Patents by Inventor Johnny Casanovas

Johnny Casanovas 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: 6391370
    Abstract: Plant sterols have been shown to be cholesterol-reducing agents in human serum. In the present invention, plant sterols, plant stanols, plant sterol esters and other non-toxic sterols are micromilled with emulsifiers in a solvent (water or edible oil) to produce dispersion which can be incorporated into full-fat, reduced-fat, low-fat, fat-free and triglyceride-free food products. Such water-based or edible oil-based dispersions can be used to incorporate relatively high levels of such sterols/stanols in food products without the adverse organoleptic effect normally associated with the use of such plant sterols and plant stanols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Kraft Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard B. Rogers, John B. Topinka, Elizabeth Gwartney, Johnny Casanovas, Scott T. Ostergaard, Daniel G. Lis, John A. DeWalt, Anilkumar G. Gaonkar