Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Janal Kalis
  • Patent number: 6733798
    Abstract: The present invention includes a cranberry seed oil, a cranberry flour and a method for making cranberry seed oil and flour. The cranberry seed oil comprises beta sitosterol and phosphatidylcholine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Inventors: Tim Heeg, Bernard G. Lager, II
  • Patent number: 6261613
    Abstract: The present invention includes a batter or dough that comprises a plurality of capsules and a cookable fluid in which the capsules are dispersed. Each of the capsules is comprised of a shell made of a lipid that melts at a predictable, narrow temperature range and a core comprised of a leavening agent. The leavening agent is either a chemical leavening agent or a yeast-based leavening agent or a combination of a chemical leavening agent and yeast-based leavening agent. The batter or dough is preserved in a flowable condition by using a combination of acidic pH, control of water activity, and refrigerated storage temperature against microbial spoilage further assured by using preservatives such as potassium sorbate or calcium propionate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Venkatachalam Narayanaswamy, George V. Daravingas
  • Patent number: 5571555
    Abstract: The present invention includes a freezable material comprising sucrose and water in a concentration effective to prevent sucrose hydrate crystal formation when the material is frozen and further comprising a starch hydrolysate having a molecular weight effective for preventing weeping of the material when in contact with a water-bearing matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: The Pillsbury Company
    Inventors: Victor T. Huang, Lorri D. Cullen, James A. Kivi