Patents by Inventor Dennis A. Kim

Dennis A. Kim 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).

  • Structured glycerol esters useful as edible moisture barriers
    Patent number: 7879384
    Abstract: Lipid compositions are provided that are effective as edible moisture barriers for reducing moisture migration between food components. The lipid compositions include a mixture of structured glycerol ester (SGE) compositions bearing short chain (two to four carbons), medium chain (six to twelve carbons), and saturated long chain (fourteen to twenty-two carbons) fatty acid residues. The SGE compositions of the invention are reduced calorie and fully saturated, contain essentially zero trans-unsaturated fatty acids, and contain components present in stable alpha crystal forms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence P. Klemann, Jeffrey B. Fine, Dennis A. Kim
  • Structured Glycerol Esters Useful As Edible Moisture Barriers
    Publication number: 20090123632
    Abstract: Lipid compositions are provided that are effective as edible moisture barriers for reducing moisture migration between food components. The lipid compositions include a mixture of structured glycerol ester (SGE) compositions bearing short chain (two to four carbons), medium chain (six to twelve carbons), and saturated long chain (fourteen to twenty-two carbons) fatty acid residues. The SGE compositions of the invention are reduced calorie and fully saturated, contain essentially zero trans-unsaturated fatty acids, and contain components present in stable alpha crystal forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Lawrence P. Klemann, Jeffrey B. Fine, Dennis A. Kim
  • Multilayer edible moisture barrier for food products and method of use
    Patent number: 7229654
    Abstract: An edible multilayer moisture barrier for food products is provided for separating food components having different water activities and preventing or significantly inhibiting movement of water between the food components. The edible multilayer moisture barrier of the present invention includes a lipid layer and a flexible hydrophobic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Anilkumar Ganapati Gaonkar, Laura Herbst, Weizhi Chen, Dennis A. Kim
  • Multilayer edible moisture barrier for food products
    Publication number: 20040197459
    Abstract: An edible multilayer moisture barrier for food products is provided for separating food components having different water activities and preventing or significantly inhibiting movement of water between the food components. The edible multilayer moisture barrier of the present invention includes a lipid layer and a flexible hydrophobic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Anilkumar Ganapati Gaonkar, Laura Herbst, Weizhi Chen, Dennis A. Kim