Patents by Inventor Robert D. Humbert

Robert D. Humbert 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).

  • Ready-to-eat cereal product fortified with ferric EDTA and process of making
    Patent number: 5667825
    Abstract: A ready-to-eat cereal product fortified with ferric EDTA as the iron source. The cereal product comprises about 0.1 to about 300 mg of ferric EDTA product per ounce of said cereal product, preferably 13 to 140 mg per ounce. The total iron content present is in the range of about 0.1 to about 39 mg per ounce of the cereal product, and preferably about 1.8 to 18 mg per ounce. The cereal product can also be fortified with a ferric EDTA complex in combination with an additional iron fortificant. The invention also provides for a method to prevent or treat iron-deficiency anemia by administering a ferric EDTA fortified ready-to-eat cereal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignee: Kellogg Company
    Inventors: Robert D. Humbert, Leila Saldanha, John Kepplinger
  • Foodstuffs containing a cereal ingredient and ferric EDTA
    Patent number: 5534275
    Abstract: The invention provides for a ready-to-eat cereal product fortified with ferric EDTA as the iron source. The cereal product comprises about 0.1 to about 300 mg of ferric EDTA product per ounce of said cereal product, preferably 13 to 140 mg per ounce. The total iron content present is in the range of about 0.1 to about 39 mg per ounce of the cereal product, and preferably about 1.8 to 18 mg per ounce. The cereal product can also be fortified with a ferric EDTA complex in combination with an additional iron fortificant. The invention also provides for a method to prevent or treat iron-deficiency anemia by administering a ferric EDTA fortified ready-to-eat cereal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: Kellogg Company
    Inventors: Robert D. Humbert, Leila Saldanha, John Kepplinger