Patents by Inventor Mary Beth Meade

Mary Beth Meade 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).

  • Nut spread having reduced fat and reduced calories and process for producing the same
    Patent number: 6010737
    Abstract: A reduced fat and reduced calorie nut butter composition, particularly a peanut butter, having the texture and organoleptic characteristics of full fat nut butters. The nut butter has up to about 60% reduced fat by weight and up to about 34% reduced calories by weight. The composition is produced with full fat nuts and roasted, partially defatted nuts and/or roasted, partially defatted nut flour, a low or no calorie triacylglycerol oil and a low or no calorie bulking agent. The composition also has a nut solids non fat level from about 20-34% and a ratio of total non fat solids to total oil of from about 2.0:1 to about 2.7:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: CPC International Inc.
    Inventor: Mary Beth Meade