Patents by Inventor Michael A. Staeger
Michael A. Staeger 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).
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Patent number: 10004246Abstract: Disclosed are hydrated fat compositions comprising a water-in-oil emulsion comprising (a) a continuous phase comprising: a solid fat comprising a fully-hydrogenated vegetable oil, a stearine fraction of a vegetable oil, or a mixture thereof, in an amount ranging from about 5 wt. % to about 40 wt. % of the hydrated fat; and a low trans-fat liquid vegetable oil in an amount ranging from about 20 wt. % to about 80 wt. % of the hydrated fat composition; (b) a dispersed phase comprising water in an amount ranging from about 5 wt. % to about 60 wt. % of the hydrated fat composition; and (c) an emulsifier.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2017Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: General Mills, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Staeger, Jennifer E. Folstad, Jeffrey F. Enz, Karen Marie Mandl Garrity, Eric A. Olson, Jon Duke Seibold
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Publication number: 20180042257Abstract: Disclosed are hydrated fat compositions comprising a water-in-oil emulsion comprising (a) a continuous phase comprising: a solid fat comprising a fully-hydrogenated vegetable oil, a stearine fraction of a vegetable oil, or a mixture thereof, in an amount ranging from about 5 wt. % to about 40 wt. % of the hydrated fat; and a low trans-fat liquid vegetable oil in an amount ranging from about 20 wt. % to about 80 wt. % of the hydrated fat composition; (b) a dispersed phase comprising water in an amount ranging from about 5 wt. % to about 60 wt. % of the hydrated fat composition; and (c) an emulsifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: General Mills, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. STAEGER, Jennifer E. FOLSTAD, Jeffrey F. ENZ, Karen Marie Mandl GARRITY, Eric A. OLSON, Jon Duke SEIBOLD
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Patent number: 9795151Abstract: Disclosed are hydrated fat compositions comprising a water-in-oil emulsion comprising (a) a continuous phase comprising: a solid fat comprising a fully-hydrogenated vegetable oil, a stearine fraction of a vegetable oil, or a mixture thereof, in an amount ranging from about 5 wt. % to about 40 wt. % of the hydrated fat; and a low trans-fat liquid vegetable oil in an amount ranging from about 20 wt. % to about 80 wt. % of the hydrated fat composition; (b) a dispersed phase comprising water in an amount ranging from about 5 wt. % to about 60 wt. % of the hydrated fat composition; and (c) an emulsifier.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: General Mills, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Staeger, Jennifer E. Folstad, Jeffrey F. Enz, Karen Marie Mandl Garrity, Eric A. Olson, Jon Duke Seibold
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Patent number: 9220281Abstract: Disclosed are hydrated fat piece compositions along with various methods of making hydrated fat piece compositions. Also disclosed are dough compositions and baked articles made using the hydrated fat piece compositions of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2009Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: General Mills, Inc.Inventors: David W. Plank, Braden J. Erickson, Alan A. Oppenheimer, Jon D. (Duke) Seibold, Michael A. Staeger
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Publication number: 20140322420Abstract: Disclosed are hydrated fat compositions comprising a water-in-oil emulsion comprising (a) a continuous phase comprising: a solid fat comprising a fully-hydrogenated vegetable oil, a stearine fraction of a vegetable oil, or a mixture thereof, in an amount ranging from about 5 wt. % to about 40 wt. % of the hydrated fat; and a low trans-fat liquid vegetable oil in an amount ranging from about 20 wt. % to about 80 wt. % of the hydrated fat composition; (b) a dispersed phase comprising water in an amount ranging from about 5 wt. % to about 60 wt. % of the hydrated fat composition; and (c) an emulsifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventors: Michael A. STAEGER, Jennifer E. FOLSTAD, Jeffrey F. ENZ, Karen MANDL, Eric A. OLSON, Jon Duke Seibold
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Publication number: 20140205720Abstract: Coated snack products are provided whose coating are reminiscent of high fat compound fat coating, resistant to rub-off of a powdery or fat based topping as well as methods for preparing such coated snack products. The present invention provides methods for preparing such coated food product including providing a hot (about 60-85° C.), oil-in-water emulsion coating slurry containing a hydrated film forming hydrophilic colloid. The slurry comprises about 5%-30% of the emulsion of flavor solids in powder form. The methods include applying the hot emulsion to a food base to provide a wet emulsion coated food base. The methods include drying the wet slurry emulsion coated food product to a moisture content of about 1-4% at a temperature of less than the sugar melting point to provide a finished dried food product having non-powdered coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: General Mills, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J Nack, Terry R Harrington, Victor T Huang, Anthony J Larson, Christine Nowakowski, Alan A Oppenheimer, Noel Pollen, Michael A Staeger
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Patent number: 8697159Abstract: Coated snack products are provided whose coating are reminiscent of high fat compound fat coating, resistant to rub-off of a powdery or fat based topping as well as methods for preparing such coated snack products. The present invention provides methods for preparing such coated food product including providing a hot (about 60-85° C.), oil-in-water emulsion coating slurry containing a hydrated film forming hydrophilic colloid. The slurry comprises about 5%-30% of the emulsion of flavor solids in powder form. The methods include applying the hot emulsion to a food base to provide a wet emulsion coated food base. The methods include drying the wet slurry emulsion coated food product to a moisture content of about 1-4% at a temperature of less than the sugar melting point to provide a finished dried food product having non-powdered coating.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2010Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: General Mills, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Nack, Terry R. Harrington, Victor T. Huang, Anthony J. Larson, Christine Nowakowski, Alan A. Oppenheimer, Noel Pollen, Michael A. Staeger
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Publication number: 20110183046Abstract: Coated snack products are provided whose coating are reminiscent of high fat compound fat coating, resistant to rub-off of a powdery or fat based topping as well as methods for preparing such coated snack products. The present invention provides methods for preparing such coated food product including providing a hot (about 60-85° C.), oil-in-water emulsion coating slurry containing a hydrated film forming hydrophilic colloid. The slurry comprises about 5%-30% of the emulsion of flavor solids in powder form. The methods include applying the hot emulsion to a food base to provide a wet emulsion coated food base. The methods include drying the wet slurry emulsion coated food product to a moisture content of about 1-4% at a temperature of less than the sugar melting point to provide a finished dried food product having non-powdered coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2010Publication date: July 28, 2011Inventors: Thomas J. Nack, Terry R. Harrington, Victor T. Huang, Anthony J. Larson, Christine Nowakowski, Alan A. Oppenheimer, Noel Pollen, Michael A. Staeger
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Patent number: 7959966Abstract: Fat-containing compositions comprise a fat component having less than 40% by weight of trans fat and a cyclodextrin, wherein at least about 25% of the cyclodextrin in the composition is bound to the fat. The fat compositions as provided herein can be substantially more viscous or harder than a like fat composition that does not contain cyclodextrin that is bound to the fat. Food products and methods of use of food products are described.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2010Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: General Mills, Inc.Inventors: David W. Plank, Michael A. Staeger
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Publication number: 20100203220Abstract: Fat-containing compositions comprise a fat component having less than 40% by weight of trans fat and a cyclodextrin, wherein at least about 25% of the cyclodextrin in the composition is bound to the fat. The fat compositions as provided herein can be substantially more viscous or harder than a like fat composition that does not contain cyclodextrin that is bound to the fat. Food products and methods of use of food products are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2010Publication date: August 12, 2010Inventors: David W. Plank, Michael A. Staeger
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Patent number: 7736684Abstract: Fat-containing compositions comprise a fat component having less than 40% by weight of trans fat and a cyclodextrin, wherein at least about 25% of the cyclodextrin in the composition is bound to the fat. The fat compositions as provided herein can be substantially more viscous or harder than a like fat composition that does not contain cyclodextrin that is bound to the fat. Food products and methods of use of food products are described. Methods of making these compositions are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2005Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: General Mills, Inc.Inventors: David W. Plank, Michael A. Staeger
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Publication number: 20090311387Abstract: Disclosed are hydrated fat piece compositions along with various methods of making hydrated fat piece compositions. Also disclosed are dough compositions and baked articles made using the hydrated fat piece compositions of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2009Publication date: December 17, 2009Inventors: David W. Plank, Braden J. Erickson, Alan A. Oppenheimer, Jon D. (Duke) Seibold, Michael A. Staeger
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Publication number: 20080175958Abstract: Disclosed are hydrated fat compositions comprising a water-in-oil emulsion comprising (a) a continuous phase comprising: a solid fat comprising a fully-hydrogenated vegetable oil, a stearine fraction of a vegetable oil, or a mixture thereof, in an amount ranging from about 5 wt. % to about 40 wt. % of the hydrated fat; and a low trans-fat liquid vegetable oil in an amount ranging from about 20 wt. % to about 80 wt. % of the hydrated fat composition; (b) a dispersed phase comprising water in an amount ranging from about 5 wt. % to about 60 wt. % of the hydrated fat composition; and (c) an emulsifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2008Publication date: July 24, 2008Inventors: Michael A. Staeger, Jennifer E. Folstad, Jeffrey Enz, Karen Mandl, Eric Olson
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Patent number: 6878700Abstract: The present invention relates to novel cinnamide compounds that are useful for treating inflammatory and immunune diseases, to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and to methods of inhibiting inflammation or suppressing immune response in a mammal.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2000Date of Patent: April 12, 2005Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: James Link, Gang Liu, ZhongHua Pei, Tom von Geldern, Martin Winn, Zhili Xin, Steven A. Boyd, Gui-Dong Zhu, Jennifer C. Freeman, Indrani W. Gunawardana, Michael A. Staeger, Hwan-Soo Jae, John K. Lynch, Sheldon Wang
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Publication number: 20030220365Abstract: Compounds having Formula I 1Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2003Publication date: November 27, 2003Inventors: Andrew O. Stewart, Steven A. Boyd, David L. Arendsen, Pramila Bhatia, Kevin R. Condroski, Jennifer C. Freeman, Indrani W. Gunawardana, Gui-Dong Zhu, Kraig Lartey, Catherine M. McCarty, Nicholas A. Mort, Meena V. Patel, Michael A. Staeger, David M. Stout
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Patent number: 6579882Abstract: Compounds having Formula I are useful for treating inflammation. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I, and methods of inhibiting/treating inflammatory diseases in a mammal.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2001Date of Patent: June 17, 2003Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Andrew O. Stewart, Steven A. Boyd, David L. Arendsen, Pramila Bhatia, Kevin R. Condroski, Jennifer C. Freeman, Indrani W. Gunawardana, Gui-Dong Zhu, Kraig Lartey, Catherine M. McCarty, Nicholas A. Mort, Meena V. Patel, Michael A. Staeger, David M. Stout
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Publication number: 20010020030Abstract: Compounds having Formula I 1Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2001Publication date: September 6, 2001Inventors: Andrew O. Stewart, Steven A. Boyd, David L. Arendsen, Pramila Bhatia, Kevin R. Condroski, Jennifer C. Freeman, Indrani W. Gunawardana, Gui-Dong Zhu, Kraig Lartey, Catherine M. McCarty, Nicholas A. Mort, Meena V. Patel, Michael A. Staeger, David M. Stout
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Patent number: 6232320Abstract: Compounds having Formula I are useful for treating inflammation. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I, and methods of inhibiting/treating inflammatory diseases in a mammal.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 1999Date of Patent: May 15, 2001Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Andrew O. Stewart, Steven A. Boyd, David L. Arendsen, Pramila Bhatia, Kevin R. Condroski, Jennifer C. Freeman, Indrani W. Gunawardana, Gui-Dong Zhu, Kraig Lartey, Catherine M. McCarty, Nicholas A. Mort, Meena V. Patel, Michael A. Staeger, David M. Stout
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Patent number: 5710247Abstract: A method is provided for preparing decapeptide and undecapeptide derivatives of LHRH by solution phase peptide chemistry as well as intermediate peptides useful in the same method.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 1996Date of Patent: January 20, 1998Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Kenneth W. Funk, Edwin O. Lundell, Robert B. Miller, Jane L. Chang, Vimal Kishore, James J. Napier, Michael A. Staeger
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Patent number: 5710246Abstract: A method is provided for preparing decapeptide and undecapeptide derivatives of LHRH by solution phase peptide chemistry as well as intermediate peptides useful in the same method.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 1996Date of Patent: January 20, 1998Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Kenneth W. Funk, Edwin O. Lundell, Robert B. Miller, Jane L. Chang, Vimal Kishore, James J. Napier, Michael A. Staeger