Patents by Inventor Christopher John Cornwell

Christopher John Cornwell 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).

  • Fruit and Vegetable Snacks
    Publication number: 20120196021
    Abstract: The present invention discloses formulations for vacuum baked fruit and vegetable snack pieces that have a crispy, crunchy texture similar to potato chip, corn based wafers, and other popular snack items. A fruit or vegetable base is combined with other ingredients and water to make a slurry, which is sheeted and dried in a vacuum belt dryer, and separated into snack sized pieces. In one embodiment, substantial amounts of solid inclusions are combined with the slurry before drying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, CIN.
    Inventors: Ashish Anand, Varadharajan Radhamani Basker, Christopher John Cornwell, Brian Peter Jacoby, Dimitris Lykomitros, Vamshidhar Puppala, V.N. Mohan Rao
  • FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SNACKS
    Publication number: 20100098829
    Abstract: The present invention discloses formulations for vacuum baked fruit and vegetable snack pieces that have a crispy, crunchy texture similar to potato chip, corn based wafers, and other popular snack items. A fruit or vegetable base is combined with other ingredients and water to make a slurry, which is sheeted and dried in a vacuum belt dryer, and separated into snack sized pieces. In one embodiment, substantial amounts of solid inclusions are combined with the slurry before drying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Ashish Anand, Varadharajan Radhamani Basker, Christopher John Cornwell, Brian Peter Jacoby, Dimitris Lykomitros, Vamshidhar Puppala, V.N. Mohan Rao
  • Apparatus and Method for Vacuum Microwave Drying of Food Products
    Publication number: 20080181994
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an improved apparatus and method for making a vacuum microwaved food product on a commercial scale. The invention discloses a rotatable carousel having an annular region for a food product for placement into a vacuum microwave. Food products such as strawberries can be placed into the annular region and dehydrated in a vacuum microwave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher John Cornwell, William Cartwright Weller
  • Apparatus and Method for Vacuum Microwave Drying of Food Products
    Publication number: 20080179318
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an improved apparatus and method for making a vacuum microwaved food product on a commercial scale. The invention discloses a rotatable carousel having an annular region for a food product for placement into a vacuum microwave. Food products such as strawberries or cheese can be placed into the annular region and dehydrated in a vacuum microwave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventor: Christopher John Cornwell
  • Shelf-stable soft pretzel
    Patent number: 6663904
    Abstract: A method for making a shelf-stable soft pretzel without using a caustic bath. The method substitutes several processing steps for the caustic bath, in combination with other microbal spoilage hurdle strategies, resulting in a uniformly browned, topically salted soft pretzel uniquely possessing a relatively low surface pH and long shelf life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher John Cornwell, Gregory Thomas West
  • Method for making a shelf-stable soft pretzel
    Patent number: 6444244
    Abstract: A method for making a shelf-stable soft pretzel without using a caustic bath. The method substitutes several processing steps for the caustic bath, in combination with other microbal spoilage hurdle strategies, resulting in a uniformly browned, topically salted soft pretzel uniquely possessing a relatively low surface pH and long shelf life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Thomas West, Christopher John Cornwell
  • Shelf-stable soft pretzel
    Publication number: 20020041918
    Abstract: A method for making a shelf-stable soft pretzel without using a caustic bath. The method substitutes several processing steps for the caustic bath, in combination with other microbal spoilage hurdle strategies, resulting in a uniformly browned, topically salted soft pretzel uniquely possessing a relatively low surface pH and long shelf life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Inventors: Christopher John Cornwell, Gregory Thomas West
  • Snack food
    Patent number: D477123
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher John Cornwell, Rocco Dominic Papalia
  • Snack food
    Patent number: D477124
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher John Cornwell, Rocco Dominic Papalia