Patents by Inventor Elaine J. Sopiwnyk

Elaine J. Sopiwnyk 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).

  • Method of preparing tortillas from waxy barley cultivars
    Patent number: 6635298
    Abstract: Flour tortillas (i.e. soft tacos and tortillas, wraps, flatbreads) with improved texture and nutritional characteristics represent novel food products that can be processed using flour milled from specific barley cultivars (barley cultivars with waxy starch characteristics and high levels of fibre) as the flour source and with modifications to the die-cut or hot press tortilla methods. Tortilla chips (i.e. taco chips, sopapillas) also produced from specific types of barley flour using the previously described methods can be baked or fried. Barley tortillas and chips can also be produced from barley masa which is produced by cooking and steeping waxy barley in an alkali solution (nixtamalization).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as represented by the Department of Agriculture & Agri Food
    Inventors: Nancy Ames, Elaine J. Sopiwnyk, Mario Therrien
  • Production of tortillas made from waxy barley cultivars
    Publication number: 20020018835
    Abstract: Flour tortillas (i.e. soft tacos and tortillas, wraps, flatbreads) with improved texture and nutritional characteristics represent novel food products that can be processed using flour milled from specific barley cultivars (barley cultivars with waxy starch characteristics and high levels of fibre) as the flour source and with modifications to the die-cut or hot press tortilla methods. Tortilla chips (i.e. taco chips, sopapillas) also produced from specific types of barley flour using the previously described methods can be baked or fried. Barley tortillas and chips can also be I produced from barley masa which is produced by cooking and steeping waxy barley in an alkali solution (nixtamalization).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Inventors: Nancy Ames, Elaine J. Sopiwnyk, Mario Therrien