Patents by Inventor Allan Sidney Bramley

Allan Sidney Bramley 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).

  • Publication number: 20160044935
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the manufacture of a frozen confection with a peelable coating comprising the steps of: a) Providing a frozen confection core; and b) Dipping the frozen confection core in liquid nitrogen and then applying a coating material comprising a chemically setting gelling biopolymer to the frozen confection core, wherein a second material comprising a source of divalent cations is applied to the product between steps a) and b) or after step b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
    Inventors: Deborah Lynne ALDRED, Allan Sidney BRAMLEY
  • Publication number: 20150320080
    Abstract: The invention relates to process for the manufacture of an frozen aerated confectionary with an overrun of at least 15 vol. % and wherein the number average length of the ice crystals is at most 100 ????, comprising the following steps: a) providing a frozen aerated confectionary with an overrun of at least 15 vol. % and wherein the number average length of the ice crystals is at most 100 ???? comprising 40 to 85 wt. % of water; 0.1 to 30 wt. % of fat; 5 to 45 wt % freezing point depressant and bulk filler; and 0.1 to 7% protein d) providing an ingredient having a Trouton ratio of at least 75, as measured in a 0.2 wt. % solution of said ingredient in water as measured at 20 degrees Celsius; wherein the ingredient is provided in an amount of 0.001 to 10 wt. %, based on the weight of the final composition; b) mixing said frozen confectionary provided at step ‘a’ with the ingredient provided at step ‘b’ to provide a frozen aerated confectionary according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Allan Sidney BRAMLEY, George Simeonov MARINOV, John Turner MITCHELL, Andrea WILLIAMS, Ann-Marie WILLIAMSON, Gleb YAKUBOV
  • Publication number: 20150313257
    Abstract: A process for the manufacture of a frozen confection with a peelable coating comprising the steps of: a) Providing a mould at a temperature of at most ?10° C.; b) Filling the mould with a liquid mix of a first frozen confection; c) Allowing the first frozen confection to partially freeze; d) Removing the excess liquid mix from the mould; e) Filling the mould with a second liquid mix; f) Removing the second liquid mix; g) Filling the mould with at least one further frozen confection; and then h) Freezing to form a frozen confection product characterised in that the liquid mix of the first frozen confection comprises a chemically setting gelling biopolymer; and the second liquid mix comprises a source of divalent cations is provided. The invention also provides a frozen confection product having a frozen confection core and a peelable outer layer, characterised in that the outer layer is a gel formed from chemically setting gelling biopolymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
    Inventors: Deborah Lynne ALDRED, Allan Sidney BRAMLEY
  • Publication number: 20140134300
    Abstract: A frozen confectionery product is provided. The product comprises a core of a frozen confection, which is at least partially coated with a gel, characterized in that the core of frozen confection comprises an ice structuring protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventors: Allan Sidney Bramley, Sarah Jane Mayes
  • Patent number: 8491949
    Abstract: An ice confection is provided comprising: 1 to 8 wt % fat; a total solids content of from 10 to 25 wt %; an ice structuring protein (ISP); and at least 0.1 wt % aerating agent; the confection being obtainable by a process comprising aerating a mix with an aerating gas which contains at least 50% by volume of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide or mixtures thereof. A process for producing the ice confection is also provide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Sidney Bramley, Teresa Jane Brawn
  • Patent number: 8178151
    Abstract: A frozen aerated confection comprising an ice structuring protein (ISP) and a hydrophobin is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Sidney Bramley, Sabina Silvia Haenel Burmester, Andrew Baxter Russell
  • Patent number: 8003151
    Abstract: A low fat frozen confectionery product is provided having 5 wt % or less fat which product comprises a combination of an ice structuring protein (ISP) and a polyol ester of a fatty acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan Sidney Bramley, Sarah Jane Gray, Susan Margaret Turan, Daryl Dwayne Spors, Sonja Marie Frisch
  • Publication number: 20080032017
    Abstract: An ice confection is provided comprising: 1 to 8 wt % fat; a total solids content of from 10 to 25 wt %; an ice structuring protein (ISP); and at least 0.1 wt % aerating agent; the confection being obtainable by a process comprising aerating a mix with an aerating gas which contains at least 50% by volume of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide or mixtures thereof. A process for producing the ice confection is also provide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Allan Sidney Bramley, Teresa Jane Brawn