Patents by Inventor Billy J. Softly

Billy J. Softly 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).

  • Cider vinegar flavor
    Patent number: 4701336
    Abstract: Disclosed are a composition simulating the flavor and aroma of cider vinegar, a vinegar product having a simulated cider vinegar flavor, and a method for imparting the flavor and aroma of cider vinegar to food products. A flavoring composition comprising diethyl succinate, beta-phenethyl formate and beta-phenethyl alcohol has been found to be essential to achieving a cider vinegar flavor and aroma. A preferred vinegar composition will comprise sugar, distilled vinegar, about 35 ppm diethyl succinate, about 2 ppm beta-phenethyl formate and about 1 ppm beta-phenethyl alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1987
    Assignee: Nabisco Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Billy J. Softly, An S. Huang