Patents by Inventor Robert A. Mignacca

Robert A. Mignacca 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).

  • Flakes of baking shortening or lard
    Patent number: 4891233
    Abstract: A solidified fat in the form of flakes for use in making piecrust dough has a solids content index profile within the range defined in FIG. 3. The fat comprises triglycerides of saturated and unsaturated monocarboxylic acids having from 10 to 20 carbon atoms. Such flakes of fat may be used in making a pastry composition comprising pastry making flour, premeasured amount of the flakes and a sufficient amount of a liquid fat for coating at least portions of the flakes to promote adherence of flour to the flakes in making a pastry dough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1990
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Robert J. Belanger, Robert A. Mignacca