Patents by Inventor Sara Rice

Sara Rice 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).

  • Pelletized Colorants Comprising A Pigment-Protein Complex And Food Products Including The Same
    Publication number: 20210100269
    Abstract: According to embodiments, a dry powdered composition which may be reconstituted to provide a gelatin product includes powdered gelatin and a pelletized colorant. The pelletized colorant includes a pigment-protein complex and at least one encapsulating agent for encapsulating the pigment-protein complex. The pelletized colorant has a rate of dissolution a rate of dissolution of less than 2 grams/minute in water having an initial temperature of from about 95° C. to about 100° C. Methods of making food products with the pelletized colorant are also disclosed. In embodiments, when the food products are measured on the L*a*b* color space, the food products have an L* value of about 49 to about 57, an a* value of about ?10 to about ?16, and a b* value of from about ?11 to about ?20.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew E. McPherson, John Topinka, Sara Rice
  • Pelletized colorants comprising a pigment-protein complex and food products including the same
    Patent number: 10905142
    Abstract: According to embodiments, a dry powdered composition which may be reconstituted to provide a gelatin product includes powdered gelatin and a pelletized colorant. The pelletized colorant includes a pigment-protein complex and at least one encapsulating agent for encapsulating the pigment-protein complex. The pelletized colorant has a rate of dissolution a rate of dissolution of less than 2 grams/minute in water having an initial temperature of from about 95° C. to about 100° C. Methods of making food products with the pelletized colorant are also disclosed. In embodiments, when the food products are measured on the L*a*b* color space, the food products have an L* value of about 49 to about 57, an a* value of about ?10 to about ?16, and a b* value of from about ?11 to about ?20.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
    Inventors: Andrew E. McPherson, John Topinka, Sara Rice
  • Pelletized Colorants Comprising a Pigment-Protein Complex and Food Products Including the Same
    Publication number: 20190059422
    Abstract: According to embodiments, a dry powdered composition which may be reconstituted to provide a gelatin product includes powdered gelatin and a pelletized colorant. The pelletized colorant includes a pigment-protein complex and at least one encapsulating agent for encapsulating the pigment-protein complex. The pelletized colorant has a rate of dissolution a rate of dissolution of less than 2 grams/minute in water having an initial temperature of from about 95° C. to about 100° C. Methods of making food products with the pelletized colorant are also disclosed. In embodiments, when the food products are measured on the L*a*b* color space, the food products have an L* value of about 49 to about 57, an a* value of about ?10 to about ?16, and a b* value of from about ?11 to about ?20.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
    Inventors: Andrew E. McPherson, John Topinka, Sara Rice