Patents by Inventor Carole Ann Hargreaves

Carole Ann Hargreaves 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).

  • Publication number: 20110280990
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and edible orally delivered products, such as confectioneries and chewing gum, which include taste potentiators to enhance the perception of active substances contained therein. More specifically, some embodiments provide potentiator compositions, which include at least one active substance and at least one taste potentiator. The active substance and/or taste potentiator may be encapsulated in some embodiments to modify the release rate of the composition upon consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Navroz Boghani, Petros Gebreselassie, Carole Ann Hargreaves
  • Publication number: 20110274735
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and edible orally delivered products, such as confectioneries and chewing gum, which include taste potentiators to enhance the perception of active substances contained therein. More specifically, some embodiments provide potentiator compositions, which include at least one active substance and at least one taste potentiator. The active substance and/or taste potentiator may be encapsulated in some embodiments to modify the release rate of the composition upon consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Navroz Boghani, Petros Gebreselassie, Carole Ann Hargreaves
  • Publication number: 20110104329
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and edible orally delivered products, such as confectioneries and chewing gum, which include taste potentiators to enhance the perception of active substances contained therein. More specifically, some embodiments provide potentiator compositions, which include at least one active substance and at least one taste potentiator. The active substance and/or taste potentiator may be encapsulated in some embodiments to modify the release rate of the composition upon consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Navroz Boghani, Petros Gebreselassie, Carole Ann Hargreaves
  • Patent number: 7851000
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and edible orally delivered products, such as confectioneries and chewing gum, which include taste potentiators to enhance the perception of active substances contained therein. More specifically, some embodiments provide potentiator compositions, which include at least one active substance and at least one taste potentiator. The active substance and/or taste potentiator may be encapsulated in some embodiments to modify the release rate of the composition upon consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Cadbury Adams USA LLC
    Inventors: Navroz Boghani, Petros Gebreselassie, Carole Ann Hargreaves