Patents by Inventor Robert R. Cassanelli

Robert R. Cassanelli 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).

  • Quick-setting gel mix
    Patent number: 6565901
    Abstract: A quick-setting gel mix suitable for preparing dessert gels contains sodium and/or potassium alginate and a slowly-soluble calcium salt, with the calcium salt being incorporated in a crystalline sugar product comprised of aggregates of fondant-size sugar crystals. Preferably the mix contains an anti-oxidant, such as ascorbic acid, and a catalyst, such as copper gluconate, in amounts effective to promote clarity with the gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Kraft Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark V. Hembling, Robert R. Cassanelli, Steven J. Leusner
  • Dry instant pudding mix
    Patent number: 4361592
    Abstract: An improved dry instant pudding mix which upon hydration yields a pudding with an improved texture and appearance is prepared by incorporating a fine grind starch and a powdered sugar of a controlled particle size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1982
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: John R. Carpenter, Robert R. Cassanelli, Frank J. Markert
  • Method for increasing preparation tolerance of a dry mix having a gum to form an oil-aqueous emulsion
    Patent number: 4278692
    Abstract: A dry mix for use in preparing a stable viscous emulsion with increased preparation tolerance comprising an encapsulated gum, the encapsulant being effective to retard hydration of the gum when manually mixed with an aqueous solution and then an oil, the rate of hydration of the gum and the amount of gum being effective to provide a stable viscous emulsion for at least 24 hours after mixing. The dry mix also comprising an amount of solids effective to obtain a desired viscosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1981
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Robert R. Cassanelli, Ronald P. Wauters, Richard A. Cole, David N. Evans, Darrel E. Herbst