Patents by Inventor Maria E. Zuniga

Maria E. Zuniga 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).

  • Storage stable calcium-supplemented beverage concentrates
    Patent number: 5422128
    Abstract: This application relates to storage stable beverage concentrates for preparing beverages and food compositions which are nutritionally supplemented with significant levels of calcium and to a method for preparing these concentrates. The beverage concentrates have a greater than 5 fold concentration and comprise:(a) from about 0.2% to about 1.20%, by weight, solubilized calcium;(b) from about 0.7% to about 8.25%, by weight, of an acid component comprising a mixture of citric acid and malic acid wherein said mixture has a weight ratio of citric acid to malic acid of from about 5:95 to about 50:50;(c) from about 0.05% to about 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1995
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Alice L. Burkes, Jeffrey L. Butterbaugh, George M. Fieler, William J. Gore, Maria E. Zuniga
  • Storage stable calcium-supplemented beverage premix concentrates and syrups
    Patent number: 5401524
    Abstract: This invention relates to storage stable beverage premix concentrates for preparing syrups, beverages and food compositions which are nutritionally supplemented with significant levels of calcium and to a method for preparing these concentrates. Further, this application relates to beverage flavor base compositions for preparing said beverage premix concentrates and to a method for preparing the beverage flavor base compositions. The beverage concentrates have a greater than 10 fold concentration and comprise:(a) from about 1.2% to about 7%, by weight, solubilized calcium;(b) from about 4.8% to about 47%, by weight, of an edible acid component comprising a mixture of citric acid and malic acid wherein the ratio of citric and malic equivalents to calcium equivalents is from about 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1995
    Assignee: The Proctor & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Alice L. Burkes, George M. Fieler, William J. Gore, Maria E. Zuniga, Jeffrey L. Butterbaugh
  • Storage stable calcium-supplemented beverage concentrates
    Patent number: 5389387
    Abstract: This application relates to storage stable beverage concentrates for preparing beverages and food compositions which are nutritionally supplemented with significant levels of calcium and to a method for preparing these concentrates. The beverage concentrates have a greater than 5 fold concentration and comprise:(a) from about 0.2% to about 1.20%, by weight, solubilized calcium;(b) from about 0.7% to about 8.25%, by weight, of an acid component comprising a mixture of citric acid and malic acid wherein said mixture has a weight ratio of citric acid to malic acid of from about 5:95 to about 50:50;(c) from about 0.05% to about 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Maria E. Zuniga, George M. Fieler, William J. Gore, Alice L. Burkes