Patents by Inventor Mark Dennis Theurer

Mark Dennis Theurer 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).

  • Monomodal nut butters and spreads which have superior fluidity texture and flavor
    Patent number: 5693357
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel nut paste having a particular monomodal particle size distribution and to monomodal full-fat nut butters and monomodal reduced fat nut spreads which contain the novel nut paste and which, as a result, have superior fluidity, texture and flavor. These nut butters and nut spreads typically comprise from about 50% to 100% of a nut paste. The Casson plastic viscosity of the nut paste is less than about 15 poise and the fat content of the nut paste is at least about 45%. The nut butters have a fat content ranging from about 25% to about 80%. The final nut butters and nut spread products of the present invention have a Casson plastic viscosity of less than about 17 poise and a yield value below about 300 dynes per square centimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Vincent York-Leung Wong, Mark Dennis Theurer, Richard Joseph Sackenheim