Patents by Inventor Kevin Michael Dilley

Kevin Michael Dilley 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: 8906443
    Abstract: A frozen aerated confection having an overrun of at least 40% and a fat component in an amount of 2 to 20% (by weight of the frozen aerated confection), said fat component comprising triglycerides of fatty acids wherein no more than 55% (by weight of the fatty acids) of the fatty acids in the triglycerides are saturated, less than 8% (by weight of the triglycerides) of the triglycerides are long chain SSS triglycerides; characterized in that the ratio of the percentage of fat that is solid at 5° C. to the percentage of the fatty acids in the triglycerides that are saturated (by weight of the fatty acids) is greater than 1 and in that the fat component comprises at most 60% (by weight) cocoa butter or shea nut oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Michael Dilley, Julia Helen Greenacre, Kevin Warren Smith, Jeffrey Underdown
  • Publication number: 20110262599
    Abstract: A composition for coating a frozen confection is provided, the composition comprising from 63 to 70 wt % of a fat component comprising: 70 to 95 wt % of a palm oil fraction or blend of fractions which contains at most 8 wt % of S3 triglycerides and has a S2U:SU2 ratio of >2.5; 5 to 15% of a liquid oil; and 0 to 15% of cocoa butter. A process for coating frozen confections with the composition, and frozen confections coated with the composition are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Kevin Michael Dilley, Mary Elizabeth McDougall, Kevin Warren Smith, Jeffrey Underdown
  • Publication number: 20080206425
    Abstract: A frozen aerated confection having an overrun of at least 40% and a fat component in an amount of 2 to 20% (by weight of the frozen aerated confection), said fat component comprising triglycerides of fatty acids wherein less than 70% (by weight of the fatty acids) of the fatty acids in the triglycerides are saturated, less than 8% (by weight of the triglycerides) of the triglycerides are SSS triglycerides; characterized in that the ratio of the percentage of fat that is solid at 5° C. to the percentage of the fatty acids in the triglycerides that are saturated (by weight of the fatty acids) is greater than 1 and in that the fat component comprises at most 60% (by weight) cocoa butter or shea nut oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Kevin Michael Dilley, Julia Helen Greenacre, Kevin Warren Smith, Jeffrey Underdown