Patents by Inventor Cynthia C. Baer

Cynthia C. Baer 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).

  • Microfragmented ionic polysaccharide/protein complex dispersions
    Patent number: 5104674
    Abstract: Microfragmented ionic polysaccharide/protein complex dispersions which are suitable for use as fat substitute compositions in food products such as ice cream, salad dressings, dips, spreads and sauces and methods for preparing such dispersions and food products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Assignee: Kraft General Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Wehn-Sherng Chen, George A. Henry, Susan M. Gaud, Mark S. Miller, John M. Kaiser, Estela A. Balmaceda, Ronnie G. Morgan, Cynthia C. Baer, Rajendra P. Borwankar, Lorraine C. Hellgeth, John J. Strandholm, Gerard L. Hasenhuettl, Phillip J. Kerwin, Chyi-Cheng Chen, John F. Kratochvil, Wennie L. Lloyd, Gerard Eckhardt, Adam P. De Vito, Alice A. Heth
  • Low calorie food products having smooth, creamy, organoleptic characteristics
    Patent number: 5011701
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for preparing a low fat or substantially fat-free food product such as pourable dressings and viscous dressings. The method includes the steps of heating and repeatedly shearing at least two times an aqueous dispersion consisting of from about 3 to about 10 weight percent of microcrystalline cellulose and from about 90 to about 97 weight percent water. The shearing occurs in a high shear zone having a pressure drop of at least 12,000 psi and the shearing is sufficient to fragment the microcrystalline cellulose to submicron sized microcrystalline cellulose fragments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1991
    Assignee: Kraft General Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Cynthia C. Baer, Gregory S. Buliga, Gerard L. Hassenheutti, George A. Henry, Alice A. Heth, Linda K. Jackson, Jill M. Kennedy-Tolstedt, Phillip J. Kerwin, Mark S. Miller, Elizabeth M. Parker, Neela K. Paul, David G. Pechak, Gary F. Smith, Vernon C. Witte