Patents by Inventor Peter Dennis Jensen

Peter Dennis Jensen 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).

  • Emulsified bean-based oil substitute
    Patent number: 8282978
    Abstract: A method for making a bean-based oil substitute comprising the steps of making an aqueous liquid dispersion of comminuted beans in a stable flowable form, homogenizing said aqueous dispersion, and mixing an emulsifier with said comminuted beans before, during or after homogenization, said homogenized aqueous dispersion including less than about 2% weight of added oil, and drying the dispersion. Also, the substitute made by the method and a dehydrated refried bean product made using the oil substitute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Basic American, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Dennis Jensen, Henry J. Camin, Paul William Gover, Dennis Salvatore Greco
  • Emulsified bean-based oil substitute
    Patent number: 7879385
    Abstract: A method for making a bean-based oil substitute comprising the steps of making an aqueous liquid dispersion of comminuted beans in a stable flowable form, homogenizing said aqueous dispersion, and mixing an emulsifier with said comminuted beans before, during or after homogenization, said homogenized aqueous dispersion including less than about 2% weight of added oil, and drying the dispersion. Also, the substitute made by the method and a dehydrated refried bean product made using the oil substitute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Basic American, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Dennis Jensen, Henry J. Camin, Paul William Gover, Dennis Salvatore Greco
  • Process of making refried beans containing an oil substitute and product thereof
    Patent number: 7413762
    Abstract: A method for making a bean-based oil substitute comprising the steps of (a) homogenizing comminuted cooked beans in an aqueous liquid dispersion to form a homogenate, and (b) mixing an edible oil with said comminuted beans, before or after homogenization of the beans, to form a flowable stable dispersion oil substitute of the comminuted beans dispersed in a mixture of oil and water. The oil substitute is used to replace part of the oil in making dehydrated refried beans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Basic American, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry J. Camin, Dennis Salvatore Greco, Peter Dennis Jensen