Patents by Inventor Margaret Felicia Smallwood

Margaret Felicia Smallwood 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).

  • Carrot antifreeze polypeptides
    Patent number: 6797690
    Abstract: Novel antifreeze polypeptides which can be easily obtained from an abundant natural source. Antifreeze polypeptides obtained from carrots show markedly better properties as compared to polypeptides obtained from other vegetables. The antifreeze polypeptides of the invention are capable of providing good recrystallization inhibition properties without significantly changing the crystal shape of the ice-crystals, therewith possibly leading to more favorable properties, e.g., soft ice-cream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Good Humor — Breyers Ice Cream, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Louise Jane Byass, Charlotte Juliette Doucet, Richard Anthony Fenn, Andrew John McArthur, Christopher Michael Sidebottom, Margaret Felicia Smallwood
  • Frozen food product
    Patent number: 6096867
    Abstract: Plant anti freeze proteins can advantageously be incorporated into frozen confectionery products, provided they have the capability of limiting the growth of ice crystals
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Good Humor-Breyers Ice Cream, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Louise Jane Byass, Donald Frank Darling, Charlotte Juliette Doucet, Richard Anthony Fenn, Peter John Lillford, Andrew John McArthur, David Needham, Christopher Sidebottom, Keith Smallwood, Margaret Felicia Smallwood