Patents by Inventor Douglas A. Smyth

Douglas A. Smyth 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: 8771769
    Abstract: Roasted infused seeds and a process for preparing roasted infused seeds are described. In one aspect, the roasted infused seeds may have salt, flavors, nutrients, colors, and/or functional ingredients as well as mixtures of these components infused internally into the seed. By infusing such components into the seeds, the methods described herein provide roasted seeds with unique flavors, nutrients, colors, textures, densities, and/or other functionalities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
    Inventors: Douglas A. Smyth, Heather Michelle Johnson, Emily Jane Rudolph Olson, Jan Karwowski, Chen Y. Wang, Jaime C. Ho
  • Publication number: 20130177680
    Abstract: Roasted infused seeds and a process for preparing roasted infused seeds are described. In one aspect, the roasted infused seeds may have salt, flavors, nutrients, colors, and/or functional ingredients as well as mixtures of these components infused internally into the seed. By infusing such components into the seeds, the methods described herein provide roasted seeds with unique flavors, nutrients, colors, textures, densities, and/or other functionalities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: Douglas A. Smyth, Heather Michelle Johnson, Emily Jane Rudolph, Jan Karwowski, Chen Y. Wang, Jaime C. Ho
  • Patent number: 8435579
    Abstract: Roasted infused seeds and a process for preparing roasted infused seeds are described. In one aspect, the roasted infused seeds may have salt, flavors, nutrients, colors, and/or functional ingredients as well as mixtures of these components infused internally into the seed. By infusing such components into the seeds, the methods described herein provide roasted seeds with unique flavors, nutrients, colors, textures, densities, and/or other functionalities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
    Inventors: Douglas A. Smyth, Heather Michelle Johnson, Emily Jane Rudolph, Jan Karwowski, Chen Y. Wang, Jaime C. Ho
  • Publication number: 20100310739
    Abstract: Roasted infused seeds and a process for preparing roasted infused seeds are described. In one aspect, the roasted infused seeds may have salt, flavors, nutrients, colors, and/or functional ingredients as well as mixtures of these components infused internally into the seed. By infusing such components into the seeds, the methods described herein provide roasted seeds with unique flavors, nutrients, colors, textures, densities, and/or other functionalities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC
    Inventors: Douglas A. Smyth, Heather Michelle Johnson, Emily Jane Rudolph, Jan Karwowski, Chen Y. Wang, Jaime C. Ho
  • Patent number: 7771762
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to the processing of soy-derived materials for use in various products. More particularly, the invention relates to a process producing highly functional soy protein using ultrafiltration followed by an enzymatic treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC
    Inventors: Song Gao, John Westcott Finley, Vijay Kumar Arora, Wen-Sherng Chen, Douglas A. Smyth, Ahmad Akashe, Ronald Louis Meibach, Ariel S. Cudia
  • Publication number: 20080299607
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to the processing of soy-derived materials for use in various products. More particularly, the invention relates to a process producing highly functional soy protein using ultrafiltration followed by an enzymatic treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC
    Inventors: Song Gao, John Westcott Finley, Vijay Kumar Arora, Wen-Sherng Chen, Douglas A. Smyth, Ahmad Akashe, Ronald Louis Meibach, Ariel S. Cudia
  • Publication number: 20050079259
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to the processing of soy-derived materials for use in various products. More particularly, the invention relates to a process producing highly functional soy protein using ultrafiltration followed by an enzymatic treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Song Gao, John Finley, Vijay Arora, Wen-Sherng Chen, Douglas Smyth, Ahmad Akashe, Ronald Meibach, Ariel Cudia
  • Publication number: 20050053705
    Abstract: The present invention utilizes a novel enzyme cocktail comprising a fungal protease enzyme or a mixture of fungal protease enzymes having both endo and exo-peptidase activities to hydrolyze soy proteins while substantially avoiding free amino acids and low-molecular weight peptides which impart a bitter or undesirable flavor to the hydrolysate. The hydrolysate, and more preferably the soluble soy protein contained therein, is used in a food product such as, for example, high protein content beverages, sports beverages, balanced nutritional beverages, fruit juice mixes, health/nutrition bars, salad dressings, meat products, snacks, desserts, confectionaries, nutritional supplements, and the like. The soy protein hydrolysate, and more preferably the soluble soy protein contained therein, according to the present invention is particularly useful when the required dose is as high as about 2.5 to about 6.5 grams of soy protein per normal serving of a food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Song Gao, Douglas Smyth, Wen-Sherng Chen