Patents by Inventor Donald E. Carpenter

Donald E. Carpenter 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).

  • Publication number: 20040146624
    Abstract: A soy protein-containing dry cheese sauce mix containing significant levels of soy protein is provided. The dry cheese sauce mix is prepared by mixing soy flour with dried cheese and cheese flavoring. When used, the dry sauce mix is hydrated to form a cheese sauce suitable for use with starch-based products (e.g., pasta, rice, and the like). The soy protein-containing dry sauce mix of this invention generally contains about 10 to about 75 percent soy flour, about 25 to about 90 percent cheese powder, and about 1 to about 5 percent cheese flavoring. Preferably, the soy protein-containing dry sauce mix contains about 25 to about 50 percent soy flour, about 25 to about 50 percent cheese powder, and about 1 to about 5 percent cheese flavoring. The present invention allows the use of significant levels of soy protein to be included in a sauce for a starch-based product (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Carpenter, Wen-Sherng Chen, Alex Gonsalves, Gerard Hasenhuettl, Richard Silver
  • Patent number: 5378487
    Abstract: A method of extracting cholesterol from a milk product by shearing a mixture of oil:milk product in a ratio of between about 1:99 to about 1:4 and separating the decholesterolized milk product and oil phases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1995
    Assignee: Kraft General Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Zohar M. Merchant, Paul W. Wrezel, Lori L. Spurlock, Donald E. Carpenter
  • Patent number: 4002548
    Abstract: The method of continuously monitoring the concentration of Grignard reactant in the "Freeport Process" cell for producing organolead compounds which comprises utilizing a reference half cell consisting of an electrode in anhydrous ether solution with a platinum group sample electrode in a solution of process Grignard reactant and adjusting upwardly the concentration of Grignard when it falls below a value of 0.02M. Also included in the invention are preferred reference half cells utilizing lead and zinc in anhydrous solvent selected from glycol diethers, such as diethylether of tetraethylene glycol (DETEG) and optionally tetrahydrofuran (THF) as a stripping solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1977
    Assignee: Nalco Chemical Company
    Inventors: Charles L. Baimbridge, James R. Minderhout, Robert W. Bearman, Donald E. Carpenter