Patents by Inventor James M. Connaughton, Jr.

James M. Connaughton, Jr. 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).

  • Flour-based pot pie crusts with improved texture
    Patent number: 4929455
    Abstract: Flour-based pot pies capable of forming a desirable flaky crust texture upon cooking in a microwave oven are produced by separately adding throughout the flour an effective amount of a protein having low affinity for water to make the crust dough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Assignee: Mallinckrodt, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Connaughton, Jr., James E. Sexton, James A. Hegener
  • Flavoring method for fried food products
    Patent number: 4710391
    Abstract: A process is disclosed wherein a flavoring agent used to flavor fried foods products is encapsulated so that the flavoring agent may be easily removed from oil used to fry the food products. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the encapsulated material is further coated with a flavor modifying agent and a high melting point fat which helps to protect the encapsulant from water and from physical damage prior to and during frying, and to modify the flavor of the oleoresin capsicum flavoring agent used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1987
    Assignee: Conagra, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey F. Kirn, James M. Connaughton, Jr.