Patents by Inventor Quinghuang Geng

Quinghuang Geng 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).

  • Method of extruding bread dough and products thereof
    Patent number: 6881429
    Abstract: Methods for making an uncooked extruded dough product are provided, comprising extruding a dough composition of pre-gelatinized starch comprising at least about 75 percent of amylopectin, flour, leavening agent and water through a die under conditions so that the dough composition does not exceed 140° F. throughout the extrusion process. The resulting dough product when cooked has a baked specific volume of greater than about 3.0 cc/g. Products of this process, including filled products, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: The Pillsbury Company
    Inventors: Quinghuang Geng, Doug L. Goedeken, Susan M. Hayes-Jacobson, James S. Thorson, Jean L. Weber
  • Leavened dough extrusion process
    Patent number: 6180151
    Abstract: A extrusion method is used to obtained leavened dough products with desirable characteristics. A chemical leavener is used to release carbon dioxide within the extruder and/or a premixer to yield an expanded dough following the extrusion process. The improved dough can be described by the degree of expansion and its cooking properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: The Pillsbury Company
    Inventors: Quinghuang Geng, Susan M. Hayes-Jacobson