Patents by Inventor Gregory J. Milosch

Gregory J. Milosch 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).

  • Confectionery products having improved shelf life and methods for their production
    Patent number: 6562382
    Abstract: A confectionery product having improved shelf life comprises one or more sensation producing ingredients having relatively high moisture absorbing characteristics; and confectionery having relatively low moisture absorbing properties; wherein the one or more sensation producing ingredients is at least substantially encased in the confectionery such that the confectionery serves as a moisture barrier to improve the shelf life of the confectionery product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
    Inventors: Christine L. Corriveau, Timothy Guydan, Michael McHale, S. Kristine Cahill, Gregory J. Milosch
  • Confectionery product with pockets of trapped gas
    Publication number: 20020192329
    Abstract: A hard candy and confectionery product containing the hard candy that includes a sugar alcohol component, such as ISOMALT or a mixture of ISOMALT and one or more additional sugar alcholos, and a gas component trapped within a solid matrix of the hard candy is provided. In this regard, the hard candy and product(s) thereof are capable of effectively producing a popping or crackling sensation in one's mouth when the candy or product is chewed or dissolved orally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Christine L. Corriveau, Gregory J. Milosch
  • Shelf-stable cookie dough confection, product, packaging apparatus and process
    Publication number: 20020142081
    Abstract: An apparatus for metering and dispensing a compressible confection comprises: at least one metering pump having an intake port and a discharge port; at least one internal bottom shutoff nozzle; at least one product line interconnecting the metering pump and the internal bottom shutoff nozzle; and a control mechanism for cyclically operating the at least one metering pump and operating the at least one internal bottom shutoff nozzle in synchronization with the metering pump such that generally constant pressure is maintained between the metering pump and the internal bottom shutoff nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Applicant: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company.
    Inventors: Ronald L. Ream, Christine L. Corriveau, Gregory J. Milosch, Timothy J. Guydan, Michael P. McHale, George M. Nichtula
  • Shelf-stable cookie dough confection, product, packaging apparatus and process
    Patent number: 6193105
    Abstract: An apparatus for metering and dispensing a compressible confection comprises: at least one metering pump having an intake port and a discharge port; at least one internal bottom shutoff nozzle; at least one product line interconnecting the metering pump and the internal bottom shutoff nozzle; and a control mechanism for cyclically operating the at least one metering pump and operating the at least one internal bottom shutoff nozzle in synchronization with the metering pump such that generally constant pressure is maintained between the metering pump and the internal bottom shutoff nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
    Inventors: Ronald L. Ream, Christine L. Corriveau, Gregory J. Milosch, Timothy J. Guydan, Michael P. McHale, George M. Nichtula