Patents by Inventor Paul Fredrick Tomlinson

Paul Fredrick Tomlinson 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).

  • Low Surface Oil Potato Chip and Manufacture Thereof
    Publication number: 20150189903
    Abstract: A potato chip comprising a cooked potato slice and from 5 to 20 wt % oil based on the weight of the potato chip, wherein the oil comprises a first oil portion within the cooked potato slice and a second oil portion on the surface of the cooked potato slice, the second oil portion comprising no more than 0.2 wt % of the weight of the potato chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Alfred James Spurr, Naomi Jane Clark, David John Roberts, Oliver Herbert, Richard Andrew Bailey, Brian Richard Newberry, Barbara Louise Warburg, Lindsay Anne Dobson, Paul Fredrick Tomlinson, Glynn R. Bartlett
  • Apparatus and method in the manufacture of low oil potato chips
    Patent number: 8726793
    Abstract: An apparatus for lipophilically conditioning potato slices, the apparatus with an elongate tank for containing a reservoir of oil, the tank having an upstream end and a downstream end, an elongate longitudinal conveyor disposed in the tank, the conveyor being adapted to pass products through the reservoir of oil from the upstream end to the downstream end, the conveyor defining therealong a plurality of compartments for containing respective groups of products during passage from the upstream end to the downstream end, and at least one oil jet located on the tank for causing turbulent flow in the reservoir of oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Frito-Lay Trading Company GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Alfred James Spurr, Brian Richard Newberry, Barbara Louise Warburg, Lindsay Anne Dobson, Paul Fredrick Tomlinson, Glynn R Bartlett
  • Apparatus and Method in the Manufacture of Low Oil Potato Chips
    Publication number: 20140030405
    Abstract: An apparatus for lipophilically conditioning potato slices, the apparatus comprising an elongate tank for containing a reservoir of oil, the tank having an upstream end and a downstream end, an elongate longitudinal conveyor disposed in the tank, the conveyor being adapted to pass products through the reservoir of oil from the upstream end to the downstream end, the conveyor defining therealong a plurality of compartments for containing respective groups of products during passage from the upstream end to the downstream end, and at least one oil jet located on the tank for causing turbulent flow in the reservoir of oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Frito-Lay Trading Company GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Alfred James Spurr, Brian Richard Newberry, Barbara Louise Warburg, Lindsay Anne Dobson, Paul Fredrick Tomlinson, Glynn R. Bartlett