Patents by Inventor Stefan Bucher

Stefan Bucher 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).

  • Sweetener particles, sweetener particle compositions, and related methods of preparation and use
    Patent number: 10327465
    Abstract: Described are coated food products having a sweet coating, such as a (e.g., sucrose, fructose, or the like) coating, the coating containing core-shell sweetener particles that include a sweetener layer at an exterior; also described are related methods of preparing the coated food product and the core-shell sweetener particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Dena K. Strehlow, Patrick C. Dreese, Stefan Bucher, Fern A. Panda
  • Microwave foam product
    Patent number: 9226519
    Abstract: Shelf stable microwave dessert packaged food products for individual servings comprise a cup; a shelf-stable ready-to-heat uncooked microwave bakeable foam product disposed within the cup, and a peelably removable, low gas permeability sealing membrane. The articles provide high quality finished expanded baked dessert goods by microwave cooking and expansion of the foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Domingues, Debra L. Patterson, Stefan Bucher
  • SWEETENER PARTICLES, SWEETENER PARTICLE COMPOSITIONS, AND RELATED METHODS OF PREPARATION AND USE
    Publication number: 20150024092
    Abstract: Described are coated food products having a sweet coating, such as a (e.g., sucrose, fructose, or the like) coating, the coating containing core-shell sweetener particles that include a sweetener layer at an exterior; also described are related methods of preparing the coated food product and the core-shell sweetener particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Dena K. Strehlow, Patrick C. Dreese, Stefan Bucher, Fern A. Panda
  • MICROWAVE FOAM PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20090208615
    Abstract: Shelf stable microwave dessert packaged food products for individual servings comprise a cup; a shelf-stable ready-to-heat uncooked microwave bakeable foam product disposed within the cup, and a peelably removable, low gas permeability sealing membrane. The articles provide high quality finished expanded baked dessert goods by microwave cooking and expansion of the foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: David J. Domingues, Debra L. Patterson, Stefan Bucher