Patents by Inventor Ralph Cifrese

Ralph Cifrese 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: 5009893
    Abstract: An edible composition capable of providing long-lasting, breath freshening perception without bitterness which comprises using in said edible composition a cooling composition comprising methanol and an N-substituted-p-methane carboxamide compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1991
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company
    Inventors: Subraman R. Cherukuri, Krishna Raman, Gul Mansukhani, Ralph Cifrese, Lucy L. Wong
  • Patent number: 4980169
    Abstract: A novel confection containing a volatile oil for dissolving in the oral cavity is disclosed. The confection contains a sensorially undetectable amount of a volatile oil modifying agent which enhances the flavor of the volatile oil as well as ameliorates the perception of unpleasant organoleptic sensations such as bitterness initiated by the volatile oil being released in the oral cavity. In a preferred embodiment, the modifying agent is capsicum and most preferably, the oleoresin form of capsicum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company
    Inventors: Alfred Oppenheimer, Ralph Cifrese, Mamoun M. Hussein, Vincent Corsello
  • Patent number: 4714620
    Abstract: A sugarless, soft chewable aerated nougat-type confection having acceptable cold flow and good mouthfeel comprising a hydrogenated starch hydrolysate together with water soluble and water non-soluble cellulosics and a method for producing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1987
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company
    Inventors: Frank J. Bunick, Sheryl A. Hutchinson, Ralph Cifrese
  • Patent number: 4466983
    Abstract: A center-filled confectionery or chewing gum composition having an outer shell enclosing a cavity, and a sugarless, substantially non-aqueous semi-liquid center-fill within said cavity, said liquid center-fill comprising.(a) about 30 to about 50% hydrogenated starch hydrolysate;(b) about 30 to about 50% sorbitol solution;(c) about 20 to 50% glycerin;(d) optionally a flavor in a sufficient amount to impart its taste;Wherein the total water content of the center-fill is about 5% or less, all percents being based on the weight of semi-liquid center-fill.A method of making the center-fill is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1984
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company
    Inventors: Ralph Cifrese, Mario W. Medri, Leonard P. Abbazia