Patents by Inventor Alfred Oppenheimer

Alfred Oppenheimer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Flavor enhancing and increasing efficacy of cough drops
    Patent number: 4980169
    Abstract: A novel confection containing a volatile oil for dissolving in the oral cavity is disclosed. The confection contains a sensorially undetectable amount of a volatile oil modifying agent which enhances the flavor of the volatile oil as well as ameliorates the perception of unpleasant organoleptic sensations such as bitterness initiated by the volatile oil being released in the oral cavity. In a preferred embodiment, the modifying agent is capsicum and most preferably, the oleoresin form of capsicum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company
    Inventors: Alfred Oppenheimer, Ralph Cifrese, Mamoun M. Hussein, Vincent Corsello
  • Taste and odor masked edible oil compositions
    Patent number: 4853247
    Abstract: Pleasant tasting, pleasant smelling edible oil compositions and a process for making same has been developed. The product comprises an unpleasant edible oil and an oil soluble sensory masking agent capable of producing a masking sensation for the unpleasant edible oil. The sensory masking agent is capable of producing a taste masking and/or odor masking sensation for the unpleasant edible oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1989
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Co.
    Inventors: Shirley Ann Barcelon, Alfred Oppenheimer, Mamoun M. Hussein
  • Chewing gum and confectionery compositions containing a soy flavor enhancer
    Patent number: 4832962
    Abstract: The flavor of chewing gum and confectionery compositions is improved by incorporating into the composition a natural soy flavor enhancer selected from the group consisting of natural soy extract, soy sauce, soy powder, and mixtures thereof in amounts which reduce the bitter or harsh flavor notes perceived after substantial chewing, without imparting the salty taste associated with soy derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1989
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company
    Inventors: Alfred Oppenheimer, Michael Glass, Subraman R. Cherukuri
  • Edible aerosol foam compositions and method of preparing same
    Patent number: 4780309
    Abstract: A procedure for preparing a palatable aerosol foam of unpleasant edible oil containing up to 80% oil is disclosed. This has been achieved by incorporating an inorganic complexing agent, water, a sweetening agent, a sensory masking agent and a propellant present in an amount sufficient by itself to function as the whipping agent and propellant into the oil to form a pleasant tasting suspension without an oily mouthfeel, unpalatable taste and unpleasant odor. Each teaspoon of aerosol foam will contain from about 2 to 4 grams of oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company
    Inventors: Navin M. Geria, Shirley A. Barcelon, Alfred Oppenheimer, Mamoun M. Hussein
  • Multiple textured chewing gum
    Patent number: 4604287
    Abstract: A chewing gum composition having an initial soft-short texture lacking elasticity which converts upon chewing to a soft elastic-cohesive chewing gum which comprises an anhydrous admixture of a gum base, sweetening agent, softener and about 0.75% to about 6% by weight, a maltodextrin binder having a D.E. value of about 7 to about 24.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1986
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company
    Inventors: Michael Glass, Joseph Hoholick, Alfred Oppenheimer, Amy Dombroski