Patents by Inventor Robert G. LaBarge

Robert G. LaBarge 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).

  • Polybasic acid amides and their use as digestively hydrolyzable oil substitutes
    Patent number: 5194286
    Abstract: This invention relates to digestively hydrolyzable low calorie edible oil substitutes. These compounds have the organoleptic properties of normal triglycerides fats, but are lower in available calories. Specifically, the invention is directed to a composition of matter. The compositions are in one embodiment amides of dimer acids or trimer acids made from glycinates. The compounds are in part directed to amides based on the amino acid esters of the amino acid glycine. The utility of these compounds is in a low caloric edible oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1993
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Stephen B. Christensen, Attila G. Relenyi, Robert G. LaBarge, Bassam S. Nader
  • Sugarless or fat free food compositions
    Patent number: 4952413
    Abstract: Food compositions are substantially sugar or fat-free, comprise a texturizing amount of a polyalkylene oxide polymeric composition, and have a texture substantially similar to food compositions containing sugar or fat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1990
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Robert G. LaBarge, Clyde E. Baxter, Jr., Jimmie D. Christen, Abraham I. Bakal