Patents by Inventor Donna Jean O'Connor

Donna Jean O'Connor 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).

  • Composition and process for producing thickened coffee, tea or cocoa beverages
    Patent number: 6586034
    Abstract: An improved thickened instant coffee beverage mix, comprising a mix of from about 15-90%, preferably 27%, maltodextrin with the rest, to 100%, of an agglomerated starch, and also 0.05-2.0% of mono- and di-glycerides or other wetting agents such as propylene glycol, glycerin, sorbitan monosterate and other emulsifiers, including 0.05-10.0% vegetable oils, together with coffee flavorants, which can be quickly dissolved in water of at least 120° F. water without delay or forming clumps; and an improved thickened instant tea or cocoa beverage mix which can be quickly dissolved in water of at least 120° F. water without delay or forming clumps, comprising 12-50% agglomerated starch as the thickening agent, together with sugar and protein components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Novartis Nutrition AG
    Inventors: Jeffery D. Meister, Donna Jean O'Connor
  • Composition and process for producing thickened coffee, tea or cocoa beverages
    Publication number: 20020086098
    Abstract: An improved thickened instant coffee beverage mix, comprising a mix of from about 15-90%, preferably 27%, maltodextrin with the rest, to 100%, of an agglomerated starch, and also 0.05-2.0% of mono- and di-glycerides or other wetting agents such as propylene glycol, glycerin, sorbitan monosterate and other emulsifiers, including 0.05-10.0% vegetable oils, together with coffee flavorants, which can be quickly dissolved in water of at least 120° F. water without delay or forming clumps; and an improved thickened instant tea or cocoa beverage mix which can be quickly dissolved in water of at least 120° F. water without delay or forming clumps, comprising 12-50% agglomerated starch as the thickening agent, together with sugar and protein components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Jeffery D. Meister, Donna Jean O' Connor