Patents by Inventor Donna L. Immel

Donna L. Immel 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).

  • Process for making coated expanded snack product
    Patent number: 5188855
    Abstract: A snack product and its method of manufacture including obtaining an expanded farinaceous material initially containing up to 20% by weight moisture, battering and breading the material, and then baking and frying it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1993
    Assignee: Griffith Laboratories Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald B. Bernacchi, Donna L. Immel, Carol A. Yuknis
  • Storage stable, readily reconstituted comestible
    Patent number: 5008121
    Abstract: An improved product is disclosed which is a coated frozen comestible which is stable when stored for extended periods. When reconstituted by microwave heating or by baking this product has a texture and appearance which is organoleptically equivalent or superior to fat fried coated comestibles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1991
    Assignee: Griffith Laboratories Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald B. Bernacchi, Robert J. Loewe, Donna L. Immel
  • Process for preparing storage stable, readily reconstituted frozen comestibles and frozen comestibles produced thereby
    Patent number: 4948603
    Abstract: An improved method is disclosed for preparing coated, frozen comestibles which are stable when stored for extended periods and which, when reconstituted by microwave heating or by baking, have a texture and appearance organoleptically equivalent or superior to that of fat fried coated comestibles, along with the products produced thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1990
    Assignee: Griffith Laboratories U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Donald B. Bernacchi, Robert J. Loewe, Donna L. Immel
  • Honey coated and honey glazed roasted nuts and method for producing same
    Patent number: 4910028
    Abstract: Methods of producing coated, roasted nuts with distinctive honey flavor and golden medium brown roasted nut color comprising coating the nuts a single or successive times with nut coater slurry containing spray dried honey powder, adhesive agent, supplemental sweetener and water, and optionally with a nut coater mixture of modified instant starch and baker's special sugar, and roasting, as well as roasted nuts produced by the described method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1990
    Assignee: Griffith Laboratories U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Donald B. Bernacchi, Carol A. Yuknis, Donna L. Immel
  • Process for preparing storage stable, readily reconstituted frozen comestibles
    Patent number: 4764386
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for preparing coated, frozen comestibles which are stable when stored for extended periods and which, when reconstituted by microwave heating, have a texture and appearance organoleptically equivalent or superior to that of fat fried coated comestibles. According to the method, the comestibles are enrobed with a first coating of a batter including wheat flour and shortening, placed in a heated water bath for up to sixty seconds, fried, given a second coating, fried a second time and frozen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1988
    Assignee: Griffith Laboratories U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Donald B. Bernacchi, Robert J. Loewe, Donna L. Immel