Patents by Inventor Brinda Govindarajan

Brinda Govindarajan 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).

  • Multi-textured ready-to-eat cereal with extruded rice pellets
    Patent number: 8039037
    Abstract: A multi-textured ready-to-eat cereal flake includes a plurality of rice based pellets embedded in a cooked cereal grain. The plurality of rice pellets are formed from a rice product and have a first moisture content. A cooked cereal grain mixture is then formed and has a second moisture content that is greater than the first moisture content of the rice pellets. The plurality of rice pellets are then embedded within the cooked cereal grain mixture to create a multicomponent mixture. A multicomponent pellet is formed from the multicomponent mixture. The multicomponent pellet is then formed into a flake. The flake is heated to create a multi-textured flake. Based on the moisture differential between the cooked cereal grain and the plurality of rice pellets, the plurality of rice pellets expand to create a blistered appearance on the multi-textured flake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Kellogg Company
    Inventors: James Whitham, Wolfgang Demelt, Paul Neumann, Brinda Govindarajan, Viswas M. Ghorpade, Tamila Williams
  • MULTI-TEXTURED READY-TO-EAT CEREAL WITH EXTRUDED RICE PELLETS
    Publication number: 20100247717
    Abstract: A multi-textured ready-to-eat cereal flake includes a plurality of rice based pellets embedded in a cooked cereal grain. The plurality of rice pellets are formed from a rice product and have a first moisture content. A cooked cereal grain mixture is then formed and has a second moisture content that is greater than the first moisture content of the rice pellets. The plurality of rice pellets are then embedded within the cooked cereal grain mixture to create a multicomponent mixture. A multicomponent pellet is formed from the multicomponent mixture. The multicomponent pellet is then formed into a flake. The flake is heated to create a multi-textured flake. Based on the moisture differential between the cooked cereal grain and the plurality of rice pellets, the plurality of rice pellets expand to create a blistered appearance on the multi-textured flake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: James Whitham, Wolfgang Demelt, Paul Neumann, Brinda Govindarajan, Viswas M. Ghorpade, Tamila Williams