Patents by Inventor Vidya Sridhar

Vidya Sridhar 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).

  • Gel-based compositions and methods of making same
    Patent number: 9414615
    Abstract: A gel-based comestible and method of preparing same. In one embodiment of the invention, the gel-based comestible is consumed in one bite without the need for a spoon or other utensil, and supplies the consumer with about 200 mg/serving caffeine, 1000 mg/serving taurine, and 100% of the recommended daily allowances of vitamins B3, B5, B6 and B12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: PepciCo, Inc.
    Inventor: Vidya Sridhar
  • CARBONATED JELLY BEVERAGE WITH INCLUSIONS
    Publication number: 20120034351
    Abstract: A carbonated gelatinous beverage containing inclusions and methods for making same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: PEPSICO, INC.
    Inventors: Vidya Sridhar, David Bell, Casey McCormick, Manisha Lokre, Mohamed Zaki Badaoui Najjar
  • Gel-Based Compositions and Methods of Making Same
    Publication number: 20110177176
    Abstract: A gel-based comestible and method of preparing same. In one embodiment of the invention, the gel-based comestible is consumed in one bite without the need for a spoon or other utensil, and supplies the consumer with about 200 mg/serving caffeine, 1000 mg/serving taurine, and 100% of the recommended daily allowances of vitamins B3, B5, B6 and B12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventor: Vidya Sridhar
  • Methods and compositions involving endopeptidases PepO2 and PepO3
    Publication number: 20050281914
    Abstract: The present invention concerns the methods and compositions involving endopeptidase enzymes, especially PepO2 and PepO3 from L. helveticus, and their use in reducing bitterness by cleaving bitter peptides. In particular embodiments of the invention, these methods and compositions apply to the cheesemaking process. The invention also concerns the use of PepO2 and/or PepO3 polypeptides in the treatment or prevention of celiac sprue or as a food additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: James Steele, Jeffrey Broadbent, Vidya Sridhar