Patents by Inventor Darlene Hardie-Muncy

Darlene Hardie-Muncy 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).

  • Dairy-based beverages fortified with cholesterol-lowering agents
    Publication number: 20020122865
    Abstract: A dairy-based beverage including a stanol ester in an amount of from about 0.2 to about 2.0 wt. % of the beverage and, optionally, an additional ingredient selected from a stabilizer, a weighing agent, an emulsifier, and mixtures thereof, wherein each additional ingredient is in an amount of from about 0.01 to about 0.05 wt % of the beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventors: Marie Boyer, Darlene Hardie-Muncy, Thomas Jyun Hirasuna, Scott Myers, Allan Roden, Shri Kant Sharma
  • Method for producing a non-segregating instant stuffing mix and product thereof
    Patent number: 4530848
    Abstract: An instant stuffing mix is prepared by coating oil onto the surface of specifically-sized bread crumbs and then distributing a powdered seasoning blend over the oil-coated crumbs so as to uniformly aggregate the powder with the crumbs. Properly-sized freeze dried vegetable pieces and, if desired, dried vegetable flakes, are then added. The resulting product can be prepared into a stuffing by the consumer in a single hydration step, and any desired serving size can be easily and uniformly prepared from a bulk-packaged product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1985
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Glen M. Bannon, Darlene A. Hardie-Muncy, Ronald P. Wauters
  • Method for agglomerating moisture sensitive materials
    Patent number: 4476145
    Abstract: Moisture sensitive materials are agglomerated by a process that does not disrupt the structure of these materials. A first fraction of the moisture sensitive materials are coated with a hydrophylic binding agent foam and then contacted with the remaining materials. The agglomerated mixture is then dried to a final product moisture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1984
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Darlene A. Hardie-Muncy, Guy C. Coker, Ronald P. Wauters