Patents by Inventor Thomas Richard Kiessling

Thomas Richard Kiessling 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).

  • Foaming cappuccino creamer containing gasified carbohydrate
    Patent number: 6129943
    Abstract: A particulate, dry-mix foaming creamer composition comprising a particulate protein component in an amount of from 1 to 30%, a foam-generating amount of a particulate, gasified carbohydrate, preferably from 20 to 90%, said carbohydrate having a bulk density of less than 0.3 g/cc and a lipid in an amount of from 0 to 30%, all amounts based upon the weight of the composition. The creamer can be added to brewed coffee to produce a cappuccino-type whitened coffee with a surface layer of foam or it can be added to instant coffee and optionally a sweetener to produce a particulate, dry-mix instant cappuccino product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Kraft Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Bary Lyn Zeller, Thomas Richard Kiessling