Also disclosed are meat marinades that include the improved citrus fruit juice powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: GRIFFITH FOODS INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventor: Michael T. Bunczek
  • Patent number: 9861122
    Abstract: A liquid beverage enhancer product including a shelf-stable highly concentrated liquid flavor and color solution including at least 10% non-water solvents with humectant properties including propylene glycol, glycerol, ethanol and other alcohols. The liquid beverage enhancer product in combination with beverages or non-beverage food products. A method of enhancing a beverage by adding a liquid beverage enhancer product including a shelf-stable highly concentrated liquid flavor and color solution having at least 10% non-water solvents with humectant properties to a beverage, and enhancing the flavor and color of the beverage. A method of enhancing milk, milk substitute beverages, and protein containing products, by adding the liquid beverage enhancer product having a pH of greater than 4.6 to milk, milk substitute beverages, or protein containing products, and enhancing the flavor and color of the milk, milk substitute beverages, or protein containing products without curdling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: AMT Group, LLC
    Inventors: Young Kang, Joe Farinella, Kathryn Frothingham, Justin Kozlowski, Holly Lynch, John Higgs
  • Patent number: 9848633
    Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing a raw food product with particles of ground roasted sesame seeds dispersed in sesame oil, the raw food product including particles having an average size of between about 15 ?m to about 40 ?m, being thixotropic, with a viscosity, of between about 700 cps to about 2,500 cps, being maintained as a single liquid phase for a time period of at least six months when stored at room temperature, the method including hulling sesame seeds by stirring sesame seeds, suspended in an aqueous media, at a velocity of less than 400 rpm, to obtain sesame kernels, roasting the sesame kernels to obtain roasted kernels, and subjecting the roasted kernels to two or more milling stages in a ball mill device to obtain the raw food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Rushdi Food Industries Ltd.
    Inventor: Ibrahim Bashir
  • Patent number: 9848626
    Abstract: A food grade water-soluble arabinoxylan product containing arabinoxylan oligosaccharides and retaining a high amount of bound ferulic acid and other phenolic substances is isolated from corn fiber using an aqueous extraction wherein the pH of the aqueous medium employed for the extraction is adjusted to a selected value after mixing with the corn fiber and prior to the initiation of extraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: TATE & LYLE INGREDIENTS AMERICAS LLC
    Inventors: Shiji Shen, Andrew Joseph Hoffman, Rohit A. Medhekar, Susan Matthew, Richard Armentrout
  • Patent number: 9833004
    Abstract: A cereal flour composition is made by subjecting a mixture to a heating treatment, the mixture including: a cereal flour; and 0.2-10 parts by mass of an emulsifier with respect to 100 parts by mass of the cereal flour. Preferably, the emulsifier is a monoglycerol fatty acid ester or lecithin. Preferably, the heating treatment is performed for 2 seconds to 3 minutes at a mixture temperature of 80 to 120° C. Preferably, the heating treatment is a heat-moisture treatment using saturated water vapor. A process for producing the cereal flour composition involves a heating step of directly applying saturated water vapor to the mixture including a cereal flour and an emulsifier, and heating the mixture, wherein the heating step is performed by using a production device including: a transporting path that transports an introduced raw material to an outlet; and a mechanism that introduces saturated water vapor into the transporting path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: NISSHIN FOODS INC.
    Inventors: Ryosuke Fujimura, Michihiro Sakakibara, Tatsunori Nishide, Yoshihito Ueki, Satomi Nozaki, Miwa Takahashi, Shin-ichi Fukudome, Takashi Horimizu, Tetsuya Mitsuoka, Noriko Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 9833007
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide: a soy milk having a pleasant flavor and suppressed soybean odor, raw smell, astringency, and so forth; and a method for producing the soy milk. Specifically, provided are: the soy milk; a soy-milk flavor improver containing, as an active ingredient, a triacylglycerol having a medium-chain fatty acid with 6 to 12 carbon atoms as a constituent fatty acid; an improved soy milk containing a soy milk and the soy-milk flavor improver; and a food and a drink containing the improved soy milk. A method for producing the improved soy milk is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: THE NISSHIN OILLIO GROUP, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuo Takagi, Susumu Hikichi
  • Patent number: 9826769
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a carbonated beverage comprising a stevia extract in which foaming is suppressed and a method for producing the same. A carbonated beverage comprising RebA and RebD and/or RebM, wherein a content of RebA is 500 ppm or less; a content of RebD and/or RebM is 486 ppm or less; ((RebD and/or RebM)/RebA) is 0.45 or more in a mass ratio; and a total content of RebA and RebD and/or RebM is 0.5 to 13.5 in Brix in terms of sucrose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: SUNTORY BEVERAGE & FOOD LIMITED
    Inventors: Soichiro Urai, Akiko Izumi, Koji Nagao
  • Patent number: 9820501
    Abstract: Provided herein is a protein product comprising about 5 wt. % to about 40 wt. % kaniwa protein isolate having a complete set of amino acids and being substantially free of bitter-tasting compound. The protein product may comprise one or more excipients selected from fillers, solubilizers, flavorants, sweeteners, dietary minerals, binders, vitamins, fatty acids, and caffeine. The protein product may have a moisture content less that 5 wt. %, and may be provided in a variety of formats, including protein powders, protein drinks, protein pills, protein bars, meal replacements, pediatric products, and sports nutrition products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: FitLife Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Fadi Aramouni
  • Patent number: 9801396
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a production method for a natural-extract beverage which is coffee extraction or the like using electrolytically reduced water, wherein the oxidation-reduction potential of the extract is negative. [Solution] A method for producing a natural-extract beverage by making coffee or tea with electrolytically reduced hot water containing dissolved hydrogen molecules, comprising making coffee or tea that an oxidation-reduction potential of the extract is made to be 0 mV or less by at least one means that suppresses volatilization of dissolved molecular hydrogen, wherein the at least one means are selected from the group consisting of: means of using electrolytically reduced water obtained by electrolysis of heated source water, means of performing the extraction under high pressure in a sealed container, and means of adding to the electrolytically reduced water at least one dissolved-hydrogen stabilizing agent selected from polysaccharides and/or polyphenols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: TECH CORPORATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Choonok Park
  • Patent number: 9795154
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing modified gum arabic comprising treating gum arabic with an enzyme selected from the group of glycosidases at a concentration of 1 to 1000 units of enzyme per gram of gum arabic, a modified gum arabic obtainable by said method, an emulsion comprising the modified gum arabic and a beverage concentrate and ready-to-drink beverage comprising the emulsion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: RUDOLF WILD GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Heidebach, Matthias Sass, Axel De With
  • Patent number: 9795152
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for increasing the SUS content in an oil or in an olein fraction, comprising performing 1,3-selective enzymatic intraesterification on a natural starting oil or olein fraction prepared therefrom wherein the ratio between SUS and SUU is at least 1:1.5 and the SSS content is low, in particular close to 0%. Further, the present invention relates to 1,3-Selective intraesterified oil or olein, obtainable by performing the present method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Advanta Holdings BV
    Inventors: Lucas Guillermo Pan, Eduardo Pedro Dubinsky, Martin Oscar Grondona, Andrés Daniel Zambelli, Alberto Javier Leon
  • Patent number: 9788561
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to tomato fiber composition having a dry matter content of at least 1 wt. %, wherein at least 80 wt. % of said dry matter is water-insoluble, said fiber composition comprising, by weight of dry matter: 15-50% cellulose; 5-45% pectin; 0-10% of monosaccharides, said monosaccharides being selected from fructose, glucose and combinations thereof; and 0.003-1% lycopene; wherein the fiber composition contains less than 60% pectin by weight of cellulose. The tomato fiber composition of the present invention has excellent water structuring properties. Another aspect of the invention relates to a method of manufacturing a product selected from a foodstuff, a beverage and a nutritional formulation, said method comprising incorporating into said product the aforementioned tomato fiber composition. The invention further provides a process of manufacturing a tomato fiber composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Hendrikus Theodorus W M van der Hijden, Michael Jacobus Suijker, Harmannus Tammes
  • Patent number: 9788565
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a carbonated beverage comprising a stevia extract in which foaming is suppressed and a method for producing the same. A carbonated beverage comprising RebA and RebD and/or RebM, wherein a content of RebA is 500 ppm or less; a content of RebD and/or RebM is 486 ppm or less; ((RebD and/or RebM)/RebA) is 0.45 or more in a mass ratio; and a total content of RebA and RebD and/or RebM is 0.5 to 13.5 in Brix in terms of sucrose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SUNTORY BEVERAGE & FOOD LIMITED
    Inventors: Soichiro Urai, Akiko Izumi, Koji Nagao