Patents by Inventor John H. Wilmes

John H. Wilmes 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: 4645673
    Abstract: Frozen pizza product with special baked pastry shell is produced from a dough comprising a specified mixture of high protein and low protein wheat flours, and containing between 10 and 17% by weight of solid fat pieces, preferably flakes, of specified dimensions, wherein the fat pieces have a melting point in the range 118.degree.-128.degree. F. by the Wiley method, and wherein the mixing takes place so that the solid fat pieces remain as such as the dough goes into the oven for baking.After topping with pizza sauce and freezing, the resulting crust is tender in the inside and crisp on the bottom, after final rebaking by the consumer, even after freeze-thaw cycles which sometimes occur during shipping and storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1987
    Assignee: The Quaker Oats Company
    Inventor: John H. Wilmes