Patents Examined by Robert Yoncoskie
  • Patent number: 4654221
    Abstract: This invention relates to an anti-sticking additive for cooking fats comprising a salt of an oxyacid of phosphorus, or mixtures thereof. The salts are of the formula MX, wherein M comprises an alkali metal, alkali earth metal, mixed alkali-other metal, or ammonium, and X comprises a hypophosphate, orthophosphate, pyrophosphate, polyphosphate, metaphosphate, or other similar anions. The cooking fat composition containing such a salt resists thermal darkening and off-flavor development during use. A method for reducing sticking of food during cooking comprises cooking with a fat composition containing a salt of an oxyacid of phosphorus, or mixtures thereof, as an anti-sticking agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1987
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Edward R. Purves, Robert F. Thomas
  • Patent number: 4654220
    Abstract: A synergistic effect on the viscosity behavior of oils is obtained by the addition of a combination of from 0.1% to 10% by weight of a high-melting glyceride of saturated fatty acids (C.sub.14 -C.sub.24) melting above 50.degree. C. (A) and from 0.2% to 10% by weight of a highly dispersed, pyrogenic silica (B), the weight ratio of (A) to (B) amounting to between 20:80 and 80:20. A distinct increase in viscosity may be obtained with relatively small additions of from 0.1% to 1.0% by weight of (A) and from 0.2% to 2% by weight of (B); additions of 1% by weight of (A) and 2% by weight of (B) in a ratio by weight of (A) to (B) of from 25:75 to 50:50 are required to obtain a pasty consistency. Liquid unsaturated triglyceride oils and/or unsaturated fatty acid esters of higher fatty alcohols containing said high-melting glycerides and pyrogenic silica have utility as parting oils for baked goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1987
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
    Inventors: Christian Heine, Reinhold Wuest
  • Patent number: 4650690
    Abstract: The invention provides edible water-in-oil-in-water emulsions containing an emulsifying system in which the continuous aqueous phase has a pH between 6.5 and 2.0, contains between 10 and 80 wt. % of an oil and of which the discontinuous phase is at least 10 wt. % of the discontinuous aqueous phase and oil phase taken together. Preferably an o/w emulsifier such as protein, in particular egg yolk, is present and also a w/o emulsifier. The oil phase preferably has no solid constituents at 20.degree. C. The emulsions are useful as foodstuffs such as sauces and dressings, and in soups and ice-cream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1987
    Assignee: Thomas J. Lipton Inc.
    Inventors: Gijsbert W. Bams, Wilhelmus H. van Megen
  • Patent number: 4650686
    Abstract: A method for reducing excessive browning in a baked good containing reducing sugars is described. The method comprises adding to the dough of the baked good about 0.15% to about 0.65% baking soda and about 0.10% to about 0.65% fatty acid monoglyceride esters of polycarboxylic acids and their derivatives. This combination of ingredients minimizes browning while avoiding off-flavor often associated with the addition of leavening agents to control browning. The invention is particularly useful with dual-textured cookies wherein a chewy region is made from a dough containing reducing sugars or crystallization-resistant sugars, and wherein a crisp region is made from a dough containing sucrose or readily crystallizable sugars. Browning is minimized in the reducing sugar-containing inner dough so that if the inner dough shows on the cookie surface it does not create an unattractive appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1987
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jerry D. Young, Paul Seiden
  • Patent number: 4649057
    Abstract: There is disclosed a preservative coating for fresh fruits and vegetables. The coating comprises approximately a 3 percent oil-in-water emulsion for which the active elements include approximately two parts partially hydrogenated vegetable oil and one part stearic acid and an anionic emulsifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1987
    Inventor: Tom R. Thomson
  • Patent number: 4643907
    Abstract: There is disclosed non-sweet, savory, flavored baking chips (e.g., cheese baking chip), a process for making the same, and use of the chips in a variety of food items, such as cookies, cakes, and other baked products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1987
    Assignee: SCM Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Player, Lonny L. Wilson
  • Patent number: 4642236
    Abstract: A process for the reduction of undesirable flavor components contained in a vegetable protein material such as a soy isolate, is described. An aqueous slurry of the vegetable protein material is formed and contacted with a mold of the genus Rhizopus or Aspergillus under conditions that are sufficient to reduce the level of undesirable flavor components in the protein material, yet insufficient to result in substantial replication or growth of the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1987
    Assignee: Ralston Purina Company
    Inventors: Beverly A. Friend, Dennis L. Gierhart, Judy K. O'Brien
  • Patent number: 4642238
    Abstract: A method of producing a mineral enriched protein composition for use in the production of liquid foodstuffs comprising: Forming a hydrated gel of an alkaline earth salt, such as a calcium salt and adding the hydrated gel to a slurry of a soy protein isolate to form a mineral enriched soy protein composition. The composition can then be dried and upon resuspension in a liquid foodstuff results in improved suspension of the mineral in the foodstuff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1987
    Assignee: Ralston Purina Company
    Inventors: Santa H. C. Lin, Myong J. Cho
  • Patent number: 4642241
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of a textured okara useful as a food component comprising feeding okara to a twin-screw extruder and heating and applying pressure in said extruder to said okara and forcing said okara through a constricted exit port from said extruder into a cooling die wherein said okara is cooled, and forcing said cooled okara having a textured structure out of the cooling die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1987
    Assignees: Director of National Food Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Foresty and Fisheries
    Inventor: Akinori Noguchi
  • Patent number: 4637937
    Abstract: A bacteria-free foamable oil-in-water emulsion including chocolate is prepared by forming an emulsion containing (1) 5-35 wt % of oil, (2) 3-30 wt % of chocolate component, (3) 10-30 wt % of sugar component, (4) 0.5-4 wt % of sodium caseinate, (5) 0.02-0.1 wt % of phosphoric acid salt, (6) 0.05-3 wt % of stabilizer, (7) 2-6 wt % of defatted milk solid, (8) 3-10 wt % of emulsifier based on the oil and (9) 40-60 wt % of all solid components in the emulsion and by sterilizing the said emulsion by heating at ultra high temperature. The bacteria-free foamable oil-in-water emulsion including chocolate has long time stability and high foamability, and it meets the current demand for baking or confectionary products having softness and wetness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1987
    Assignee: Asahi Denka Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kimio Terada, Michio Mori, Yoichi Goto, Takashi Nakazawa, Kunio Muto, Shozo Usami
  • Patent number: 4632841
    Abstract: An edible water-in-oil emulsion useful as a low fat spread is provided which contains from about 10 to 900 ppm of an anionic or from about 10 to 75 ppm of a nonionic emulsion disruptor, the disruptors having an HLB from 9 to 20. Reduced salt levels, without adverse taste effects, are achieved by use of the emulsion disruptor. Alternatively, in the absence of salt level reductions, addition of an emulsion disruptor provides enhanced flavor perception to spreads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1986
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company
    Inventors: Daniel W. Parke, Kenneth S. Baker
  • Patent number: 4632903
    Abstract: Enzymatic hydrolysis of soy protein with microbial rennet to DH 0.25-2.5% to produce an egg white substitute. The soluble hydrolysate produced by treatment with Mucor miehei proteinase exhibits superior organoleptic properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1986
    Assignee: Novo Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Columbus O. L. Boyce, Raymond P. Lanzilotta, Theodore M. Wong
  • Patent number: 4627985
    Abstract: A fibrous or granular processed soybean food can be produced by coating the surfaces of fibrous or granular soybean preparation obtained by grinding soybeans having a water content of 30 to 60% with one or more members selected from the group consisting of fish-paste, cheese and egg in the form of an aqueous slurry. Since said soybean food has been given a good flavor, taste and texture, it can be appropriately used as an ingredient in a variety of foods or as a snack food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1986
    Assignees: Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd., Asahi-Matsu Foods Inc.
    Inventors: Hideo Yada, Kunihisa Akaba, Megumi Mukaiyama
  • Patent number: 4627983
    Abstract: Functional hydrolyzates are prepared from microbial protein isolates, witha protein content of more than 90% by weight,a nucleic acid content of less than 2% by weight,a lipid content of less than 1% by weight,a suspendability of 80-100%,a foaming capacity characterized by a foaming index of 4-7,a foam stability characterized by a half-life of 10-300 minutes,an emulsifying capacity characterized by a value of 300-500 ml of oil/g of protein, anda molecular weight of between 125,000 and 100 Daltons.The functional hydrolyzates are obtained from microbial proteins by enzymatic hydrolysis, after extraction of the nucleic acids and lipids. The hydrolyzates are suitable as food additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1986
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Udo Scharf, Merten Schlingmann, Gert-Wolfhard von Rymon Lipinski
  • Patent number: 4626437
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method for preparing an alcohol-free wine product. A completely fermented wine is evaporated to produce a dealcholized wine concentrate and a vapor condensate containing alcohol and aromatic substances. The condensate is separated into a fraction comprising alcohol and aromatic substances. The aromatic substances are mixed with dealcoholized wine concentrate, fruit juice concentrate, fruit juice or water to produce an alcohol-free wine product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1986
    Assignee: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Schobinger, Robert Waldvogel, Peter Durr
  • Patent number: 4624853
    Abstract: An instant yogurt-like food product which can be easily and readily reconstituted by simple shaking and which is ready for consumption within two minutes and does not require refrigeration in its preparation, comprises at least one yogurt producing bacteria, a viscosity control agent, an encapsulated starch agent, edible acid, sweetener, dry edible oil, flavoring agent and salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1986
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard E. Rudin
  • Patent number: 4619831
    Abstract: A dietary fiber composition is prepared by coating an insoluble fiber with a soluble fiber. The insoluble fiber is preferably derived from cereal bran by enzymatically and chemically purifying the bran. The soluble fiber is preferably pectin or an alginate. The dietary fiber composition can be used to prepare low calorie, high fiber content dietary food products.The process of preparing the dietary food composition and the food products made therefrom is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1986
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company
    Inventor: Shri C. Sharma
  • Patent number: 4615846
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an amalgam for sealing in a fluorescent lamp consisting of tin, lead, bismuth, indium and mercury is disclosed. In this method, the amalgam is first melted and then discharged through a nozzle to be contacted with a coolant. A fluorescent lamp containing the amalgam manufactured by the above method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1986
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hisashi Yoshino, Masakatsu Haga, Takashi Yorifuji, Teruo Oshima
  • Patent number: 4615892
    Abstract: There is disclosed dried emulsion concentrates obtained by dehydrating oil-in-water emulsions containing a non-gelling starch hydrolyzate having a D.E. value of about 4 and not more than 25. The dried concentrates upon dispersing in water undergo inversion to form edible water-in-oil spreads of 15 to 35% fat by weight having the consistency of natural butter at room temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1986
    Assignee: Grain Processing Corporation
    Inventors: Alpha L. Morehouse, Charles J. Lewis
  • Patent number: 4614663
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel, edible fat-containing food products adapted for human infant nutrition containing a novel fat composition. The fat composition comprises (a) palm oil; (b) an oil selected from olive oil and oleic oil; (c) an oil selected from coconut oil, babassu oil and palm kernel oil; (d) an oil selected from soybean oil, corn oil, sunflower seed oil, cotton seed oil and safflower oil, and, if desired, (e) up to 2% calculated on the weight of the fat composition, of a lecithin such as soy lecithin. The amounts of the oils are so chosen that the composition contains defined quantities of linoleic acid, oleic acid, lauric and myristic acids and palmitic and stearic acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1986
    Assignee: John Wyeth & Brother Ltd.
    Inventor: Arthur W. T. Rule