Patents by Inventor Michael W. Tafuri

Michael W. Tafuri 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).

  • Patent number: 5061503
    Abstract: Synthetic cheese products which are reduced in calories and animal fat are produced by combining protein derived from dry-powdered bland-flavored milk protein, vegetable protein, aged or non-aged low-fat or full-fat cheese, or mixtures thereof; water; cheese flavors; an emulsifying salt; an acidulant; adjuvant materials, if desired; and a fatty substance which is non-digestible, partially digestible, or lower in net caloric efficiency than butterfat, animal fat, or vegetable fat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1991
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Josephine L. Y. Kong-Chan, James A. Hellyer, Michael W. Tafuri
  • Patent number: 5061504
    Abstract: Simulated cheese analogs which are reduced in calories and animal fat are produced by combining protein derived from aged or non-aged low-fat or full-fat cheese, dry-powdered bland flavored milk protein, vegetable protein, or mixtures thereof; water; cheese flavors, an emulsifying salt; an acidulant, if desired; adjuvant materials, if desired; and a fatty substance which is non-digestible, partially digestible, or is lower in net caloric efficiency than butterfat, animal fat, or vegetable fat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1991
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Josephine L. Y. Kong-Chan, James A. Hellyer, Michael W. Tafuri
  • Patent number: 4447462
    Abstract: A structural fat particularly suitable for margarines and other emulsified spreads, especially stick-type products is disclosed. This fat has a unique triglyceride composition. The important positional isomers are the SSS, SOS, SSO and SOO/SLS triglycerides, wherein S=saturated fatty acid residue, O=oleic acid residue and L=linoleic acid residue. The weight ratios of palmitic to stearic acid and oleic to linoleic acid residues attached to the glycerides are important. The fat can be obtained from a solventless two-step thermal fractionation of palm oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1984
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Michael W. Tafuri, Bernard Y. Tao
  • Patent number: D293731
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1988
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Pamela J. Fry, Michael W. Tafuri