Patents by Inventor Mark Weyland

Mark Weyland 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).

  • Fat blends for chocolate compositions
    Patent number: 5171604
    Abstract: The invention concerns with fat blends comprising cocoa butter and butter olein and optionally cocoa butter equivalent and butter fat.These blends can be used in chocolate compositions. In the processing of chocolate compositions they are used to lower the viscosity at temper of these compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1992
    Assignee: Van den Bergh Foods Co., Division of Conopco Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Weyland, Deryck J. Cebula, Willem Dekker
  • Cocoa butter fractions
    Patent number: 5069915
    Abstract: The invention concerns with fractions of cocoa butter, with specific N-profiles, which can be obtained by solvent fractionation of cocoa butter. The olein fraction and the stearin fraction to be obtained, can be blended with either natural cocoa butter, and/or butter fat and/or cocoa butter extender fat. The products can be used a.o. as chocolate filling, or as chocolate coating for frozen products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1991
    Assignee: Van den Bergh Foods Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael T. Devitt, Mark Weyland