Patents by Inventor R. Mark Heim

R. Mark Heim 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).

  • Chocolate flavored hard candy
    Patent number: 5637344
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an amorphous crystalline chocolate flavored hard candy confection utilizing air-jet milled cocoa powder in which the particles thereof are less than about 15 microns in size and generally have rounded edges to achieve a desirable smooth texture and to the process of preparing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Hershey Foods Corporation
    Inventors: John R. Carpenter, Ann L. Gutshall-Zakis, Ofomata E. Ejike, R. Mark Heim