Patents by Inventor Karen Scherwitz

Karen Scherwitz 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).

  • Icing having a substantially temperature independent viscosity
    Patent number: 4379176
    Abstract: An icing composition which remains pliable and spreadable even at freezer conditions and yet which is also spreadable but not runny at temperatures ranging from room temperature to refrigerator storage temperatures. These characteristics are achieved by careful control of icing total fat content, sugar content, and within the total fat content, having a certain portion of the total fat content comprising liquid oil, and a certain portion comprising hydrogenated shortening, with the ratio of liquid oil:liquid oil plus hydrogenated shortening being within the range of from about 0.26 to 0.43 of oil:1 part of liquid oil plus hydrogenated shortening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1983
    Assignee: The Pillsbury Company
    Inventors: Karen Scherwitz, James Citti