Patents by Inventor Dennis I. Gronfor

Dennis I. Gronfor 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).

  • Cheese-like product
    Patent number: 4552774
    Abstract: A process for making a cheese-like product includes blending shredded cheese with a composition containing water, milk solids and functional whey proteins to form a mixture. Starch is added to the mixture up to 10% of the weight of the mixture. The mixture is then heated to an approximate temperature range of 140.degree. F. to 190.degree. F. and the starch and functional whey protein are permitted to gel and the cheese permitted to melt. The gelled mixture is then processed to reduce the cheese protein to an approximate particle size range of 5 to 325 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1985
    Assignee: Land O'Lakes, Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis I. Gronfor