Patents by Inventor Bridget Colleen McClatchey

Bridget Colleen McClatchey 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).

  • Dry-powdered cheese compositions with naturally-derived color blends, method of making and cheese product
    Patent number: 11980203
    Abstract: According to embodiments, dry powdered compositions which may be reconstituted to provide a cheese product include at least one cheese component and a color blend. In some embodiments, the color blend includes from about 49.7% to about 87.1% curcumin compounds by weight based on a total amount of a color portion of the color blend; from about 2.1% to about 42.8% annatto carotenoids by weight based on the total amount of the color portion of the color blend; and from about 7.5% to about 10.8% paprika carotenoids by weight based on the total amount of the color portion of the color blend. In embodiments, the powdered composition includes from about 38.5 ppm to about 733.9 ppm curcumin compounds by weight based on the powdered composition; from about 3.6 ppm to about 165.7 ppm annatto carotenoids by weight based on the powdered composition; and from about 5.8 ppm to about 90.7 ppm paprika carotenoids by weight based on the powdered composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
    Inventors: Amber Lynne Engelke, Bridget Colleen McClatchey, John Benjamin Topinka
  • Dry-Powdered Cheese Compositions with Naturally-Derived Color Blends, Method of Making and Cheese Product
    Publication number: 20180098551
    Abstract: According to embodiments, dry powdered compositions which may be reconstituted to provide a cheese product include at least one cheese component and a color blend. In some embodiments, the color blend includes from about 49.7% to about 87.1% curcumin compounds by weight based on a total amount of a color portion of the color blend; from about 2.1% to about 42.8% annatto carotenoids by weight based on the total amount of the color portion of the color blend; and from about 7.5% to about 10.8% paprika carotenoids by weight based on the total amount of the color portion of the color blend. In embodiments, the powdered composition includes from about 38.5 ppm to about 733.9 ppm curcumin compounds by weight based on the powdered composition; from about 3.6 ppm to about 165.7 ppm annatto carotenoids by weight based on the powdered composition; and from about 5.8 ppm to about 90.7 ppm paprika carotenoids by weight based on the powdered composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
    Inventors: Amber Lynne Engelke, Bridget Colleen McClatchey, John Benjamin Topinka