Patents by Inventor Avril B. McNeill

Avril B. McNeill 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).

  • Process for producing a low-calorie spread
    Patent number: 4362758
    Abstract: A process for producing a low-calorie spread which comprises(1) proportioning a liquid fat phase and a proteinaceous, gelled aqueous phase into a rotating container in which conditions prevail which promote the formation of an oil-in-water emulsion;(2) cooling and working the o/w emulsion thus obtained in at least one surface-scraped heat exchanger to achieve crystallization of at least part of the fat;(3) feeding the emulsion thus obtained into a rotating container under conditions conducive to substantially complete phase inversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1982
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company
    Inventors: Avril B. McNeill, Neil G. Hargreaves