Patents by Inventor Santi R. Bhowmik

Santi R. Bhowmik 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).

  • Positive hydration method of preparing confectionary and product therefrom
    Patent number: 5804247
    Abstract: The present invention is a new method of making a confectionery mass, such as a nougat, by hydrating sufficiently to form the mass without the need for cooking to drive off moisture. The present invention also includes a product prepared by positively hydrating a mixture of confectionery ingredients including a hydrobinding component and shearform product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Fuisz Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Subraman R. Cherukuri, Robert K. Yang, Cecil A. Bowles, Jose F. Zamudio-Tena, Santi R. Bhowmik
  • Positive hydration method of preparing confectionery and product therefrom
    Patent number: 5587198
    Abstract: The present invention is a new method of making a confectionery mass, such as a nougat, by hydrating sufficiently to form the mass without the need for cooking to drive off moisture. The present invention also includes a product prepared by positively hydrating a mixture of confectionery ingredients including a hydrobinding component and shearform product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Fuisz Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Subraman R. Cherukuri, Robert K. Yang, Cecil A. Bowles, Jose F. Zamudio-Tena, Santi R. Bhowmik
  • Rotary retort
    Patent number: 4301718
    Abstract: An improved rotary retort for cooking food products in sealed containers. The retort comprises a vessel including a substantially cylindrical shell and a pair of heads respectively closing the ends of the shell. A support for carrying the sealed containers is rotatably mounted within the vessel. The support includes at least one U-shaped channel member having integral lips located on the upstanding portions of the U-shaped channel, whereby a plurality of sealed containers received in the channel are retained in the channel by the lips. The support is rotated in the vessel, and the interior of the vessel is selectively heated and cooled as the support is rotated to accomplish complete processing of the food products within the sealed containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1981
    Assignee: Pennant Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Lewinger, Santi R. Bhowmik