Patents by Inventor Andrew J. Hoffman

Andrew J. Hoffman 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: 20200032309
    Abstract: A food product comprises an oligosaccharide composition that is digestion resistant or slowly digestible. The oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises producing an aqueous composition that comprises at least one oligosaccharide and at least one monosaccharide by saccharification of starch, membrane filtering the aqueous composition to form a monosaccharide-rich stream and an oligosaccharide-rich stream, and recovering the oligosaccharide-rich stream. Alternatively, the oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises heating an aqueous feed composition that comprises at least one monosaccharide or linear saccharide oligomer, and that has a solids concentration of at least about 70% by weight, to a temperature of at least about 40° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Michael D. Harrison, Andrew J. Hoffman
  • Patent number: 10344308
    Abstract: A food product comprises an oligosaccharide composition that is digestion resistant or slowly digestible. The oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises producing an aqueous composition that comprises at least one oligosaccharide and at least one monosaccharide by saccharification of starch, membrane filtering the aqueous composition to form a monosaccharide-rich stream and an oligosaccharide-rich stream, and recovering the oligosaccharide-rich stream. Alternatively, the oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises heating an aqueous feed composition that comprises at least one monosaccharide or linear saccharide oligomer, and that has a solids concentration of at least about 70% by weight, to a temperature of at least about 40° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Harrison, Andrew J. Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20180371514
    Abstract: A food product comprises an oligosaccharide composition that is digestion resistant or slowly digestible. The oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises producing an aqueous composition that comprises at least one oligosaccharide and at least one monosaccharide by saccharification of starch, membrane filtering the aqueous composition to form a monosaccharide-rich stream and an oligosaccharide-rich stream, and recovering the oligosaccharide-rich stream. Alternatively, the oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises heating an aqueous feed composition that comprises at least one monosaccharide or linear saccharide oligomer, and that has a solids concentration of at least about 70% by weight, to a temperature of at least about 40° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Michael D. Harrison, Andrew J. Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20180249756
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a free-flowing composition having controllable properties of bulk density, particle morphology, flowability and shakeability suitable, for example, for use on or in a foodstuff or a beverage. The composition includes a blend of: (i) a plurality of substantially discrete composite particles, each composite particle comprising a core of a first edible material provided with a discontinuous surface coating formed from a first plurality of non-uniformly sized particles of a second edible material; and (ii) a second plurality of non-uniformly sized particles of said second edible material. A foodstuff comprising the composition is claimed and so are methods of employing it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Shiji Shen, Susan E. Butler, Andrew J. Hoffman, Justin Kanthak, John Bridges
  • Patent number: 9963726
    Abstract: A food product comprises an oligosaccharide composition that is digestion resistant or slowly digestible. The oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises producing an aqueous composition that comprises at least one oligosaccharide and at least one monosaccharide by saccharification of starch, membrane filtering the aqueous composition to form a monosaccharide-rich stream and an oligosaccharide-rich stream, and recovering the oligosaccharide-rich stream. Alternatively, the oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises heating an aqueous feed composition that comprises at least one monosaccharide or linear saccharide oligomer, and that has a solids concentration of at least about 70% by weight, to a temperature of at least about 40° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Harrison, Andrew J. Hoffman
  • Patent number: 9957537
    Abstract: A food product comprises an oligosaccharide composition that is digestion resistant or slowly digestible. The oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises producing an aqueous composition that comprises at least one oligosaccharide and at least one monosaccharide by saccharification of starch, membrane filtering the aqueous composition to form a monosaccharide-rich stream and an oligosaccharide-rich stream, and recovering the oligosaccharide-rich stream. Alternatively, the oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises heating an aqueous feed composition that comprises at least one monosaccharide or linear saccharide oligomer, and that has a solids concentration of at least about 70% by weight, to a temperature of at least about 40° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Harrison, Andrew J. Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20180092394
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a free-flowing composition having controllable properties of bulk density, particle morphology, flowability and shakeability suitable, for example, for use on or in a foodstuff or a beverage. The composition includes a blend of: (i) a plurality of substantially discrete composite particles, each composite particle comprising a core of a first edible material provided with a discontinuous surface coating formed from a first plurality of non-uniformly sized particles of a second edible material; and (ii) a second plurality of non-uniformly sized particles of said second edible material. A foodstuff comprising the composition is claimed and so are methods of employing it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Shiji Shen, Susan E. Butler, Andrew J. Hoffman, Justin Kanthak, John Bridges
  • Publication number: 20180030489
    Abstract: A food product comprises an oligosaccharide composition that is digestion resistant or slowly digestible. The oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises producing an aqueous composition that comprises at least one oligosaccharide and at least one monosaccharide by saccharification of starch, membrane filtering the aqueous composition to form a monosaccharide-rich stream and an oligosaccharide-rich stream, and recovering the oligosaccharide-rich stream. Alternatively, the oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises heating an aqueous feed composition that comprises at least one monosaccharide or linear saccharide oligomer, and that has a solids concentration of at least about 70% by weight, to a temperature of at least about 40° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Harrison, Andrew J. Hoffman
  • Patent number: 9868969
    Abstract: A food product comprises an oligosaccharide composition that is digestion resistant or slowly digestible. The oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises producing an aqueous composition that comprises at least one oligosaccharide and at least one monosaccharide by saccharification of starch, membrane filtering the aqueous composition to form a monosaccharide-rich stream and an oligosaccharide-rich stream, and recovering the oligosaccharide-rich stream. Alternatively, the oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises heating an aqueous feed composition that comprises at least one monosaccharide or linear saccharide oligomer, and that has a solids concentration of at least about 70% by weight, to a temperature of at least about 40° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Harrison, Andrew J. Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20170356021
    Abstract: A food product comprises an oligosaccharide composition that is digestion resistant or slowly digestible. The oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises producing an aqueous composition that comprises at least one oligosaccharide and at least one monosaccharide by saccharification of starch, membrane filtering the aqueous composition to form a monosaccharide-rich stream and an oligosaccharide-rich stream, and recovering the oligosaccharide-rich stream. Alternatively, the oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises heating an aqueous feed composition that comprises at least one monosaccharide or linear saccharide oligomer, and that has a solids concentration of at least about 70% by weight, to a temperature of at least about 40° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Harrison, Andrew J. Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20160213036
    Abstract: A method of preparing a free-flowing, edible composition, comprising first and second edible materials, having first and second function-release profiles respectively, comprising: combining the first and second edible materials in dry particulate form; and heating said combination to a forming temperature, which is at least equal to the glass transition temperature of the first edible material, with concurrent mixing, so as to coat particles of the first edible material with a plurality of particles of the second edible material, thereby forming composite particles of said composition. Each of the first and second edible materials may be mixed with other edible materials prior to their combination. Also a free-flowing edible composition comprising a plurality of composite particles, each composite particle comprising a core of the first edible material provided with a discontinuous surface coating formed from a plurality of particles of the second edible material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Shiji Shen, Andrew J. Hoffman, Susan E. Butler
  • Publication number: 20160183573
    Abstract: A method of producing a salt composition comprises comminuting a first particulate fraction comprised of sodium chloride crystals having a mean particle size by volume of at least 500 ?m, in the presence of a second particulate fraction which is a salt product comprised of particles which contain (a) sodium chloride and (b) an organic material that is a solid at ambient temperature. The particles of the second particulate fraction have a structure comprised of individual crystallites of sodium chloride attached together in the particles of the product wherein at least 95% by volume of the particles of the salt product have a size less than 100 ?m and wherein particles of the product comprise hollow particles formed of an outer shell of said crystallites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Shiji SHEN, Andrew J. HOFFMAN, Susan E. BUTLER
  • Publication number: 20150181918
    Abstract: A food product comprises an oligosaccharide composition that is digestion resistant or slowly digestible. The oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises producing an aqueous composition that comprises at least one oligosaccharide and at least one monosaccharide by saccharification of starch, membrane filtering the aqueous composition to form a monosaccharide-rich stream and an oligosaccharide-rich stream, and recovering the oligosaccharide-rich stream. Alternatively, the oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises heating an aqueous feed composition that comprises at least one monosaccharide or linear saccharide oligomer, and that has a solids concentration of at least about 70% by weight, to a temperature of at least about 40° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: TATE & LYLE INGREDIENTS AMERICAS LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Harrison, Andrew J. Hoffman
  • Patent number: 8993039
    Abstract: A food product comprising digestion resistant or slowly digestible oligosaccharide composition. The oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process comprising producing an aqueous composition comprising at least one oligosaccharide and at least one monosaccharide by saccharification of starch, membrane filtering the aqueous composition to form a monosaccharide-rich stream and an oligosaccharide-rich stream, and recovering the oligosaccharide-rich stream. Alternatively, the oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process comprising heating an aqueous feed composition with a solids concentration of at least about 70% by weight, comprising at least one monosaccharide or linear saccharide oligomer, to a temperature of at least about 40° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Harrison, Andrew J. Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20150072065
    Abstract: Low sugar, fiber-containing carbohydrate compositions are provided which are suitable for use as substitutes for traditional corn syrups, high fructose corn syrups, and other sweeteners in food products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC
    Inventors: Andrew J. Hoffman, Annette Evans, Susan E. Butler
  • Patent number: 8926794
    Abstract: A process of separating one or more components of corn fiber that comprises contacting the corn fiber with an extraction fluid that comprises at least one weak acid, increasing the temperature of the resulting mixture of fiber and fluid to solubilize hemicellulose of the corn fiber into the fluid, cooling the mixture, and separating the cooled extraction mixture into a soluble fraction comprising dissolved hemicellulose and an insoluble fraction comprising cellulose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC
    Inventors: Xian-Zhong Han, Rohit A. Medhekar, Andrew J. Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20130174993
    Abstract: A process of separating one or more components of corn fiber that comprises contacting the corn fiber with an extraction fluid that comprises at least one weak acid, increasing the temperature of the resulting mixture of fiber and fluid to solubilize hemicellulose of the corn fiber into the fluid, cooling the mixture, and separating the cooled extraction mixture into a soluble fraction comprising dissolved hemicellulose and an insoluble fraction comprising cellulose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC
    Inventors: Rohit A. Medhekar, Andrew J. Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20120231150
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a digestive enzyme inhibitor comprising the hydrolysis products of an ?-amylase hydrolyzed hydroxypropyl substituted starch. The present invention further provides for a food or beverage ingredient composition comprising the hydrolysis products of an ?-amylase hydrolyzed hydroxypropyl substituted starch and a rapidly digestible starch, a food or beverage comprising such ingredient, and methods of use thereof, including a method of controlling postprandial glucose release after ingestion of a rapidly digestible starch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: TATE & LYLE INGREDIENTS AMERICAS, LLC
    Inventors: Xian-Zhong Han, Rohit A. Medhekar, Andrew J. Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20120034366
    Abstract: Low sugar, fiber-containing carbohydrate compositions are provided which are suitable for use as substitutes for traditional corn syrups, high fructose corn syrups, and other sweeteners in food products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Hoffman, Annette Evans, Susan E. Butler
  • Patent number: 8057840
    Abstract: A food product comprises an oligosaccharide composition that is digestion resistant or slowly digestible. The oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises producing an aqueous composition that comprises at least one oligosaccharide and at least one monosaccharide by saccharification of starch, membrane filtering the aqueous composition to form a monosaccharide-rich stream and an oligosaccharide-rich stream, and recovering the oligosaccharide-rich stream. Alternatively, the oligosaccharide composition can be produced by a process that comprises heating an aqueous feed composition that comprises at least one monosaccharide or linear saccharide oligomer, and that has a solids concentration of at least about 70% by weight, to a temperature of at least about 40° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Harrison, James C. Purdue, Penelope A. Patton, Andrew J. Hoffman, James M. Gaddy, Chi-Li Liu, Robert V. Schanefelt, Richard W. Armentrout, Michelle P. Schwenk, Rachel A. Wicklund, Marianne Claessens, Eric M. Reamer, Shawn E. Sprankle, Sanjiv H. Avashia, Peter M. Gautchier, Robert L. Olsen, Judy L. Turner, Timothy C. Mertz, Michael Bunch, Doris A. Dougherty, Michel Lopez, Lori Napier, Ram Santhanagopalan