Patents by Inventor Loretta A. Heagy

Loretta A. Heagy 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: H1322
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing dextrose grained confections is provided. The confections are prepared from a high solids syrup comprised of dextrose and fructose, said syrup being supersaturated with respect to dextrose. The method comprises seeding said syrup with dextrose seed crystals and allowing dextrose to crystallize from said syrup onto said dextrose seed crystals to produce a dispersion of dextrose microcrystals dispersed in the liquid phase of said syrup. The resulting dispersion of microcrystals is incorporated into a comestible article in which moisture transfer from the dispersion to the surrounding environment is limited. The comestible article is stable upon storage because the amount of fructose in said syrup is insufficient to prohibit the formation of said microcrystals of dextrose, but is sufficient to maintain the stability of said liquid phase during said storing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1994
    Assignee: A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Carl O. Moore, James R. Dial, Loretta A. Heagy