Patents by Inventor Mary Lynum

Mary Lynum 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).

  • Stabilization of mayonnaise spreads using whey from nisin-producing cultures
    Patent number: 6113954
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stabilized mayonnaise spread that includes nisin-containing whey. According to the invention, the growth of a contaminating microorganism in the mayonnaise composition is inhibited. The invention additionally provides a method of making a stabilized mayonnaise spread, and a method of inhibiting the growth of a contaminating microorganism in a mayonnaise spread, which methods include the step of adding nisin-containing whey to the mayonnaise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Kraft Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: K. Rajinder Nauth, Mary Lynum
  • Stabilization of cream cheese compositions using nisin-producing cultures
    Patent number: 6110509
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stabilized cream cheese composition comprising a product of a nisin-producing fermentation. The product may be a cream cheese fermentation mix fermented with a nisin-producing culture, or it may be nisin-containing whey; alternatively the cream cheese composition may comprise both products. The stabilized cream cheese composition described inhibits the growth of objectionable or pathogenic microorganisms. The invention also provides a method of making a stabilized cream cheese composition, and a method of inhibiting the growth of an objectionable or pathogenic microorganism in a cream cheese composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Kraft Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: K. Rajinder Nauth, Mary Lynum