Patents by Inventor Linda Sokolik

Linda Sokolik 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).

  • Method of suspending inclusions
    Patent number: 6106883
    Abstract: A method for suspending inclusions in an acidic or alcoholic liquid composition is provided. The method includes the steps of preparing a pre-gel solution including gellan gum in water, providing a liquid composition having inclusions, incorporating the pre-gel solution into the liquid composition, and acidifying the liquid composition to produce a beverage and suspend the inclusions in the beverage. Alternatively, the liquid composition can be provided without inclusions and the inclusions may be added after the pre-gel solution is incorporated into the liquid composition to form a suspending solution or after the suspending solution is acidified to produce a beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Bush Boake Allen, Inc.
    Inventors: Linda Sokolik, James A. Lewis, William F. Chalupa