Patents by Inventor Leola Henry

Leola Henry 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: 6919098
    Abstract: A scoopable dough can be used to prepare cut biscuits, drop biscuits, dumplings, flat bread, crackers, pizza dough, doughnuts, fritters, hushpuppies, muffins, pastry crusts, coffee cake, quick bread, scones, cobbler-type crust, and the like. A scoopable dough has desirable viscoelastic properties and is shelf stable without being stored in a container that is deoxygenated and/or hermetically sealed at freezing and refrigeration temperatures. A scoopable dough includes flour, a protein supplement, a shortening, a humectant, a leavening system having at, least portion of the leavening system encapsulated, and water. The flour and water can be in a flour-to-water ratio of between about 2:1 and about 1:1. A scoopable dough can also include a texture-modifying agent, an emulsifier, a hydrocolloid, a dough-developing agent, a nutritional supplement, a flavoring, a shelf-life stabilizer, an organic acid, and/or a binder of metal ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: The Pillsbury Company
    Inventors: Kathy Ratka, Irina Braginsky, Randy Hasse, Mounir El Hmamsi, Leola Henry, Cherie Floyd
  • Patent number: 6803067
    Abstract: A scoopable dough can be used to prepare cut biscuits, drop biscuits, dumplings, flat bread, crackers, pizza dough, doughnuts, fritters, hushpuppies, muffins, pastry crusts, coffee cake, quick bread, scones, cobbler-type crust, and the like. A scoopable dough can be formed into various shapes and thereafter stored at temperatures suitable for freezing and at temperatures suitable for refrigeration that includes flour, water, a protein supplement, a shortening, a humectant, and a leavening system encapsulated, and the scoopable dough has desirable viscoelastic properties. The various shapes of the scoopable dough can be in the form of individual single-serve units of dough that can be placed in an oven and baked without an intermediate thawing or proofing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Irina E. Braginsky, John Graves, Randy Hasse, Leola Henry, Jalayne Martin, Cara Yarusso
  • Publication number: 20030157222
    Abstract: Frozen, unproofed biscuit swirl products are provided that are capable of being baked without an intermediate thawing or proofing step. The biscuit swirls comprise a biscuit dough and a smear layer having compatible water activities, wherein the biscuit dough is formed in a swirl with the smear layer located between adjacent portions of the biscuit dough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2001
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Leola Henry, John Graves, Cara Yarusso, Jalayne Martin
  • Publication number: 20030138540
    Abstract: A scoopable dough can be used to prepare cut biscuits, drop biscuits, dumplings, flat bread, crackers, pizza dough, doughnuts, fritters, hushpuppies, muffins, pastry crusts, coffee cake, quick bread, scones, cobbler-type crust, and the like. A scoopable dough can be formed into various shapes and thereafter stored at temperatures suitable for freezing and at temperatures suitable for refrigeration that includes flour, water, a protein supplement, a shortening, a humectant, and a leavening system encapsulated, and the scoopable dough has desirable viscoelastic properties. The various shapes of the scoopable dough can be in the form of individual single-serve units of dough that can be placed in an oven and baked without an intermediate thawing or proofing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Irina E. Braginsky, John Graves, Randy Hasse, Leola Henry, Jalayne Martin, Cara Yarusso
  • Publication number: 20030118702
    Abstract: A scoopable dough can be used to prepare cut biscuits, drop biscuits, dumplings, flat bread, crackers, pizza dough, doughnuts, fritters, hushpuppies, muffins, pastry crusts, coffee cake, quick bread, scones, cobbler-type crust, and the like. A scoopable dough has desirable viscoelastic properties and is shelf stable without being stored in a container that is deoxygenated and/or hermetically sealed at, freezing and refrigeration temperatures. A scoopable dough includes flour, a protein supplement, a shortening, a humectant, a leavening system having at least portion of the leavening system encapsulated, and water. The flour and water can be in a flour-to-water ratio of between about 2:1 and about 1:1. A scoopable dough can also include a texture-modifying agent, an emulsifier, a hydrocolloid, a dough-developing agent, a nutritional supplement, a flavoring, a shelf-life stabilizer, an organic acid, and/or a binder of metal ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: The Pillsbury Company Inc.
    Inventors: Kathy Ratka, Irina Braginsky, Randy Hasse, Mounir El Hmamsi, Leola Henry, Cherie Floyd
  • Patent number: 6436458
    Abstract: A scoopable dough can be used to prepare cut biscuits, drop biscuits, dumplings, flat bread, crackers, pizza dough, doughnuts, fritters, hushpuppies, muffins, pastry crusts, coffee cake, quick bread, scones, cobbler-type crust, and the like. A scoopable dough has desirable viscoelastic properties and is shelf stable without being stored in a container that is deoxygenated and/or hermetically sealed at freezing and refrigeration temperatures. A scoopable dough includes flour, a protein supplement, a shortening, a humectant, a leavening system having at least portion of the leavening system encapsulated, and water. The flour and water can be in a flour-to-water ratio of between about 2:1 and about 1:1. A scoopable dough can also include a texture-modifying agent, an emulsifier, a hydrocolloid, a dough-developing agent, a nutritional supplement, a flavoring, a shelf-life stabilizer, an organic acid, and/or a binder of metal ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: The Pillsbury Company
    Inventors: Kathy Kuechle, Irina Braginsky, Mounir El Hmamsi, Leola Henry, Cherie Floyd
  • Publication number: 20020001655
    Abstract: A scoopable dough can be used to prepare cut biscuits, drop biscuits, dumplings, flat bread, crackers, pizza dough, doughnuts, fritters, hushpuppies, muffins, pastry crusts, coffee cake, quick bread, scones, cobbler-type crust, and the like. A scoopable dough has desirable viscoelastic properties and is shelf stable without being stored in a container that is deoxygenated and/or hermetically sealed at freezing and refrigeration temperatures. A scoopable dough includes flour, a protein supplement, a shortening, a humectant, a leavening system having at least portion of the leavening system encapsulated, and water. The flour and water can be in a flour-to-water ratio of between about 2:1 and about 1:1. A scoopable dough can also include a texture-modifying agent, an emulsifier, a hydrocolloid, a dough-developing agent, a nutritional supplement, a flavoring, a shelf-life stabilizer, an organic acid, and/or a binder of metal ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Applicant: The Pillsbury Company Inc.
    Inventors: Kathy Kuechle, Irina Braginsky, Mounir El Hmamsi, Leola Henry, Cherie Floyd