Patents by Inventor Jacqueline Conrad Heisey

Jacqueline Conrad Heisey 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: 20020098267
    Abstract: Filled snacks, particularly filled snacks having creamy lipid-based fillings and crispy-crunchy shells. The creaminess of the filling is maintained even though it is subjected to heat during co-baking with the shell. In one embodiment, the filled snack comprises: (a) an outer shell of from about 0.07 to about 0.3 inches after baking; and (b) a lipid-based filling having a viscosity of less than about 10,000 cP before baking. In a preferred embodiment, a lipid-based nut filling is prepared from a process comprising the steps of: (1) providing a nut paste; (2) defatting a first nut paste portion to form a defatted nut flour; (3) milling the defatted nut flour to form a mono-modal nut solids flour; and (4) refatting the mono-modal nut solids flour to form the nut filling by combining the mono-modal nut solids flour with a re-fatting ingredient selected from the group consisting of added oil, a second nut paste portion, or mixtures thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Co.
    Inventors: Jacqueline Conrad Heisey, Donna Sue Lohr, Benito Alberto Romanach, Vincent York-Leung Wong, Richard Joseph Sackenheim, James Earl Trout, Dennis Paul Kirkpatrick
  • Patent number: 6352732
    Abstract: A process for preparing a coated low-fat and fat-free pretzels having a surface area to inner volume ratio of from about 22 inches−1 (8.66 cm−1) to about 40 inches−1 (15.75 cm−1), a pH of about 8 or less, a digestible fat content of less than 3 g per 28 g serving, and a moisture content of from about 1% to about 4%. The large surface area to inner volume ratio permits the use of reduced concentrations of caustic solution and facilitates drying. Coated pretzels are prepared by: (1) applying a warm coating comprising a carbohydrate selected from modified starch, corn syrup solids, maltodextrins, dextrins, and mixtures thereof; water; and preferably flavoring to ready-to-eat pretzels while tumbling; (2) adding sugar and optionally salt to the tumbling pretzels; (3) removing the pretzels from the tumbling device; and (4) drying the pretzels with the products stationary. The pretzels have substantially improved texture, taste and flavor display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Co.
    Inventors: David Arthur Lanner, Gerald C. McDonald, Yen-Ping Chin Hsieh, Michael Weber, Pamela Susan Wehner, Barbara Ann Anderson, Maria Dolores Martinez-Serna Villagran, Kenneth Bryan Williams, Jacqueline Conrad Heisey
  • Publication number: 20010053401
    Abstract: Disclosed are low-fat and fat-free snacks having a glossy coating and a process for making the same. Disclosed in a preferred embodiment are coated low-fat and fat-free pretzels having a surface area to inner volume ratio of from about 22 inches−1 (8.66 cm−1) to about 40 inches−1 (15.75 cm−1), a pH of about 8 or less, a digestible fat content of less than 3 g per 28 g serving, and a moisture content of from about 1% to about 4%. The large surface area to inner volume ratio permits the use of reduced concentrations of caustic solution and facilitates drying. Coated pretzels are prepared by: (1) applying a warm coating comprising a carbohydrate selected from modified starch, corn syrup solids, maltodextrins, dextrins, and mixtures thereof; water; and preferably flavoring to ready-to-eat pretzels while tumbling; (2) adding sugar and optionally salt to the tumbling pretzels; (3) removing the pretzels from the tumbling device; and (4) drying the pretzels with the products stationary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Inventors: David Arthur Lanner, Gerald C. McDonald, Yen-Ping Chin Hsieh, Michael Weber, Pamela Susan Wehner, Barbara Ann Anderson, Maria Dolores Martinez-Serna Villagran, Kenneth Bryan Williams, Jacqueline Conrad Heisey