Patents by Inventor B. Douglas Brown

B. Douglas Brown 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).

  • STEEPED COCOA COMPOSITIONS AND FUNCTIONAL COCOA BEVERAGES MADE FROM THEM
    Publication number: 20160095330
    Abstract: The invention provides, in one aspect, a method of producing a cocoa-containing beverage, or a nutritionally fortified or energy-sustaining cocoa beverage, containing beneficial cocoa polyphenols. Ready-to-drink compositions, concentrates, primary beverage components, and packets for producing the beverages are specifically disclosed and prepared from a cocoa water composition made from steeping a cocoa-containing product in water or an aqueous solution with an acid. A number of vitamins, minerals, supplements, and nutriceutical compositions can be added.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Malathy NAIR, Timothy KOHR, Krista CESSNA, Sharon CIN, W. Jeffrey HURST, Ashley BOLDT, Gregory ZERPHY, Brian BAKER, B. Douglas BROWN
  • Steeped cocoa compositions and functional cocoa beverages made from them
    Patent number: 9241500
    Abstract: The invention provides, in one aspect, a method of producing a cocoa-containing beverage, or a nutritionally fortified or energy-sustaining cocoa beverage, containing beneficial cocoa polyphenols. Ready-to-drink compositions, concentrates, primary beverage components, and packets for producing the beverages are specifically disclosed and prepared from a cocoa water composition made from steeping a cocoa-containing product in water or an aqueous solution with an acid. A number of vitamins, minerals, supplements, and nutriceutical compositions can be added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: The Hershey Company
    Inventors: Malathy Nair, Tim J. Kohr, Krista L. Cessna, Sharon Cin, William Jeffrey Hurst, Ashley L. Boldt, Gregory T. Zerphy, Brian S. Baker, B. Douglas Brown
  • Steeped Cocoa Compositions and Functional Cocoa Beverages Made from Them
    Publication number: 20150099037
    Abstract: The invention provides, in one aspect, a method of producing a cocoa-containing beverage, or a nutritionally fortified or energy-sustaining cocoa beverage, containing beneficial cocoa polyphenols. Ready-to-drink compositions, concentrates, primary beverage components, and packets for producing the beverages are specifically disclosed and prepared from a cocoa water composition made from steeping a cocoa-containing product in water or an aqueous solution with an acid. A number of vitamins, minerals, supplements, and nutriceutical compositions can be added.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: The Hershey Company
    Inventors: Malathy Nair, Tim J. Kohr, Krista L. Cessna, Sharon Cin, William Jeffrey Hurst, Ashley L. Boldt, Gregory T. Zerphy, Brian S. Baker, B. Douglas Brown
  • STEEPED COCOA COMPOSITIONS AND FUNCTIONAL COCOA BEVERAGES MADE FROM THEM
    Publication number: 20110268846
    Abstract: The invention provides, in one aspect, a method of producing a cocoa-containing beverage, or a nutritionally fortified or energy-sustaining cocoa beverage, containing beneficial cocoa polyphenols. Ready-to-drink compositions, concentrates, primary beverage components, and packets for producing the beverages are specifically disclosed and prepared from a cocoa water composition made from steeping a cocoa-containing product in water or an aqueous solution. A number of vitamins, minerals, supplements, and nutriceutical compositions can be added.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Malathy Nair, Tim J. Kohr, Krista Cessna, Sharon Cin, William Jeffrey Hurst, Ashley L. Boldt, Gregory T. Zerphy, Brian S. Baker, B. Douglas Brown
  • Steeped cocoa beverages
    Patent number: 7919135
    Abstract: The invention provides, in one aspect, a method of producing a cocoa beverage containing beneficial cocoa polyphenols. Ready-to-drink compositions, concentrates, primary beverage components, and packets for producing the beverages are specifically disclosed. Preferred sugar-free, low calorie, and calorie-free products and cocoa beverages are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: The Hershey Company
    Inventors: Malathy Nair, Tim J. Kohr, Krista L. Cessna, Sharon Cin, William Jeffrey Hurst, Ashley L. Boldt, Gregory T. Zerphy, Brian S. Baker, B. Douglas Brown
  • Reduced fat confectionery products and process
    Patent number: 5709903
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lowfat confection comprising a chocolate of full fat texture, said chocolate comprising a fat or fat substitute present in 20.0-24.5% (w/w), and nonfat solids comprising nutritive carbohydrate sweetener, nonfat cocoa solids and an edible emulsifier. The present invention further relates to a process for producing a lowfat chocolate and more specifically, to the process of preparing and formulating said product compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Derry, Inc.
    Inventors: James F. St. John, John G. Fetterhoff, John R. Carpenter, B. Douglas Brown, C. Daniel Azzara, Stanley M. Tarka, Jr., Craig Rank, George K. Strohmaier
  • Reduced fat confectionery products and process
    Patent number: 5464649
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lowfat confection comprising a chocolate of full fat texture, said chocolate comprising a fat or fat substitute present in 20.0-24.5% (w/w), and nonfat solids comprising nutritive carbohydrate sweetener, nonfat cocoa solids and an edible emulsifier. The present invention further relates to a process for producing a lowfat chocolate and more specifically, to the process of preparing and formulating said product compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1995
    Assignee: Hershey Foods Corporation
    Inventors: James F. St. John, John G. Fetterhoff, John R. Carpenter, B. Douglas Brown, C. Daniel Azzara, Stanley M. Tarka, Jr., Craig Rank, George K. Strohmaier