Patents by Inventor Robin S. Hargrove

Robin S. Hargrove 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).

  • Process for producing nut-based expandable pellets and nut-based snack chips
    Patent number: 8119181
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for producing an intermediary product in the form of a nut-based pellet that is capable of being stored for up to about six months. To form the nut pellets, a nut dough is passed through an extruder. The extrudate produced is then cut into pellets and dried. Starch pellets can then optionally be mixed with the nut pellets or small nut pieces and cooked to form a snack chip. The snack chip is formed by compressing and cooking the pellet mixture, expanding the pellet mixture, and compressing the pellet mixture again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashish Anand, Robin S. Hargrove, Dimitris Lykomitros, V. N. Mohan Rao
  • PROCESS FOR PRODUCING BAKED POTATO SLICES WITH EXPANDED TEXTURE
    Publication number: 20110076381
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for producing a baked snack chip made from a raw potato slice. The snack chip has a light, crispy, expanded texture similar to the texture of a fried potato chip. It is formed by compressing and heating a partially dried potato slice and then expanding the potato slice. Alternatively, the expanded potato slice is compressed again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Ashish ANAND, Robin S. HARGROVE, V.N. Mohan RAO
  • Process for producing baked potato slices with expanded texture
    Patent number: 7867535
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for producing a baked snack chip made from a raw potato slice. The snack chip has a light, crispy, expanded texture similar to the texture of a fried potato chip. It is formed by compressing and heating a partially dried potato slice and then expanding the potato slice. Alternatively, the expanded potato slice is compressed again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashish Anand, Robin S. Hargrove, V. N. Mohan Rao
  • PROCESS FOR PRODUCING BAKED POTATO SLICES WITH EXPANDED TEXTURE
    Publication number: 20090280224
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for producing a baked snack chip made from a raw potato slice. The snack chip has a light, crispy, expanded texture similar to the texture of a fried potato chip. It is formed by compressing and heating a partially dried potato slice and then expanding the potato slice. Alternatively, the expanded potato slice is compressed again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: ASHISH ANAND, Robin S. Hargrove, V.N. Mohan Rao
  • Process for Producing Nut-Based Expandable Pellets and Nut-Based Snack Chips
    Publication number: 20080241332
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for producing an intermediary product in the form of a nut-based pellet that is capable of being stored for up to about six months. To form the nut pellets, a nut dough is passed through an extruder. The extrudate produced is then cut into pellets and dried. Starch pellets can then optionally be mixed with the nut pellets or small nut pieces and cooked to form a snack chip. The snack chip is formed by compressing and cooking the pellet mixture, expanding the pellet mixture, and compressing the pellet mixture again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Ashish Anand, Robin S. Hargrove, Dimitris Lykomitros, V.N. Mohan Rao