Patents by Inventor Cherie Floyd

Cherie Floyd 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: 20080050473
    Abstract: Disclosed is process for formation of a baked fruit filled bar comprising omega-3 fatty acids and a carrier oil wherein the bar is stable for over 12 weeks at 85° F. 50% relative humidity with no development of a fishy taste or aroma over the storage period. The preferred carrier oils have oxidative stability indexes of at least 30 hours and solid fat contents at 21° C. of at least 40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Katy Nemeth, Anthony Bello, Cherie Floyd
  • Patent number: 6919098
    Abstract: A scoopable dough can be used to prepare cut biscuits, drop biscuits, dumplings, flat bread, crackers, pizza dough, doughnuts, fritters, hushpuppies, muffins, pastry crusts, coffee cake, quick bread, scones, cobbler-type crust, and the like. A scoopable dough has desirable viscoelastic properties and is shelf stable without being stored in a container that is deoxygenated and/or hermetically sealed at freezing and refrigeration temperatures. A scoopable dough includes flour, a protein supplement, a shortening, a humectant, a leavening system having at, least portion of the leavening system encapsulated, and water. The flour and water can be in a flour-to-water ratio of between about 2:1 and about 1:1. A scoopable dough can also include a texture-modifying agent, an emulsifier, a hydrocolloid, a dough-developing agent, a nutritional supplement, a flavoring, a shelf-life stabilizer, an organic acid, and/or a binder of metal ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: The Pillsbury Company
    Inventors: Kathy Ratka, Irina Braginsky, Randy Hasse, Mounir El Hmamsi, Leola Henry, Cherie Floyd
  • Publication number: 20030118702
    Abstract: A scoopable dough can be used to prepare cut biscuits, drop biscuits, dumplings, flat bread, crackers, pizza dough, doughnuts, fritters, hushpuppies, muffins, pastry crusts, coffee cake, quick bread, scones, cobbler-type crust, and the like. A scoopable dough has desirable viscoelastic properties and is shelf stable without being stored in a container that is deoxygenated and/or hermetically sealed at, freezing and refrigeration temperatures. A scoopable dough includes flour, a protein supplement, a shortening, a humectant, a leavening system having at least portion of the leavening system encapsulated, and water. The flour and water can be in a flour-to-water ratio of between about 2:1 and about 1:1. A scoopable dough can also include a texture-modifying agent, an emulsifier, a hydrocolloid, a dough-developing agent, a nutritional supplement, a flavoring, a shelf-life stabilizer, an organic acid, and/or a binder of metal ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: The Pillsbury Company Inc.
    Inventors: Kathy Ratka, Irina Braginsky, Randy Hasse, Mounir El Hmamsi, Leola Henry, Cherie Floyd
  • Patent number: 6436458
    Abstract: A scoopable dough can be used to prepare cut biscuits, drop biscuits, dumplings, flat bread, crackers, pizza dough, doughnuts, fritters, hushpuppies, muffins, pastry crusts, coffee cake, quick bread, scones, cobbler-type crust, and the like. A scoopable dough has desirable viscoelastic properties and is shelf stable without being stored in a container that is deoxygenated and/or hermetically sealed at freezing and refrigeration temperatures. A scoopable dough includes flour, a protein supplement, a shortening, a humectant, a leavening system having at least portion of the leavening system encapsulated, and water. The flour and water can be in a flour-to-water ratio of between about 2:1 and about 1:1. A scoopable dough can also include a texture-modifying agent, an emulsifier, a hydrocolloid, a dough-developing agent, a nutritional supplement, a flavoring, a shelf-life stabilizer, an organic acid, and/or a binder of metal ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: The Pillsbury Company
    Inventors: Kathy Kuechle, Irina Braginsky, Mounir El Hmamsi, Leola Henry, Cherie Floyd
  • Publication number: 20020001655
    Abstract: A scoopable dough can be used to prepare cut biscuits, drop biscuits, dumplings, flat bread, crackers, pizza dough, doughnuts, fritters, hushpuppies, muffins, pastry crusts, coffee cake, quick bread, scones, cobbler-type crust, and the like. A scoopable dough has desirable viscoelastic properties and is shelf stable without being stored in a container that is deoxygenated and/or hermetically sealed at freezing and refrigeration temperatures. A scoopable dough includes flour, a protein supplement, a shortening, a humectant, a leavening system having at least portion of the leavening system encapsulated, and water. The flour and water can be in a flour-to-water ratio of between about 2:1 and about 1:1. A scoopable dough can also include a texture-modifying agent, an emulsifier, a hydrocolloid, a dough-developing agent, a nutritional supplement, a flavoring, a shelf-life stabilizer, an organic acid, and/or a binder of metal ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Applicant: The Pillsbury Company Inc.
    Inventors: Kathy Kuechle, Irina Braginsky, Mounir El Hmamsi, Leola Henry, Cherie Floyd