Patents by Inventor Bernhard Brandstetter

Bernhard Brandstetter 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).

  • Patent number: 8865243
    Abstract: The present invention provides an acidified dairy food comprising cocoa shells, a method for producing the acidified dairy food, and the use of cocoa shells to increase the fiber content and/or lower the fat content of an acidified dairy food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Kraft Foods R & D, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernhard Brandstetter, Peter Hofsaess, Jochen Pfeifer, Hermann Eibel, Dimitrios Chronopoulos
  • Patent number: 8715766
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a process for the manufacture of roasted cocoa nibs. It is further directed to processes of producing cocoa liquor and cocoa powder from the roasted cocoa nibs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Kraft Foods R&D, Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriele Margarete Kopp, Milena Seyller, Jozef Christiaan Hennen, Bernhard Brandstetter
  • Publication number: 20110183049
    Abstract: A device is provided for continuously feeding chocolate ingredients, such as flakes, to a continuous conche having an adhesion prevention means to prevent adhesion of the ingredients to surfaces of the device exposed to the ingredients. In a process for continuously feeding chocolate ingredients, such as flakes, to a continuous conche, adhesion of the ingredients to surfaces exposed to the ingredients, is continuously prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Stephan Dieter Simbuerger, Gerhard Hecht, Hans-Peter Bernauer, Bernhard Brandstetter, Andre Eichler, Jochen Pfeifer, Anja Schleppe, Martina Karoline Suess
  • Publication number: 20110151098
    Abstract: The present invention provides a food comprising at least 30 mass % alkalized cocoa shells based on the total mass of alkalized cocoa shells and cocoa powder in the food. Also provided is a method for manufacturing the food comprising (i) alkalizing cocoa shells which have been separated from cocoa nibs using an alkalizing agent, and (ii) adding the alkalized cocoa shells to a food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Kraft Foods R&D, Inc.
    Inventors: Dimitrios Chronopoulos, Richard Zuurbier, Bernhard Brandstetter, Christian Jung
  • Publication number: 20100266741
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a process for the manufacture of roasted cocoa nibs. It is further directed to processes of producing cocoa liquor and cocoa powder from the roasted cocoa nibs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Gabriele Margarete Kopp, Milena Seyller, Jozef Christiaan Hennen, Bernhard Brandstetter
  • Publication number: 20100086663
    Abstract: The present invention provides an acidified dairy food comprising cocoa shells, a method for producing the acidified dairy food, and the use of cocoa shells to increase the fibre content and/or lower the fat content of an acidified dairy food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Bernhard Brandstetter, Peter Hofsaess, Jochen Pfeifer, Hermann Eibel, Dimitrios Chronopoulos