Patents by Inventor James L. Thomasson

James L. Thomasson 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).

  • Coated food particle and method for making a swirl
    Patent number: 8859028
    Abstract: The present invention comprises an edible swirl imparting carrier for flavor or color or flavor and color. The edible carrier comprises a coating effective for imparting a color in a viscous or visco-elastic matrix when moved in the matrix. The present invention also includes a method for imparting a swirl of color in a viscous or visco-elastic medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Cereal Ingredients, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Schuppan, James L. Thomasson
  • Edible color and flavor carrier and method for making an edible color and flavor carrier
    Patent number: 6620443
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a method for making a flavor and color carrier that forms a smearable particle. The method comprises preparing a mixture of sugar and an edible particulate selected from a group consisting of corn cereal or corn flakes, rolled oats, rice, rice particles, high fiber, high protein starch bearing cereal grain, and potato particles. The method also includes extruding the mixture without crystallizing the sugar and cutting the extruded mixture to form flavor and color carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Cereal Ingredients, Inc.
    Inventor: James L. Thomasson