Patents by Inventor Dimitrios Chronopoulos

Dimitrios Chronopoulos 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
  • 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: 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