Patents by Inventor Donald L. Maxwell

Donald L. Maxwell 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).

  • Process for forming an oat-based frozen confection
    Patent number: 6395314
    Abstract: A process for forming a syrup product that is suitable for use as a non-dairy frozen confection. The non-dairy frozen confection exhibits selected sweetness, texture, and mouthfeel characteristics while being devoid of exogenous sweeteners, stabilizers, emulsifiers, and proteins. The process includes blending a base formulation and water to form a slurry, the base formulation having a major amount of an oat material or waxy barley hybrid flour. The process also includes liquefying and saccharifying the slurry to produce the syrup product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: American Oats, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Whalen, Donald L. Maxwell, Donald Wilbur
  • Process for forming an oat-based frozen confection
    Patent number: 5989598
    Abstract: A process for forming a non-dairy frozen confection from an oat material or barley material. The non-dairy frozen confection exhibits selected sweetness, texture, and mouthfeel characteristics while being devoid of exogenous sweeteners, stabilizers, emulsifiers, and proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: American Oats, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Whalen, Donald L. Maxwell
  • Oat-based frozen confection
    Patent number: 5723162
    Abstract: A non-dairy frozen confection formed from a frozen syrup product. The syrup product having a major amount of an oat flour. The non-dairy frozen confection exhibiting selected sweetness, texture, and mouthfeel characteristics while being devoid of exogenous sweeteners, stabilizers, emulsifiers, and proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: American Oats, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Whalen, Donald L. Maxwell