Patents by Inventor Kenneth D. Byars

Kenneth D. Byars 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).

  • Process for making reduced-fat fried snacks with lighter, more expanded snack structures
    Patent number: 5464642
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for making from dough a reduced-fat fried snack which has a more expanded, lighter structure than conventional fried snacks. A dough is formed which contains from 50% to 70% flour (preferably potato flour), at least 3% hydrolyzed starches, from 1% to 10% calcium carbonate, and a relatively low level of added water (20% to 40%). The dough is formed into a sheet from which snack pieces are cut and fried. The fried snack pieces contain only 18% to 38% fat. The fried snack pieces are from 1% to 14% larger by volume as compared to conventional fried snack pieces of equal weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1995
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Maria D. Villagran, Lori J. Toman, Kenneth D. Byars, Nancy C. Dawes, Stephen P. Zimmerman