Patents by Inventor Simon B. Ross-Murphy

Simon B. Ross-Murphy 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).

  • Edible plastic dispersion
    Patent number: 4956193
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with an edible plastic dispersion not having a continuous fat phase, including at least two condensed phases, at least one of which is continuous, which dispersion comprises(I) gel-forming composition (A) containing gelling agent (a) in an amount of 1-8 times the critical concentration, and(II) gel-forming composition (B) containing gelling agent (b) in an amount of 1-8 times the critical concentration, such that(i) at least one of the gelling agents is an aggregate-forming gelling agent,(ii) at least one of the gelling agents is a gelling agent other than starch,(iii) both gelling agents are gelling agents other than non-waxy intact starch, and(iv) gelling agent (a) is different from gelling agent (b).The dispersion according to the present invention does not exhibit deficiences such as brittleness or too much elasticity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1990
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company
    Inventors: Frederick W. Cain, Allan H. Clark, Patrick J. Dunphy, Malcolm G. Jones, Ian T. Norton, Simon B. Ross-Murphy