Patents by Inventor Richard Robert Leshik

Richard Robert Leshik 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).

  • Refrigerator-stable, non-dairy foam
    Patent number: 6117473
    Abstract: A non-dairy, refrigerator-stable foam having an overrun of 50-350% is formulated from water, sweetener, hydrogenated vegetable oil, non-ionic emulsifier having an HLB of at least 10 and a gelling hydrocolloid having a gel temperature below 80.degree. F. (21.1.degree. C.). Preferably, the emulsifier is polysorbate 60 and/or sucrose fatty acid ester and the gelling hydrocolloid is gelatin. The foam may be free of non-gelatin protein material and has a pH of 3.2-4.6. The foam may be packaged as a ready-to-eat dessert or used as a topping on packaged, ready-to-eat dessert gels or puddings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Kraft Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Robert Leshik, Maria del Pilar Cobos