Patents by Inventor Jonathan Hipps

Jonathan Hipps 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).

  • Mixing and grinding edible fat-based slurries and emulsions using a vibratory drum
    Patent number: 7681818
    Abstract: A system, which may be used to perform simultaneous grinding and intimate mixing of edible fat-based slurries or emulsions, may include a cylindrical drum having a central longitudinal axis and a curved inner surface and mounted on springs, and a motor and tuned mass coupled to the cylindrical drum to vibrate the cylindrical drum about a center of vibration that is offset from the central longitudinal axis of the cylindrical drum. The system includes at least one pair of partition plates disposed at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical drum to divide the cylindrical drum into at least two process zones, the partition plates of the at least one pair having matching apertures and moveable relative to each other between alignment and misalignment. The system may be used, for example, in chocolate manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: General Kinematics Corporation
    Inventors: Roy Peterson, Stephen E. Beavers, Jonathan Hipps, Peter T. Kashulines, Jr., Michael Hill, Barry D. Glazier, Kenneth G. Weaber, Jr., Ronald P. Layton, Jr., David J. Pontzer
  • CENTER-FILL GUM COMPOSITIONS INCORPORATING TRIACETIN
    Publication number: 20080299249
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions for a center-filled chewing gum product. The individual gum pieces include a center-fill composition surrounded by a gum region and optionally further surrounded by a coating. The chewing gum compositions include triacetin in the gum region and/or lecithin in the center-fill region, which reduces the amount of shrinkage and/or leakage of the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: CADBURY ADAMS USA LLC
    Inventors: William John Hirt, Jonathan Hipps, Craig Massey, Glenn Visscher
  • Grinding and Mixing Edible Fat-Based Slurries and Emulsions Using a Vibratory Media Mill
    Publication number: 20070054030
    Abstract: A vibratory media mill may be used to perform simultaneous grinding and intimate mixing of edible fat-based slurries or emulsions. The invention has particular applicability in the field of chocolate manufacture, where the vibratory media mill can eliminate use of traditional five-roll refiners and/or conches. The vibratory media mill is cheaper and simpler to operate and maintain than traditional grinding and mixing equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: GENERAL KINEMATICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Roy Peterson, Stephen Beavers, Jonathan Hipps, Peter Kashulines, Michael Hill, Barry Glazier, Kenneth Weaber, Ronald Layton, David Pontzer
  • Grinding and mixing edible fat-based slurries and emulsions using a vibratory media mill
    Publication number: 20040161511
    Abstract: A vibratory media mill may be used to perform simultaneous grinding and intimate mixing of edible fat-based slurries or emulsions. The invention has particular applicability in the field of chocolate manufacture, where the vibratory media mill can eliminate use of traditional five-roll refiners and/or conches. The vibratory media mill is cheaper and simpler to operate and maintain than traditional grinding and mixing equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Applicant: Mars Incorporated
    Inventors: Roy Peterson, Stephen E. Beavers, Jonathan Hipps, Peter T. Kashulines, Michael Hill, Barry D. Glazier, Kenneth G. Weaber, Ronald P. Layton, David J. Pontzer