Patents by Inventor Joerg Bernard

Joerg Bernard 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).

  • Patent number: 11639533
    Abstract: Disclosed is pearl sugar, having a biggest dimension between 5.6 and 8.0 mm, and a dissolution time at 20° C. lying between 3 minutes and 8 minutes, or a biggest dimension of smaller than 5.6, and a dissolution time at 20° C. lying between 1 minute and 3 minutes and 30 seconds. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of pearl sugar, using a sugar-containing raw material which is brought to a moisture content lying between 0.5 and 4.0 wt. %, an average size of between 0.40 and 1.20 mm, and whereby at most 2 wt. % of particles have a size of at most 0.20 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Inventors: Joerg Bernard, Tillmann Doerr, Eric Borgers, Johan De Soete, Didier Goffin
  • Publication number: 20210015131
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the preparation of thermally inhibited starch and/or thermally inhibited flour having a moisture content lying between 5 and 30 wt. %, having the following steps: a slurrying step, wherein thermally inhibited starch and/or thermally inhibited flour is combined with an aqueous phase to form a slurry; and a drying step, wherein the aqueous phase of the slurry is separated off from the thermally inhibited starch and/or thermally inhibited flour, wherein in the slurrying step the pH of the slurry is brought to a value between 2.0 and 7.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Joerg BERNARD, Bart LEVECKE, Kristel DE VLEESCHOUWER, Alireza HAJI BEGLI
  • Patent number: 10485246
    Abstract: The prevent invention relates to a fondant comprising a sugar system made up of a first non-crystalline phase and a second crystalline phase, wherein the non-crystalline phase contains isomaltulose and sucrose and wherein the crystalline phase contains isomaltulose. The invention also relates to a method for the production thereof, the use of the fondant as icing, coating or filling for baked goods and baked goods that are completely or partially coated with the fondant according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: SUEDZUCKER AG
    Inventors: Stephan Marhoefer, Joerg Bernard
  • Publication number: 20190230952
    Abstract: The prevent invention relates to: a fondant comprising a sugar system made up of a first non-crystalline phase and a second crystalline phase, wherein the non-crystalline phase contains isomaltulose and sucrose and wherein the crystalline phase contains isomaltulose; a method for the production thereof; use of the fondant as icing, coating or filling for baked goods; and baked goods that are completely or partially coated with the fondant according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Stephan Marhoefer, Joerg Bernard
  • Publication number: 20180371557
    Abstract: Disclosed is pearl sugar, having a biggest dimension between 5.6 and 8.0 mm, and a dissolution time at 20° C. lying between 3 minutes and 8 minutes, or a biggest dimension of smaller than 5.6, and a dissolution time at 20° C. lying between 1 minute and 3 minutes and 30 seconds. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of pearl sugar, using a sugar-containing raw material which is brought to a moisture content lying between 0.5 and 4.0 wt. %, an average size of between 0.40 and 1.20 mm, and whereby at most 2 wt. % of particles have a size of at most 0.20 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Joerg BERNARD, Tillmann DOERR, Eric BORGERS, Johan DE SOETE, Didier GOFFIN
  • Publication number: 20180192666
    Abstract: The prevent invention relates to a fondant comprising a sugar system made up of a first non-crystalline phase and a second crystalline phase, wherein the non-crystalline phase contains isomaltulose and sucrose and wherein the crystalline phase contains isomaltulose. The invention also relates to a method for the production thereof, the use of the fondant as icing, coating or filling for baked goods and baked goods that are completely or partially coated with the fondant according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: STEPHAN MARHOEFER, JOERG BERNARD
  • Patent number: 9943085
    Abstract: The prevent invention relates to a fondant comprising a sugar system made up of a first non-crystalline phase and a second crystalline phase, wherein the non-crystalline phase contains isomaltulose and sucrose and wherein the crystalline phase contains isomaltulose. The invention also relates to a method for the production thereof, the use of the fondant as icing, coating or filling for baked goods and baked goods that are completely or partially coated with the fondant according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: SUDZUCKER AG
    Inventors: Stephan Marhoefer, Joerg Bernard
  • Publication number: 20150237883
    Abstract: The prevent invention relates to a fondant comprising a sugar system made up of a first non-crystalline phase and a second crystalline phase, wherein the non-crystalline phase contains isomaltulose and sucrose and wherein the crystalline phase contains isomaltulose. The invention also relates to a method for the production thereof, the use of the fondant as icing, coating or filling for baked goods and baked goods that are completely or partially coated with the fondant according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: SUEDZUCKER AG
    Inventors: Stephan Marhoefer, Joerg Bernard