Patents by Inventor Richard B. Uhrhan

Richard B. Uhrhan 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).

  • Food compositions having a realistic meat-like appearance, feel, and texture
    Patent number: 9918486
    Abstract: The invention provides novel food compositions having a realistic meat-like appearance, feel, and texture. The compositions comprise from about 40 to about 90% functional proteins, from about 0.05 to about 2% of one or more cross-linking agents, and from about 60 to about 10% of a meat slurry, wherein the meat slurry comprises meat and one or more humectants plasticizers in a meat:humectant plasticizer ratio of from about 20:80 to about 80:20. The compositions are produced by heating a preconditioned mixture of the food components under pressure and then expanding the heated composition to form the food composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: NESTEC SA
    Inventors: Richard B. Uhrhan, David W. Kuehnle
  • FOOD COMPOSITIONS HAVING A REALISTIC MEAT-LIKE APPEARANCE, FEEL, AND TEXTURE
    Publication number: 20130122181
    Abstract: The invention provides novel food compositions having a realistic meat-like appearance, feel, and texture. The compositions comprise from about 40 to about 90% functional proteins, from about 0.05 to about 2% of one or more cross-linking agents, and from about 60 to about 10% of a meat slurry, wherein the meat slurry comprises meat and one or more humectants plasticizers in a meat:humectant plasticizer ratio of from about 20:80 to about 80:20. The compositions are produced by heating a preconditioned mixture of the food components under pressure and then expanding the heated composition to form the food composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Nestec SA
    Inventors: Richard B. Uhrhan, David W. Kuehnle
  • Food compositions having a realistic meat-like appearance, feel, and texture
    Publication number: 20100233347
    Abstract: The invention provides novel food compositions having a realistic meat-like appearance, feel, and texture. The compositions comprise from about 40 to about 90% functional proteins, from about 0.05 to about 2% of one or more cross-linking agents, and from about 60 to about 10% of a meat slurry, wherein the meat slurry comprises meat and one or more humectant plasticizers in a meat:humectant plasticizer ratio of from about 20:80 to about 80:20. The compositions are produced by heating a preconditioned mixture of the food components under pressure and then expanding the heated composition to form the food composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Richard B. Uhrhan, David W. Kuehnle