Patents by Inventor Robert R. Prochnow

Robert R. Prochnow 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).

  • Method for controlling melting properties of process cheese
    Patent number: 4885183
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, the meltability of processed cheese is controlled to provide a desired degree of meltability by incorporating whey proteins in the process cheese mix and processing the process cheese mix under conditions of temperature and time so as to denature the whey proteins sufficiently to provide a predeterminted level of cross-linked beta-lactoglobulin and provide the desired level of meltability. The whey protein provided in the process cheese blend is selected to limit the lactose in the final product to a predetermined level. The method of the present invention avoids the need for the use of sodium hexametaphosphate and consequently permits, in process cheese manufacture greater flexibility in handling holdover cheese.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1989
    Assignee: Kraft, Inc.
    Inventors: John J. Strandholm, Robert R. Prochnow, Mark S. Miller, Lawrence E. Woodford, Steven M. Neunaber