Patents by Inventor Julia A. Sleap

Julia A. Sleap 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).

  • Fat substitute
    Patent number: 5324531
    Abstract: A fat simulating composition is composed of a substantial portion of elongated, irregularly shaped carbohydrate gel particles having a longest axial dimension of up to 250 microns with a mean volume diameter ranging from about 10 microns to about 100 microns; the particles are in a hydrated state so as to have the substantially smooth organoleptic character of an oil emulsion. This fat simulating product is substituted in foods for all or a portion of the fat and/or oil used in that food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1994
    Assignee: Hercules Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrew C. Hoefler, Julia A. Sleap, Jens E. Trudso
  • Fat substitute
    Patent number: 5192575
    Abstract: A fat simulating composition is composed of a substantial portion of elongated, irregularly shaped carbohydrate gel particles having a longest axial dimension of up to 250 microns with a mean volume diameter ranging from about 10 microns to about 100 microns; the particles are in a hydrated state so as to have the substantially smooth organoleptic character of an oil emulsion. This fat simulating product is substituted in foods for all or a portion of the fat and/or oil used in that food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1993
    Assignee: Hercules Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrew C. Hoefler, Julia A. Sleap, Jens E. Trudso