Patents by Inventor Juan R. Peebles

Juan R. Peebles 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: 9326538
    Abstract: A chewy and intermediate moisture bar is provided that uses a dairy-based binder generally without the need to employ gums, humectants, and sugar syrups as a binder to achieve the moist and chewy texture. In one aspect, the bar includes a dry base uniformly blended with a dairy-based binder that uses high levels of dairy proteins as the main binding component. A method of forming the chewy and intermediate moisture bar is also provided that may use a lay or delay period to allow moisture equilibration or migration from the binder to the dry base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
    Inventors: Gary Francis Smith, Olaf C. Kortum, Yinqing Ma, Amanda J. Reilly, Kelly K. Harman, Edward Charles Coleman, Juan R. Peebles
  • Patent number: 9320292
    Abstract: A chewy and intermediate moisture bar is provided that uses a dairy-based binder generally without the need to employ gums, humectants, and sugar syrups as a binder to achieve the moist and chewy texture. In one aspect, the bar includes a dry base uniformly blended with a dairy-based binder that uses high levels of dairy proteins as the main binding component. A method of forming the chewy and intermediate moisture bar is also provided that may use a lay or delay period to allow moisture equilibration or migration from the binder to the dry base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
    Inventors: Gary Francis Smith, Olaf C. Kortum, Yinqing Ma, Amanda Jane Criezis, Kelly K. Harman, Edward Charles Coleman, Juan R. Peebles
  • Publication number: 20130202745
    Abstract: A chewy and intermediate moisture bar is provided that uses a dairy-based binder generally without the need to employ gums, humectants, and sugar syrups as a binder to achieve the moist and chewy texture. In one aspect, the bar includes a dry base uniformly blended with a dairy-based binder that uses high levels of dairy proteins as the main binding component. A method of forming the chewy and intermediate moisture bar is also provided that may use a lay or delay period to allow moisture equilibration or migration from the binder to the dry base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: Gary Francis Smith, Olaf C. Kortum, Yinqing Ma, Amanda Jane Criezis, Kelly K. Harman, Edward Charles Coleman, Juan R. Peebles
  • Publication number: 20110250327
    Abstract: A chewy and intermediate moisture bar is provided that uses a dairy-based binder generally without the need to employ gums, humectants, and sugar syrups as a binder to achieve the moist and chewy texture. In one aspect, the bar includes a dry base uniformly blended with a dairy-based binder that uses high levels of dairy proteins as the main binding component. A method of forming the chewy and intermediate moisture bar is also provided that may use a lay or delay period to allow moisture equilibration or migration from the binder to the dry base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Gary Francis Smith, Olaf C. Kortum, Yinqing Ma, Amanda J. Reilly, Kelly K. Harman, Edward Charles Coleman, Juan R. Peebles