Patents Assigned to Dean Intellectual Property Services, Inc.
  • FOOD PACKAGING CLOSURE WITH AN OXYGEN SCRUBBING FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20110139670
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system comprises a container and an oxygen sorbing closure operable to close an opening of the container. The closure comprises an oxygen sorption layer, an oxygen permeable layer, and a removable oxygen impermeable layer. When the oxygen impermeable layer is removed, the oxygen sorbing closure is operable to sorb oxygen molecules from a headspace of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: DEAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Monica Ciaramitaro, Kenneth W. Laughlin, Kirby Dale Hayes
  • REMOVING GAS ADDITIVES FROM RAW MILK
    Publication number: 20110076359
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a milk processing system receives a mixture including milk and one or more gas additives. The system sonicates the mixture according to sonication settings selected to reduce the amount of gas in the milk. The sonication settings include a frequency, a power, and a predetermined amount of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: Dean Intellectual Property Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Kirby D. Hayes, Tricia A. Brannigan, Kenneth W. Laughlin, Steven Lim, Bernard S. Fonseca
  • Non-Dairy, Nut-Based Milk and Method of Production
    Publication number: 20110064862
    Abstract: A method for making non-dairy, nut-based milk is disclosed. The method includes mixing water and nut butter. A dry blend is added that includes one or more hydrocolloids selected from the group consisting of: gellan gum, guar gum, locust bean gum, and xanthan gum. The dry blend further includes one or more salts. The non-dairy, nut-based milk is substantially free of soy or soy-derived ingredients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: Dean Intellectual Property Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen A. McCready
  • REMOVING GAS ADDITIVES FROM RAW MILK
    Publication number: 20100310743
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a mixture including milk and one or more gas additives is received at a milk processing system. The system heats the mixture and directs it toward an inlet to be delivered into a vacuum chamber. The vacuum chamber applies a negative vacuum pressure to the mixture to substantially remove the added gas. The resulting milk is extracted from the vacuum chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: Dean Intellectual Property Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Ray S. McCoy, Mark A. Hilton, Shaun W. Young