Patents by Inventor Stephen T. Beckett

Stephen T. Beckett 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).

  • Chocolate shape retention
    Patent number: 5445843
    Abstract: A process for improving the shape retention of chocolate or chocolate type products so that they have a reduced tendency to deform at elevated temperatures which comprises mixing an encapsulated product in particulate form comprising capsules of a polyol enclosed within an edible lipid with a flowable mixture of chocolate type ingredients, the encapsulated product being added in an amount to achieve a polyol content of from 0.2 to 5% by weight based on the total amount of the resultant chocolate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventor: Stephen T. Beckett